JOSEF HOFFMANN
| About the artist | Brtnice 1870 – 1956 Vienna |
| Designed by | Josef Hoffmann, Vienna, around 1921 |
| Executed by | Wiener Werkstätte, 1923, model no. S 5358 |
| Marked | JH, WIENER WERK STÄTTE (3 lines), WW, 900, Austrian hallmark - head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000) |
| Dimensions | H 27 cm, Ø 10 cm |
| Material | Silver, chased and hammered, hand polished, excellent original condition |
| Provenance | gift from architect Joseph Urban to film producer William Sistrom |
| Literature | Wiener Werkstätte archive at the Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), Vienna, design drawing inv. no. KI 11983-19; a contemporary photograph is preserved in the Wiener Werkstätte photo archive at the MAK, Vienna, inv. no. WWF 96-228-1 |
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