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Lot 495 Ernst Riegel (1871-1939) trained from 1890 in the workshop of Munich goldsmith, Fritz von Miller. Whilst still in Munich, Riegel became a teacher at the Municipal Craft School for Goldsmiths. It was there he produced a various number of silver mounts for the Grand Duke of Hesse's collection of agate and nephrite bowls - introducing a modern interpretation of objects, which were primarily kept in curiosity cabinets.
In 1907, Riegel joined the Darmstadt artists' colony, which became a leading centre for Jugendstil and the applied arts in Germany.
After replacing several members of the original Darmstadt group, Riegel went on to become a professor at the Stadtische Werkschule, in Cologne, in 1912 and from 1920 was in charge of the goldsmiths' shop of the Institute of Religious Art.
In 1907, Riegel joined the Darmstadt artists' colony, which became a leading centre for Jugendstil and the applied arts in Germany.
After replacing several members of the original Darmstadt group, Riegel went on to become a professor at the Stadtische Werkschule, in Cologne, in 1912 and from 1920 was in charge of the goldsmiths' shop of the Institute of Religious Art.
A GERMAN SILVER STANDING CUP AND COVER
MARK OF ERNST RIEGEL, DARMSTAT, 1908
Closed22 November 2007
Price Realised
GBP 500