Josef Hoffmann / Wiener Werkstätte - SILVER TEA SERVICE consisting of: teapot, milk jug, sugar bowl with sugar tongs, round tray

Date	1918
Period	Early 20th century
Origin	Austrian, Vienna
Medium	silver, Ivory handles
Dimensions	16 x 45 x 40 cm (6¹/₄ x 17³/₄ x 15³/₄ inches)
Gallery	Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna

Description
Technical

Designed by: Josef Hoffmann, Vienna, 1918
Executed by: Wiener Werkstätte, model no. S se 3, 1918–1925
Marked: teapot and milk jug: JH, WW, WIENER WERK STÄTTE (3 lines), rose mark, 900, Austrian hallmark – head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000); tray: JH, WW, WIENER WERKSTÄTTE (1 line), rose mark, 900, Austrian hallmark – head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000); sugar bowl: JH, WW, WIENER WERK STÄTTE (3 lines), rose mark, 900, Austrian hallmark – head of Diana (2 for 900/1000); sugar tongs: JH, WW, rose mark, 900, Austrian hallmark – head of Diana (2 for 900/1000)

Silver, chased and hammered, ivory handles, excellent original condition

Teapot: H 16 cm
Tray: H 2 cm, L 45 cm, W 40 cm

An identical tea service was exhibited at the exhibition "Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes" in Paris in 1925. Hoffmann designed the Austrian pavilion in co-operation with Oswald Haerdtl. Wiener Werkstätte silverwork, including the Hoffmann service, was exhibited in hand-painted showcases by Christa Ehrlich.

Date: 1918
Period: Early 20th century
Origin: Austrian, Vienna
Medium: silver, Ivory handles
Signature:

Marked: teapot and milk jug: JH, WW, WIENER WERK STÄTTE (3 lines), rose mark, 900, Austrian hallmark – head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000); tray: JH, WW, WIENER WERKSTÄTTE (1 line), rose mark, 900, Austrian hallmark – head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000); sugar bowl: JH, WW, WIENER WERK STÄTTE (3 lines), rose mark, 900, Austrian hallmark – head of Diana (2 for 900/1000); sugar tongs: JH, WW, rose mark, 900, Austrian hallmark – head of Diana (2 for 900/1000)

Dimensions: 16 x 45 x 40 cm (6¹/₄ x 17³/₄ x 15³/₄ inches)
Literature: Ref.: Austrian Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), Vienna, exhib. cat., 2003, Yearning for Beauty, p. 270; A. Krekel, Modern Silver 1880–1940, London/Amsterdam, 1989, pp. 203, 211; K. Goubert, Zilvermuseum Sterckshof (ed.), Wiener Werkstätte Silver und Belgian Silver Design, Antwerp, 2010, p. 79

Exhibitions:

Shown at: Zilvermuseum Sterckshof, Antwerp, 2010, "Wiener Werkstätte Silver and Belgian Silver Design"

Categories: Silver