$625
comprising a Swiss example with a curved ebonized handle issuing a hoof above a shaft marked PILATUS KULM and mounted with an array of titled plaques naming various destinations in Switzerland; one with a horn handle of naturalistic form centered with a faceted yellow stone, above a tapering cylindrical ebonized shaft; and one with a horn handle of naturalistic form centered with a faceted purple stone above a silvered and gilt metal band worked to show rocaille, a vacant cartouche and a putto playing drums, further inset with a faceted purple stone. Length of longest 36 1/4 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, Minne Read more…
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2016-10-18
