JOSEF HOFFMANN
About the artist | Brtnice 1870 – 1956 Vienna |
Designed by | Josef Hoffmann, around 1925 |
Executed by | Wiener Werkstätte, Vienna, around 1925 |
Marked | JH, WIENER WERK STÄTTE (3 lines), Austrian hallmark – head of Toucan (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), 900, the smaller cup additionally: MADE IN AUSTRIA |
Dimensions | H 12/13.3 cm |
Material | Silver, chased, hand polished, excellent original condition |
Provenance | collection of the Chemnitz entrepenneur and manufacturer Fritz Niescher; via inheritance private collection Dr Müller, Westphalia (Germany) |
Literature | comp. Wiener Wekstätte archives at the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), Vienna, Wiener Werkstätte design drawing inv. no: KI 12092-2 |
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