40 000 CZK
| 1 600 €
Lot 98
A PAIR OF BASKET VASES
Around 1905
White painted metal, glass
Height 24.3 cm; square base measures 4.5 × 4.5 cm
Starting price
These white painted metal vases were designed for Wiener Werkstätte based on a design by one of the founders of the celebrated Arts & Crafts workshop, Josef Hoffmann. The complete absence of ornamentation on the surface gives full voice to its form and geometric pattern of perforated square windows. Pure lines liberated from adornment, a response to Historicism and numerous copies thereof, emphasize function, a typical characteristic of Wiener Werkstätte’s work. The vases include glass inserts.