anoniem, c. 1750 - c. 1760
These two pairs of wall-lights feature a man and a woman in a supposedly East-Asian style. They may have been intended for a room decorated with Asian-inspired motifs.
Title(s)
Wandarm van verguld brons met een borstbeeld van een Chinees
Object type
Object number
BK-16898-A
Description
Verguld bronzen wandarm, met twee armen. De stam wordt gevormd door een borstbeeld van een Chinese man of vrouw, omgeven door C-vormige rocaillemotieven. De armen vertonen C- en S-vormige bladmotieven.
Creation
bronswerker: anoniem, Paris
Dating
c. 1750 - c. 1760
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Physical description
verguld brons
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height 27.3 cm x width 21 cm x depth 10.4 cm
Subject
Copyright
Provenance
…; 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. 91, no. Br 81 a/d, Artistic no. 8/14; 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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