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SILVER BOX FOR DIRECTOR K. PLATZER
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Josef Hoffmann

SILVER BOX FOR DIRECTOR K. PLATZER

Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna

Date before 1918

Epoque Early 20th century

Origine Austrian

Medium silver, Enamel plaque, Pear wood, fabric, extraordinarily fine bead-and-reel decoration

Dimension 9.5 x 32.5 x 20.5 cm (3³/₄ x 12³/₄ x 8¹/₈ inches)

Designed by: Josef Hoffmann, before 1918
Executed by: Wiener Werkstätte; model no. S 4087
Marked: JH, WW, rose mark, WIENER WERKSTÄTTE (1 line), Austrian hallmark – head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), lower-case letter a (for Vienna)

Silver, chased, extraordinarily fine bead-and-reel decoration, oval enamel plaque in the lid, inside: black stained pear wood and fabric lining, highest quality silversmith craftsmanship

Excellent original condition

H 9.5 cm, W 32.5 cm D 20.5 cm

The design drawing for this box preserved in the Wiener Werkstätte archives reads as follows: Rauchgarnitur "Kassette" für Direktor Platzer, Wien I, Tegetthofstrasse 7 (smoking compendium “box” for Director Platzer, Vienna I, Tegetthoffstrasse 7). It is thus to be assumed that this silver box is unique.

Date: before 1918

Epoque: Early 20th century

Origine: Austrian

Medium: silver, Enamel plaque, Pear wood, fabric, extraordinarily fine bead-and-reel decoration

Signature:

Marked: JH, WW, rose mark, WIENER WERKSTÄTTE (1 line), Austrian hallmark – head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), lower-case letter a (for Vienna)


Dimension: 9.5 x 32.5 x 20.5 cm (3³/₄ x 12³/₄ x 8¹/₈ inches)

Provenance:

private collection, Switzerland


Literature:

Ref.: Wiener Werkstätte archives, Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), Vienna, design drawing inv. no. KI 12048-28

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Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna

Viennese Jugendstil, Secessionist Movement

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