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Goblet with Cover

Lost Art-ID

459467

Title

Goblet with Cover

Dating

1741

Object type

Vessel

Group of reported objects

Crafts and other folk arts

Material / Technique

Glass / cut

Measures

H. mit Deckel: 38 cm; H. ohne Deckel: 26,4 cm; Dm Korpus: 12,2 cm; Fußweite: 11,1 cm

Description

Cut décor: an emperor's throne under a canopy and the equestrian figure of Friedrich August II with the inscription: In Provinc. Iur. Sax. Provisor et Vicarius, 1741, J. O. Frid. Aug. Rex Pol. Dux Sax. Archim. et El. In the ornament of the foot a monogram.

Provenance

Until May 1945, the object was located in the Dresden City Hall (seat of the Dresden City Museum). It was stored there together with the other handicraft exhibits of the museum - packed in boxes - in the cellar. Lost since the end of the war.

Literature / Source

Gurlitt, Cornelius: Die Kunstdenkmäler Dresdens. Heft XXI, XXII und XXIII der Beschreibenden Darstellung der älteren Bau- und Kunstdenkmäler des Königreichs Sachsen, Dresden 1903, S. 757.

Deutsche Fotothek: http://www.deutschefotothek.de/documents/obj/30117047

Published since

24.09.2012