Pamono Art Nouveau Austrian Silver Brooch with Embossed Leaves attributed to Josef Hoffmann, 1912> Brooches

Silver Brooch Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstätte Austrian Jugendstil Embossed Leaves 1912 Josef Hoffmann, a member of the Vienna Secession, was both the co-founder and one of the most active designers of the Wiener Werkstätte. Much of the success of this Viennese art manufactory is due to his designs. In addition to a variety of articles of daily use, furniture and interior decoration, he also designed various fashion accessories, such as this brooch. This elegant, silver chased brooch bears a relief-like foliage motif, which adapts organically to the shape of the object. Small dots around the motif complete the composition. The balanced decoration is framed by a finely crafted edge, a so-called “Perlschnur”. The brooch is marked on the back with “WW” and with the silver hallmark, the diana mark. Back marked with “WW” and displaced 900 silver fine hallmark “Dianakopf” Bib.: Archive of the Wiener Werkstätte in the Museum of applied Arts Vienna, model number: S 2694 inventory number WWE 13-7 (original photo) and WWF 96-185-2 (design).