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Josef Hoffmann
(Pirnitz 1870 - 1956 Vienna)
„Inkpot“
Wiener Werkstätte, design: 1903
execution: 1904/05
silver-plated alpaca; cabochon of yellow opal glass; three soldered cylindrical legs; original colourless glass insert; marked on the bottom with rose mark, "WW" and designer's monogram "JH"; surface slightly stained, with beautiful old patina
18.9 x 9 x 10.8 cm
Literature
Wiener Werkstätte-archive, MAK Vienna: model no. M 0068; WW MB 3; Inv. no. WWF 97-2-5 (contemporary photograph);
exhibition catalogue, Josef Hoffmann. Ornament zwischen Hoffnung und Verbrechen, Vienna 1987, p. 227
Estimate: € 50.000 - 100.000
Auction is closed.