A Roman made from marzipan
Of course, this post is not meant entirely seriously and should therefore be seen as a welcome change from my often too strict goldsmith's everyday life 😉: I was born in April 2024...
Our studio stamp “St.” and "UF"
When making replicas of historical goldsmith objects on the basis of original craftsmanship and extensive patination methods, we regularly come very close to the effect and charisma of the historical originals. ...
“Our” ring in the current GEO
The magic ring of Paußnitz, the replicas of which we produce for the museum shop of the State Museum of Prehistory in Halle (Saale) and which is currently at the center of the "Rings of Power" exhibition, ...
Molding of a Roman Bacchus figure
During my traineeship as a restorer at the LVR Landesmuseum in Bonn (then still the Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn, in short: “RLMB”) I received the unusual order to make a mold of a Roman Bacchus figure. The ones like that
1st prize in the goldsmiths' guild apprenticeship competition in Münster in 1990
It was a long, long time ago, but I still remember it fondly and with gratitude: I was very fortunate to have what were probably the best trainers back then, ...