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Gold can
Lost Art-ID
583141
Artist / Creator
Title
Gold can
Place of manufacture
Paris
Dating
1701/1800
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Metal (Gold) / goldwork
Height
1.90 cm
Diameter
6.60 cm
Description
Miniature box with lid, box with portrait miniature of gold à deux Couleurs, circular; base, walls and lid framed by plant borders; surfaces guilloched and decorated with punched dots; miniature depicting an old gentleman in a white tie and black skirt; it is set in an elongated octagon and affixed to the top of the lid; several stamps stamped inside: Stamp of guarantee of the Parisian guild since 1794 (R3 6564) and stamp C under animal head in rhombus, uninterpreted
2/7 from a bundle of gold cans
Provenance
Heinrich Ueberall, Berlin (died 1939 in Sachsenhausen concentration camp); approx. end of 1920/30s as loan security to Dresdner Bank; 1935 purchase contract between Dresdner Bank and the State of Prussia, National Museums in Berlin, Schlossmuseum (Inv. No. 35/166-172); June 1937 auction Julius Böhler, lot 305, plate 20; whereabouts unknown
Literature / Source
Versteigerungskatalog Julius Böhler, München, Kunstwerke aus dem Besitz der Staatlichen Museen Berlin (Ausstellung vom 12. bis 17. April 1937 und 19. bis 31. Mai 1937); Versteigerung am 1. und 2. Juni 1937, Los 305, Tafel 20
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Contact
Dr. phil. Irena Strelow, M.A.
Position
Provenienz-Recherchen / Historische Forschungen
Phone
+49 (0) 30 95 60 70 80
E-Mail
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