Josef Hoffmann - DECORATIVE SPOON

Date	1905
Period	20th century
Origin	Austrian
Medium	Silver, chased and delicately hammered
Dimensions	15 cm (5⁷/₈ inches)
Gallery	Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna

Description
Technical

Designed by: Josef Hoffmann, 1905

Executed by: Wiener Werkstätte, model no. S 524

Excellent original condition

Only two such spoons were executed. The then sales price amounted to 30 Austrian krones per spoon.

Date: 1905
Period: 20th century
Origin: Austrian
Medium: Silver, chased and delicately hammered
Signature:

Marked: WW, JH, Austrian hallmark - head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), rose mark, master's mark in circle

Dimensions: 15 cm (5⁷/₈ inches)
Provenance: Private property, England

Literature:

A contemporary photograph is preserved in the Wiener Werkstätte
photographic archives at the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), Vienna, inv. no. WWF 93-20-7; W. Neuwirth, Josef Hoffmann, Bestecke für die Wiener Werkstätte, Vienna, 1982, p. 160

Categories: Silver