Salt cellar, Jan Pogorzelski, 1880
Description
Silver 84, signed.
Dimensions: 8x11x5,5 cm
Weight: 114 g
Jan Pogorzelski (1819–1875) – Warsaw goldsmith. From around 1845 he owned a factory located on Bielańska 17 Street in Warsaw. He signed his works with longitudinal, very clear feature with his name POGORZELSKI and deer head in a rim. The company existed till around 1911. After the death of the founder, run by his son-in-law, and then from 1907 by another owner. The production included dishes and tableware, as well as Judaica. His works are in the collections, among others Historical Museum of Cracow, Historical Museum of Warsaw, National Museum in Warsaw, Museum of Artistic Craft in Budapest, Museum of Goldsmith Art.