Lot 243
JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956) FOR WIENER WERKSTÄTTE
BRASS INKSTAND, 20TH CENTURY
Decorative Arts: Design Since 1860
Auction: 11 April 2018 at 12:00 BST
£4,250
Description
the spherical inkwell with revolving lid, with original glass liner, raised on a tapering column within a shaped square dish, stamped maker's marks WIENER WERKSTÄTTE/ MADE IN AUSTRIA with artist's monogram
Dimensions
22.5cm wide
Footnote
Note: MAK, Vienna, holds the Archive of the Wiener Werkstätte and the original pencil drawing for this piece, ref. KI 12067-1, which is inscribed "Häusler 10. I. 24 Tintenzeug alles polliert M sz5" (https://sammlung.mak.at/sammlung_online?id=collect-231032.)
