Four wall-lights, anonymous, c. 1750 - c. 1760

Identification

Title(s)

Four wall-lights
Wandarm van verguld brons met een borstbeeld van een Chinees

Object type

Object number

BK-16898-C

Description

Verguld bronzen wandarm, ieder met twee armen. De stam wordt gevormd door een borstbeeld van een Chinese man of vrouw, omgeven door C-vormige rocaillemotieven. De armen vertonen C- en S-vormige bladmotieven.

Creation

Artist

anonymous

Place

Paris

Dating

c. 1750 - c. 1760

Material and Technique

Material

bronze (metal)

Technique

gild

Measurements

height 27.5 cm × width 21.1 cm × depth 10.2 cm

Subject

What

ornament derived from plant forms

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

transferred 1960

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

See the provenance for BK-16898-A.

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Notes

Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Relations

Documentation

Paris 1650-1900 : decorative arts in the Rijksmuseum, Reinier J. Baarsen, p. 190-193, cat.nr. 44
Katalog der Sammlung F[ritz] M[annheimer], p. 138, cat.nr. B.80 a-d

Persistent URL

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