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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION (LOTS 16 - 22)A RENAISSANCE ROYAL WEDDING PRESENT
A PAIR OF GERMAN JEWELLED SILVER-GILT MOUNTED NAUTILUS CUPS
CIRCA 1602
Details
A PAIR OF GERMAN JEWELLED SILVER-GILT MOUNTED NAUTILUS CUPS
CIRCA 1602
Shaped as swans, representing a cob and a pen, each on oval base cast and chased as a rocky ground with bullrushes and grass, the outer border with sea monsters and birds amongst waves, each body formed from a nautilus shell resting on finely cast and chased legs and held by four straps pierced on the front and the back with caryatids and foliage, set at intervals with gems, and on each side with mermaid holding a cornucopia set with rubies, the neck chased with feathers and applied at the front with an amethyst cabochon centring an elaborate cartouche held by a simulated chain around the neck, the shell rim mount etched and chased with strapwork, floral bouquets and exotic birds, engraved with a coat-of-arms flanked by the initials CH, <i>apparently unmarked</i>
10 3⁄8 in. (26.5 cm.) and 10 5⁄8 in. (27 cm.) high
The arms are those of Christian II (1583-1611), Elector of Saxony and his wife Princess Hedwig of Denmark (1581-1641) whom he married in 1602.
CIRCA 1602
Shaped as swans, representing a cob and a pen, each on oval base cast and chased as a rocky ground with bullrushes and grass, the outer border with sea monsters and birds amongst waves, each body formed from a nautilus shell resting on finely cast and chased legs and held by four straps pierced on the front and the back with caryatids and foliage, set at intervals with gems, and on each side with mermaid holding a cornucopia set with rubies, the neck chased with feathers and applied at the front with an amethyst cabochon centring an elaborate cartouche held by a simulated chain around the neck, the shell rim mount etched and chased with strapwork, floral bouquets and exotic birds, engraved with a coat-of-arms flanked by the initials CH, <i>apparently unmarked</i>
10 3⁄8 in. (26.5 cm.) and 10 5⁄8 in. (27 cm.) high
The arms are those of Christian II (1583-1611), Elector of Saxony and his wife Princess Hedwig of Denmark (1581-1641) whom he married in 1602.
Provenance
Christian II (1583-1611), Elector of Saxony and his wife Princess Hedwig of Denmark (1581-1641).
Michael Wellby (1928-2012).
with Kenneth Davis Ltd., London, 2013.
Michael Wellby (1928-2012).
with Kenneth Davis Ltd., London, 2013.
Literature
Treasures from the Al Thani Collection: Masterpieces from a Royal Collection, The Forbidden City Publishing House, 2018, pp. 532-535; illus. pp. 533- 535; cat. no. 199.
E. Edwards and J. Rohou, Le Gout de la Renaissance, un dialogue entre collections, Editions du Patrimoine, Paris, 2024, p. 290 and 305.
E. Edwards and J. Rohou, Le Gout de la Renaissance, un dialogue entre collections, Editions du Patrimoine, Paris, 2024, p. 290 and 305.
Exhibited
Beijing, Palace Museum, Treasures from the Al Thani Collection: Masterpieces from a Royal Collection, 17April-17 June 2018, cat. no. 199.
Paris, Hôtel de la Marine, A Taste for the Renaissance: a dialogue between collections, 6 March-30 June 2024, cat. no. 129.
Paris, Hôtel de la Marine, A Taste for the Renaissance: a dialogue between collections, 6 March-30 June 2024, cat. no. 129.
Brought to you by
Thomas Williams
International Head of English Furniture & Clocks