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Vase
Decorated by: Karel Appel (Dutch, 1921–2006)
Marked by: Koninklijke Porceleyne Fles (Royal Delft) (Dutch, active 1653–present)
Marked by: Koninklijke Porceleyne Fles (Royal Delft) (Dutch, active 1653–present)
Dutch
1950s
Medium/Technique
Glazed earthenware, overglaze enamels
Dimensions
Overall: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Bertram J. Malenka
Accession Number2019.672
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Contemporary Art
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionVase decorated with four expressionist faces
Marks
Incised on underside: K C Appel / factory mark of the Porseleyne Fles / Delft
Provenance1986, sold by the Galerie Riet Wiegel, Leiden, The Netherlands, to a private collection, Massachusetts; September 10, 2017, anonymous (consigned by a Massachusetts private collector) sale, CRN Auctions, Cambridge, MA, lot 140, to Bertram J. Malenka (b. 1923 – d. 2018), Belmont, MA; 2019, gift of the estate of Bertram J. Malenka to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 19, 2019)