Josef Hoffmann
CREAMER
Josef Hoffmann
CREAMER
Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna
Date 1906
Period 20th century
Origin Vienna
Medium Silver, chased, hand polished, Handle: serpentine wood
Dimension 9.1 x 15 cm (3⁵/₈ x 5⁷/₈ inches)
Executed by: Wiener Werkstätte, model no. S 645
Excellent original condition
The creamer was presented in the magazine Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, 1908, vol. 22, on p. 90, where it formed part of a coffee set. The description read as follows: coffee set with serpentine wood.
The corresponding teapot of this service was sold under lot number 151 for
€ 149.400,- at the Dorotheum Jugendstil auction on December 1st 2016.
Date: 1906
Period: 20th century
Origin: Vienna
Medium: Silver, chased, hand polished, Handle: serpentine wood
Signature: Marked: WW, JH, rose mark, Austrian hallmark - head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), AW (master’s mark Adolf Wertnik)
Dimension: 9.1 x 15 cm (3⁵/₈ x 5⁷/₈ inches)
Literature: Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, 1908, vol. 22, p. 90; Wiener Silber, Modernes Design 1780 - 1918, Ostfildern-Ruit, 2003, p. 264; Wiener Werkstätte archives, Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna, design drawing inv. no. KI 12054/10, model no. S 645
Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna
Viennese Jugendstil, Secessionist Movement
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