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The Janak zig-zag coffee set

 
 author:    Pavel Janak (1882–1956)  
 date:    1911  
 material:    earthenware  
 technique:    cast, hand-painted, glazed  
 

 cup and saucer  

 dimensions:    cup rim 3 1/2" (9 cm)  
 saucer 5 1/2" (14 cm)  
 overall height 2 2/3" (7 cm)  
 

 sugar bowl  

 dimensions:    rim 4 1/3" (11 cm), height 4 2/3" (12 cm)  
 

 coffee pots  

 large:    rim 4 2/3" (12 cm), height 8 1/3" (21 cm)  
 medium:    rim 4 1/3" (11 cm), height 7" (18 cm)  
 small:    rim 4 1/3" (11 cm), height 6" (15 cm)  

Heralding the jazzy Art Deco style, Janak was one of the first designers to introduce the zigzag design that went on to become one of the most often used decorative patterns in the 1930s. Originals of the Janak zigzag coffee sets are held in museums around the world and are prized as significant modern design.


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