Josef Hoffmann / Wiener Werkstaette Fluted serving tray c. 1928
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Josef Hoffmann / Wiener Werkstaette Fluted serving tray c. 1928
JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956) Austria
WIENER WERKSTÄTTE (1903-1932) Vienna
Fluted serving tray c. 1928
Handwrought silver plated brass, gilt interior, hand hammered swirled fluting, scalloped edge
Marks: MADE IN AUSTRIA (in a square), JH monogram, WIENER WERK STÄTTE (in a square)
Model illustrated: Josef Hoffmann: Ornament zwischen Hoffnung und Verbrechen (Wien: Herausgeber, 1987) p. 185.
Related models illustrated: Wiener Werkstätte Design in Vienna 1903-1932, Werner J. Schweiger (New York,1984) pp. 62,66; Josef Hoffmann Designs, ed. Peter Noever, MAK and Prestel-Verlag: Munich, 1992) pp. 172, 174, 189.
Emil Hoye / Marius Hammer Four-quadrant silver sweets tray c. 1910
EMIL HOYE (1875-1958) Bergen, Norway
MARIUS HAMMER (1847-1927) Norway
Four-quadrant sweets tray c. 1910
Handwrought silver with fluted border detail
Marks: MH (conjoined monogram of Marius Hammer), 800 (silver standard mark), 5294
For further information see: Silver of a New Era: International Highlights of Precious Metalwork from 1880 to 1940 (Rotterdam: Museum Boymans van-Beuningen, 1992), p. 218; Art Nouveau and Art Deco Silver Annelies Krekel-Aalberse (New York: Abrams, 1989) pp. 243, 255
Josef Hoffmann / Wiener Werkstätte / Loetz globe Vienna Secession sonce c.1915
JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870 – 1956) Austria
JOH. LÖTZ WITWE Klostermühle, Bohemia
WIENER WERKSTÄTTE (1903-1931) Vienna
Wall sconce with Loetz globe c. 1915
Polished brass, wall arm in the form of volute with pearl ribbon, handblown Lötz glass, cobalt Phänomen Gre
Marks: JH, WIENER WERKSTÄTTE
For more information see: Wiener Werkstätte: 1903-1932 Gabriele Fahr-Becker (Cologne: Taschen, 1994); Wiener Werkstätte Design in Vienna 1903-1932, Werner J. Schweiger (New York,1984); Josef Hoffmann Designs, ed. Peter Noever, MAK and Prestel-Verlag: Munich, 1992); Wiener Werkstätte by Gabriele Fahr-Becker.
Extension from the wall forward: 11 ½”
H top of arch to bottom of globe: 11 ¼”
Diameter of globe: 6 1/2”
Mitzi Otten-Friedmann / Wiener Werkstaette reverse painted glass and silver brooch, signed c. 1915
MITZI OTTEN-FRIEDMANN (1884-1955) Austria
WIENER WERKSTÄTTE (1903-1932)
Brooch c. 1915
Reverse-painted glass depicting a couple set in a silver frame / back
Marks: M. OTTEN-FRIEDMANN on the front (right), the reverse stamped: WW, Vienna assay mark for 900 silver
D: 2 3/8”
Rosalia Marie Friedmann-Otten (“Mitzi”) * November 28, 1884 Vienna, † May 5, 1955 New York, NY
Student at the School of Applied Arts in Vienna (with Oskar Strnad), Friedmann-Otten participated in numerous exhibitions (including art shows in 1908, 1920; Neukunstgruppe 1909; German Women’s Art in 1925; Werkbundausstellung 1930). Member of the Austrian Werkbund, the Wiener Werkstätte and the Neukunstgruppe. One of the most versatile artists (commercial art, metalwork, jewelry, fashion, starting from 1920 mainly enamel works, including large-scale email pictures), Friedmann-Otten had to flee in 1938 to the United States.
Whiting American Sterling Koi Theme “Japonisme” Serving Bowl and Servers c.1880
WHITING MANUFACTURING CO. North Attleboro, MA
“Koi” serving bowl with matching servers c. 1880
Sterling silver serving bowl and matching servers with applications of Koi fish behind nets, gilt interior
Marks: on base: lion with W in oval (manufacturer’s insignia), STERLING, 2124A, J.E. CALDWELL & CO. (retailer)
H: 4 3/8″ x Dia: 9 3/4″
In 1840 Albert Tifft and William Whiting started their business in North Attleboro, MA as a jewelry manufacturing company and then in 1866 created the Whiting Mfg. Co. and expanded production into small holloware as well. The Gorham Company bought Whiting in 1926 and all operations were then moved to Providence, R.I.
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