Lot No. 69


Josef Hoffmann, a brooch in original leather box, Wiener Werkstätte, before 1912


Josef Hoffmann, a brooch in original leather box, Wiener Werkstätte, before 1912 - Jugendstil and 20th Century Arts and Crafts

gold, mother-of-pearl, moonstones; on the back marked JH, rose mark, WW and with goldsmith monogram Karl Ponocny; marked with official hallmark A and gold purity hallmark 750 on the side; brooch element (closure loop) replaced for safety reasons;
size: 4.1 x 4.1 cm.
Black leather box with diamond-shaped gold line décor; brass clasp; stamped WW in gold colour on the front, embossed Wiener/Werk/Stätte also in gold colour on the back. (MP)

Over the last years, the present brooch was displayed at the Pforzheim Jewellery Museum. Es wurde only a example issued by the latter brooch executed.

Provenance:
German Private Ownership.

Literature:
MAK, Vienna, Wiener Werkstätte Archive, inventory number: KI 12144–14.

Specialist: Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A. Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A.
+43-1-515 60-383

magda.pfabigan@dorotheum.at

17.06.2019 - 16:00

Realized price: **
EUR 94,050.-
Estimate:
EUR 60,000.- to EUR 120,000.-

Josef Hoffmann, a brooch in original leather box, Wiener Werkstätte, before 1912


gold, mother-of-pearl, moonstones; on the back marked JH, rose mark, WW and with goldsmith monogram Karl Ponocny; marked with official hallmark A and gold purity hallmark 750 on the side; brooch element (closure loop) replaced for safety reasons;
size: 4.1 x 4.1 cm.
Black leather box with diamond-shaped gold line décor; brass clasp; stamped WW in gold colour on the front, embossed Wiener/Werk/Stätte also in gold colour on the back. (MP)

Over the last years, the present brooch was displayed at the Pforzheim Jewellery Museum. Es wurde only a example issued by the latter brooch executed.

Provenance:
German Private Ownership.

Literature:
MAK, Vienna, Wiener Werkstätte Archive, inventory number: KI 12144–14.

Specialist: Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A. Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A.
+43-1-515 60-383

magda.pfabigan@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Jugendstil and 20th Century Arts and Crafts
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 17.06.2019 - 16:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 12.06. - 17.06.2019


** Purchase price incl. charges and taxes

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