Josef Hoffmann / Wiener Werkstätte
BUTTER KNIFE, SILVER LEMONADE SPOON, HORS D’OEUVRE FORK, TABLE KNIFE, FISH FORK AND KNIFE, TABLE SPOON, COFFEE SPOON, ICE CREAM SPOON
Josef Hoffmann / Wiener Werkstätte
BUTTER KNIFE, SILVER LEMONADE SPOON, HORS D’OEUVRE FORK, TABLE KNIFE, FISH FORK AND KNIFE, TABLE SPOON, COFFEE SPOON, ICE CREAM SPOON
Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna
Date 1906
Period 20th century
Origin Austria
Medium silver, Silver-plated alpaca
Executed by: Wiener Werkstätte, works no. M 933, S 885, M
847, M 848, M 857, M 856, M 852, M 851, M 935
Signs of usage, good original condition
Butter knife: L 16.5 cm, lemonade spoon: L 21.5 cm, hors d’oeuvre fork: L 19.3 cm, table knife: L 21.5 cm, fish fork: L 19.3 cm,
fish knife: L 19.1 cm, table spoon: L 21 cm, coffee spoon: L 14 cm, ice
cream spoon: L 11.5 cm
In 1906, this “Rundes Modell” set of cutlery was shown on the wedding banquet table in the Wiener Werkstätte exhibition "Der gedeckte Tisch". It was
executed in silver-plated alpaca and solid silver. According to the records,
the buyers included Sonja Knips and Titus.
Date: 1906
Period: 20th century
Origin: Austria
Medium: silver, Silver-plated alpaca
Signature: Marked: WW, JH, Austrian hallmark - head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), rose mark, master`s mark, partially monogrammed)
Provenance: Private property, Austria and Germany
Literature: Ref.: W. Neuwirth, Josef Hoffmann, Bestecke für die Wiener Werkstätte, Vienna, 1982, p. 73 ff., Archives of Wiener Werkstätte, Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna, design drawing inv. no. KI 12086-50
Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna
Viennese Jugendstil, Secessionist Movement
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