Description & Technical information
Designed by:Josef Hoffmann, 1906
Executed by: Wiener Werkstätte, model no. S 0811, between 1906 and 1910
Marked: JH, WW, rose mark, Austrian hallmark head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), silversmith JW?
(Josef Wagner)
Silver, clear glass liner, pierced square latticework
H 3.5 cm, W 13.5 cm, Ø 9.5 cm
In the Wiener Werkstätte photo archives the butter dish is described as a "Butterdose" suggesting a closed container, apparently a mistake. The butter knife (cat. no. 19) we are offering was intended to lie across the dish.
Date: 1906
Period: 1906
Origin: Austrian
Medium: silver
Signature: Marked: JH, WW, rose mark, Austrian hallmark head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), silversmith JW? (Josef Wagner)
Dimensions: 3.5 x 13.5 x 9.5 cm (1³/₈ x 5³/₈ x 3³/₄ inches)
Provenance: private property, Austria
Literature: Lit.:
Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, Bd. XIX, Darmstadt, April-Sep 1907, S. 87
Categories: Silver

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