Artworks Catalogue

Location

Germany, Bavaria, Munich

Bavarian National Museum Munich (Bayerisches Nationalmuseum München)

Artwork

Ornament in Form of a Vase in the Bavarian National Museum, Munich

Type

Sculptural decoration

Dimensions

Height: 91 cm, width: 43 cm, depth: 26 cm

Critical History

Ornament in form of a vase (1760) was purchased by the Bavarian National Museum in 1952 from a private collection (Peter Radspieler) The inv.-no. is 52/46. The photo has the no. D1736.

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Construction / Execution

The vase is standing on a base comparable to that of a chalice. Out of the a form looking like the opening of a snail shell are growing ears of wheat and a bust with wings. The vase is made in gilded and silvered limewood.

Images

1. Decorative attachment in the form of a vase in the Bavarian National Museum