Ludwig II and his castles

  Inkstand – Study, Herrenchiemsee The inkstand was designed in 1883. The architect Brochier created the design, the figural elements were designed by Widnmann, the model was executed by the sculptor Krämer, and the piece was produced by the firm Harrach & Sohn (Bayerischer Kunstgewerbeverein: … zu München, 38, 1888, p. 16). The inkstand cost 25,000 marks (Baumgartner, Traum ). Based on the year of the design, it can be identified as intended for the study at Herrenchiemsee Palace, during the period of detailed planning for this room. In the same year, the “Bureau du Roi,” the desk on which the inkstand was planned to be placed, was already in production. The “Bureau du Roi” was completed in August 1884 and was already installed in the study, where it was cleaned and its medallions revised. The inkstand was probably produced at the end of 1885 or the beginning of 1886, as a cost estimate (“Voranschlag”) dated August 13, 1885, has survived. It reads: “Inkstand ensemble, consi...

Wash Set – Private Bedroom, Herrenchiemsee Designed by Brochier in 1882, the porcelain was produced by the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, while the remaining components were made by the company Harrach & Sohn (Duss catalogue, 1888). The wooden models, which were sent to Meissen and served as templates, were modeled by Perron in 1884 (Petzet, exhibition catalogue: King Ludwig II and Art ). The models cost 397 marks, and the wash set itself cost 15,400 marks, paid in 1886, as was the case with most commissions for the Meissen manufactory (Petzet, exhibition catalogue: King Ludwig II and Art ). Debts to the Meissen manufactory resulted in delayed payment, with goods delivered before payment was made. These debts are documented in a letter from the manufactory addressed to Hofmann in May 1886 (Rauch, Herrenchiemsee , p. 46). An example of such a situation was another commission to the Meissen manufactory for porcelain door panels for the Porcelain Cabinet (Rauch, Herrenchiemsee , p. 11...