Lot Essay
The maker's monogram JF is probably that of metal worker Johann Fessner who was employed by the Wiener Werkstätte around 1909.
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DESIGNED BY JOSEF HOFFMANN, 1905/6, MANUFACTURED BY THE WIENER WERKSTÄTTE, CIRCA 1910
Details
A pierced silver vase
Designed by Josef Hoffmann, 1905/6, manufactured by the Wiener Werkstätte, circa 1910
Geometric pierced form, glass liner
9½in. (24cm.) high
Stamped with Viennese poinçon, Rosemark, WW mark, designer's mongram, maker's monogram (2)
Designed by Josef Hoffmann, 1905/6, manufactured by the Wiener Werkstätte, circa 1910
Geometric pierced form, glass liner
9½in. (24cm.) high
Stamped with Viennese poinçon, Rosemark, WW mark, designer's mongram, maker's monogram (2)
Provenance
John Jesse, London before 1977
Literature
Waltraud Neuwirth, Wiener Werkstätte. Schutzmarken, Vienna, 1985, p. 228 - monograms illustrated
Peter Noever (Ed.), Josef Hoffmann Designs, MAK, Vienna, 1992, p. 287
Peter Noever (Ed.), Josef Hoffmann Designs, MAK, Vienna, 1992, p. 287
Special notice
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