Metalware | The Baptist collection of decorative arts

Metalware

At this page we will display all the other items we have collected during the time.

There are some rare items such as French pewter pieces from Alexandre Charpentier, Maurice Dufrene. G. Coudray.

Pieces from Germany such as Gerhardi , Bingit Reineman & Lichtinger Bruckmann silver cutlery from Clarfeld designed by Joseph Maria Olbrich , Belt buckle from Hermann Bauer , copper cigar cutter from Ignatius Taschner , rare pewter plate from Hans Knorr ,

And much more

Items in our collection

Charpentier Bronze medal "Létau"

Bronze medal "Létau"

date : 1903

Designer : Alexandre Charpentier (1856–1909)

marked : ALMC

height : 1.5 inch / 4.1 cm

Charpentier Pewter wall plaque "Jeune mère allaitant son enfant

Pewter wall plaque "Jeune mère allaitant son enfant"

date : 1899

Designer : Alexandre Charpentier (1856–1909)
Famous for his relief’s of womans

marked : AC

height : 9.5 inch / 24.0 cm

Charpentier Bronze pin tray

Bronze pin tray

date : 1892

Designer : Alexandre Charpentier (1856–1909)

marked : Alex dre Charpentier

width : 5.0 inch / 12.5 cm

Charpentier copper wall plaque

Copper wall plaque

date : 1899

Designer : Alexandre Charpentier (1856–1909)
Famous for his relief’s of womans

marked : AC

height : 13.0 inch / 35.0 cm

ELECTRA tea glass holders

ELECTRA tea glass holders
date : 1900

marked : ELECTRA 3041

Ø : 2.5 inch /6.5 cm
height with glass : 3.8 inch / 9.5 cm

F & M bowl

F&M bowl

date : 1904/1905

marked : F&M N 1270 in a circle

Ø : 8.8 inch /22.3 cm

In 1886 the founders Simon Felsenstein and Sigmund Mainzer started a small pewter factory in Nürnberg.
Around 1900 they had 30 workers and 8 lathes in their factory.
NORICA –zinn became the new name in 1904.
From 1908 the firm exported articles to the U.S.A (i.e., beakers with a city scene on them).
They made a lot of things such as bowls ,clocks ,candlesticks and beakers.
On the 20th October 1918 the BING concern acquired F&M.