Josef Hoffmann / Wiener Werkstätte Brass Candleholder and Match Safe 1906
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Josef Hoffmann / Wiener Werkstätte Brass Candleholder and Match Safe 1906
JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956) Austria
WIENER WERKSTÄTTE (1903-1932) Vienna
Candlestick holder and match safe 1906
Hand wrought brass with beading around the perimeter of the edges
Marks: JH monogram, WIENER/WERK/STÄTTE, rosemark
Model illustrated: Österreichische Werkkultur, Max Eisler (Vienna: Österreichischer Werkbund, 1916). (slipcovered); Wiener Werkstätte G. M. B. H. catalog (December 1923), p. 114
Sara Sax / Rookwood Pottery Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau “Poppy” pitcher 1906
SARA SAX (1870-1949)
ROOKWOOD POTTERY Cincinnati, OH
“Poppy” pitcher 1906
High fire ceramic with “Iris” glaze depicting five salmon pink poppies in various stages of blooming all on a rare handled pitcher form.
Marks: RP insignia, VI (1906), SAX (intertwined for Sara Sax), 772
For more information on Rookwood see: The Book of Rookwood Pottery, Herbert Peck (New York: Bonanza, 1968) pp. 60, 63, 64, 112, 140, 146, & 156 ; American Ceramics: The Collection of Everson Museum of Art, ed. Barbara Perry (New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 1989) p.108.
Josef Hoffmann / J. & J. Kohn Vienna Secession Stool c.1907
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.
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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