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Amusement park in miniature format
Lost Art-ID
589450
Artist / Creator
Unknown (Österreichisch (Wien))
Title
Amusement park in miniature format
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Mother-of-pearl ; Metal (Gold) ; Metal (Silver) / gilded
Height
25.00 cm
Width
16.50 cm
Description
Viennese curiosity from the Empire period: on a rectangular base made of mother-of-pearl, decorated with a golden clock, a terraced pleasure and social centre rises - all made of mother-of-pearl with gilded silver ornamentation. Two carriages are driven through a tunnel, driven by the clockwork. Numerous visitors in miniature animate the terraces.
Provenance
Collection Rudolf von Goldschmidt-Rothschild, Frankfurt a.M./Königstein i.T.; 1939 confiscation tax office Mitte and/or tax office Bad Homburg; collection Georg von Opel, Königstein; auction Hahn, Frankfurt a. M. 17 - 18.11.1942, lot 507; whereabouts unknown
Literature / Source
Kunsthaus Heinrich Hahn: Gemälde alter Meister ..., Gemälde neuerer Meister ..., frühe Plastik ...: freiwillig, wegen Auflösung, Verkleinerung; aus verschiedenem Privatbesitz. Auktion vom 17. - 18.11.1942. Frankfurt a.M. 1942; D - HHStAW Abt. 520/11 Nr. 14504, Spruchkammerverfahren Georg von Opel
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