Johann Emich Becker

Johann Emich Becker (* 1709 , † 1786 ) was a German court - Schlosser especially for innenarchtektonischen expansion of the residential palace Arolsen the Prince of Waldeck-Pyrmont under Karl August Friedrich .

Life

After Johann Heinrich Neumann (1684–1736), Johann Emich Becker was the second court locksmith to be handed down in (today's) Bad Arolsen . There, in the Royal Palace, several elaborately decorated For rim locks from the second quarter of the 18th century, based on the artist's signature or the monogram JB the confident clearly artisans and artists safely attributed can be.

Works (selection)

• 1738: Chased box lock with door handles made of brass on the door to the apartment in the west wing of the Residenzschloss Arolsen: In addition to a snap lock is found only on the inside of the door to be operated sliding latch and a third latch with non beveled bolt head, the so-called "night bars". The latter, however, has the disadvantage that the door, which is locked from the inside, can only be opened with force from the outside in an emergency. The lock cover bears the year 1738 and the name BECKER is decorated with bandwork and a representation of a riding hunt between trees, while the upper left side of the picture is supposed to represent a princely manor in the background. The latch on the other door leaf is adorned with an ornamentally chiselled work depicting a "female sea" . The door printer with a round neck and a relatively wide eyelet are placed in a round, rod-shaped handle.
• Another, similar box lock from the second half of the 18th century can be found in the same room, the illustrations of which, in addition to chased bandwork, are limited to the coat of arms of the Princes of Waldeck held by two lions . The approximately 10 centimeter high box lock with the initials JB is operated instead of a door handle by means of a rotary knob in the shape of an olive . Just like the other box lock in the room from Becker's workshop, the adjustable control elements only play a subordinate role in the overall structure of the door locks.

literature

• Birgit Kümmel : A door handle from the Waldeck court locksmith Johann Emich Becker. In: Birgit Kümmel (Ed.): Made in Arolsen. HEWI and the Kaulbachs . Between court handicraft and industrial design. Exhibition catalog, Museum Bad Arolsen and Museumsverein, Bad Arolsen 1998, ISBN 3-930930-05-6 , pp. 31–36, v. a. P. 34ff.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Birgit Kümmel: A door handle ... (see literature)