Lot 19
  • 19

Josef Hoffmann

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 EUR
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Description

  • Josef Hoffman
  • M 92 table lamp, circa 1904
  • silvered metal
  • 39 x 20,5 x 28 cm ; 15 3/8 x 8 x 11 in.
table lamp in silvered metal, fabric shade
Branded WW, JH for Josef Hoffmann, FG for Franz Guggenbichler and with the rosemark on the base

Provenance

Historical Design, New York
Christie's, New York, December 18, 2007, lot 266
Collection Jacques Grange, Paris

Literature

Werner J. Schweiger, Wiener Werkstätte Design in Vienna 1903 - 1932, New York, 1984, p. 76

Condition

EN : Very good overall condition. The height of the lamp is adjustable and can go up to 42 cm. Light oxidation with light tarnishing of the metal. A few short scratches scattered. The fabric of the shade is not the original one. //// FR : Très bon état général. La hauteur de la lampe est ajustable et peut aller jusqu'à 42 cm/ Légère oxydation et léger ternissement du métal. Quelques petites rayures éparses. Le tissu de l'abat-jour n'est pas d'origine.
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Catalogue Note

Only three table lamps of this model were produced. It is documented in the Wiener Werkstätte calculation book in the archives of the Wiener Werkstätte, Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Vienna.