Lot number 409 - Auction 161
NOTIZBUCH MIT ZEICHNUNGEN

JULIUS HEINRICH ZIMMERMANN 1851 Sternberg - 1922 Berlin PERSONAL NOTEBOOK WITH DRAWINGS Karusen, 1897 Pencil, chalk, and ink on paper (16 sheets in total). 17,6 x 22,5 cm. Signed, place marked and dated in Cyrillic under the cover. The album contains floral and architectural sketches, portraits (including those of A. N. Ostrovsky, Prince N. P. von Oldenburg, and A. I. Palm), and information about the awards received by the Zimmermann factory and its participation in the All-Russian Industrial and Art Exhibition of 1896 in Nizhny Novgorod. Stained, partially torn. Julius Heinrich Zimmermann (1851-1922) was a German musical instrument maker and purveyor to the Russian Imperial Court. Zimmermann spent most of his career in the Russian Empire and became one of the most important suppliers of musical instruments in Russia.