Lot Essay
A similar example of this design, though different in form, is held in the Kamm Collection, Zug, Switzerland. The maker's monogram is probably that of metal worker Adolf Wertnik.
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DESIGNED BY JOSEF HOFFMANN, CIRCA 1905, MANUFACTURED BY THE WIENER WERKSTÄTTE
Details
A silver candle holder
Designed by Josef Hoffmann, circa 1905, manufactured by the Wiener Werkstätte
Hexagonal section pierced stem, geometric handles, shaped oval foot
14 1/8in. (36cm.) high
Stamped with Viennese poinçons (to base and stem), Rosemark, WW mark, designer's monogram, maker's monogram
Designed by Josef Hoffmann, circa 1905, manufactured by the Wiener Werkstätte
Hexagonal section pierced stem, geometric handles, shaped oval foot
14 1/8in. (36cm.) high
Stamped with Viennese poinçons (to base and stem), Rosemark, WW mark, designer's monogram, maker's monogram
Provenance
Sotheby's Monaco, 13th April 1986, Lot 326
Literature
Matthias Haldeman (Ed.), Dialog mit der Moderne. Fritz Wotruba und die Sammlung Kamm, Exhibition Catalogue - Kunsthaus Zug, Zurich, 1998, pp. 134 & 225, Cat. No. 74
Waltraud Neuwirth, Wiener Werkstätte. Schutzmarken, Vienna, 1992, pp. 182 & 204
Waltraud Neuwirth, Wiener Werkstätte. Schutzmarken, Vienna, 1992, pp. 182 & 204
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