JOSEF HOFFMANN
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| About the artist | Brtnice 1870 – 1956 Vienna |
| Designed by | Josef Hoffmann, 1906 |
| Executed by | Wiener Werkstätte, model no. S 698 |
| Marked | various marks: JH, WW, Austrian hallmark - small head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), rose mark, small a (hallmark for Vienna) |
| Dimensions | H 26 cm |
| Material | Silver, pointed oval base, pierced square latticework, four with transparent glass liners; two with blue glass liners, minor signs of usage, excellent condition |
| Provenance | with blue glass liners; Oskar Schmidt, with transparent glass liners: private property, England, Germany |
| Literature | Wiener Werkstätte, vol. 11; special issue "Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration", 1910, p. 407; J. Hoffmann, exhibition catalogue MAK 1987, pp. 140, 321; Wiener Werkstätte archives at the Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna, inv. no. Go 2056/1983, model book WWMB 8, S 698 |
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