JOSEF HOFFMANN
| About the artist | Brtnice 1870 – 1956 Vienna |
| Designed by | Josef Hoffmann, Vienna, around 1910 |
| Executed by | Wiener Werkstätte |
| Marked | WW, JH, rose mark, Austrian hallmark, head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000) |
| Dimensions | H 9 cm |
| Material | Silver, chased and hammered, bead–and-reel decoration, silver-plated brass clapper |
| Provenance | private property, Austria |
| Shown | MAK Vienna, Josef Hoffmann 1870-1956. Progress Through Beauty, December 2021 until June 2022 |
In a simplified version, Hoffmann used the handle top formed of spheres as early as 1904 when designing the lid of a silver sugar bowl (Jugendstil Auction, Dorotheum, May 2011).
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