Spiral humped gothic effect with seven gilded humps at base. On top of lid silver figure “Christ as Gardener” (with hat and staff). Underside with two engraved crests, initials SB and BB.
Provenance
Ex. Coll. Freiherr von Soden-Frauenhofen, Munich; Friedrich Bernhard Eugen "Fritz" Gutmann, Heemstede; [...] - withdrawal due to Nazi persecution is suspected, since the cultural property in question was demonstrably in the possession of the aggrieved party until 1939; the exact circumstances of loss are unclear; whereabouts unknown
Literature / Source
Rosenberg, Geschichte der Goldschmiedekunst auf technischer Grundlage, Frankfurt 1910, Nr. 3061; Otto von Falke, Die Kunstsammlung Eugen Gutmann, Berlin, 1912, Nr. 111
