Karl Silvan Bossard

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Karl Silvan Bossard , also Johann Karl Bossard (born October 11, 1846 in Lucerne ; † December 27, 1914 there ) was a Swiss goldsmith and antique dealer . Coming from a goldsmith dynasty, Bossard became internationally known for his historical work and his collection of antiques.

Life

The famous sculptor Johann Michael Bossard and the doctor, mountaineer and art collector Gustav Bossard (1870–1943) also came from his family, who came from Zug and - on the side of father and mother - had been a goldsmith for generations . After starting an apprenticeship with his father following the family tradition, he learned in Freiburg im Uechtland and then in Geneva, Paris, London, New York and Cincinnati until he returned to Lucerne in 1867. In 1869 he took over his father's workshop on Hirschenplatz after his death. He made his objects in the style of historicism by orienting himself on the patterns of Gothic and Renaissance and remaining true to medieval models in his working method. Bossard created the bishop's seal and crosier for the diocese of Basel and a golden hunting bowl for Tsar Alexander II as well as various cult objects for Swiss parishes, including a monstrance in Appenzell.

He received various awards for his work, including a gold medal at the Paris World Exhibition in 1889 . At the World Exhibition in 1900 he was a member of the jury. Bossard continued to make a name for itself as an antique dealer and collector of antique jewelry, old gold and silver. Thanks to his outstanding knowledge of the techniques and customs of the old handicrafts, as a goldsmith and collector, he understood "like no other to empathize with the world and expression of past artistic creation."

He led the restoration of two houses in Lucerne that he owned, on Hirschenplatz and on Weggisgasse . The 17th-century Zanetti House on Weggisgasse had previously received the papal nuncios in Switzerland, and Bossard acquired it in 1880 to exhibit his collection of antiquities and set up his business there. The façade painting of both houses al fresco with Renaissance motifs was taken as a model for many building projects in Lucerne and beyond.

Carl Th. Bossard (1876–1934)

From 1901 to 1913 the business operated under the name "Bossard and Son" because he took in the younger son Karl Thomas (1876–1934) there. In 1910, however, the antique business had to be given up as no descendants were willing to continue; therefore the Zanetti house was sold and demolished in 1914.

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  1. ^ So the authority record of the German National Library.
  2. ^ Edmund Bossard: The Bossard goldsmith dynasty in Zug and Lucerne, their members and marks. In: Der Geschichtsfreund 109 (1956), pp. 160-184, here p. 173 .
  3. ↑ Hans Vollmer: Bossard, Johann Karl. In: Ulrich Thieme, Felix Becker (Hrsg.): General encyclopedia of fine artists from antiquity to the present. Volume 4: Bida-Brevoort, Verlag Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig 1910, p. 399.
  4. ↑ Alexander Schnütgen : New monstrance late Gothic style. In: Zeitschrift für christliche Kunst 10 (1897), Sp. 205–208, with a picture of the monstrance designed by Bossard in Appenzell.
  5. ^ A b Edmund Bossard:  Bossard, Karl Silvan. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1955, ISBN 3-428-00183-4 , p. 483 ( digitized version ).
  6. ^ The architect was Heinrich Viktor Segesser von Brunegg, see the Nekrolog. In: Schweizerische Bauzeitung 36 (1900), p. 218.
  7. ↑ a b The Bossard house in Lucerne. In: Zentralblatt der Bauverwaltung 34 (1914), p. 14, with a picture of the house facade on Weggisgasse.
  8. ^ Edmund Bossard: The Bossard goldsmith dynasty in Zug and Lucerne, their members and marks. In: Der Geschichtsfreund 109 (1956), pp. 160-184, here p. 172 .
personal data
SURNAME Bossard, Karl Silvan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Historicist goldsmith, antiquarian
DATE OF BIRTH October 11, 1846
PLACE OF BIRTH Lucerne , Switzerland
DATE OF DEATH December 27, 1914
Place of death Lucerne , Switzerland