Lot 117
  • 117

Josef Hoffmann

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 EUR
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Description

  • Josef Hoffman
  • Vase, circa 1920
  • silvered metal
  • 18,5 x 16 cm ; 7 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.
vase in silvered metal
Branded WIENER WERKSTATTE and JH for Josef Hoffmann on the underside

Provenance

Historical Design, New York
Collection Jacques Grange, Paris (acquired from the above in 2006)

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Condition

EN : Good overall condition. A few minor surface scratches and very minute dents scattered on the surface. Rare and minute pitting of oxidation on the external part of the vase, tarnishing and signs of oxidation on the internal part, light oxidation underneath the base. Some of the recessed areas with residue of silver polish. //// FR : Bon état général. Quelques petites rayures de surface et très petits enfoncements épars sur la surface. Rares et légères piqures d'oxydation sur la partie extérieure du vase. Ternissement et traces d'oxydation sur la partie intérieure. Légère oxydation au revers. Dans les recoins, traces de produit d'enretien.
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Catalogue Note

A period photograph of this model is in the archives of the Wiener Werkstätte, Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Vienna, inventory number WWF 114-3-3.