JOSEF HOFFMANN/EDUARD JOSEF WIMMER-WISGRILL
| About the artist | Brtnice 1870 – 1956 Vienna/1882 – Vienna – 1961 |
| Designed by | Josef Hoffmann/Eduard Josef Wimmer-Wisgrill, around 1909 |
| Executed by | Wiener Werkstätte, model no. S 1828, S 1946, S 1948-49 |
| Marked | rose mark, WW, JH, maker’s mark JH in circle for Josef Hossfeld, Austrian hallmark, head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), WIENER WERKSTÄTTE |
| Dimensions | Cup: H 9 cm, ø 7 cm; saucer: H 2 cm, ø 12 cm; sugar bowl: H 5.5 cm, W 12 cm; tray: W 42 cm, D 36.5 cm; sugar tong: L 10 cm |
| Material | Silver, tray base in Macassar ebony, professionally repolished, original glass liners, one with crack, finest silversmith work, excellent original condition |
| Provenance | private property, USA |
| Literature | W. Neuwirth, Wiener Werkstätte: Avantgarde, Art Deco, Industrial Design, Vienna, 1984, p. 110, no. 76; A contemporary photograph is preserved in the Wiener Werkstätte photographic archives at the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), Vienna, inv. nos. WWF 94-117-1, WWF 94-116-2 |
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