JOSEF HOFFMANN
About the artist | Brtnice 1870 – 1956 Vienna |
Designed by | Josef Hoffmann |
Executed by | Wiener Werkstätte, 1909, model no. S 1298 |
Marked | JH, WW, rose mark, Austrian hallmark - head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), AW in circle (master's mark of Adolf Wertnik) |
Dimensions | H 31cm |
Material | Crystal glass, stone-cut, ground glass stoppers, chip on stand, silver, fine bead-and-reel decoration, lock missing, very good condition |
Provenance | private collection, Austria |
Three such carafes were produced in 1909.
Sincere thanks to Dr. Elisabeth Schmuttermeier for this information.
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