Description & Technical information
JOSEF HOFFMANN / PHILIPP HÄUSLER
Brtnice 1870 – 1956 Vienna
Panczowa, Hungary 1887 – 1966 Frankfurt/Main
WIENER WERKSTÄTTE
THREE ELECTRIC BELL PUSHES
BELL PUSH
designed by: Philipp Häusler, Vienna, around 1920
executed by: Wiener Werkstätte
marked: WW, PH, Austrian hallmark, Toucan’s head (W for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), 900
silver, ivory
H 3.5 cm, Ø 5 cm
BELL PUSH
designed by: Josef Hoffmann, Vienna, around 1909
executed by: Wiener Werkstätte
marked: WIENER WERK STÄTTE (3 lines), WW, Austrian hallmark, head of Diana (2 for 900/1000)
chased and hammered silver, malachite ring button
H 4.5 cm, Ø 7.1 cm
shown at: Zilvermuseum Sterckshof, Antwerp, 2010, Wiener Werkstätte Silver and Belgian Silver Design
ref: K. Goubert, Zilvermuseum Sterckshof (ed.), Wiener Werkstätte Silver and Belgian Silver Design, 2010, p. 75
BELL PUSH
designed by: Josef Hoffmann, Vienna, around 1908
executed by: Wiener Werkstätte
marked: WIENER WERKSTÄTTE (1 line), WW, head of Diana (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000)
silver, chrysoprase
H 2.5 cm, Ø 6.9 cm
Date: 1908-1920
Period: 20th century
Origin: Vienna
Medium: silver, Ivory
Signature: Marked: WW, PH, Austrian hallmark, Toucan’s head (W for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), 900.
Dimensions: 3.5 x 5 cm (1³/₈ x 2 inches)
Categories: Decorative Arts & Design, Silver

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