Josef Hoffmann

Brooch

Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna

Date 1908

Period 20th century

Origin Vienna

Medium silver, malachite

Dimension 3.7 x 5.3 cm (1¹/₂ x 2¹/₈ inches)

JOSEF HOFFMANN
WIENER WERKSTÄTTE

BROOCH

designed by: Josef Hoffmann, around 1908
executed by: Wiener Werkstätte

The letters at the centre of the brooch can be read as "E AST". The brooch was a present to jeweller’s daughter Elsa Bacher who became the wife of physician Wilhelm II. Ast, brother to master builder Eduard Ast.

Date: 1908

Period: 20th century

Origin: Vienna

Medium: silver, malachite

Signature: Marked: WW, Austrian hallmark, head of Diana, (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), A (for Vienna)

Dimension: 3.7 x 5.3 cm (1¹/₂ x 2¹/₈ inches)

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Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna

Viennese Jugendstil, Secessionist Movement

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