Josef Hoffmann / Wiener Werkstätte - BUTTER KNIFE, SILVER LEMONADE SPOON, HORS D’OEUVRE FORK, TABLE KNIFE, FISH FORK AND KNIFE, TABLE SPOON, COFFEE SPOON, ICE CREAM SPOON

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BUTTER KNIFE, SILVER LEMONADE SPOON, HORS D’OEUVRE FORK, TABLE KNIFE, FISH FORK AND KNIFE, TABLE SPOON, COFFEE SPOON, ICE CREAM SPOON

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Josef Hoffmann / Wiener Werkstätte

BUTTER KNIFE, SILVER LEMONADE SPOON, HORS D’OEUVRE FORK, TABLE KNIFE, FISH FORK AND KNIFE, TABLE SPOON, COFFEE SPOON, ICE CREAM SPOON

Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna

Date 1906

Period 20th century

Origin Austria

Medium silver, Silver-plated alpaca

Designed by: Josef Hoffmann
Executed by: Wiener Werkstätte, works no. M 933, S 885, M
847, M 848, M 857, M 856, M 852, M 851, M 935

Signs of usage, good original condition

Butter knife: L 16.5 cm, lemonade spoon: L 21.5 cm, hors d’oeuvre fork: L 19.3 cm, table knife: L 21.5 cm, fish fork: L 19.3 cm,
fish knife: L 19.1 cm, table spoon: L 21 cm, coffee spoon: L 14 cm, ice
cream spoon: L 11.5 cm

In 1906, this “Rundes Modell” set of cutlery was shown on the wedding banquet table in the Wiener Werkstätte exhibition "Der gedeckte Tisch". It was
executed in silver-plated alpaca and solid silver. According to the records,
the buyers included Sonja Knips and Titus.

Date: 1906

Period: 20th century

Origin: Austria

Medium: silver, Silver-plated alpaca

Signature: Marked: WW, JH, Austrian hallmark - head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), rose mark, master`s mark, partially monogrammed)

Provenance: Private property, Austria and Germany

Literature: Ref.: W. Neuwirth, Josef Hoffmann, Bestecke für die Wiener Werkstätte, Vienna, 1982, p. 73 ff., Archives of Wiener Werkstätte, Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna, design drawing inv. no. KI 12086-50

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