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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
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
H: 1 5/8” x 8 5/8” square
JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956) Austria
JACOB & JOSEF KOHN Vienna
Stool c. 1907
Mahogany-stained beech with upholstery fabric (new) designed by Josef Hoffmann by Backhausen, Vienna
Illustrated: Jacob & Josef Kohn 1916 catalogue (reprint), p. 37, Model no. 728/s; Klassiker des Modernen Möbeldesign, Dorothee Müller (Munich: Keysersche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1980) illus. 85, p. 110: Jacob & Josef Kohn catalogue (reprint in Moderne Vergangenheit Wien 1800-1900 (Vienna: Künstlerhaus, 1981) p. 63; 1909 Jacob & Josef Kohn catalogue (reprint) in Bent Wood and Metal Furniture: 1850- 1946, Derek E. Ostergard, ed. (New York: The American Ferderation of Arts, 1987) p. 107.
H: 18″ x Dia: 14″
Price: $4,250