Louis Kuppenheim Furniture

An art deco enameled box by Louis Kuppenheim. This is an extremely beautiful box, created during the art deco period in the city of Pforzheim Germany, back in the late 1925. The won...

An enameled vesta pill-box by Louis Kuppenheim. A fabulous matches vesta-box, created in the city of Pforzheim Germany back in the 1920. This superb pocke...

Art deco box designed by Alfred Dunhill. This is a very rare and fabulous convertible pocket and desk cigarettes box, made during the art deco period. This unusual triple folded pie...

Art deco set of case and vesta matches box by Louis Kuppenheim. A beautiful set comprising of a case for cigarettes and a vesta box for matches. This suite was created in Germany du...

A magnificent antique German solid silver Minaudière adorned with a silver cat engraved in deep relief on the front of the case, with the back of the cat on the back cover. The cat i...

The minaudière of rectangular form with curved corners features a repousse monkey which humorously goes through the case with the front side of the monkey on the cover and the rear side of the monkey on the back. The exterior of the case is gilded Silver with cabochon Sapphires and a top carry loop. To the left of the top a second loop contains the original pencil which pulls out for taking notes upon the ivorine notepad within. The interior of the case features several compartments which open via the Sapphire tabs, the left side contains two smaller compartments while the right side features a bevel edged mirror with an ivorine notepad to the reverse and a spring loaded tab to the compartment. The case is hallmarked in several locations with the London ‘omega’ import mark (1906-1998), the import Silversmiths mark Gresham Barber & Co and is dated 1907. Although the minaudière does not bear the original makers hallmark we firmly attribute the case to Louis Kuppenheim a renowned German Silversmith who made designs matching this minaudière. Louis Kuppenheim (1824-1889)was founded in 1854 together with Heinrich Witzemann they were located in Pforzheim, southwestern Germany and is known as the gateway to the Black Forest. In 1857 Kuppenheim moved forward as a solo business without his partner and moved to Durlacher Straße 1, Old Town street in Pforzheim. Upon the death of Louis Kuppenheim in 1889 3 of his 6 children (Albert, Hugo and Moritz) took over running the company and in 1900 at the Universal Exhibition in Paris the firm won a gold medal for a paper knife. In the same year the company opened the first store in the Rue de Richelieu 67 in Paris. In the 1900s Hans Christiansen designed some silver parts and pieces of jewellery, which were made by the Manufacture Kuppenheim. Christiansen was an important Art Nouveau painter and a member of the Darmstadt artists’ colony. In 1906 Albert, Hugo and Moritz convert the inherited jewellery factory into a modern gold and silverware fabrication and one year later relocated to 69 Durocher Street. Over the next 30 years the company expanded their business with mechanical workshops for gold and silver along with more machinery along with the death of Albert Kuppenheim and Ludwig (another son of Louis) taking over the company. After the war broke out in 1939 the company went into liquidation ending its 82 year history. During the heyday of the company over 200 people were employed by Louis Kuppenheim making it one of the most important employers in the jewellery city of Pforzheim. In the more than eighty years of production some 100,000 pieces left the company. Kuppenheim made many items in small series, for example boxes and minaudières (women’s fashion accessory, generally considered a jewellery piece, intended to substitute for an evening bag. A case with compartments, it allows storage for several items in a small space, such as a makeup compact, lipstick, watch, reading glasses, or keys) and compacts and cigarette cases...

This rare Jugendstil German silver and sapphire cabochon cigarette case was made by renowned German silversmith Louis Kuppenheim, circa 1900. This un...

An elegant ca. 1920 Art Deco set of cigarette box and match case in .900 silver by German silversmith Louis Kuppenheim (active 1900 - 1940). The curved design shows ribbed lines. The...

A magnificent Antique solid Silver Cigarette Case with a beautiful Enamelled cover signed by Luis Usabal. The image on the cover of the Case shows a couple in an embrace wearing evening wear in a detailed dining room setting. This image is created in rich moody tones and wonderful attention to detail. The back cover is plain polished silver and the interior is gilded. Made in Germany in 1910. The cover artwork is by Don Luis...

Antique early 20th century German solid silver and enamel cigarette case, the enameled cover is beautifully hand painted and signed by the famous artist Don Luis...

Detail and amusing nuance will endear this sterling silver compact to the hearts of cat lovers. Engraved so that the cat rises from the silver background, the front side shows the entire animal with its ruby eyes catching yours. Turn to the back and the entire animal shows again but with its tail wrapped around from the front. The interior is gilded in rich gold and includes a mirror, a stand for holding the cat upright, and a space to hold items of your choice. A creative use is to wear it wrapped around your belt in the fashion of a Japanese money...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique German 900 standard silver and enamel cigarette case; an addition to our diverse range of continental silverware. This exceptional antique 900 standard silver German cigarette case...