Koloman Moser - CANDY TRAY

Date	before 1906
Origin	Austrian
Dimensions	12.5 x 25 x 13 cm (4⁷/₈ x 9⁷/₈ x 5¹/₈ inches)
Gallery	Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna

Description
Technical

Designed by: Koloman Moser, Vienna, before 1906
Executed by: Wiener Werkstätte, model no. S 693, before
1906
Marked: WW, Austrian hallmark - head of Diana (A for
Vienna, 2 for 900/1000)

Silver, “vine
leaf” decoration, excellent original condition

H 12.5 cm, W 25 cm, D 13 cm

Although of
particular beauty and elegance, the vine leaf decoration is one of the rarest
patterns used by Wiener Werkstätte. This may be due to the fact that Moser left
Wiener Werktätte in 1906 in a dispute over its financial management. Hoffmann
had repeatedly called on Moser to ask his wife Editha Mautner Markhof for
further financing. This was of course embarrassing for Moser, who sought to
maintain his position in the family.
According
to the Wiener Werkstätte archieves at the MAK, 2 such candy trays.

Date: before 1906
Origin: Austrian
Signature:

Marked: WW, Austrian hallmark - head of Diana (A for
Vienna, 2 for 900/1000)

Dimensions: 12.5 x 25 x 13 cm (4⁷/₈ x 9⁷/₈ x 5¹/₈ inches)
Provenance:

Provenance: private property, Austria