The textural and beautifully worked copper surface has been silvered then cut back to show the copper breaking through, the almost unfinished look of the top is particularly impressive. 

H:32 W:15 D:20 CM

H:12.5 W:5.9 D:7.8 INCHES

Margit studied at the Academy of Applied Arts in Budapest and was tutored some of the most famous goldsmiths of the time, Richard Zutt and Francis Kiss. 

The influence of the Bauhaus school is evident in her early work, her artistic development was drawn towards an archaic romanticism, influenced by Romanesque art, widely seen in her friezes which decorate the many cigarette boxes and plates she produced.

Most of the objects she produced during her life time are hand hammered silver-leafed copper but she did work in silver, bronze and copper also.

One can find traces of references to both Jewish and Christian culture in her work.

Tevan participated in numerous exhibitions and received a Diplôme d'honneur for her work during the Paris World Exhibition in 1937. She also obtained a similar diploma during the 1939 New York World Fair. She won the silver medal at the Milan Triennial VII of 1940. In 1957, she won the Munkácsy Prize, the highest artistic recognition in Hungary, as well as numerous other prizes between 1971 and 1976. She died in Budapest on 3 November 1978.