Janák Pavel (1882-1956), Graniton

Coffee Service with flat handles - 10 pcs

printed mark Artěl Praha, Bohemia, designed by Pavel Janák in 1912, decor design in 1919, produced by Graniton, Rydl & Thon Svijany-Podolí, clay, conical faceted body with flat handles, complete service of 10 pcs: 6 cups with sauceres, 2 pots with cover (max. height 22 cm), 1 sugar bowl, 1 milk jar, some handles glued

Similar pot is in collection of Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague under inv. no. 30,848/1-3 and Czech Cubism Foundation. Lit.: Artěl Umění pro všední den 1908-1935, UMPRUM in Prague, Arbor Vitae 2009, p. 70-71., Český kubismus: Architektura a design 1991, p. 285, p. 239.