Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte
| About the artist | Brtnice 1870 – 1956 Vienna |
| Designed by | Josef Hoffmann, Vienna 1918 |
| Executed by | Wiener Werkstätte, model no. S se 3, 1918–1925 |
| Marked | teapot and milk jug: JH, WW, WIENER WERK STÄTTE (3 lines), rose mark, 900, Austrian hallmark – head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000); tray: JH, WW, WIENER WERKSTÄTTE (1 line), rose mark, 900, Austrian hallmark – head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000); sugar bowl: JH, WW, WIENER WERK STÄTTE (3 lines), rose mark, 900, Austrian hallmark – head of Diana (2 for 900/1000); sugar tongs: JH, WW, rose mark, 900, Austrian hallmark – head of Diana (2 for 900/1000) |
| Dimensions | Teapot: H 16 cm, Tray: H 2 cm, L 45 cm, W 40 cm |
| Material | Silver, chased and hammered, ivory handles, excellent original condition |
| Provenance | Schweizer Privatsammlung |
| Shown | Zilvermuseum Sterckshof, Antwerp, 2010, "Wiener Werkstätte Silver and Belgian Silver Design" |
| Literature | Austrian Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), Vienna, exhib. cat., 2003, Yearning for Beauty, p. 270; A. Krekel, Modern Silver 1880–1940, London/Amsterdam, 1989, pp. 203, 211; K. Goubert, Zilvermuseum Sterckshof (ed.), Wiener Werkstätte Silver und Belgian Silver Design, Antwerp, 2010, p. 79 |
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