Ferdinand Barbedienne, a French foundry and industrialist, was born into a farmer’s family. He was apprenticed to a Parisian paper manufacturer, and by 1834 he
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The London-based Liberty store is widely known for its close association with art and culture. The store is proud to support young designers at the
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The largest American company that has been producing since 1824 and producing to this day dishes and household items made of metal. The company now
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Adam van Vianen (1568–1627), a leading silversmith at the dawn of the Dutch Golden Age, trained as an engraver and medalist, as did his brother
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Moravian sculptor Karl Korshann (1872-1943) was born in Brno (Czech Republic). Korshann was a student at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts and the Berlin
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Paul Francois Luchet (1854-1936), French bronzer, engraver, sculptor, painter and engraver, was born in Paris. Paul Francois was a member of the circle of such
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Maria Semenova inherited the business of her father, Vasily Semenov, an outstanding silversmith, who is famous for his silver and niello work. This happened in
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The St. Petersburg firm “Bolin” under the leadership of Karl Eduard Bolin, which became one of the largest jewelry firms in Russia in the 19th
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Silversmith Ivan Saltykov, who lived in Moscow at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, glorified his name by producing incredibly beautiful dishes in
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Fireplace grates and screens by Edgar Brandt amaze with the elegance of the lace pattern. Brandt’s individual style took shape in the early 1920s. Such
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