Josef Hoffmann
FIVE PIECE MÉNAGÈRE
Josef Hoffmann
FIVE PIECE MÉNAGÈRE
Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna
Date 1909
Epoque 20th century
Origine Vienna
Medium silver, Chased, Malachite
Dimension 22.5 x 17.5 x 14 cm (8⁷/₈ x 6⁷/₈ x 5¹/₂ inches)
Executed by: Wiener Werkstätte, model no. S 1914
1 handle might have been replaced, glass containers and carafes replaced.
Josef Hoffmann designed this ménagère in at least two versions. Most interestingly, both carry the same model number, although they differ with respect to design and arrangement of containers and also as regards the bottles.
Date: 1909
Epoque: 20th century
Origine: Vienna
Medium: silver, Chased, Malachite
Signature: Marked: container: JH, WW, rose mark, master's mark AB in circle, Austrian hallmark - head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000); ménagère: JH, WW, rose mark, master's mark AB in circle, Austrian hallmark - head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), WIENER WERKSTÄTTE
Dimension: 22.5 x 17.5 x 14 cm (8⁷/₈ x 6⁷/₈ x 5¹/₂ inches)
Provenance: Private property, Austria
Literature: A contemporary photograph is preserved in the Wiener Werkstätte archives at the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts (MAK, Vienna), inv. no. WWF 94-107-1; Austrian Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna, design drawing inv. no. KI-12027-7
Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna
Viennese Jugendstil, Secessionist Movement
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