CARL OTTO CZESCHKA/JOSEF HOFFMANN
| About the artist | Vienna 1878 – 1960 Hamburg / Brtnice 1870 – 1956 Vienna |
| Designed by | Carl Otto Czeschka, Josef Hoffmann, Vienna, after 1912 |
| Executed by | Wiener Werkstätte, model nos. 41.1: S 2811, S 2813; 41.2.: S 2814, 2816 |
| Marked | COC, WW, rose mark, Austrian hallmark - head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000) |
| Dimensions | L 18 cm |
| Material | Silver, handles with floral decoration, very good original condition |
| Provenance | private property, Austria |
| Shown | Gustav-Klimt-Zentrum Attersee/ Gustav Klimt/Vienna 1900 Private Foundation: June 2019 – October 2020, Gustav Klimt. Florale Welten. |
| Literature | Contemporary photographs of this cutlery are preserved in the Wiener Werkstätte archives at the Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), Vienna, model nos. S 2811, S 2813, S 2814, 2816, KI 12087-89-1, WWF 95-149-4, WWF 95-149-2 |
Documents preserved in the Wiener Werkstätte archives also name Hoffmann as designer of this cutlery.
M41/24
