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Peter Henlein und Benvenuto Cellini

Peter Henlein and Benvenuto Cellini

Peter Henlein (Nürnberg 1485 - idem 1542), German locksmith and clockmaker; often considered the inventor of the watch (Wikipedia).
Benvenuto Cellini (Florence 1500 - idem 1571), Italian goldsmith, sculptor, draftsman, soldier and musician (Wikipedia).

Richard Kühn
1910

Berlin / Peter Henlein und Benvenuto Cellini

Description

The former commercial building Lebram built 1910 to 1911 by the architects Hoeniger & Sedelmeier for the gold articles business Lebram. The complex received a lavish design with its columned limestone facade and ornaments among which sculptures of the clockmaker Peter Henlein and golsmith Benvenuto Cellini.

Berlin - Peter Henlein und Benvenuto Cellini
PETER HENLEIN
BENVENUTO CELLINI

Sculptor

Richard Kühn, German sculptor.

Sources & Information

Archivspiegel, Unter der Lupe - Die Berliner Gold-, Silberwaren- und Uhrengroßhandlung Richard Lebram.
Wikipedia, Datei:Berlin, Mitte, Wallstrasse 15-15A, Geschaeftshaus Lebram 01.jpg.
Wikipedia, Wallstraße (Berlin).

Locatie (N 52°30'40" - E 13°24'22") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: debe084; Photograph: 30 August 2022
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