JOSEF HOFFMANN
| About the artist | Brtnice 1870 – 1956 Vienna |
| Designed by | Josef Hoffmann, Vienna around 1920 |
| Executed by | Wiener Werkstätte, from 1923, model no. S 4931 - S se 6-1, S 4932 - S se 6-2, S 4933 - S se 6-3, S 4928 - S se 6-4 |
| Marked | JH, WIENER WERK STÄTTE (3 lines), MADE IN AUSTRIA, Austrian hallmark – head of hoopoe (W for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), 900 |
| Dimensions | H 18 cm (coffee pot), 15 cm (milk jug), 14 cm (sugar bowl), L 10 cm (sugar tongs) |
| Material | Silver, chased and finely hammered, ivory knobs and handles, 1 knob restored, hand polished, small traces of use, excellent original condition |
| Provenance | private property, Europe |
| Literature | Wiener-Werkstätte archive at the Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), Vienna, model no. S 4931 - S se 6-1 (coffee pot), S 4932 - S se 6-2 (milk jug), S 4933 - S se 6-3 (sugar box), S 4928 - S se 6-4 (sugar tong); a contemporary photograph in the Wiener Werkstätte archive at the MAK, Vienna, inv. no. WWF 96-205-2 |
COFFEE SET consisting of coffee pot, milk jug, sugar bowl and sugar tongs.
H68/21
