Lot 68
Lot 68
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JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956)

Flower Basket, model no. S 719, circa 1906

Price Realised USD 6,875
Estimate
USD 5,000 - USD 7,000
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JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956)

Flower Basket, model no. S 719, circa 1906

Price Realised USD 6,875
Price Realised USD 6,875
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executed by Adolf Wertnik at the Wiener Werkstätte, Vienna
silver, colored glass
734 in. (19.5 cm) high; 418 in. (10.5 cm) diameter
side stamped with rose mark, artist's monogram JH, maker's mark AW and Diana mark
Provenance
Barry Friedman, Ltd., New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, April-September 1907, vol. IXX, p. 87
Josef Hoffmann Architect and Designer 1870-1956, exh. cat., Galerie Metropol, New York, 1981, p. 57
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This model is registered in the Wiener Werkstätte Archive, MAK, Vienna, under inventory numbers WWF-93-43-6 and WWMB-8-S-719.
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