A pair of egg-cups and a cherrywood and stained mahogany box and cover
A pair of egg-cups and a cherrywood and stained mahogany box and cover

THE EGG-CUPS DESIGNED BY JOSEF HOFFMANN, MANUFACTURED BY THE WIENER WERKSTTTE, CIRCA 1907; THE BOX DESIGNED BY KOLOMAN MOSER, 1903

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A pair of egg-cups and a cherrywood and stained mahogany box and cover
The egg-cups designed by Josef Hoffmann, manufactured by the Wiener Werksttte, circa 1907; the box designed by Koloman Moser, 1903
The egg-cups of cylindrical form, pierced with chequers and ivy leaf design; the cylindrical box and cover decorated with vertical alternating stripes of cherrywood and stained mahogany
The egg-cups 2in. (5.7cm.) high; the box 3in. (7.6cm.) high
The egg-cups stamped with designer's monogram, WW, Rosemark and Viennese poinon (3)

Lot Essay

Cf: Koloman Moser 1868-1918, Vienna, 1979, Exh. Cat. No. 232, p. 204

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