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AN ENQUIRING EYE: PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTOR
JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956)
Lidded Box and Pair of Vases, circa 1927
Details
JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956)
Lidded Box and Pair of Vases, circa 1927
executed by Wiener Werkstätte, Vienna
silver
box stamped WIENER WERKSTATTE, with artist's monogram JH, 900 purity mark and Austrian assay mark
vases: 6 ¼ x 4 ½ x 4 ½ in. (15.4 x 10.4 x 10.4 cm) (each)
box: 2 ¾ x 4 x 4 in. (5.8 x 10.1 x 10.1 cm)
Lidded Box and Pair of Vases, circa 1927
executed by Wiener Werkstätte, Vienna
silver
box stamped WIENER WERKSTATTE, with artist's monogram JH, 900 purity mark and Austrian assay mark
vases: 6 ¼ x 4 ½ x 4 ½ in. (15.4 x 10.4 x 10.4 cm) (each)
box: 2 ¾ x 4 x 4 in. (5.8 x 10.1 x 10.1 cm)
Provenance
Barry Friedman Ltd., New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1989
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1989
Literature
A. Koch, Deutsches Kunst und Dekoration, vol. XL, 1917-1918, p. 114, for a related box
Further details
The present lidded box and vase models are registered in the Wiener Werkstätte Archiva, MAK, Vienna, under inventory numbers WWF 115-1-4, WWKA 259, WWF 115-3-1 and WWKA 259. Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna. Photo: © MAK.
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Alexander Heminway
International Head of Design