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Harlequin
anonymous, before 1725
Chinese figure. Gold, pearls, enamel and precious stones. Dresden, c. 1700.
- Artwork typedecoratief object
- Object numberBK-17083
- Dimensionsheight 5 cm
- Physical characteristicsgedeeltelijk geëmailleerd goud, parels en edelstenen
Identification
Title(s)
Harlequin
Object type
Object number
BK-17083
Description
Beeld van goud met email, barok-parels en edelstenen, voorstellende een harlekijn met een beweegbaar hoofd. In zijn rechterhand heeft hij een hoed, in de linker een spiegel.
Creation
Creation
- jeweler: anonymous, Frankfurt am Main (possibly)
- jeweler: Kohler (possibly), Dresden [rejected attribution]
Dating
before 1725
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Physical description
gedeeltelijk geëmailleerd goud, parels en edelstenen
Dimensions
height 5 cm
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Subject
Acquisition and rights
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Provenance
…; Grünes Gewolbe, Dresden, 1932;{Von Falke 1936, p. 29, no. K.54; note RMA.} from whom possibly to the dealer Heilbronner, 1932;{According to email C. Nagel, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, 08-02-2017.} …; 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. 35 , no. Pr 50, Artistic no. 17/76; 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
K. Posner en Robert van Langh [red.], Supporting Conservation : Four projects funded by Gieskes-Strijbis Fonds, Amsterdam 2015, p. 38, afb. 27.
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