Moderne kunstschmiedearbeiten nach entwürfen…

[Louis Sullivan interest] Martin Gropius, Heino Schmieden, Hermann Ende, Wilhelm Böckmann, Ferdinand Hitzig, E. Puls; M. Fabian; A.L. Benecke, et al.

Berlin: Ernst & Korn, [1883]. Half cloth folio with printed boards; (2) leaves, 32 engraved plates (complete). Covers soiled and heavily rubbed and bumped around the edges; binding remains firm and plates are stamped “The Winslow Bros.” but are otherwise bright and clean. Paper label on cover: “For sale by S. M. O’Neill, Architectural & Decorative Books and Photographs, 1650 Madison Ave New York.”

The 32 copperplate engravings originally appeared in Architektonischen Skizzenbuch /Architectural Sketchbook from 1877-1883, showcasing the finest work of the period. The magazine provided engravings and (primarily) lithographs of architecture and ornamental design, with subjects ranging from feature staircases and gates to candlesticks and door fittings. The firms of Gropius & Schmieden and Ende & Böckmann are well represented, among others. Their influence is evident in Sullivan’s work, and this book directly links the designs. Sullivan worked with Winslow Bros. to produce the ornamental iron and bronze works that garnished his modernist masterpieces. The collection of examples in the 1901 trade catalog Ornamental Iron & Bronze Executed By The Winslow Bros… attest to the influence of these designs on the work being produced in Chicago. William Winslow was also the friend and client of Frank Lloyd Wright (Sullivan’s protegee) of the namesake Winslow House, Wright’s first major architectural triumph and the place where they published The House Beautiful together in 1896. Louis Sullivan very likely referenced this same volume—some of those smudges may even be from his fingers...

CONTENTS.

I. Closing grille of the Field Marshal's Hall in the Armory in Berlin. Designed by Hitzig, executed by E. Puls.
II. Fireplace front. Developed by C. Zaar, designed by E. Puls.
III. Tower spire on the town hall in Calau. Designed by H. Seling.
IV. Four grids. Designed by Ihne & Stegmüller, executed by A. L. Benecke.
V. Indoor traffic light. Designed and signed by Zaar, executed by E. Puls.
VI. Door fittings, etched. Designed and signed by C. Zaar, executed by E. Puls.
VII. Thorweg at the Palais Borsig in Berlin. Designed by Ende & Böckmann, signed by C. Zaar, ex. by A. L. Benecke.
VIII. Staircase banister in the new university building in Kiel. Designed by Gropius & Schmieden, signed by Brosche.
IX. Candlestick. Designed and signed by C. Zaar, executed by E. Puls.
X. Lantern and weather vane. Designed and signed by C. Zaar, executed by E. Puls.
XI. Gate at the Baltz House in Berlin. Designed by C. Zaar, executed by E. Puls.
XII. Vase and punch stand. Designed by C. Zaar, executed by E. Puls.
XIII. Ovenware and coak basket. Designed by C. Zaar, executed by E. Puls.
XIV. Door fittings. Designed and signed by C. Zaar, executed by E. Puls.
XV. Gate in front of the house of Martin Gropius in Berlin. Designed by Gropius & Schmieden.
XVI. Mailbox of the Architects' Association of Berlin. Designed and signed by C. Zaar, executed by E. Puls.
XVII. Weather vane and roof crownings from the hunting lodge Hummelshain. Designed by Ihne & Stegmüller.
XVIII. Grille around the Schiller monument in Berlin. Designed by Kolscher, mounted and signed by Brosche.
IX. Basement door filling in Hummelshain Castle. Designed by Ihne & Stegmüller.
XX. Three doorplates. Created by C. Zaar, executed by E. Puls.
XXI. Inwell/font. Developed by Bold, sophisticated. v. Stamm.
XXII. Grating in the Armory in Berlin. Designed by Hitzig, executed by Puls.
XXIII. Candlestick. Designed by C. Zaar, executed by E. Puls.
XXIV. Door fittings. Designed and drawn by C. Zaar, executed by E. Puls.
XXV. Staircase banister in the König house in Bonn. Designed by C. Zaar, executed by E. Puls.
XXVI. Entrance gate in the garden of the manor house in Berlin. Designed by Stüve, signed by Brosche.
XXVII. Candlestick. Designed and signed by C. Zaar, executed by E. Puls.
XXVIII. Latticework in St. Mary's in Berlin (17th century). Engraved and signed by O. Wachsmann.
XXIX. Door fittings. Designed and signed by C. Zaar, executed by E. Puls.
XXX. Grid details from the Borsig family burial plot. Designed by Ende & Böckmann, signed by C. Zaar.
XXXI. Thorweg at the clinic in Berlin. Designed by Gropius & Schmieden, signed by Brosche.
XXXII. Exhibition grille for the entrance staircase of the Berlin Architects' Association. Designed and signed by C. Zaar, executed by M. Fabian.

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