A. D. Löwenstark and Sons
Dissolution date: 1895
Active: 1884 - 1895
Function: Masonic jewellers and die-sinkers
Policy: Described in Forrer, vol. 3, (1907), p. 484, as a 'Jewish firm of Masonic Jewellers and Die Sinkers' and makers of agricultural, sporting, masonic and society prize medals, and a portrait medal of 'Sir Moses Montefoire, Bart., F. R. S.' in 1884. The firm had two branches in the Strand and Aldersgate Street, London. In 1895 the business failed and 'Mr. Loewenstark' left Britain. Messrs Spink and Son purchased 'the plant, dies &c.'
Institutional and Business Connections
Sold to Messrs. Spink and Son
1895
Spink and Son purchased the 'plant, dies, &c.' after the firm closed in 1895.
Descriptions of Business or Institution
Listed under Medallists Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, Coin, Gem, and Seal-Engravers, Mint Masters, &c., Ancient and Modern with References to their Works, B.C. 500 - A.D. 1900, Volume III, 1907 Biographical Dictionary of Medallists
Described in Forrer, vol. 3, (1907), p. 484, as a 'Jewish firm of Masonic Jewellers and Die Sinkers' and makers of agricultural, sporting, masonic and society prize medals, and a portrait medal of 'Sir Moses Montefoire, Bart., F. R. S.' in 1884.
Citing this record
'A. D. Löwenstark and Sons', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/organization.php?id=msib4_1238753723, accessed 23 Sep 2021]
