Catalogue information

LastDodo number
10281535
Area
Kitchenware & tableware
Title
Coquille fruitschaal
Manufacturer / publisher
Main type
Model
Tableware / series
Decoration
Number
Keyword
Year
1937
Dimensions
33 cm b x 5 cm h
Details

Description: Flat shell, blank, crackled, wide irregular shaped rim, with rounded corners, scallop Background information: The Coquille bowl is one of the most famous designs of the Kristalunie. A striking number of copies have been preserved, which indicates a large and long-term production. At the spring fair of 1937, the pentagonal scale Coquille was first shown and depicted in the accompanying catalogs. This star-shaped bowl has five rounded corners. From a central flower shape, five strands turn anti-clockwise to the edge. The bowl was made in the colors fumi, gold and clear, and decorated with crackle, roughly tapering to the edge. In the 32 years that it was in production, the bowl had various versions. The oldest bowls have a small fong with five shaped, rotating ridges. There are also bowls with five petals around the fong, while other bowls are very flat. The degree of application of crackle and irisé also differs per object. It is plausible that the flattening of the execution came about when Rozendaal was no longer personally involved in the manufacture. For example, the 1939 catalog depicts a successful copy, while a 1957 catalog includes a bowl without prominent lines. In 1959 the Kristalunie still advertised with the bowl, albeit only in a clear version. Text from the site of the National Glass Museum in Leerdam.

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