19 août 2013

Magnificent vessel in the form of a Nautilus sell, H, Jakob (amber carvers), Königsberg, dated 1659. Green Vault. IV 340. Amber different varieties, ivory, silver, gold plated by a wooden rod and foot cuppa are connected. H 34,5 cm, base: 14.5 x 12.0 cm  © Dresden State Art Collections 2013 The excellent reputation of its creator Jacob Heise (d. 1667) may have been important reasons that this outstanding masterpiece Kaliningrad amber art was selected as a diplomatic gift first order. There is documented evidence that the... [Lire la suite]

Hat clasp with the "Dresden Green" from the set brillant. Diespach, Franz Michael (jeweler)? Pallard, Jean Jacques (Goldsmith). Dresden / Prague in 1769, using parts of Jean Jaques Pallard, Vienna 1746. Green Vault. VIII 30. Almond shaped "seladongrüner" diamond of 160 Graen (41 carats), 24 round brilliant about 1/2 Graen (6.28 carats), top round brilliant, 411 medium to small diamonds, gold, silver. H 14.1 cm, W 5.0 cm. © Dresden State Art Collections 2013 1742 succeeded Elector Augustus... [Lire la suite]