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LARGE MOSAIC BROOCH
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JOSEF HOFFMANN; AUSTRIA
LARGE MOSAIC BROOCH
designed 1910, executed by the Wiener Werkstätte, converted from a belt-buckle, white metal, amethyst and aquamarine, together with a leather-covered box
2 3/16in.(5.7cm.) height, 2 3/16in.(5.7cm.) width (brooch)
Brooch with partial Viennese poinçon, otherwise unmarked; box with gilt-impressed WW monogram (2)
LARGE MOSAIC BROOCH
designed 1910, executed by the Wiener Werkstätte, converted from a belt-buckle, white metal, amethyst and aquamarine, together with a leather-covered box
2 3/16in.(5.7cm.) height, 2 3/16in.(5.7cm.) width (brooch)
Brooch with partial Viennese poinçon, otherwise unmarked; box with gilt-impressed WW monogram (2)
Literature
Cf: Der Preis der Schönheit. Zum 100. Geburtstag der Wiener Werkstätte, exhib.cat., MAK, Vienna, 2003, p.430, cat.no.S23 (the design recorded)
Exhibited
MAK, Vienna, 10 December 2003 - 7 March 2004, cat.no.S23
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis