Lot Essay
An archival photograph of the present lot and related examples is registered in the Wiener Werkstätte Archiva, MAK (Museum für angewandte Kunst), Vienna, under inventory number WWF 110-67-1.
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AN ENQUIRING EYE: PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION
JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956)
Group of Four Cases and a Portfolio, circa 1910-20
Details
JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956)
Group of Four Cases and a Portfolio, circa 1910-20
executed by the Wiener Werkstätte
?embossed and parcel-gilt leather
largest:
13 3/4 x 10 3/4 x 1/4 in. (35 x 27 1/2 x 1 cm) (folded)
13 3/4 x 21 5/8 x 1/4 in. (35 x 55 x 1 cm) (unfolded)
each impressed WIENER WERKSTÄTTE, one case additionally impressed with artist's monogram and additional monogram, portfolio impressed with a star
Group of Four Cases and a Portfolio, circa 1910-20
executed by the Wiener Werkstätte
?embossed and parcel-gilt leather
largest:
13 3/4 x 10 3/4 x 1/4 in. (35 x 27 1/2 x 1 cm) (folded)
13 3/4 x 21 5/8 x 1/4 in. (35 x 55 x 1 cm) (unfolded)
each impressed WIENER WERKSTÄTTE, one case additionally impressed with artist's monogram and additional monogram, portfolio impressed with a star
Literature
W. Schweiger, Wiener Werkstatte Kunst und Handwerk 1903-1932, Vienna, 1982, p. 230
W. Neuwirth, Wiener Werkstatte, Avantgarde, Art Deco, Industrial Design, Vienna, 1984, p. 111, no. 75 (for a related example)
W. Schweiger, Wiener Werkstatte Design in Vienna, New York, 1985, p. 230
C. Schorske, R. Waissenberger et al., Traum und Wirklichkeit Wien 1870-1930, exh. cat., Sonderausstellung des Historischen Museums der Stadt Wien, Vienna, March- October 1985, p. 386 (for a related example)
P. Noever, O. Oberhuber, Josef Hoffmann 1870-1956: Ornament Zwischen Hoffnung und Verbrechen, Vienna, 1987, pp. 308-309 (for related examples)
C. Brandstatter, Wiener Werkstatte Design in Vienna 1903-1932, New York, 2003, pp. 361, 364-365 (for related examples)
C. Witt-Dörring, J. Staggs,The Luxury of Beauty, exh cat., Neue Galerie, New York, 2017, pp. 204-205
W. Neuwirth, Wiener Werkstatte, Avantgarde, Art Deco, Industrial Design, Vienna, 1984, p. 111, no. 75 (for a related example)
W. Schweiger, Wiener Werkstatte Design in Vienna, New York, 1985, p. 230
C. Schorske, R. Waissenberger et al., Traum und Wirklichkeit Wien 1870-1930, exh. cat., Sonderausstellung des Historischen Museums der Stadt Wien, Vienna, March- October 1985, p. 386 (for a related example)
P. Noever, O. Oberhuber, Josef Hoffmann 1870-1956: Ornament Zwischen Hoffnung und Verbrechen, Vienna, 1987, pp. 308-309 (for related examples)
C. Brandstatter, Wiener Werkstatte Design in Vienna 1903-1932, New York, 2003, pp. 361, 364-365 (for related examples)
C. Witt-Dörring, J. Staggs,The Luxury of Beauty, exh cat., Neue Galerie, New York, 2017, pp. 204-205
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