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Josef Hoffmann (form)
(Pirnitz 1870 - 1956 Vienna)
„Service "Merkur"“
porcelain: Pfeiffer & Löwenstein, Schlackenwerth; painting: Wiener Porzellanmanufaktur Josef Böck, Vienna, 1910-20
porcelain, glazed in black and colourless, gold painting; 21-piece service, consisting of: 1 mocha pot, 6 coffee cups with saucers, 1 sugar tin, 7 demitasse cups, 1 lid on the bottom with various company marks of Pfeiffer & Löwenstein and the porcelain manufactory Josef Böck; 1 demitasse with 2 small chips; 1 plate with damaged walls (broken part preserved, easily restored)
h. 17.5 cm (pot); h. 10 cm (sugar tin); h. 5.6 cm (coffee cup); dm. 11,7 cm (saucer); h. 4.3 cm (demitasse)
Literature
Neuwirth, Wiener Keramik, Braunschweig 1974, p. 163, ill. 94; cf. Holzformen für ein Kaffeeservice, Museum für Angewandte Kunst Vienna, Josef Hoffmann – Ornament zwischen Hoffnung and Verbrechen, Vienna 1987, p. 258
Estimate: € 4.000 - 8.000
Result: € 5.760 (incl. fees)
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