Josef Hoffman - Five piece cruet set

Date	1909
Period	Early 20th century
Dimensions	22.5 x 17.5 x 14 cm (8⁷/₈ x 6⁷/₈ x 5¹/₂ inches)
Gallery	Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna

Description
Technical

Designed by: Josef Hoffmann, 1909

Executed by: Wiener Werkstätte, model no. S 1914

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

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

Silver, chased, malachite, 1 handle possibly replaced, glass containers and carafes replaced.

Josef Hoffmann designed at least two versions of this cruet set. Interestingly, both bear the same model number although they differ in design and arrangement of both the containers and the carafes.

Date: 1909
Period: Early 20th century
Dimensions: 22.5 x 17.5 x 14 cm (8⁷/₈ x 6⁷/₈ x 5¹/₂ inches)
Provenance: private property, Austria

Literature: Contemporary photograph in the photo archive of the Wiener Werkstätte at the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts (MAK, Vienna), inv. no. WWF 94-107-1; MAK, Vienna, design drawing inv. no. KI-12027-7

Exhibitions: MAK Vienna, Josef Hoffmann 1870-1956. Progress Through Beauty, December 2021 until June 2022

Categories: Works of Art