Snuifdoos van goud, rechthoekig, versierd met dieren en ranken in translucide émail

Jean George, c. 1752

Snuffbox. Gold, enamel. Paris, c. 1750. Snuffbox. Gold, enamel. Paris, 1751 - 1752, by Jean George.

  • Artwork typesnuffbox
  • Object numberBK-17137
  • Dimensionsheight 3.8 cm x width 8.1 cm x depth 6.1 cm x weight 221 g
  • Physical characteristicsgoud en email

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Snuifdoos van goud, rechthoekig, versierd met dieren en ranken in translucide émail

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-17137

  • Description

    Rechthoekige gouden snuifdoos, met dieren en ranken in translucide email op een met ruitpatroon gegraveerd gouden fond.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • duty mark
    • maker's mark
    • countermark
    • signature: ‘George AParis’
    • date letter

Creation

  • Creation

    goldsmith: Jean George, Paris

  • Dating

    c. 1752

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    goud en email

  • Dimensions

    height 3.8 cm x width 8.1 cm x depth 6.1 cm x weight 221 g

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection Maximilian Benedikt Heyum Freiherr von Goldschmidt-Rothschild (1843-1940), Frankfurt am Main;{Von Falke 1936, p. 65, no. K. 133.} …; 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 125, Artistic no. 22/61; 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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  • Snuifdoos van goud, rechthoekig, versierd met dieren en ranken in translucide émail
  • Snuifdoos van goud, rechthoekig, versierd met dieren en ranken in translucide émail
  • Snuifdoos van goud, rechthoekig, versierd met dieren en ranken in translucide émail
  • Snuifdoos van goud, rechthoekig, versierd met dieren en ranken in translucide émail
  • Snuifdoos van goud, rechthoekig, versierd met dieren en ranken in translucide émail
  • Snuifdoos van goud, rechthoekig, versierd met dieren en ranken in translucide émail