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anonymous, c. 1575 - c. 1600

Tuberous chunks of jasper were found in Bohemia. They were considered wonders of nature and exported to other European centres of art. The Italian carver of this coupe exploited the natural form of the mineral. The lobate shape of the bowl recurs in the enamelled gold grip.

  • Artwork typecoupe
  • Object numberBK-17087
  • Dimensionsheight 12.1 cm x width 14 cm x depth 10.2 cm, width 7 cm x depth 6.1 cm
  • Physical characteristicsjasper; mount: gold, rubies, aquamarines, enamel

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Coupe

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-17087

  • Description

    Coupe van roodbruine jaspis op voet, gemonteerd met geëmailleerd goud. Voet balustervormige stam en schaal zijn verbonden door gouden banden versierd met ranken en verzonken email en opgelegde edelstenen in vierkante vatting. De eivormige schaal is gelobd en vertoont aan het afgeronde einde een ingerold bladmotief van groen, rood en geëmailleerd goud.

Creation

  • Creation

    • maker: anonymous, Italy (possibly)
    • maker: anonymous, Stuttgart [rejected attribution]

  • Dating

    c. 1575 - c. 1600

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    jasper; mount: gold, rubies, aquamarines, enamel

  • Dimensions

    • height 12.1 cm x width 14 cm x depth 10.2 cm
    • width 7 cm x depth 6.1 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • 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. 36, no. Pr 57, Artistic no. 16/53; 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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