JOSEF HOFFMANN
| About the artist | Brtnice 1870 – 1956 Vienna |
| Designed by | Josef Hoffmann, around 1906 |
| Executed by | Wiener Werkstätte, around 1906 |
| Marked | JH, WW, two times Austrian hallmark - small head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), 900, rose mark, master´s mark JH (for Josef Holi) in circle |
| Dimensions | H 18 cm |
| Material | Silver, square latticework, glass liner replaced, very good original condition |
| Provenance | private property, Germany |
| Literature | G. Fahr-Becker (ed.), Wiener Werkstätte 1903-1932, 1994, p. 31; Wiener Silber, Modernes Design 1780-1918, ill. p. 318; comp. Wiener Wekstätte pattern book, vases, p. 708 |
Although a total of 36 baskets had been produced between 1906 and 1908 according to the Wiener Werkstätte archives, this model is extremely rare to find.
Particularly striking the impressive formal resemblance to the Samsung Cultural Education and Entertainment Center in Seoul, designed and executed between 1990-1999.
M13/23
