Josef Hoffmann - A Pair of Silver Baskets

Date	1909
Period	20th century
Origin	Vienna
Medium	Silver, ivy-leaf pattern, original glass liners
Dimensions	26.5 x 9.5 x 6 cm (10³/₈ x 3³/₄ x 2³/₈ inches)
Gallery	Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna

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JOSEF HOFFMANN
WIENER WERKSTÄTTE

A PAIR OF SILVER BASKETS

designed by: Josef Hoffmann, 1909
executed by: Wiener Werkstätte, model no. S 1451

Date: 1909
Period: 20th century
Origin: Vienna
Medium: Silver, ivy-leaf pattern, original glass liners
Signature: Marked: JH, WW, WIENER WERKSTÄTTE (1 line), rose mark, Austrian hallmark head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), unidentified master’s mark; on the handle Austrian hallmark head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000); second basket with unidentified master's mark JF (in circle)

Dimensions: 26.5 x 9.5 x 6 cm (10³/₈ x 3³/₄ x 2³/₈ inches)
Literature: a contemporary photograph is preserved in the Wiener Werkstätte archives at the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), Vienna, inv. no. WWF 94-102-2
Categories: Decorative Arts & Design, Silver