Hollming was born in Loppi, Finland, the son of a bookkeeper, Anders Gustaf Hollming of Lovisa, and of Katarina Petterson of Nykarleby. Hollming was apprenticed to the goldsmith Carl Friedrich Ekholm in Helsinki at the beginning of the 1870s. In 1876, he settled in St.Petersburg and registered as a goldworker.
In 1880, he qualified as a master and opened his workshop at 35 Kazanskaya Street; he was soon thereafter hired by Fabergé. He had three sons with Erika Gustava Abrahamsson (1856—1909). In 1900, the Hollming workshop moved to 24 Bolshaya Morskaya, under the same roof as Fabergé. He mainly produced cigarette cases in silver, gold, and enamel; miniature Easter Egg; and small gem-set, enameled jewels such as cuff-links, brooches, and pins.[4] Many times he produced these objects for the House of Fabergé. The design of the jewelry was surprisingly modern and ahead of its time.
The eldest son August Väinö Hollming (1885—1934) inherited the workshop after his father's death in 1913. He ran the workshop with Otto Hanhinen, his father's assistant until 1915.
In popular cultureedit
In 2016 his work figured prominently on the British TV series, Antiques Roadshow, when four buttons he made, that were at the bottom of a box someone bought for £2.26, were valued at £1,000 to £1,500.[5]
Further readingedit
Ulla Tillander-Godenhielm, Fabergén suomalaiset mestarit (Fabergé's Finnish masters) (2011), pp. 169–174. ISBN978-951-31-5878-1
Referencesedit
^Bianchi, Robert Steven (2000). Fabergé: Imperial Craftsman and His World. Booth-Clibborn Editions. pp. 50–52. ISBN1-86154-204-6. OCLC 46401188.
^August Frederik Hollming (Russian, 1854–1913), artworks by Hollming on Artnet
^BBC One - Antiques Roadshow, Series 39, Hanbury Hall 2
January 01, 1970
august, frederik, hollming, russian, golming, december, 1854, after, 1915, finnish, silver, goldsmith, fabergé, workmaster, contents, life, popular, culture, further, reading, referenceslife, editthis, section, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this,. August Frederik Hollming in Russian Golming 3 December 1854 after 1915 was a Finnish silver and goldsmith and a Faberge workmaster 1 2 3 August Frederik Hollming Contents 1 Life 2 In popular culture 3 Further reading 4 ReferencesLife editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message Hollming was born in Loppi Finland the son of a bookkeeper Anders Gustaf Hollming of Lovisa and of Katarina Petterson of Nykarleby Hollming was apprenticed to the goldsmith Carl Friedrich Ekholm in Helsinki at the beginning of the 1870s In 1876 he settled in St Petersburg and registered as a goldworker In 1880 he qualified as a master and opened his workshop at 35 Kazanskaya Street he was soon thereafter hired by Faberge He had three sons with Erika Gustava Abrahamsson 1856 1909 In 1900 the Hollming workshop moved to 24 Bolshaya Morskaya under the same roof as Faberge He mainly produced cigarette cases in silver gold and enamel miniature Easter Egg and small gem set enameled jewels such as cuff links brooches and pins 4 Many times he produced these objects for the House of Faberge The design of the jewelry was surprisingly modern and ahead of its time The eldest son August Vaino Hollming 1885 1934 inherited the workshop after his father s death in 1913 He ran the workshop with Otto Hanhinen his father s assistant until 1915 In popular culture editIn 2016 his work figured prominently on the British TV series Antiques Roadshow when four buttons he made that were at the bottom of a box someone bought for 2 26 were valued at 1 000 to 1 500 5 Further reading editUlla Tillander Godenhielm Fabergen suomalaiset mestarit Faberge s Finnish masters 2011 pp 169 174 ISBN 978 951 31 5878 1References edit Bianchi Robert Steven 2000 Faberge Imperial Craftsman and His World Booth Clibborn Editions pp 50 52 ISBN 1 86154 204 6 OCLC 46401188 Horowitz Deborah E 2003 The Faberge Menagerie Walters Art Museum p 180 ISBN 0856675636 OCLC 1149035824 von Habsburg Geza 1994 Faberge Imperial Jeweler St Petersburg Hermitage Museum p 439 ISBN 0 8109 3320 9 OCLC 28063920 August Frederik Hollming Russian 1854 1913 artworks by Hollming on Artnet BBC One Antiques Roadshow Series 39 Hanbury Hall 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title August Frederik Hollming amp oldid 1180027772, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
