Re: Moritz Oesterreicher / Marianne Ostier Archived Message
Posted by mauriz on July 31, 2018, 8:33 am, in reply to "Re: Moritz Oesterreicher / Marianne Ostier"
Previous Message I had assumed that the firm held a position similar to those who hold a Royal Warrant in the UK. Obviously not.
I always assumed that not every jeweller holding a Royal Warrant in the UK would qualify to be called "court jeweller" which would be similar to the situation in Vienna, where Köchert was "court jeweller" since 1849 and thus for instance responsible for the maintenance of the crown jewels, while many other prestigious jewellery companies were also holding a K. u. K. Royal Warrant (among them by the way Tiffany, Emanuel, Hancocks & Comp in London and Aitchison in Edinburgh). Previous Message Have most records survived in Vienna? Or were many lost? The latter might account for some of the discrepancies.
There were certainly many records concerning Arianyzation either lost or - more often - deliberately destroyed or shuffled aside, but the court almanachs with the list of Hoflieferanten are archived in many copies, and in general archives in Vienna are extensive, easily accessible and maintained in an exemplary manner.
Previous Message Otherwise I am left with the impression that the Ostiers created a background image for themselves, something which is done all over the world to enhance prestige and lure customers.
That was my impression also. One of my great-uncles came to my mind, an opera singer with aristocratic background, who after immigrating to New York in the 1920ies all of a sudden described himself in an interview for the New York Times as using his stage name because he "didn't want to profit from being minor royalty".
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Message Thread:
- Moritz Oesterreicher / Marianne Ostier - mauriz July 31, 2018, 7:25 am
- Re: Moritz Oesterreicher / Marianne Ostier - Beth July 31, 2018, 7:40 am
- Re: Moritz Oesterreicher / Marianne Ostier - Dave July 31, 2018, 9:20 am
- Re: Moritz Oesterreicher / Marianne Ostier - ErikS July 31, 2018, 7:28 pm
- O/T Some additional biographical information about Marianne Ostier and her family - mauriz August 1, 2018, 8:13 am
- M. Österreicher at auction - ErikS August 6, 2018, 11:05 pm
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