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JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956)
Lot 80 AN ENQUIRING EYE: PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTOR

JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956)

Cigar Holder, model no. S 1102 and Smoking Compendium, circa 1905

Closed13 December 2019

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JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956)
Cigar Holder, model no. S 1102 and Smoking Compendium, circa 1905
executed by Johann Fessner at the Wiener Werkstätte, Austria
silver, clear glass
cigar holder: 4 in. (10 cm) high; 3 7/8 in. (9.6 cm) wide; 3 in. (7.5 cm) deep
smoking compendium: 3 in. (7.6 cm) high; 5 ½ in. (13.3 cm) wide; 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm) deep
cigar holder stamped WW, rose mark, artist's monogram JH, maker's monogram JF, and Diana assay mark
smoking compendium stamped WW and Diana assay mark

Günther Stefan Asenbaum, Vienna
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1986

Specialist note

This model of cigar holder is registered in the Wiener Werkstätte Archive, MAK, Vienna, under inventory numbers WWF 94-77-11 and WWF 113-53-7.