1870 Pirnitz, Moravia 1870 - 1956 1956 Vienna
Pair of Vases and Lidded Box
Manufactured by the Wiener Werkstätte, model number S ga 2-3 (box) resp. S ga 2-2 (vases)
Silver
H 15.8 cm, W 11.4 cm (vases)
H 7.5 cm, W 10 cm (box)
Marks: WIENER/ WERK/ STÄTTE, monogram JH, 900, head of a hoopoe
The lidded box was manufactured only twice in 1923 and 1924.
The vases were also manufactured only twice in the year 1924. The pieces are part of a toilet set that was completed in 1926.
Provenienz:
Barry Friedman Ltd., New York
acquired from the above by the present owner, 1989
Literatur:
cf. A. Koch, Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, vol. XLI, 1917-1918, p. 144 (similar vase)
cf. WW Archive, MAK Vienna, Photo Archive WWF 115-1-4, WWKA 259, WWF 115-3-1