Pair of firedogs

Philippe Caffieri (le Jeune) (possibly), c. 1770

Firedogs were placed in the hearth as supports for the metal rods on which the logs of wood were laid. The poodle and the cat seem to be warming them-selves by the fire. The famous bronze-caster Philippe Caffieri is known to have made firedogs with such animals.

  • Artwork typeandiron, vuurbok, heating system
  • Object numberBK-16903-A
  • Dimensionsheight 39.1 cm x width 25.1 cm x depth 15 cm, width 20 cm x depth 12.5 cm, weight 10.2 kg
  • Physical characteristicsverguld brons

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Pair of firedogs

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-16903-A

  • Description

    Verguld bronzen vuurbok. Als basis dient een taboeret op vier conische, schuin gecanneleerde poten, die bovenaan een overkragende eierrand dragen. Het voorbord is uitgeschulpt en vertoont op een omraamd veld twee gekruiste takken met vruchten. Over het meubel is een doek met kwasten en franje gedrapeerd. Op de vuurbok zit een poedel met weelderig manen rond het hoofd. Zie ook BK-16903-b.

Creation

  • Creation

    bronzeworker: Philippe Caffieri (le Jeune) (possibly), France

  • Dating

    c. 1770

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    verguld brons

  • Dimensions

    • height 39.1 cm x width 25.1 cm x depth 15 cm
    • width 20 cm x depth 12.5 cm
    • weight 10.2 kg

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Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; 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-1963-426-30.} 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. 91, nos. Br 88 a-b, Artistic no. 20/11; 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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