Charlottenfels Castle was a villa built in the middle of the 19th century by the Swiss industrialist Heinrich Moser (1805–1874). His son Henri Moser (1844–1923) sold the building in 1889, but bought it back in 1906. Moser retired here with his family and dedicated himself to expanding, classifying, and displaying his collection of Islamic art. The design for the displays was the work of the Parisian architect Henri Saladin (1851–1923), who converted several rooms at the ground-floor level to this end and designed an Arab-style smoking room, the fumoir (Giese, 2016, p. 154; Balsiger/Kläy, 1992, p. 185).
Since 2010, the castle has housed the Moser Familienmuseum Charlottenfels.

Balsiger, R. N., Kläy, E. J. (1992). Bei Schah, Emir und Khan: Henri Moser Charlottenfels, 1844–1923. Schaffhouse: Meier.

Giese, F. (2016). “From Style Room to Period Room : Henri Moser’s fumoir in Charlottenfels Castle”. In S. Costa, D. Poulot, & M. Volait (eds.). The Period Rooms: Allestimenti storici tra arte, collezionismo e museologia (pp. 153–60). Bologna: Bononia: University Press.