Description & Technical information
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

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