Josef Hoffman
Five piece cruet set
Josef Hoffman
Five piece cruet set
Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna
Date 1909
Period Early 20th century
Dimension 22.5 x 17.5 x 14 cm (8⁷/₈ x 6⁷/₈ x 5¹/₂ inches)
Designed by: Josef Hoffmann, 1909
Executed by: Wiener Werkstätte, model no. S 1914
Marked: Container: JH, WW, master's mark AB in circle, Austrian hallmark - head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), rose mark;
Cruet stand: JH, WW, master's mark AB in circle, Austrian hallmark - head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), rose mark, WIENER WERKSTÄTTE
Silver, chased, malachite, 1 handle possibly replaced, glass containers and carafes replaced.
Josef Hoffmann designed at least two versions of this cruet set. Interestingly, both bear the same model number although they differ in design and arrangement of both the containers and the carafes.
Date: 1909
Period: Early 20th century
Dimension: 22.5 x 17.5 x 14 cm (8⁷/₈ x 6⁷/₈ x 5¹/₂ inches)
Provenance: private property, Austria
Literature: Contemporary photograph in the photo archive of the Wiener Werkstätte at the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts (MAK, Vienna), inv. no. WWF 94-107-1; MAK, Vienna, design drawing inv. no. KI-12027-7
Exhibition: MAK Vienna, Josef Hoffmann 1870-1956. Progress Through Beauty, December 2021 until June 2022
Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna
Viennese Jugendstil, Secessionist Movement
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