Carl Cristof Krall
Born 1844 (Circa)
Died 15 November 1923
Active: 1871 - 1923
Country of birth: Germany
Country of death: England
Goldsmith, silversmith, metal worker
Born in Germany, naturalised in 1904.
Wealth at death: £3,324 1s. 9d.
Probate date: 20 October 1924
Locations
Address 289 and 291 Regent Street London | View on map
1901
Address from 1901 Census Returns.
Address 40 Parkhill Road Hampstead London NW | View on map
1908 (Circa) - 1923
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Speaker at Die Sinking and Coining (Art Workers Guild), 1887
Speaker at The Pewterer's Art (Art Workers Guild), 1891
Speaker at Repoussé Work (Art Workers Guild), 1892
Speaker at External Colour Decoration of Buildings (Art Workers Guild), 1894
Speaker at Engraved brass-work and niello (Art Workers Guild), 1894
Speaker at Cold-Wrought Iron / The Tempering of Steel (Art Workers Guild), 1906
Speaker at Humorous Art (Art Workers Guild), 1922
Took part in Second Continental Expedition of the Guild (Art Workers Guild), 1894
Institutional and Business Connections
Donor to Art Workers Guild
1889
Gave a loving cup (German, c.1600)
Member of Art Workers Guild
1884 - 1923
Joined 1885, resigned 1916, rejoined 1921.
Partner in Barkentin and Krall Ltd.
1900 - 1930
Not clear whether the Barkentin half of the partnership was George Slater Barkentin or a relative (probably son or nephew)
Personal and Professional Connections
Friends with George Slater Barkentin
George Slater Barkentin was connected to Carl via his uncle, the silversmith Jes Barkentin (c.1815-83) who was the business partner of Krall
Related to Walter Stoye
1911 (Circa)
Walter Stoye (1886-1974), designer, married Krall's daughter, Annie in 1915. Stoye is said to have succeeded his father-in-law as Managing Director of Barkentin & Krall after the First World War and stayed in this post until the firm closed in 1935.
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
'Goldsmith and silversmith' (previous Census Returns from 1871 list him as 'Goldsmith')
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
'Goldsmith'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
'Goldsmith'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
'Goldsmith and Art Metal Worker employing 15 Men, 1 Cl[er]k, and 10 boys'
Sources
Art Workers Guild Annual Reports, 1885-1900
1887, p.5; 1891, p.6; 1892, p.5; 1894, p.6, p.9.
Art Workers Guild Annual Reports, 1901-1912
1906, p.6.
Art Workers Guild Annual Reports, 1913-1933
1922, p.8; 1923, p.3.
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
2004
Class: RG10; Piece: 348; Folio: 55; Page: 9; GSU roll: 824607.
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
2004
RG11 piece 175 folio 13 page 22
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2001
Class: RG13; Piece: 105; Folio: 80; Page: 17
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
2009
RG14PN611 RG78PN22 RD8 SD1 ED21 SN75
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: Carl Christof Krall
Probate Date: 20 Oct 1924
Death Date: 15 Nov 1923
Death Place: Middlesex, England
Registry: London, England
Citing this record
'Carl Cristof Krall', 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/person.php?id=msib2_1213012684, accessed 02 Apr 2023]
