Nautilus shell

Nautilus Cup, South Germany, ca. 1550 - ca. 1600, silver, nautilus shell. H 30.5 cm × W 9.3 cm × 7.9 cm d. BK-17 009. Rijskmuseum, Amsterdam Nautilus Cup with gilded silver mounts in the form of a crane. The bird stands on one leg and clutching a white silver orb in the other. Along the mouth rim of the shell engraved hunting scenes. The base consists of six radially placed dragons.  A crane with a raised right paw and claw his silver ball refers to vigilance. The story goes that when... [Lire la suite]

Nautilus Cup, Netherlands, ca. 1590, silver, nautilus shell. H 32.5 cm × W × 19.5 cm d 11.7 cm. BK-1953-23. Rijskmuseum, Amsterdam Nautilus Cup with gilded silver mounts, standing on one foot with two godronranden and a procession Tritons on the curve. Moreover, on a small plateau surrounded by loose scrolls, a dolphin on the back with a satyr, which supports the shell. The shell is mounted in three brackets; a caryatid on the front and on both sides with a hermtriton pivoted, twisting... [Lire la suite]

Nautilus Cup, Joachim Hiller, ca. 1600, silver, nautilus shell, amethyst. H 42.4 cm × W × 19.7 cm d 11.5 cm. BK-1958-44. Rijskmuseum, Amsterdam. Nautilus Cup with gilded silver mounts in the form of an ostrich. The shell is painted with drapes, flowers and birds. In the head of the ostrich is an amethyst contained. Are driven into the base edge between scrolls and ostrich feathers, displayed twice a cobbled, which faces two goats and two horses averted. Ingeniously nautilus shell is used as the body of the... [Lire la suite]

Lapis lazuli bowl with gold mounts, Prague, c. 1608. Carving by the Miseroni workshop, mounts by Paulus van Vianen. Height: 17 cm. Bequeathed by Michael Wellby, 2012 © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford. OXFORD.- Michael Wellby bequeathed his extraordinary collection of Renaissance silver and exotica to the Ashmolean in 2012. Comprising over 500 pieces, it consists primarily of spectacular goldsmiths’ work made in Continental Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. The collection was inspired by the... [Lire la suite]

Mother of pearl nautilus shell powder horn, Gujarat, 17th-18th century. Photo courtesy Amir Mohtashemi Ltd Dimensions (height): 15.5 cm ASIAN ART IN LONDON. 31st October - 9th November 2013. Amir Mohtashemi Ltd. Amir Mohtashemi. Phone +44 (0)20 7937 4422 - Email info@amirmohtashemi.com - Website www.amirmohtashemi.com

Jeremias Ritter (Master 1605–06, died 1646) German, Nuremberg. Snail with Nautilus Shell. Nautilus shell, silver gilt, c. 1630. Wadsworth Atheneum