An electric kettle designed by Peter Behrens for AEG Berlin. - image-1

Lot 1241 Dα

An electric kettle designed by Peter Behrens for AEG Berlin.

Auction 1056 - overview Cologne
13.11.2015, 14:30 - Porcelain, Ceramics, Furniture, Bronzes, Carpets
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.200 €

An electric kettle designed by Peter Behrens for AEG Berlin.

Copper/brass with a turned wood finial and cane-wound handle. Impressed honeycomb mark of AEG and production no. 3603 to the underside. The surface slightly worn, a chip to the finial, traces of scale to the interior. H 23.5 cm.
1909.

Provenance

From the estate of the architect Eckart Muthesius (1904 - 1989), a friend of Peter Behrens.