An Amsterdam School oak and coromandel letterbox

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AFTERNOON SESSION at 2.00 PM (Lots 203-235) HILDO KROP Hildebrand Luciën (Hildo) Krop was born on February 26, 1884 in Steenwijk, a son of a baker. Because it was expected that Hildo was to take his fathers place in the trade, he was also educated to become a baker. As his grandfather was a drawing teacher and photographer, there was nevertheless always some concern for cultural matters in his family. After a summer art course in 1908, he decided to become a professional artist. He started to follow lessons in Paris with Jean-Paul Laurens and finally signed up for a place in the sculpture class of Bart van Hove at the Rijksacademie in Amsterdam. Following his graduation in 1911 he settled in Amsterdam. As sculpture commissions were scarce, he started working in the furniture factory of W. Gieben, where he was taught woodcutting by A.M. Stolz. During this early period Krop met the architect Piet Kramer, who helped him receive his first official commission. He introduced the young sculptor to the architect J.M. van der Mey, who was at the time designing the famous Scheepvaarthuis on the Prins Hendrikkade in Amsterdam. This project was a breakthrough in Krops career, working on it from 1914 until 1916. During the Scheepvaarthuis project Krop gained invaluable experience in building-sculpture and it helped him discover his personal, Amsterdam School-symbolist style. Later Krop was taught ivory-carving by the sculptor J.C. Altorf. All these influences are well represented in his designs for furniture, furnishings, jewellery and other applied arts, shown in the following lots. THE PROPERTY OF THE ESTATE OF HILDO KROP

An Amsterdam School oak and coromandel letterbox

BY HILDO KROP, 1920S

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An Amsterdam School oak and coromandel letterbox
By Hildo Krop, 1920s
Of rectangular form on six shaped feet, with coromandel carved abstract figural lock
16cm. high, 42cm. wide, 22cm. deep
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