Josef Hoffmann

Brooch

Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna

Date 1926

Period 20th century

Origin Vienna

Medium silver, mother of pearl, crack in the shell

Dimension 2.4 cm (1 inches)

JOSEF HOFFMANN
WIENER WERKSTÄTTE

BROOCH

designed by: Josef Hoffmann, before 1926
executed by: Wiener Werkstätte, before 1926

Our brooch is unique. Hoffmann was inspired to this very special design by the particular form of a shell.

Date: 1926

Period: 20th century

Origin: Vienna

Medium: silver, mother of pearl, crack in the shell

Signature: Marked: JH, WW, Austrian hallmark head of hoopoe (W for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), 900

Dimension: 2.4 cm (1 inches)

Literature: Wiener Werkstätte archives, Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna, design drawing inv. no. KI 12146-23

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Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna

Viennese Jugendstil, Secessionist Movement

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