Samuel Hämmerli
Samuel Hämmerli the Elder (baptized June 25, 1750 in Lenzburg ; † October 19, 1820 there ; citizen of Lenzburg) was a Swiss cabinet maker .
Hämmerli came from a long-established Lenzburg table maker family. Nothing is known about his education, but based on his style one can assume that he visited centers of furniture art on his travels . His two sons Gottfried Hämmerli (born in 1775) and Samuel Hämmerli (born in 1778) also became cabinet makers. It is possible that they were trained by Christoph Hopfengärtner in Bern, because the furniture of the younger generation is under the influence of Hopfengärtner. Hämmerli's name and meaning as a cabinet maker have remained known locally, but it was forgotten that the name Samuel Hämmerli was based on father and sons. In his publication, Fritz Bohnenblust distinguished the groups of works of the two generations. So far, no furniture can be assigned by source. Only the wing doors of the Burghalde house in Lenzburg from 1793/94 are secured for Samuel Hämmerli .
literature
- Fritz Bohnenblust: From the Lenzburg table makers and cabinet makers Hämmerli , in: Lenzburger Neujahrsblätter 1962, pp. 30–45.
- Hermann von Fischer , Werner Bucher: Bernese furniture of classicism by Christoph Hopfengärtner and contemporaries. Valentin Sonnenschein (catalog for the exhibition). Jegenstorf 1986, p. 25, fig. 13.
- Michael Stettler , Emil Maurer : The Art Monuments of the Canton of Aargau, Vol. II. The districts of Lenzburg and Brugg , Basel 1953.
Web links
- Burghalde Museum
- Chest of drawers with signature JH in the art trade, attributed to Samuel Hämmerli father or son
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hämmerli, Samuel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hämmerli, Samuel the Elder |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss leveler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | baptized June 25, 1750 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lenzburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 19, 1820 |
| Place of death | Lenzburg |