Hermann Ratzersdorfer
( 1815 - 1891 )
A 19th Century Austrian Lapis Lazuli Silver-Gilt & Enamel Mounted Tazza
Hermann Ratzersdorfer
( 1815 - 1891 )
A 19th Century Austrian Lapis Lazuli Silver-Gilt & Enamel Mounted Tazza
Vienna circa 1870
Attributed to Herman Ratzersdorfer or Herman Bőhm
Diameter: 30.5 cm, 12 in
The 19th century dish’s design is influenced by the renaissance Florentine examples made for example for the Medici family.
Hermann Ratzersdorfer was born in Vienna and established himself has a well-respected silversmith and goldsmith specialising in objects of vertu. His works in silver were usually adorned with embellishment of grisaille or enamelling. His mark was first registered in 1842. In 1851 he exhibited at the London Exhibition. At the Paris Exhibition of 1855 he won a second class medal. Ratzersdorfer regularly exhibited in Vienna, London and Paris. He was presented with a diploma of honour at the 1873 Echibition in Vienna which "critics and public praised the neo-Renaissance creations of the Viennese goldsmiths which were said to light up the gloomy Exhibition Rotunda with their colour and sparkle," according to Roy Strong’s bibliography of the silversmith in The collector's encyclopedia, Victoriana to Art Deco.
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