Hi,
I've seen this same pattern with the Alexander Sturm maker's mark and have also seen both Sturm's and this "oak leaf" maker's mark on identical Josef Hoffman design hammered silver sphere bottle stoppers. I'm wondering if Sturm used this oak leaf as an alternative mark or if it is for another firm.
The assay mark on the piece is post 1922 Vienna.
Thanks, Tom
Austrian Maker & Pattern
Thanks Blakstone, lost my Neuwirth 1867-1922 in a fire back in 2001. Still waiting for a lottery win to replace it.
I've come across Dub pieces in the past, but always with a VCD mark. The familial relationship makes a great deal of sense in explaining design crossover. I know Prof. Hoffmann had a working relationship with Sturm c.1900-1905 and then again in the late 1920s. Do you know if he also had one with Dub?
Regards, Tom
I've come across Dub pieces in the past, but always with a VCD mark. The familial relationship makes a great deal of sense in explaining design crossover. I know Prof. Hoffmann had a working relationship with Sturm c.1900-1905 and then again in the late 1920s. Do you know if he also had one with Dub?
Regards, Tom