Franz Hagenauer - A PAIR OF GIRAFFES

Date	1936
Period	Early 20th century
Origin	Austrian, Vienna
Medium	Cast brass, wood base
Dimensions	29 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm (11³/₈ x 2¹/₂ x 1³/₄ inches)
Gallery	Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna

Description
Technical

Designed by: Franz Hagenauer, Vienna, 1936
Executed by: Werkstätte Hagenauer, model no. 4297
Marked: WHW in circle, MADE IN AUSTRIA, HAGENAUER WIEN, Handmade

Cast brass, patinated, wood base, very good original condition

H 29 cm, W 6.5 cm, D 4.5 cm

Sincere thanks to Dr. Maria-Luise Jesch, Hagenauer archives at the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts for her kind assistance in dating this artefact and the information provided about the designer.

Date: 1936
Period: Early 20th century
Origin: Austrian, Vienna
Medium: Cast brass, wood base
Signature:

Marked: WHW in circle, MADE IN AUSTRIA, HAGENAUER WIEN, Handmade

Dimensions: 29 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm (11³/₈ x 2¹/₂ x 1³/₄ inches)
Provenance:

private property, USA

Literature:

Ref.: entry in model book, Hagenauer archives at the Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), Vienna

Categories: Sculpture

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