Lot Essay
The design was originally created by Josef Hoffmann for the Cabaret Fledermaus. Sonia Knips, Berthold Löffler and Edward Titus, husband of Helena Rubenstein, also commissioned silver versions of the design.
NINE PIECE RUNDESS MODELL FLATWARE SERVICE, DESIGNED 1906-1907, PRODUCED UNTIL 1916
Details
JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956)
NINE PIECE RUNDESS MODELL FLATWARE SERVICE, DESIGNED 1906-1907, PRODUCED UNTIL 1916
for the Wiener Werkstätte, silvered alpaca, steel knife blades
serving spoon 8¼ in. (21 cm.) long
each piece stamped with WW monogram, the handles of each engraved with personalised monogram GJW (9)
NINE PIECE RUNDESS MODELL FLATWARE SERVICE, DESIGNED 1906-1907, PRODUCED UNTIL 1916
for the Wiener Werkstätte, silvered alpaca, steel knife blades
serving spoon 8¼ in. (21 cm.) long
each piece stamped with WW monogram, the handles of each engraved with personalised monogram GJW (9)
Literature
W. Neuwirth, Josef Hoffmann, Bestecke für die Wiener Werkstätte, Vienna, 1982, pp. 104-5 (design illustrated)
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.
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