Juerg Stuker

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In the auction house founded by Jürg Stuker, there are also works of art for sale that come from the possession of the Bernese patriciate . Through the agency of the Stuker auction house, the portrait of Franz Rudolf Frisching changed hands in 2008 .

Jürg Stuker (born June 2, 1914 , † April 15, 1988 in Gerzensee ) was the founder and head of the Stuker auction house in Bern for many years .

Life

On April 1, 1938, Jürg Stuker opened an antiquarian bookshop in Thun . Notwithstanding the Second World War , which broke out in 1939 , the young company enjoyed good business. As early as 1940 Stuker was able to move his business to Bern. In 1943, a property was purchased in the best inner city location on Kramgasse in Bern. The first auctions he organized in Bern followed. In 1963 Stuker relocated his business again within the city of Bern. He moved to the Villa Rosenberg high above the Aare and the Bärengraben . In 1976 Stuker sold the auction house to entrepreneur Charles Vögele .

Thanks to his personal contacts, Stuker has repeatedly been able to offer important collections and estates from domestic and foreign property for sale. The highlights of the Stuker era included the sale of three large vermeil services by the goldsmith Biennais , who worked for Napoleon's court , for the empresses Joséphine de Beauharnais and Marie-Louise of Austria and for Stéphanie de Beauharnais , who later became the Grand Duchess of Baden , have been made. Many treasures, such as the emerald jewelry of the Empress Eugénie or the gold cup of the House of Rothschild , changed hands in Bern. The Zurich antiquarian Hans Soller (1933–2011) contributed to the company's success.

After the death of Jürg Stuker, his private art collection was sold in 1989. He had collected these in his residence, the old castle Gerzensee . The sale took place through his formerly own auction house.

literature

  • Jürg Stuker: Thirdly! Jürg Stuker's auction vocabulary , collected by Barbara Scherz, Bern 1976.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Auktionshaus Stuker AG: Company portrait
  2. ↑ Catalog Collection Hans Soller PDF
personal data
SURNAME Stuker, Juerg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss art dealer
DATE OF BIRTH June 2, 1914
DATE OF DEATH April 15, 1988
Place of death Gerzensee