Teapot
1920-1930 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Sandoz came from an established family of jewellers, goldsmiths and watchmakers. Trained in the family workshops and at the École de la Bijouterie-joaillerie-orfèvrerie (School of Silversmithing and Jewellery), his reputation rests largely as a jeweller designing and producing highly geometrical, simply proportioned forms. For this he won two major prizes at the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1925. Like Puiforcat, Sandoz was a member of the Union des Artistes Modernes, many of whom produced silver in a dramatic, geometric style. Again like Puiforcat, Sandoz often incorporated blocks of dark wood, as on the handle of this teapot, to serve as a contrast to the shiny surface of the silver. In 1931, he abandoned his jewellery and silversmithing business altogether to devote his time to painting and film production.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Electroplated nickel silver, wood handle, hinged lid |
| Brief description | Electroplated nickel silver, wooden handle, Paris, ca.1920, designed by Gérard Sandoz |
| Physical description | The teapot has a truncated cylindrical body with a flat top and base. The spout has the form of a curved extension attached to the centre of the truncated side. The handle consists vertical, half cylindrical column of wood attached to the body by two flat metal spurs. The lid which covers the whole of the top, is hinged along the side where the spout is situated and it has a small up-curving thumb piece near the handle. |
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| Style | |
| Production type | small batch |
| Marks and inscriptions | Engraved on the base: G-S & Cie Oréfevres Paris / Métal Argenté (Gérard Sandoz and Company, Goldsmiths, Paris / Silver-plated metal) |
| Object history | Sandoz came from an established family of jewellers, goldsmiths and watchmakers. Trained in the family workshops and at the École de la Bijouterie-joaillerie-orfèvrerie (School of Silversmithing and Jewellery), his reputation rests largely as a jeweller designing and producing highly geometrical, simply proportioned forms. For this he won two major prizes at the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1925. Like Puiforcat, Sandoz was a member of the Union des Artistes Modernes, many of whom produced silver in a dramatic, geometric style. Again like Puiforcat, Sandoz often incorporated blocks of dark wood, as on the handle of this teapot, to serve as a contrast to the shiny surface of the silver. In 1931, he abandoned his jewellery and silversmithing business altogether to devote his time to painting and film production. |
| Summary | Sandoz came from an established family of jewellers, goldsmiths and watchmakers. Trained in the family workshops and at the École de la Bijouterie-joaillerie-orfèvrerie (School of Silversmithing and Jewellery), his reputation rests largely as a jeweller designing and producing highly geometrical, simply proportioned forms. For this he won two major prizes at the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1925. Like Puiforcat, Sandoz was a member of the Union des Artistes Modernes, many of whom produced silver in a dramatic, geometric style. Again like Puiforcat, Sandoz often incorporated blocks of dark wood, as on the handle of this teapot, to serve as a contrast to the shiny surface of the silver. In 1931, he abandoned his jewellery and silversmithing business altogether to devote his time to painting and film production. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.368-1974 |
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| Record created | March 3, 2004 |
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