Coupe

anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1625

The simple shape of this coupe emphasizes the natural colouration of the agate. A jeweller turned the cup into a work of art. He added a rock-crystal lid and foot, and crafted the gold soldier carrying the entire object on his shoulders.

  • Artwork typecoupe
  • Object numberBK-17090
  • Dimensionsheight 12.8 cm x width 10.1 cm x depth 7 cm, width 8.3 cm x depth 5.3 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Coupe

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-17090

  • Description

    Coupe van fraise bandagaat. Deksel en voet van loodglas met versieringen van goud en email. Als schacht een gouden en geëmailleerde musketier in Spaans kostuum, bezet met robijnen. Op voet en deksel gegraveerde ranken. Volgens Dr. Holzhauwer zijn voet en deksel van later datum.

Creation

  • Creation

    • maker: anonymous, Palts
    • maker: anonymous, Germany

  • Dating

    c. 1600 - c. 1625

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    • height 12.8 cm x width 10.1 cm x depth 7 cm
    • width 8.3 cm x depth 5.3 cm

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection Hermitage, Petersburg;{Von Falke 1936, p. 32, no. K.65.} or collection Kremlin, Moscow;{Note RMA.}…; collection Dr Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939) Amsterdam and Paris, 1936;{Von Falke 1936, p. 32, no. K. 65.} purchased from his estate, 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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