Josef Hoffmann
SILVER BOX FOR DIRECTOR K. PLATZER
Josef Hoffmann
SILVER BOX FOR DIRECTOR K. PLATZER
Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna
Date Before 1918
Period 20th century
Origin Vienna
Medium silver, Chased
Dimension 9.5 x 32.5 x 20.5 cm (3³/₄ x 12³/₄ x 8¹/₈ inches)
Executed by: Wiener Werkstätte; model no. S 4087
Silver, chased, extraordinarily fine bead and reel decoration, oval enamel plaque in the lid, inside: black stained pear wood and fabric lining, highest quality of silversmith craftsmanship
Excellent original condition
The design drawing for this box preserved in the Wiener Werkstätte archives reads as follows: Rauchgarnitur "Kassette" für Direktor Platzer, Wien I, Tegetthofstrasse 7. It is thus to be assumed that this silver box is unique.
Date: Before 1918
Period: 20th century
Origin: Vienna
Medium: silver, Chased
Signature: Marked: JH, WW, rose mark, WIENER WERKSTÄTTE (1 line), Austrian hallmark - head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), small 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: Archives of Wiener Werkstätte, Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna, design drawing inv. no. KI 12048-28
Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna
Viennese Jugendstil, Secessionist Movement
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