Josef Hoffmann - SILVER BOX FOR DIRECTOR K. PLATZER

Date	before 1918
Period	Early 20th century
Origin	Austrian
Medium	silver, Enamel plaque, Pear wood, fabric, extraordinarily fine bead-and-reel decoration
Dimensions	9.5 x 32.5 x 20.5 cm (3³/₄ x 12³/₄ x 8¹/₈ inches)
Gallery	Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna

Description
Technical

Designed by: Josef Hoffmann, before 1918
Executed by: Wiener Werkstätte; model no. S 4087
Marked: JH, WW, rose mark, WIENER WERKSTÄTTE (1 line), Austrian hallmark – head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), lower-case letter a (for Vienna)

Silver, chased, extraordinarily fine bead-and-reel decoration, oval enamel plaque in the lid, inside: black stained pear wood and fabric lining, highest quality silversmith craftsmanship

Excellent original condition

H 9.5 cm, W 32.5 cm D 20.5 cm

The design drawing for this box preserved in the Wiener Werkstätte archives reads as follows: Rauchgarnitur "Kassette" für Direktor Platzer, Wien I, Tegetthofstrasse 7 (smoking compendium “box” for Director Platzer, Vienna I, Tegetthoffstrasse 7). It is thus to be assumed that this silver box is unique.

Date: before 1918
Period: Early 20th century
Origin: Austrian
Medium: silver, Enamel plaque, Pear wood, fabric, extraordinarily fine bead-and-reel decoration
Signature:

Marked: JH, WW, rose mark, WIENER WERKSTÄTTE (1 line), Austrian hallmark – head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), lower-case letter a (for Vienna)

Dimensions: 9.5 x 32.5 x 20.5 cm (3³/₄ x 12³/₄ x 8¹/₈ inches)
Provenance:

private collection, Switzerland

Literature:

Ref.: Wiener Werkstätte archives, Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), Vienna, design drawing inv. no. KI 12048-28

Categories: Silver