Ebner Karel 1883-1945

Brooch "A little dove flew out"

Master mark E. K., Czechoslovak hallmark, Bohemia, design and execution by goldsmith K. Ebner at the end of the 20th century, silver, purity 800/1000, Czech garnets - 19 pcs, brooch in the shape of a flying dove carrying a sprig lime tree and decorated with folk motifs is inspired by Czech folk song "The Dove Flew Up", size 7,5 × 6 cm
Karel Ebner, master mark KE, top restorer and goldsmith from the late Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods. In 1901-1907 he studied at the School of Arts and Crafts under Stanislav Sucharda. His extensive own work includes high quality jewellery and the realisation of foreign designs - mainly Marie Křivánková. After 1922, Ebner devoted himself to jewellery in the style of Art Deco style (and exceptionally in the so-called national style). About the excellent reputation of his workshop, among other things, is evidenced by the fact that in 1938, the scepters of the rector and deans of four faculties of Masaryk University in Brno (according to designs by Václav Rada and Ladislav Bartoníček). Three dozen of his works are can be found in Czech public collections. Jewellery with Czech garnets is frequent, almandine, carnelian or mother-of-pearl. Among Ebner's jewellery, a special place is occupied by Ebner's original jewellery inspired by folk motifs holds a special place. It is in fact the only expression of the so-called national style in the field of jewellery. These jewels, marginally mentioned in some of the older literature, were created in a very limited way as exceptional originals, e.g.: a brooch in the national style with two doves and Czech garnets in the collection of the National Museum in Prague.