Patriotic Stained-glass Drawings

There is to be a further sale of the Hugo von Ziegler-Schindler collection, this time featuring a group of drawings dating from the 16th to the 19th centuries. The spotlight is decidedly on Swiss works. Hugo von Ziegler (1870-1966) spent his entire life in Schaffhausen: a highly relevant fact, as it underpinned his career and tastes. This city, the main town in the eponymous canton, lies in the northern, Swiss German part of the country. The Von Zieglers were a rich family of bankers who had been established there for several generations. Hugo took on the family trade, but stood out for his considerable devotion to the history of art. His roots had an influence on his work – for example, he collaborated closely with the museum in his city, and supported it financially. Like his coin collection (sold in August 2014, also at Drouot, by the Joron-Derem auction house), his silverware…