Vessel in the form of a goose

anonymous, 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: 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

  • Dimensions

    • height 28.5 cm x width 36 cm x depth 15.7 cm
    • width 13.4 cm x depth 11.3 cm

This work is about

  • 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.

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