212. JOSEF HOFFMANN. Wiener Werkstätte, vase, silver with glass insert, Austria c:a 1909. "The bumpy Ivy" pattern.

Length 14.7 cm, height 8.7 cm, weight 135 grams (without the glass insert).

OTHER: Josef Hoffmann founded the Wiener Werkstätte in 1903, together with Kolo Moser and Fritz Warendorfer. He was active both as an architect and designer throughout his life. He is known for his clear and geometric designs.

A jardinière of the same design was sold at Stockholms Auktionsverk in November 2016.

LITERATURE: Wiener Werkstätte - Ein Gesamtkunstwerk / A Total Work of Art, Exhibition catalogue, Galerie Bei Der Albertina 23.10.2003 - 31.1.2004 Cf. Items in the same design on pages 17 and 19.