Ewer and basin, Thomas Chancellier, 1765

Identification

Title(s)

Ewer and basin
Waterbekken

Object type

Object number

BK-17020-B

Inscriptions / marks

date letter
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duty mark
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Description

Ovaal bekken van verguld zilver. Het diepe bekken met godronrand rust op een lage voet en wordt omgeven door guirlandes, geslingerd om een profiel op halve hoogte. Aan de beide uiteinden vrouwenmaskers.

Creation

Artist

maker: Thomas Chancellier
designer: Philippe Caffieri (le Jeune)

Place

Paris

Dating

1765

Material and Technique

Material

Technique

gild

Measurements

width 36.5 cm × depth 24.5 cm
width 15.8 cm × depth 10.5 cm
weight 2552 gr

Subject

What

ornament ~ festoon, garland

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

transferred 1960

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

See the provenance for BK-17020-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. 354-359, cat.nr. 85
The art of the European silversmith, 1430-1830, Carl Hernmarck, dl. 1, p. 250; dl. 2, fig. 694
Europäisches Rokoko : Kunst und Kultur des 18. Jahrhunderts, cat.nr. 609
Katalog der Sammlung F[ritz] M[annheimer], P.224, cat.nr. Si.80 ab
Exposition d'orfèvrerie française civile du XVIe siècle au début du XIXe siècle, cat.nr. 130
La Renaissance de l'art français et des industries de luxe, p. 300
Hélène Cavalié, 'Redécouverte de deux éléments de la toilette de la princesse des Asturies réalisée en 1765 par Philippe Caffieri, Thomas Chancellier et Pierre Germain dit le Romain', Revue de l'Art 159 (2008), nr. 1, p. 77-85.

Persistent URL

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