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drinking vessel in shape of a bear

Lost Art-ID

573940

Artist / Creator

Unknown (Nürnberg, Deutschland)

Title

drinking vessel in shape of a bear

Place of manufacture

Nürnberg

Dating

1575/1600

Object type

Vessel

Group of reported objects

Crafts and other folk arts

Material / Technique

Metal (Silver) / gilded

Measures

D: 9,5 (Sockel)

Height

16.00 cm

Weight

355.00 g

Inventory number

G.R.512

Description

A bear walking on his hind legs holds slantwise in front of his body in his praws a club, that connected by a chain with his collar. Head removeable. Pedastal with embossed moulding: scrolls and fruits. Weight: 355 g, Mark: At edge of pedastal (incomplete), town sign of Nuremberg, masters mark Mrz. HB R.4095, unknown

Provenance

collection Maximilian Freiherr von Goldschmidt-Rothschild, Frankfurt/M.; city Frankfurt am Main (purchase contract of 11.11.1938), Museum für Kunsthandwerk, inventory number G.R.512; Müller-Ruzika (barter 1941 together with G.R.505 and G.R.530); whereabouts unknown

Literature / Source

Museum Angewandte Kunst Frankfurt am Main; Institut für Stadtgeschichte Frankfurt am Main, Museum für Kunsthandwerk, Sign. 46

Published since

10.01.2018

Contact

Dr. Sabine Rudolph

Phone

+49 (0)351 / 448 333-0

E-Mail

s.rudolph@steinmeier.eu