Casket

Augsburg, c. 1560 –1600, etched steel, gilt bronze, various woods

This casket exudes an air of luxury in every way. Its sides are faced with steel plates ornamented with a pattern of strapwork and foliage scrolls. The plates are set within finely worked gilt bronze mounts. The front opens, revealing nine little drawers of various sizes that were probably meant to hold jewellery or other small precious objects.

Artwork typejewelry box
Object numberBK-17523
Dimensionsheight 21.0 cm x width 28.8 cm x depth 33.8 cm x depth 17.5 cm
Physical characteristicsgeëtst staal, verguld brons, diverse houtsoorten op houten kern

Identification

Title(s)
Casket
Object type
Object number
BK-17523
Description
This casket exudes an air of luxury in every way. Its sides are faced with steel plates ornamented with a pattern of strapwork and foliage scrolls. The plates are set within finely worked gilt bronze mounts. The front opens, revealing nine little drawers of various sizes that were probably meant to hold jewellery or other small precious objects.

Creation

Creation
- maker: anoniem (possibly)
- maker: anoniem, Neurenberg [rejected]
Dating
c. 1560 - c. 1600
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Material and technique

Physcial description
geëtst staal, verguld brons, diverse houtsoorten op houten kern
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height 21.0 cm x width 28.8 cm x depth 33.8 cm x depth 17.5 cm

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Subject

Acquisition and rights

Ownership
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
…; collection Dukes of Saksen-Altenburg;{Note RMA}…; 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. 90, no. Br 71, Artistic no. 12/64; 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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