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Restitution status: Dubiousness is still to be clarified
Categories: Arts and crafts / Vessels
Object Data
Artist
Museum
Inventory Number
H.I. 30.313 / Br 1253
Description
Oval rock crystal basin in gilded bronze mounting. The cartouche shaped back wall has in the upper middle a relief of a cherub between renaissance scroll work and has symmetrical meandering baroque band work embellished with foliage below on both sides. In the middle, under octagonal glass, a miniature of the Christ child, giving a blessing and with cross, in oil. Completed at top with a cross. The gilded reverse is engraved with a growth of scroll work, leaves and an apple, and has a hook for attaching it to the wall. South German, around 1600
Material
Bronze, Further kinds of material
Height
23.5 cm
Width
11.5 cm
Period
17th Century
Provenance Data
Former owner according to museum / collection
Former owner unknown
Acquisition from the art market/antique shop
Provenance according to museum / collection
May 27, 1944, acquired from art dealer ('Kunsthandlung') 'Alte Deutsche Kunst' in Bremen
Art Restitution Advisory Board
The questionable nature of the provenance of the art or cultural object is being or has been examined by the museum/the collection/the Commission for Provenance Research. So far, the case has not been dealt with by the Art Restitution Advisory Board.
No recommendation has been issued yet.
Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sport
No decision has been reached so far.
The art or cultural object is kept in the museum/in the collection.
Annotations
Up till now no previous owner of the object can yet be reported. Through publicity, provenance research at the MAK hopes for further information.
Request Object
© Art restitution National Fund of the Republic Austria for Victims of National Socialism