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Snuifdoos van goud, rechthoekig, versierd met dieren en ranken in translucide émail
Jean George, c. 1752
Snuffbox. Gold, enamel. Paris, c. 1750. Snuffbox. Gold, enamel. Paris, 1751 - 1752, by Jean George.
- Artwork typesnuffbox
- Object numberBK-17137
- Dimensionsheight 3.8 cm x width 8.1 cm x depth 6.1 cm x weight 221 g
- Physical characteristicsgoud en email
Identification
Title(s)
Snuifdoos van goud, rechthoekig, versierd met dieren en ranken in translucide émail
Object type
Object number
BK-17137
Description
Rechthoekige gouden snuifdoos, met dieren en ranken in translucide email op een met ruitpatroon gegraveerd gouden fond.
Inscriptions / marks
- duty mark
- signature: ‘George AParis’
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- date letter
- maker's mark
Creation
Creation
goldsmith: Jean George, Paris
Dating
c. 1752
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Physical description
goud en email
Dimensions
height 3.8 cm x width 8.1 cm x depth 6.1 cm x weight 221 g
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Provenance
…; collection Maximilian Benedikt Heyum Freiherr von Goldschmidt-Rothschild (1843-1940), Frankfurt am Main;{Von Falke 1936, p. 65, no. K. 133.} …; from Dr Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939), Amsterdam and Paris, fl. 6,350,000, en bloc, to Artistic & General Securities Ltd. as security for a loan from the Mendelssohn & Co. Bank, but kept in usufruct, 1934;{NHA, 476, RMA Archive, inv. no. 2142, Recapitulatie der geïnventariseerde kunstvoorwerpen van wijlen Dr F. Mannheimer, undated, p. 40 , no. Pr 125, Artistic no. 22/61; NHA, 233, Arrondissementsrechtbank Amsterdam, inv. no. 1365, “O.R. 256/1939, Faillissementsdossier: nalatenschap Dr. F. Mannheimer, 28 augustus 1939”, image 3, page 2.} purchased from Mendelssohn & Co. Bank, en bloc, by the Dienststelle Mühlmann, The Hague, for Adolf Hitler's Führermuseum, Linz, 1940;{Korthals Altes 1974, pp. 21-22.} war recuperation, SNK, 1945;{HNA, SNK Archive, 2.08.42, inv. no. 548.} on loan, with 1,702 other objects, from the DRVK to the museum, 1952;{Note RMA.} transferred to the museum, 1960
Remarks
Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.
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