Pieter Starreveld – a rare oval enamel plate

Pieter Starreveld (1911-1989), a rare oval enamel copper plate with a scene from Leda and the Swan, 1940-1950, 6 x 4 cm. The reverse side is finished off with contre-enamel. For a second variation with the theme of Leda: Marjan Unger, Het Nederlandse Sieraad (ornament) in the 20th Century, page 215, 216. Pieter Starreveld – sculptor – made these enamels only during the period 1940-1950. He sold the pieces to the Art Department of the company Van Kempen en Begeer, The Hague. This company applied the enamels into jewellery and placed them on the market. See also : http://pieterstarreveld.nl/werken-van-pieter-starreveld-emailles/