Conrad Fehn, Amsterdam School c. 1920s Hand-hammered Pewter Box painted loon based on the color

based on the color

I think the design-- executed in low relief and glazed a lighter brown--is just terrific

This would be great hanging in the kitchen for keeping a grocery or to do list

" forming a gear that still turns

I found this one in Maine this week

Conrad Fehn, Amsterdam School c. 1920s Hand-hammered Pewter Box painted loon based on the colorThis one comes from the personal collection of my mother, who purchased it at an estate sale many years ago. It is the work of Conrad Fehn (b. 1891), a German born Dutch metalworker and artist, who opened a studio in Haarlem around 1917, where he produced a wide range of mostly metal objects (most often in copper) including sculptures, plaques, lamps, trays, and boxes. Fehn worked during the peak of the "Amsterdam School", 1910s 30s, which emerged as