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cf. Terence Lane, Vienna 1913, Josef Hoffmann's Gallia Apartment, 1984, p. 54 for an illustration of the model together with a drawing.
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JOSEF HOFFMANN FOR THE WIENER WERKSTÄTTE, ADOLF WERTNIK, SILVERSMITH, 1905
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'GITTERKORB', A SILVER AND IVORY BASKET**
Josef Hoffmann for the Wiener Werkstätte, Adolf Wertnik, silversmith, 1905
6in. (15.2cm.) high, 8in. (20.3cm) wide
stamped with monograms for firm, designer, and silversmith; also marked with Rosenmark and Austrian silver standard mark
gross weight 10.8 oz. (336 gr.)
Josef Hoffmann for the Wiener Werkstätte, Adolf Wertnik, silversmith, 1905
6in. (15.2cm.) high, 8in. (20.3cm) wide
stamped with monograms for firm, designer, and silversmith; also marked with Rosenmark and Austrian silver standard mark
gross weight 10.8 oz. (336 gr.)