JOSEF HOFFMANN
About the artist | Brtnice 1870 – 1956 Vienna |
Designed by | Josef Hoffmann, Vienna, before 1905 |
Executed by | Wiener Werkstätte, 1905, model no. S 258, from 1905 on |
Marked | 1. Ø 7.9 cm: JH, rose mark, WW, Austrian hallmark – head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), JH for Josef Holi (silversmith); 2. Ø 8.3 cm: WW, Austrian hallmark – head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), 3. Ø 8.3 cm: JH, rose mark, WW, Austrian hallmark – head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000) |
Dimensions | 2 coasters Ø 8.3 cm 1 coaster Ø 7.9 cm |
Material | Silver, light signs of use, very good original condition |
Provenance | private property, Germany |
Literature | A contemporary photograph is preserved in the Wiener Werkstätte photographic archives at the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), Vienna, inv. no. WWF 93-49-11; Wiener Werkstätte archives at the MAK, Vienna, design drawing, inv. no. KI 12011-23 |
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