1870 Pirnitz, Moravia 1870 - 1956 1956 Vienna

Centerpiece

Manufactured by the Wiener Werkstätte, model number M sh 17

Alpaca, silver-plated, partly chased, hammered décor

H 19 cm, W 28.5 cm, D 18 cm

Marks: monogram JH, WIENER / WERK / STÄTTE, MADE / IN / AUSTRIA

This centerpiece was usually manufactured in brass, in contrast, the alpaca version was made much more rarely. Only 20 pieces in alpaca have been registered in the MAK-Archive.

Literatur:

cf. WW Archive, MAK Vienna, design sketch KI 12059-9, Photo-Archive WWF 114-6-2
cf. Sales catalogue Wiener Werkstätte, Vienna 1928, ill. p. 405, no. M sh 17
cf. Waltraud Neuwirth, Wiener Werkstätte – Avantgarde, Art Déco, Industrial
Design, Vienna 1984, ill. p. 191, no. 150
cf. Exhibition catalogue ‘Der Preis der Schönheit. 100 Jahre Wiener Werkstätte’, ed. by Peter Noever, MAK, Vienna 2003, ill. p. 346, no. M 306
cf. Exhibition catalogue ‘Josef Hoffmann 1870–1956: Progress Through Beauty. The Guide to His Oeuvre’, ed. by Christoph Thun-Hohenstein, Matthias Boeckl, Rainald Franz and Christian Witt-Dörring, MAK, Vienna 2021/22, ill. p. 229, no. 11