Pitcher c. 1930

This Pitcher was made by Franz Hagenauer, but the date is unknown. Look at this thing! It gleams, right? It has this serious sheen, a bit like a Midas touch kind of gold, and it's giving off some major art deco vibes. It's super sleek, all cylinders and lines, and you can tell Hagenauer was having a ball playing with shapes and angles. Now, let's talk about the material. Brass, right? It's got that warm, inviting glow, and it's so smooth you just wanna reach out and touch it. The body of the pitcher is this perfect cylinder, and then you've got that long, elegant spout reaching out like it's trying to whisper a secret. It's not just about looking pretty, it's about how the light catches the metal and makes it dance. This piece is not only a functional vessel, but a sculptural object which holds it own as a modernist design. It reminds me of the kind of playful, stylized art that was being made by figures such as Fernand Leger at the time.