Hand Mirror (Primary Title)
Peter Behrens, German, 1868 - 1940 (Designer)
Martin Mayer, German, Mainz, founded 1888 (Manufacturer)
Marked on handle: crown "800", wheel and star of Martin Mayer, "95"
Sydney and Frances Lewis Endowment Fund
Renate Ulmer, et al, Museum Kunstlerkolonie Darmstadt, 1990, no. 17;
Erlbach Schimanski, Die Neue Ara 1900-1930 Jugendstil und Werkbund, undated, no. 22;
Sotheby's, NY, 20th Century Design: The Collection of Barry Friedman, Ltd., Nov 19, 1992, lot 73;
Erlbach Schimanski, Die Neue Ara 1900-1930 Jugendstil und Werkbund, undated, no. 22;
Sotheby's, NY, 20th Century Design: The Collection of Barry Friedman, Ltd., Nov 19, 1992, lot 73;
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