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Source Description
Until recently, this vessel in the shape of a marine monster was identified as carved by Alessandro Miseroni and mounted in enameled gold by Hans Vermeyen (died 1606). Now it is regarded as the work of Reinhold Vasters (1827-1909), a restorer turned forger based in Aachen, Germany. He was responsible for designs that were often executed in Paris. Many of his pieces passed through the hands of the famous dealers and collectors.
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Document identity
localId
4192
label
Vessel in the Form of a Seamonster
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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4192
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object
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normalized
title
Vessel in the Form of a Seamonster
description
Until recently, this vessel in the shape of a marine monster was identified as carved by Alessandro Miseroni and mounted in enameled gold by Hans Vermeyen (died 1606). Now it is regarded as the work of Reinhold Vasters (1827-1909), a restorer turned forger based in Aachen, Germany. He was responsible for designs that were often executed in Paris. Many of his pieces passed through the hands of the famous dealers and collectors.
provenance
Barons R. and F. Sillière [exhibited in Paris Exhibition of 1880]; Baroness Mathilde von Rothschild (1832-1924), Frankfort am Main; Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co., New York; Henry Walters, Baltimore, July 5, 1927, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Stone
vessels
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
7 1/16 in. (17.9 cm)
Source extras
med
smoky quartz, gold, enamel
creator_ids
5638
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
1994
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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