Lady's ring, 1912 – Josef Hoffmann | Lot 606

Lot: 606

Josef Hoffmann
Lady's ring, 1912

Openwork, oval shield with stylized leaf and grape motifs. Yellow gold 750, 22 pearls. 3.15 grams. Ring size 55. 2 x 1.5 cm. Execution: Wiener Werkstätte. Marked: Vienna official hallmark A, chamois head, WW.

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Estimate: 18,000 € - 24,000 €

176C - Art Nouveau - Art Deco
04. December 2024 at 4:00 PM CET

Literature:

When this elegant ladies' ring made of gold with pearls was created, Josef Hoffmann had reached the peak of his career. The Palais Stoclet in Brussels, which he designed, was completed in 1911 as a magnificent work of art, entirely made from furniture and everyday objects from the Wiener Werkstätte. In 1903, Hoffmann founded the production community of artists and craftsmen together with Koloman Moser and the financier Waerndorfer, with the aim of shaping all areas of life according to new aesthetic ideals. Jewelry was produced in the first year, and jewelry production remained an important branch of the Wiener Werkstätte in the years that followed. Cf. von Hase, Jewelry in Germany and Austria, Munich 1977, p. 310, no. 652, related ring.

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