Lidded Vase

anonymous, c. 1700

There were many porcelain connoisseurs in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries. Monarchs as well as wealthy individuals assembled huge collections. August the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, was the greatest collector. He filled entire palaces with porcelain. He had the pieces marked on their bases with incised numbers and symbols. These two large vases came from his collection.

  • Artwork typedekselvaas
  • Object numberAK-RBK-17517-B
  • Dimensionsheight 86 cm, diameter 46 cm
  • Physical characteristicsporselein met onderglazuur blauw en verguld bronzen dekselknop

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Lidded Vase
    • Baluster covered jar with floral scrolls

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-RBK-17517-B

  • Description

    Balustervormige dekselpot van porselein, beschilderd in onderglazuur blauw. Het lichaam is volledig bedekt met een doorlopende bloemrank (pioen). Op de schouder een band met lambrequins met uitgespaarde bloem- en lotusranken tegen een blauwe achtergrond. Boven de voet een band met gestileerde bladmotieven. De nek met lotusranken. De deksel met bloemranken; dekselknop in de vorm van een vergulde, bronzen shishi. Gemerkt op de onderzijde met een ingegrift Johanneumnummer 'N393' boven een golvende lijn. Blauw-wit.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    mark: ‘N393’

Creation

  • Creation

    potter: anonymous, China

  • Dating

    c. 1700

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    porselein met onderglazuur blauw en verguld bronzen dekselknop

  • Dimensions

    • height 86 cm
    • diameter 46 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; sale, Sächsischen Staatssammlungen Johanneum, Grünes Gewölbe, Gemäldegalerie in Dresden, Dresden (Rudolph Lepke), 12 (13) October 1920 sqq., no. 779; …; collection Dr Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939), Amsterdam and Paris, before 1933;{Photo album ‘Het huis van Dr F. Mannheimer, Amsterdam’, 1928-32, Rijksmuseum, inv. no. B-F-1963-426-12.}from whom, 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. 30, no. Por 425 a/b, Artistic no. 31/5; 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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