Vessel in the form of a goose

anoniem, anonymous, anonymous, anoniem, Johann Seutter (I), c. 1575 - c. 1600

Mounts could be produced in the workshop where rockcrystal objects were made, but also on commission from a middleman elsewhere. This ount was made in the largest South German centre of production, Augsburg, probably ordered by a jeweller or silver dealer.

Artwork typevessel
Object numberBK-17133
Dimensionsheight 28.5 cm x width 36 cm x depth 15.7 cm, width 13.4 cm x depth 11.3 cm
Physical characteristicsrock crystal; mount: gilt silver

Identification

Title(s)
- Vessel in the form of a goose
- Vessel in the Shape of a Goose
Object type
Object number
BK-17133
Description
Siervat van bergkristal in een montuur van verguld zilver. Het vat heeft de vorm van een gans. Het lichaam met deksel heeft een versiering van grotesken en ranken in mat slijpwerk.

Creation

Creation
- maker: anonymous, Milaan
- maker: anoniem, Milaan
- maker: Johann Seutter (I), Augsburg
Dating
- c. 1575 - c. 1600
- c. 1640 - c. 1660
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Material and technique

Physical description
rock crystal; mount: gilt silver
Material
Technique
Dimensions
- height 28.5 cm x width 36 cm x depth 15.7 cm
- width 13.4 cm x depth 11.3 cm

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Subject

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. 40, no. Pr 116, Artistic no. 14/4; 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.

Documentation

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