Vessel in the Form of a Seamonster

19th century 7 1/16 in. (17.9 cm) Citation Source image

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, Ge...

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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.
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