Josef Hoffmann Brass Vase for Wiener Werkstatte
This magnificent hand-hammered brass vase by Josef Hoffmann (1870-1956) for the Wiener Werkstatte measures 11.5 in (29.2 cm) by 6.25 in (15.9 cm). According to Sotheby's, this and similar designs for vases were produced from 1925 to 1931. The most recent auction sale of a work from the series occurred in Paris on December 20, 2017, in their sale entitled "UNE DYNASTIE AMÉRICAINE EN EUROPE - COLLECTIONS ELEANOR POST CLOSE & ANTAL POST DE BEKESSY" where lot 562, a silvered brass bowl with handles, was offered with an estimate of 8,000-10,000 euros and closed at 21,250 euros. Our price is firm.
Literature:
Die Wiener Werkstätte, Modernes Kunsthandwerk von 1903-1932, exhibition catalogue, Österreichisches Museum für angewandte Kunst, Vienne, May 22 - August 10, 1967, pl. 18, n.124
Werner J. Schweiger, Wiener Werkstätte, Design in Vienna 1903-1932, New York, 1984, p. 70
Peter Noever and Oswald Oberhuber, Josef Hoffmann, Ornament zwischen Hoffnung und Verbrechen, Vienna, 1987, pp. 137 and 145
Josef Hoffmann designs, exhibition catalogue, Austrian Museum of Applied Arts, Vienne, p. 110, pl. 157 for a sketch and p. 172, pl. 268
Der Preis der Schönheit, 100 Jahere Wiener Werkstätte, exhibition catalogue, MAK, Vienne, December 10, 2003 - March 7, 2004, p. 346
Walter Zednicek, Josef Hoffmann und die Wiener Werkstätte, Vienna, 2006, p. 43
Gabriel Fahr-Becker, Wiener Werkstätte, Cologne, 2008, p. 165
