Four wall-lights

anonymous, c. 1750 - c. 1760

These two pairs of wall-lights feature a man and a woman in a supposedly East-Asian style. They may have been intended for a room decorated with Asian-inspired motifs.

  • Artwork typefurniture, lighting device, sconce
  • Object numberBK-16898-A
  • Dimensionsheight 27.3 cm x width 21 cm x depth 10.4 cm
  • Physical characteristicsverguld brons

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Four wall-lights

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-16898-A

  • Description

    Verguld bronzen wandarm, met twee armen. De stam wordt gevormd door een borstbeeld van een Chinese man of vrouw, omgeven door C-vormige rocaillemotieven. De armen vertonen C- en S-vormige bladmotieven.

Creation

  • Creation

    bronzeworker: anonymous, Paris

  • Dating

    c. 1750 - c. 1760

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    verguld brons

  • Dimensions

    height 27.3 cm x width 21 cm x depth 10.4 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. 91, no. Br 81 a/d, Artistic no. 8/14; 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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