Description & Technical information
Designed by: Carl Witzmann
Executed by: Wiener Werkstätte, 1917, model no. M 2216 – Mszas 2
Marked: JH, rose mark, WIENER WERK STÄTTE (3 lines), 9, 1, 2 (inkwells)
Alpaca, silver plated, polished, slight signs of usage, 4 small screws missing, very nice original condition
H 10 cm, W 30.5 cm, D 15 cm
This ink set was designed in 1917 by Hoffmann's student and then co-worker at Wiener Werkstätte, Carl Witzmann, as an appreciation for his master/teacher.
After Witzmann had left Wiener Werkstätte, Hoffmann probably had his designer's monogram engraved on the second writing set.
Sincere thanks to Mr. H.S. for this information ODER: for the professional categorization of this object.
Date: 1917
Period: around 1917
Origin: Austrian
Medium: Alpaca, Silver plated
Signature:
Marked: JH, rose mark, WIENER WERK STÄTTE (3 lines), 9, 1, 2 (inkwells)
Dimensions: 10 x 30.5 x 15 cm (3⁷/₈ x 12 x 5⁷/₈ inches)
Provenance: private property, Austria
Categories: Silver
Discover the gallery
Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna
Viennese Jugendstil, Secessionist Movement
More Works From This Gallery
Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna
FOUR PAIRS OF EXTRAORDINARY HINGED WALL JARDINIERS
Otto Wagner
Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna
Vase in brass mount
Jutta Sika
Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna
CEILING LAMP
Otto Prutscher
Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna
COAT RACK
Gustav Siegel attr. (Vienna, 1880 - Vienna, 1970)
Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna
VASE
Lötz Witwe
Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna
SILVER TABLE LAMP
Johann Bauer