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)

Designed by: Josef Hoffmann, 1909
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

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Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna

Viennese Jugendstil, Secessionist Movement

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