Josef Hoffmann / Wiener Werkstätte
SILVER TEAPOT
Josef Hoffmann / Wiener Werkstätte
SILVER TEAPOT
Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna
Date 1918-1922
Epoque 20th century
Origine Austria
Medium Chased hammered silver, Ivory handle
Dimension 15 x 26 x 17.5 cm (5⁷/₈ x 10¹/₄ x 6⁷/₈ inches)
Executed by: Wiener Werkstätte, model no. S se 3, after 1922
This teapot is part of a tea set. An identical set was exhibited at the Exhibition des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris in 1925. Hoffmann designed the Austrian pavilion in cooperation with Oswald Härtl. Wiener Werkstätte silverwork, including the Hoffmann set, was exhibited in hand-painted showcases by Christa Ehrlich.
Date: 1918-1922
Epoque: 20th century
Origine: Austria
Medium: Chased hammered silver, Ivory handle
Signature: Marked: WIENER WERK STÄTTE (3 lines), HJ, 900, WW, Austrian hallmark - head of a toucan (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000)
Dimension: 15 x 26 x 17.5 cm (5⁷/₈ x 10¹/₄ x 6⁷/₈ inches)
Provenance: Private property, England
Literature: Ref.: exhibition catalogue MAK, Vienna, 2003, Der Preis der Schönheit, p. 270; A. Krekel, Modern Silver 1880–1940, London/Amsterdam, 1989, pp. 203 & 211
Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna
Viennese Jugendstil, Secessionist Movement
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