Lot: 374

Josef Hoffmann
Coffee cup 'Merkur', 1910/11

H. 5.5 cm. Execution: Josef Böck and Pfeifer and Löwenstein, Ostrov, commissioned by the Wiener Werkstätte, c. 1920. Porcelain, white, glazed, black stripe decoration over glaze, with gold. Marked: Manufactory marks (green or gray, under glaze), 1330 (black, on glaze and gold).

Saucer with various hairline cracks.

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Hammer Price: 1,200 €

165C - Art Nouveau - Art Deco Part II
09. November 2022 at 3:00 PM CET

Literature:

Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration XXXI, 1912-13; Max Eisler, Österreichische Werkkultur, Vienna 1916, p. 157; exh. cat. Josef Hoffmann, Museum Bellerive, Zurich 1982, no. 190, pot with this decor.