Description: ANTIQUE ENDEARING DACHSHUND WEINER SAUSAGE DOGS GERMAN FAMOUS MAKER KAYSERZINN .....measure approx 90mm long ........... KNIFE RESTS .........Rare and here is a pair !!! The Rhenish firm “Leuconide Metalware Factory and trading Company J.P Kayser and Son in Krefeld- Bockum was known for its progressive style and was the leading factory of making pewter in the period 1894-1912. The firm’s workshop was situated in Krefeld-Bochum and was under the direction of Jean Kayser. The design studio was set up in Cologne in 1894 by Engelbert Kayser (1840-1911). He was the “father of Kayserzinn”. Among the artist employed full-time in the design studio were: Hugo Leven(1874-1956), Karl Geyer (1858-1912) Hermann Fauser(1874-1947) Karl Berghof(1881-1967). Hans Stoltenberg-Lerche (1867-1920) Another outside designer was Professor Johann Cristian Kroner(1838-1911) a Dusseldorf painter of hunting-scenes The hunting motifs in relief are found on several dishes that were so popular at that time. They were based on his designs. Also a French artist Jean Garnier was the designer of several items.The Kayserzinn firm received generous recognition at home and abroad in a short space of time They received a Gold medal at the Paris World Exhibition in 1900, another Gold medal at the First Exhibition of Modern Art in Turin 1902 and carried off a similar prize at the German-National-trade Exhibition in Düsseldorf. Finally they received a Gold medal at the ST.Louis Universal Exhibition in 1904(U.S.A) J.P Kayser and Son had around 400 workers in 1898. In 1900, 500 founders alone were working for the firm. At the time of the Paris Exhibition the work-force reached 800 workers After 1904 there was an economic decline ,and after 1906 the staff of the Cologne design-studio was reduced and also the pewter production. The artistic significance of Kayserzinn died with the death of Engelbert Kayser in1911. ................ PLEASE SEE MY OTHER EBAY LISTING OF DACHSHUND PICTURE, it's very lovely !!!
Price: 69 GBP
Location: Bath
End Time: 2024-09-23T16:08:13.000Z
Shipping Cost: 24.22 GBP
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Item Specifics
Returns Accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Antique: Yes
Type: Figurine/Statue
Original/Repro: Original
Material: Pewter
Country/Region: Germany
Age: 1850-1899
