Search Request | Object report
Gold can
Lost Art-ID
583148
Artist / Creator
Title
Gold can
Place of manufacture
Sachsen
Dating
1845/1855
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Metal (Gold) / goldwork
Height
2.00 cm
Width
9.00 cm
Depth
4.80 cm
Description
Miniature box with hinged lid; gold box; flat, rectangular shape with rounded corners; guilloché base and side walls; engraved depiction of a factory (ironworks) on the hinged lid with a railway line running past it, bearing the inscription "Alberts-Bahn" and the city names "Tharand" and "Dresden" with directional arrows; ornamented lip; two blurred stamps on the inside of the base
7/7 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 316; 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 316
Published since
Contact
Dr. phil. Irena Strelow, M.A.
Position
Provenienz-Recherchen / Historische Forschungen
Phone
+49 (0) 30 95 60 70 80
E-Mail
Permalink to this page