Cigarette box
(c. 1904-1905)
Medium
silver electroplate, marble
Measurements
8.5 × 15.1 × 12.0 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Samuel E. Wills Bequest, 1976
© Estate of Josef Hoffmann
Gallery location
Mid 20th Century Paintings & Decorative Arts Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Vienna, Austria
Inscription
soldered on top of lid l.c.: h/g (monogram)
punched inside lid l.c.: (Diana's head) WW (monogram)
punched in rear c.: (Diana's head) WW (monogram) (stylised rose/ stylised rose on stem with leaf)
punched (vertically) in rear c.: JH (monogram) AG (monogram)
Accession Number
D202-1976
Department
International Decorative Arts
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Dame Carol Colburn-Grigor CBE through Metal Manufactures Limited
Physical description
Rectangular, hinged lid with 4 concave panels rising to plateau set with rectangle of ochre marble.