
Coffeepot (Primary Title)
Joseph Maria Olbrich, Austrian, 1867 - 1908 (Designer)
Eduard Hueck, German, founded 1814 (Manufacturer)
An identical example of this coffee and tea service made by Eduard Hueck was displayed at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition held in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1904.
Marked (each piece, except tray, bottom): EDELZINN / 1930 / E. Hueck; (coffeepot and teapot, side): JO
Gift of Sydney and Frances Lewis
A similar piece was displayed at the Exhibition of Künsterkolonie, Darmstadt, 1904; Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, MO, 1904;
"Design in the Service of Tea," Cooper Hewitt Museum, NY, Aug 7- Sept 28, 1984;
"Design in the Service of Tea," Cooper Hewitt Museum, NY, Aug 7- Sept 28, 1984;
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