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Lot 266 VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A lamp of this model in the showroom of the Wiener Werkstátte in Vienna
The lamp in the calculation book of the Wiener Werkstátte
A lamp of this model in the showroom of the Wiener Werkstátte in Vienna
The lamp in the calculation book of the Wiener Werkstátte
JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956)
'MODEL NO. M 92' AN ADJUSTABLE HAMMERED SILVERED-BRASS AND SILK TABLE LAMP, 1904
Closed18 December 2007
Price Realised
USD 145,000
More Information
Specialist note
cf. E. Sekler, Josef Hoffmann: The Architectural Work, Princeton, 1985, p. 320, cat. 116/II for a photograph showing the piece in the interior of the Wiener Werkstätte showroom.
W.J. Schweiger, Wiener Werkstätte Design in Vienna 1903-1932, New York, 1984, p. 76 for a photograph showing the piece in the interior of the Wiener Werkstätte showroom.
The present lot is one of only three table lamps of this model that were produced. The lamp is documented in the archives of the Wiener Werkstätte, Österreichisches Museum für Angewandte Kunst (MAK) in Vienna in the WWB (Wiener Werkstätte Kalkulationsbuch/calculation book) 03 (GSM 03)/0196. The lamp is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Günther Stefan Asenbaum.
W.J. Schweiger, Wiener Werkstätte Design in Vienna 1903-1932, New York, 1984, p. 76 for a photograph showing the piece in the interior of the Wiener Werkstätte showroom.
The present lot is one of only three table lamps of this model that were produced. The lamp is documented in the archives of the Wiener Werkstätte, Österreichisches Museum für Angewandte Kunst (MAK) in Vienna in the WWB (Wiener Werkstätte Kalkulationsbuch/calculation book) 03 (GSM 03)/0196. The lamp is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Günther Stefan Asenbaum.