Christie's charges a Buyer's premium calculated at… Read more

Liturgical glassware from Leerdam Exploring new markets, the Leerdam glassfactory decided to produce glassware for religious use. Between 1927 and 1929 glass-designer A.D. Copier cooperated with the artist and Benedictine monk Dom Gregorius de Wit OSB (Ordo Sancti Benedicti) in designing a whole range of glass for use in the Catholic liturgy. The illustration of a comtemporary promotional leaflet in the collection of the Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum, shows a wide variety in objects like altar vases, ampoules and other objects. Unfortunately the range was not very successful and only few examples exist.

Vas Spirituale OPN, a blue glass vase

DESIGNED BY A.D. COPIER AND DOM GREGORIUS DE WIT O.S.B. FOR LEERDAM, 1927-1929

Details

Vas Spirituale OPN, a blue glass vase
Designed by A.D. Copier and Dom Gregorius De Wit O.S.B. for Leerdam, 1927-1929
Of waisted cylindrical form with everted rim on cylindrical foot, with silver motto Vas Spirituale OPN
25cm. high
Etched artists's mark
See illustration

Special notice

Christie's charges a Buyer's premium calculated at 23.205% of the hammer price for each lot with a value up to €110,000. If the hammer price of a lot exceeds €110,000 then the premium for the lot is calculated at 23.205% of the first €110,000 plus 11.9% of any amount in excess of €110,000. Buyer's Premium is calculated on this basis for each lot individually.

More from 20TH CENTURY DECORATIVE ARTS

View All