marianne brandt bauhaus inkwell for ruppelwerke / ruppel

matt blue lacquered sheetsteel with a ball shaped nickel plated brass knob and a glass cartridge inside and feather or fountain pen rest integrated in the stand

this beauty was made by ruppelwerk gmbh germany, gotha, around 1930 and has been designed by marianne brandt (1893-1983) – who studied at the bauhaus and became head of the ruppelwerk design department in 1929. brandt is well known for her lamp designs for kandem

this inkwell is stamped below with ‘RUPPEL geschützt’ (protected)
ruppel pieces a very rare to find and i love this piece

marianne brandt is the best-known female artist of the bauhaus and wassily kandinsky & paul klee were among her teachers.
marianne brandt is one of the essential contributions to 20th century industrial design

More informations can be found here in case of an interest:

http://www.auction.fr/_fr/lot/marianne-brandt-bauhaus-inkwell-ruppelwerk-gotha-c-1930-5935817#.VS1vwWDelJ9