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Josef Hoffmann / Wiener Werkstaette Piano lamp c. 1910
JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956) Austria
WIENER WERKSTÄTTE (1903-1932) Vienna
Piano lamp c. 1910
Original nickel plated brass with a period silk shade
Marks: WIENER WERKSTÄTTE, JH monogram, rose mark
For more information see: Josef Hoffmann Designs, ed. Peter Noever (Munich: MAK and Prestel-Verlag, 1992), Wiener Werkstätte: Avantgarde, Art Déco, Industrial Design, Waltraud Neuwirth (Vienna: Selbstverlag Dr. Waltraud Neuwirth, 1984).
Overall length: 19″ ; Overall height: 10″ Base: 6″ square, H: 1″ to 1 3/4″ ; Dia Shade: 6″; Silk shade: 9″
Price: $24,500
Josef Hoffmann / Wiener Werkstaette Piano lamp c. 1910
SCANDINAVIAN ART NOUVEAU
“Wisteria” bronze photo frame c.1910
Elaborately detailed, acid etched and multi-patinated bronze table top photo frame with gilt details of a cascade of wisteria blossoms, leaves and vines.
Overall Frame: H: 12” x W: 7 ½”
Oval photo window opening H: 5 ½” x W: 4”
Price: $3,650
JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870 – 1956) Austria
WIENER WERKSTÄTTE (1903-1932) Vienna
Leather clutch purse c. 1909-10
Leather clutch with gilt tooling and silk lining, gilt bronze clasp
Marks: WIENER/ WERK/ STÄTTE ٭ (inside flap)
Similar design illustrated: Wiener Werkstätte Lederobjekte (Vienna: Museum für angewandte Kunst, 1992) p. 45
Related models illustrated: Vienne 1880-1938: l’Apocalypse Joyeuse (Jean Clair, Editions du Centre Pompidou: Paris, 1986), p. 280; Vienna: Dream and Reality, ed. Hans Hollein & Catherine Cooke (London: Architectural Design Editions, Ltd., 1986) p.38
W: 8 3/4“ x H: 6”