Lot No. 103


Josef Hoffmann, a large six-piece tea service, Wiener Werkstätte, 1919


Josef Hoffmann, a large six-piece tea service, Wiener Werkstätte, 1919 - Jugendstil and 20th Century Arts and Crafts

silver, partly with hammered decoration; handles and cover finials made of carved ivory; consisting of: large oval tray (height 4.2 cm, length 44.4 cm, width 36.3 cm); teapot with hinged cover (height 16.4 cm); creamer (height 10.3 cm); sugar bowl with cover (height 13.4 cm); large bowl (height 9.7 cm) and small bowl (height 7.6 cm); traces of use; all objects marked with 900, rose mark, JH, WW and silver purity hallmark of Diana’s head; the tray, teapot, creamer and large bowl additionally marked Wiener/Werk/Stätte and Wiener Werkstätte on the underside, the tray and teapot also 900. (MP)

The present item is subject to conservation legislation (ASA).

Provenance:
German Private Ownership.

Literature:
MAK, Vienna, Wiener Werkstätte Archive, inventory number: WWF 96–189–1.

This service was produced four times between 1919 and 1920, and again in 1923.

Specialist: Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A. Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A.
+43-1-515 60-383

magda.pfabigan@dorotheum.at

07.12.2020 - 15:34

Realized price: **
EUR 35,300.-
Estimate:
EUR 25,000.- to EUR 40,000.-
Starting bid:
EUR 25,000.-

Josef Hoffmann, a large six-piece tea service, Wiener Werkstätte, 1919


silver, partly with hammered decoration; handles and cover finials made of carved ivory; consisting of: large oval tray (height 4.2 cm, length 44.4 cm, width 36.3 cm); teapot with hinged cover (height 16.4 cm); creamer (height 10.3 cm); sugar bowl with cover (height 13.4 cm); large bowl (height 9.7 cm) and small bowl (height 7.6 cm); traces of use; all objects marked with 900, rose mark, JH, WW and silver purity hallmark of Diana’s head; the tray, teapot, creamer and large bowl additionally marked Wiener/Werk/Stätte and Wiener Werkstätte on the underside, the tray and teapot also 900. (MP)

The present item is subject to conservation legislation (ASA).

Provenance:
German Private Ownership.

Literature:
MAK, Vienna, Wiener Werkstätte Archive, inventory number: WWF 96–189–1.

This service was produced four times between 1919 and 1920, and again in 1923.

Specialist: Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A. Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A.
+43-1-515 60-383

magda.pfabigan@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Jugendstil and 20th Century Arts and Crafts
Auction type: Online auction
Date: 07.12.2020 - 15:34
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 07.12.2020


** Purchase price excl. buyer's premium and VAT

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