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Manfred Bischoff
'Haus des Philosophischen Zerfalls' Brooch1987

Not on view
Wall-mounted sculptural clock in the form of a stylized house in golden yellow and white, with wire-mounted flower and leaf forms extending from either side
Mixed-media assemblage; a small white painted birdhouse-like box with a circular opening and rectangular cutout, overlaid with crossed metal pins, a white two-blade propeller at left, and thin gold wires extending to a dark gray six-pointed star or flower form at right.
Artist or Maker
Manfred Bischoff
Germany, born 1947-2015
Title
'Haus des Philosophischen Zerfalls' Brooch
Date Made
1987
Medium
Silver with gilding
Dimensions
2 9/16 × 3 11/16 × 1/2 in. (6.51 × 9.37 × 1.27 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lois and Bob Boardman
Accession Number
M.2014.198.18
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Mills, Rosie Chambers and Bobbye Tigerman. Beyond Bling: Contemporary Jewelry from the Lois Boardman Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2016.