JOSEF HOFFMANN Brtnice 1870 – 1956 Vienna WIENER WERKSTÄTTE
Designed by
Josef Hoffmann, Vienna 5.1.1928
Executed by
Wiener Werkstätte, model no. S se27/2, S se27/3, S se28/2, S se28/3
Marked
JH, rose mark, WIENER WERK STÄTTE (3 lines), Austrian hallmark – head of hoopoe (W for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), 900, MADE IN AUSTRIA in square
Material
Silver, chased and hammered, walnut handles, finest silversmith work, excellent original condition
Dimensions
Teapot: H 13 cm, creamer: H 11 cm, sugar bowl: H 8,5 cm, tray: W 42 cm, D 25 cm
Provenance
private property, USA
Literature
Wiener Werkstätte archives at the Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna, design drawing inv. no. KI 12057-26; Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, offprint, Darmstadt, June 1928, ill. o.p.