Prototype for a Communion Service

Carel Begeer, 1927

This set of liturgical vessels is one of the earliest expressions of the Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity) movement in silver. The clearcut architectural design is one that is pared to the bone and inspired entirely by the possibilities of the machine. The stacked cylindrical shapes were manufactured in the same way as shell casings. The stacked, folded plate decorations made can only be produced by a machine.

  • Artwork typeservice (set)
  • Object numberBK-2019-50

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Prototype for a Communion Service

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-2019-50


Creation

  • Creation

    • designer: Carel Begeer
    • executor (maker): Zilverfabriek Voorschoten, Voorschoten
  • Dating

    1927

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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of H.B. van der Ven, Den Haag

  • Acquisition

    purchase 2019-07-04

  • Copyright


Documentation

    • Annelies Krekel-Aalberse, Jugendstil und Art Deco Silber, München 1989.
    • Gedenkboek KNEB I, 1935, afb. 143.
    • Annelies Krekel-Aalberse, Argenterie Art Nouveau et Art Déco, Parijs, 1989.

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