Description & Technical information
Designed by: Josef Hoffmann, Vienna, around 1920
Executed by: Wiener Werkstätte, model no. S 5444
Silver, enamel inlay, very good condition
Date: Around 1920
Period: 20th century
Origin: Austria
Medium: silver, Enamel inlay
Signature: Marked: JH, MADE IN AUSTRIA (3 lines), WIENER WERK STÄTTE (3 lines), 900, the symbols of Mercury (official Austrian export mark)
Dimensions: 4 x 3.5 x 4 cm (1⁵/₈ x 1³/₈ x 1⁵/₈ inches)
Provenance: Private property, France
Literature: A contemporary photograph is preserved in the
Wiener Werkstätte archives at the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts (MAK),
Vienna, inv. no. WWF 96-197-6
Categories: Decorative Arts & Design, Silver
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