Josef Hoffmann / Wiener Werkstaette Leather purse c. 1909-10
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”
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