Cabinet of Curiosities
Erna Heinen-Steinhoffs Kuriositätenkabinett
She had a particular penchant for East-Asian handicrafts and antiques.
Over the years, she collected many rare antiques and curious artefacts at the Black House which she then would relish in showing to her guests, like in an old-fashioned cabinet of curiosities. This provided topics of discussion for the visitors to the Black House.
Many of these objects came from Erich Bowien, Erwin Bowien’s father, who ran a luxury store for East-Asian imports and handicrafts on the Bahnhofstrasse in Zürich.
Many objects have been lost over the years. Only a very small portion of the original material exists today
Chinese porcelain, XIX century
Chinese Teapot - XIX Century
Chinese wood sculpture, XIX century
Chinese inlay work, XIX century
Incense burner from China, XIX century
Walking stick handle - Japan fashion - XIX century
Japanese silk textile - XIX century
Japanese Teapot, XIX Century
Early Modern Ceramics, Germany
German Porcelain, XIX Century
Architectural fragment from the Rococo period, Germany
Lies Ketterer - Portrait head of Diana Millies as a child
Fossil from the cabinet of Erna Heinen-Steinhoff
