Description & Technical information

JOSEF HOFFMANN
WIENER WERKSTÄTTE

CENTREPIECE

designed by: Josef Hoffmann, around 1919
executed by: Wiener Werkstätte, model no. S 4335

Silver, chased and beaten, extraordinarily fine bead-and-reel decoration, highest quality of silversmith craftsmanship, excellent original condition.

Date:  1919
Period:  20th century
Origin:  Vienna
Medium: Silver, chased and beaten
Signature: Marked: JH, WIENER WERKSTÄTTE (1 line), WW, rose mark, Austrian hallmark head of Diana (2 for 900/1000), A in circle (for Vienna)

Dimensions: 11 x 20.5 x 17 cm (4³/₈ x 8¹/₈ x 6³/₄ inches)
Literature: Wiener Werkstätte archives, Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna, design drawing inv. no. 12004/15, model no. S 4335
Categories: Decorative Arts & Design, Silver