Important Design

Important Design

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Josef Hoffmann

M0555 ashtray

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May 20, 12:30 PM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 EUR

Lot Details

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Description

Josef Hoffmann


M0555 ashtray


Circa 1909-1912

Hammered alpaca

Monogrammed JH and WIENER/WERK/STÄTTE, stamped with the rosemark and with the maker's mark of Karl Kallert on the underside

2,5 x 15 x 5,5 cm ; 1 x 5 ⅞ x 2 ⅛ in.

Private collection, France

Christian Branstätter, Wonderful Wiener Werkstätte : Design in Vienna 1903-1932, London, 2003, p. 280

A drawing of the model and a period photograph are MAK - Museum of Applied Arts collection (inv. KI 12076-21 ; inv. WWF 97-25-1), Vienna.