Lot Essay
The mirror was carved by Max Welz who executed designs by Josef Hoffmann and Dagobert Peche.
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WALL-MIRROR, CIRCA 1920
Details
JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956)
WALL-MIRROR, CIRCA 1920
executed at the Wiener Werkstätte, lime, carved and gessoed with yellow and white gold water-gilding on red clay, mirrored glass
16¼ in. (41.3 cm.) high; 13¾ in. (35 cm.) wide
WALL-MIRROR, CIRCA 1920
executed at the Wiener Werkstätte, lime, carved and gessoed with yellow and white gold water-gilding on red clay, mirrored glass
16¼ in. (41.3 cm.) high; 13¾ in. (35 cm.) wide
Literature
Peter Noever, Josef Hoffmann, Ornament zwischen Hoffnung und Verbrechen, Salzburg, 1987, p. 42, Z241 (related signed Josef Hoffmann design drawing illustrated)
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium