Centrepiece in the shape of a ship

Honorary gift to Edmund Probst
(Kaufbeuren 1855-1918 Immenstadt)

Silver, parcel-gilt, gemstones
Munich ca. 1907
Design: Georg Vogt und Eduard Steinicken
Execution: Steinicken & Lohr (active 1897-1924) 

on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of

the Immenstadt cord factory
Height: 90 cm, weight: 5242 g

Inscription

Zur Feier des 50 Jährigen Bestehens d. Mech. Bindfaden-Fabr. Immenstadt d. hochverdienten Vorstande H. Kommerzienrat Edm. Probst gewidmet v. Aufsichtsrate 28. Sept. 1907

Edmund Probst was born in Kaufbeuren. His brother was Adolph Probst, who co-founded the factory in 1855; both were considered major and outstanding industrialists in Bavaria who established numerous foundations, also for social welfare. Edmund Probst was an honorary citizen of Immenstadt from 1913 onwards.

The Steinicken & Lohr arts and crafts workshop was founded by Otto Lohr and Eduard Steincken (1868-1924), who trained as a goldsmith at Harrach and who was the sole workshop manager from 1913 onwards; the workshop won medals at the Nuremberg 1899 and Paris 1900 exhibitions.