Aksel Holmsen ble utlært hos David Andersen 1889-92 i filigransarbeide, avla svenneprøve i 1901 og fortsatte hos David Andersen frem til 1904.
Da etablerte han et sølv- og emaljeverksted i Storgaten 7 i Oslo. Borgerskapet løste han i 1906.
Verkstedet ble en betydelig leverandør av emaljevarer og senere sølv- og plett korpus.
Sønnen Ivar kom inn i firmaet i 1942 og han ble firmaets leder i 1950.
Firmaet ble avviklet i 1971.
Aksel Holmsen was trained by David Andersen from1889 to 1892 in filingree work.He completed his journeyman's piece in 1901 and continued to work forDavid Andersen until 1904.
Then he established a silver and enamel workshop atStorgaten 7 in Oslo.
He was officially licensed in 1906.
The workshop was a major supplier of enamel goods and later silver and silverplated hollyware.
Holmsen's son Ivar, joined the company in 1942 and he became its chairman in 1950.
The company was closed in 1971.