JOSEF HOFFMANN
| About the artist | Brtnice 1870 – 1956 Vienna |
| Designed by | Josef Hoffmann, before 1929 |
| Executed by | Wiener Werkstätte, model no. M 0558 |
| Marked | JH, WIENER WERK STÄTTE (3 lines), Austrian hallmark – head of hoopoe (W for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), 900, MADE IN AUSTRIA |
| Dimensions | H 3 cm, Ø 9 cm |
| Material | Silver chased and hammered, excellent condition |
| Provenance | private property, Austria |
| Literature | Wiener Werkstätte photographic archives at the Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), Vienna, photo inv. no. KI 12075-3 |
As of 1900, J. Hoffmann repeatedly demonstrated the radical reduction of his functional design, as manifested in this ashtray created in the mid-1920s.
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