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Josef Hoffmann
(Pirnitz 1870 - 1956 Vienna)
„Ink blotter and paperweight“
Wiener Werkstätte, 1904/05
silver-plated alpaca, original wooden top and blotting paper with traces of use (blotter); lead/iron copper-plated and silver-plated (paperweight); each marked with rose mark, "WW", designer's monogram "JH" and marked "KM" for metalworker Karl Medl; surface slightly stained, with beautiful old patina
4.3 x 4.3 x 4.3 cm (paperweight), 14.3 x 6.5 x 7.3 cm (ink blotter)
Literature
Wiener Werkstätte-archive, MAK Vienna: model no. M 0412 and 0413; Inv. no. WWF 97-13-6 (contemporary photograph)
Estimate: € 20.000 - 40.000
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