Carl Witzmann
TABLE CLOCK
Carl Witzmann
TABLE CLOCK
Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna
Date 1918
Period Early 20th century
Dimension 21 x 14 x 8.5 cm (8¹/₄ x 5¹/₂ x 3³/₈ inches)
Designed by: Carl Witzmann
Executed by: Wiener Werkstätte, 1918, model no. 2215
Marked: on the movement: PMK, M. & SOHN/KARLSTEIN; the clock is unmarked
Alpaca, silver plated, hammered, chased dial with blued steel hands, brass 8-day movement, very good original condition
H 21 cm, W 14 cm, D 8.5 cm
Designed at the beginning of 1918, the clock was one of the last works by this very talented artist, who died at the age of 35. According to the Wiener Werkstätte archives, only two such clocks were executed by Wiener Werkstätte. In terms of shape and technical execution, it resembles the clocks designed by Witzmann's teacher Josef Hoffmann in the early years of Wiener Werkstätte.
Sincere thanks to Mag Hölters (MAK) and Dr Anne Rossberg (MAK) for their kind support in identifying this clock.
Date: 1918
Period: Early 20th century
Dimension: 21 x 14 x 8.5 cm (8¹/₄ x 5¹/₂ x 3³/₈ inches)
Provenance: private property, Austria
Literature:
Ref.: Wiener Werkstätte archives at the Museum of
Applied Arts (MAK), Vienna, Wiener Werkstätte model book, model no. 2215
Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna
Viennese Jugendstil, Secessionist Movement
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