DAGOBERT PECHE
| About the artist | St. Michael im Lungau 1887 – 1923 Vienna |
| Designed by | Dagobert Peche, Vienna, 1920 |
| Executed by | Wiener Werkstätte, model no. S 5073, no. S 5074, no. S 5075 |
| Marked | WIENER WERK STÄTTE (3 lines), monogrammed P with star for Dagobert Peche, MADE IN AUSTRIA; 900; the symbols of Mercury (Austrian export mark) |
| Dimensions | Coffeepot: H 32.5 cm, Milk jug: H 10.7 cm, Sugar bowl: H 13 cm, Tray: 47 cm x 51 cm |
| Material | Silver, chased and hammered, bead and reel decoration, ivory handles, finial replaced in ivorine, very good original condition |
| Provenance | private collection, England |
| Literature | M. Eisler, Dagobert Peche, Vienna, 1925, p. 27; Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, vol. 52, 1923, p. 99; Moderne Bauformen XXIV, 1925, p. 281; Archives of Wiener Werkstätte, Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna, design drawing inv. no. KI 12704-5 and KI 12668-7-2, model nos. S 5073-5075; a contemporary photograph is preserved in the Wiener Werkstätte photographic archives at the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), Vienna, inv. no. WWF 96-224-1; P. Noever, MAK (ed.), Der Preis der Schönheit, 100 Jahre Wiener Werkstätte, Vienna, 2003, p. 338; P. Noever (ed.), Die Überwindung der Utilität, Dagobert Peche und die Wiener Werkstätte, Vienna, 1998, p. 213, p. 338 |
SILVER COFFEE SERVICE consisting of: coffee pot, milk jug, sugar bowl, oval tray.
M51/24
