Coffee cup 'Merkur', 1910/11 – Josef Hoffmann

Lot: 19

Josef Hoffmann
Coffee cup 'Merkur', 1910/11

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

Hammer Price: 1,500 €

166A - Schools of Design
29. November 2022 at 3:00 PM MESZ CEST

Literature:

Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration XXXI, 1912-13, np; Max Eisler, Österreichische Werkkultur, ed. by the Austrian Werkbund, Vienna 1916, p. 157; exh. cat. Josef Hoffmann, Museum Bellerive, Zurich 1982, no. 190, pot with this decor; Exh. cat. Traum und Wirklichkeit, Historisches Museum der Stadt Wien, Vienna 1985, p. 377.

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