Estimate

280 - 320

Session 2

23 November 2022

Hammer Price

Description

French silver
Maker Robert LINZELER of silver handles of Regency ribbons and drapes decoration, and steel blades
Hallmarks: Minerva 1st grade, master goldsmith RL crowned. Blades marked JP
(in very good condition)

Length 20,5 cm
432 g

Category

Silver

Additional Information

Robert LINZELER belonged to a dynasty of goldsmiths present in Paris since 1808, of which he became the most accomplished representative. LINZELER manufactures the international trophy for the 1900 International Exhibition, being awarded, in that same exhibition, a gold metal for his cutlery.
His fast rise to fame gave him the confidence to sometimes associate his goldsmithing pieces with small furniture, supplying music hall stars, celebrities and the high aristocracy with a range of diverse objects made by commission, which had in common their luxurious and refined execution.
In 1920 he opens his store at 4 rue de la Paix, commissioning the plans for the façade to the renowned architects Louis SÜE and André MARE and to the Compagnie des Arts Français.
In 1925 he enters a partnership with Alexandre MARCHAK, son of the former supplier to Tzar Nicholas II, eventually retiring in 1927.
Artworks by Robert LINZELER can be found in most major international museums, namely the Metropolitan in New York of the Musée des Arts Decoratifs in Paris.