Kraantjeskan van zilver met (oorspronkelijk drie) kranen

Kraantjeskan van zilver met (oorspronkelijk drie) kranen

BK-NM-1010-99

Kraantjeskan van zilver met (oorspronkelijk drie) kranen in de vorm van spuwer met draaibare knoppen; peervormige vaas versierd met knorren en bladlijsten, met twee S-vormige handvatten en staand op drie poten in de vorm van leeuwen klauwen; (losse deksel) met knorren.

maker's mark: ‘CW’

silversmith: attributed to Christiaan Warenberg, Amsterdam

c. 1700 - c. 1710

height 4.7 cm x width 3.1 cm

From the 18th-century onwards German immigrants formed a large part of the goldsmiths-community in Amsterdam. In the early years one of the most prominent was Christiaan Warenberg or Warmberger from Augsburg, a specialist in French inspired models with a certain German flavour. Outspoken designs are in the Rijksmuseum collection, of which this coffee-urn is a grand example in miniature. Fullscale models are also known (compare BK-NM-12307-A). More restrained models were used in 1726 for the Lutheran community in Amsterdam, as can be seen in the new Luther-museum at Nieuwe Keizersgracht 570 in Amsterdam. Dirk Jan Biemond, 25-06-2019

Public domain

To refer to this object, please use the following persistent URL:

https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200366136