Electric Tea Kettle (Primary Title)
Peter Behrens, German, 1868 - 1940 (Designer)
Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft (AEG), German, Berlin, founded 1883 (Manufacturer)
Gift of the Osdene Family in celebration of VMFA's 75th anniversary
Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, vol. 26, 1910, p. 266 (for a period advertisement);
Peter-Klaus Schuster, Peter Behrens und Nurnberg, Nuremberg, 1980, p. 28, fig. 7;
Tilmann Buddensieg and Henning Rogge, Industriekultur: Peter Behrens and the AEG, 1907-1914, Boston, 1984, pp. 428-429, P138-140;
Tilmann Buddensieg, Berlin 1900-1933: Architecture and Design, Berlin, 1987, p. 163;
Irmela Franzke, Jugendstil: Glas, Graphik, Keramik, Metall, Mobel, Skulpturen und Textilien von 1880 bis 1915, Karlsruhe, 1987, p. 246, no. 38, pl. 62;
Judy Rudoe, Decorative Arts 1850-1950, London, 1991, p. 18, p. 94;
Torsten Brohan, Avantegarde Design: 1880-1930, Cologne, 1994, pp. 74-75;
Sotheby's, NY, Dec 14, 2007, lot 46;
Peter-Klaus Schuster, Peter Behrens und Nurnberg, Nuremberg, 1980, p. 28, fig. 7;
Tilmann Buddensieg and Henning Rogge, Industriekultur: Peter Behrens and the AEG, 1907-1914, Boston, 1984, pp. 428-429, P138-140;
Tilmann Buddensieg, Berlin 1900-1933: Architecture and Design, Berlin, 1987, p. 163;
Irmela Franzke, Jugendstil: Glas, Graphik, Keramik, Metall, Mobel, Skulpturen und Textilien von 1880 bis 1915, Karlsruhe, 1987, p. 246, no. 38, pl. 62;
Judy Rudoe, Decorative Arts 1850-1950, London, 1991, p. 18, p. 94;
Torsten Brohan, Avantegarde Design: 1880-1930, Cologne, 1994, pp. 74-75;
Sotheby's, NY, Dec 14, 2007, lot 46;
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