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Gold can
Lost Art-ID
583146
Artist / Creator
Title
Gold can
Dating
1801/1825
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Metal (Gold) / goldwork
Height
1.90 cm
Width
7.30 cm
Depth
5.20 cm
Description
Miniature box with hinged lid; box of gold, à deux couleurs; flat, oval shape; the top of the hinged lid framed by an antique border, inside a written rhombus, inside a circular medallion with a trophy of bow and arrow, musical instruments, doves and flowers; the underside decorated in a similar manner, except that the circle framing an antique lamp is smaller; on the wall, under the same border as on the cover surfaces, four ribbon-like divisions; the remaining surfaces guilloched; several uninterpreted stamps
5/7 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 312; 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 312, Tafel 20
Published since
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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