Master Art

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