Nuremberg

This page presents items from factories that were based in and around Nuremberg (Germany). The book "Das Nürnberger Kunsthandwerk des Jugendstils" by Claus Pese was most helpful for compiling the information on this page.

Gebrüder Bing (1866-1932)

		The factory was founded in Nuremberg by the brothers Ignaz and Adolf Bing. During its long life the factory produced all kinds of metalware. The production of pewter items however only lasted a short time (1904-1905). These items were marked "bingit zinn", but every so often also left unmarked.









Osiris - Walter Scherf & Co (1899-1909)

		The factory was founded in Nuremberg by father and son, August and Walter Scherf. Walter Scherf previously worked for the Orivit factory in Cologne from 1895 and he himself became one of the important designers for the new factory. Over a period of 11 years about 1.300 models were manufactured. The factory also produced models by other important designers like Friedrich Adler, Hermann Gradl and Hermann Friling.















Orion - Georg Friedrich Schmitt (1903-1905)

		Nuremberg merchant Georg Friedrich Schmitt founded the Orion factory in 1903. During its short life the factory produced some 250 models. Many of its important designs are from Friedrich Adler. After 1905 some of the models were taken in production by the Orivit factory.





Hans Knorr (1901-1915)

		Hans Knorr was a craftsman that worked in Nuremberg, mainly engraving metalwork. In 1901 he started a workshop and began producing metalwork of his own. He took part in the masterclasses that were given by Peter Behrens (1901 and 1902) and Richard Riemerschmid (1903) at the Bayerischen Gewerbemuseum in Nuremberg. Hans Knorr always worked alone, until his workshop closed in 1915.

J. v. Schwarz (1859-1921)

		This Nuremberg factory was founded in 1859 by Johann Christoph David von Schwarz. Originally producing gas lights from soft stone, around the year 1870 they started making ceramicware. It was the first German factory to use coloured glazing.

Felsenstein & Mainzer (1886-1918)

		The F&M factory was founded in 1886 by Simon Felsenstein und Sigmund Mainzer. They started out as a small pewter workshop and from 1904 started producing on a larger scale (Norica Zinn). In 1918 they were taken over by the Gebrüder Bing.