Jeramey Jannene

Historic Artifacts From Karl Ratzsch’s Restaurant Headed For Auction Block

Need a Cyril Colnik chandelier? How about a restaurant booth?

By - Sep 15th, 2025 08:33 pm

Need a Cyril Colnik chandelier? How about a restaurant booth? Back to the full article.

Photos - Page 4

Comments

  1. kenyatta2009 says:

    the chandelier would be great for my apartment

  2. lobk says:

    Thanks for the trip down memory lane, Jeramey! Your research and photographs are impeccable.

  3. Franklin Furter says:

    Wow! It would be great if some of the collections could remain in tact and available to the public. Maybe the new Museum of Nature and Culture or the Historical Society. If not, then another restaurant, bar or event space,

    To me, there is just so much more meaning to be able to see the murals, Colnik’s work, or figurines all together in sets. And the murals clearly have the power to define a space. I see those smaller murals on the website but can’t see if they are individually listed.

    https://www.gerlachauctions.com/auction-karl-ratzsch.php

    Probably so.

Leave a Reply

You must be an Urban Milwaukee member to leave a comment. Membership, which includes a host of perks, including an ad-free website, tickets to marquee events like Summerfest, the Wisconsin State Fair and the Florentine Opera, a better photo browser and access to members-only, behind-the-scenes tours, starts at $9/month. Learn more.

Join now and cancel anytime.

If you are an existing member, sign-in to leave a comment.

Have questions? Need to report an error? Contact Us