JOSEF HOFFMANN
sold
| About the artist | Brtnice 1870 – 1956 Vienna |
| Designed by | Josef Hoffmann, 1906 |
| Executed by | Wiener Werkstätte from 1906 to 1913, model no. S 795 |
| Marked | Austrian hallmark - small head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), PP (for Paul Poiret) |
| Dimensions | L 18 cm |
| Provenance | private property, USA |
| Literature | W. Neuwirth, Josef Hoffmann. Bestecke für die Wiener Werkstätte. Exhibition catalogue. Austrian Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), Vienna, 1982, p. 78, 86 (designs: work no. M 847, M 852) and p. 25, illus. 11; MAK inv. no. WWF 130-2-1; MAK inv. no.WWF 130-1-1 |
This knife was first presented in the 1906 Wiener Werkstätte exhibition "Der gedeckte Tisch"(the laid table) as part of a cutlery set on the wedding banquet table. It was available in silver-plated alpaca and in solid silver. The list of buyers of this cutlery set features such names as Sonja Knips and Titus.
M42/24
