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Object NameBottle
Decorator Martin Schnell (about 1675-about 1740)
Made FromNon-Lead Glass, Enamel, Silvering, Gilding
Dateabout 1710
Place MadeGermany, Saxony, Dresden
TechniqueBlown, enameled, silvered, gilded
SizeOverall H: 21.7 cm, Diam (max): 13.1 cm
Accession Number2017.3.11
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Interpretive Notes
Lacquer was an expensive and exotic material imported from Asia. It inspired many European imitations. This bottle was probably made at the court of Augustus II, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland (1670-1733).
Physical DescriptionBottle. Very dark blue non-lead glass appearing black, red, blue, and green enamels, silver, and gilding; blown, enameled, silvered, gilded. A black bottle with elongated neck, flaring towards the rim above a single rib. Its globular body decorated with a red, blue, green, silvered and gilded chinoiserie landscape depicting figures engaged in various pursuits, interspersed with foliage and rocky outcrops, insects in flight, and buildings in the distance. The elongated, swollen neck has gilded decoration with stylized scrolls, and lambrequins around the rim.
Provenance
Source Rainer Zietz Limited - 2007-05-15-2017-05-10
Acquired from Rainer Zietz Limited in 2017. Formerly in the collection of Elisabeth Osthoff, acquired before 1995. Sold at Christie's Amsterdam, May 15, 2007, lot 150, sold as Potsdam 1726.
Former Collection Elisabeth Osthoff - 1995-2007-05-15
Acquired from Rainer Zietz Limited in 2017. Formerly in the collection of Elisabeth Osthoff, acquired before 1995. Sold at Christie's Amsterdam, May 15, 2007, lot 150, sold as Potsdam 1726.
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