JOSEF HOFFMANN
About the artist | Brtnice 1870 – 1956 Vienna |
Designed by | Josef Hoffmann, 1909 |
Executed by | Wiener Werkstätte, model no. S 1749, between 1909 and 1915 |
Marked | Saucers: JH, WIENER WERK STÄTTE (3 lines), rose mark, Austrian hallmark, head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), AW in circle (master's mark of Adolf Wertnik); cups: WW, Austrian hallmark, head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000) |
Dimensions | Cup: H 10.5 cm (with glass) Saucer: H 2 cm, Ø 12.5 cm |
Material | Silver, blossom pattern, original glass liner, excellent original condition |
Provenance | private property, USA |
Literature | a contemporary photograph is preserved in the Wiener Werkstätte archives at the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), Vienna, inv. no. WWF 94-105-7 |
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