$15,000
comprising an example with a wire wrapped handle and a chased hand guard ending in opposing lion heads; one with a wire wrapped handle and a foliate scroll decorated hand guard; and one with a wire wrapped handle having a silvered and gilt hand guard worked to show maidens, mythical creatures, masks and repeating foliate decoration, the blade marked J. Length of longest 53 1/2 inches. Property from the Kiran Stordalen Trust, Osceola, Wisconsin About Kiran Stordalen and Horst M. Rechelbacher: A pioneer in plant-based personal care and aromatherapy, Horst M. Rechelbacher was a committed environmentalist who changed the world of beauty. As a dynamic entrepreneur, he excelled in several lifetimes of pursuits including artist, organic farmer, author, speaker and passionate collector. Born during WWII in Klagenfurt, Austria, Horst worked from the age of 14 in a small neighborhood salon. Undiagnosed dyslexia pushed him to become a creative thinker with a unique perspective for problem solving, leading him to become a hairdresser's apprentice. Throughout the 1950s he won countless Junior Hairdressing Championships in Europe, followed by international awards that brought him to New York, Chicago and Minneapolis in his early twenties. After a traumatic car accident in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Horst opened a salon to pay accrued hospital bills. One salon soon became three. In tandem, Horst saw the opportunity to educate stylists on the skill and artistry of hairdressing and the importan Read more…
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2016-10-18
