The Kunstkammer as a work of art. © Porfirius Kunstkammer The four domains of the Renaissance Kunstkammer-Preciosia, Naturalia, Scientifica and Exotica-merge in this eclectic artwork to create an image of the known world. The focus is on rare and surprising...

Beaker, Hans Nielsen Wolgast, Copenhagen, 1703. Photo Stockholms Auktionsverk, cylindrical three ball feet, driven and chased decoration of flowers and acanthus, at the mouth inscription: "Matthias Pederson Else Christens daatter 1703", height 9.5 cm,...

LOTUS CITRINE by Ole Lynggaard, Copenhagen La collection Lotus symbolise le luxe bohème et s'inspire des fleurs de lotus ; des feuilles d'or 18 carats viennent ainsi envelopper de magnifiques pierres précieuses de couleurs vives et taillées en cabochon....

Koch, who plays the violin on a grid, probably Frankfurt am Main, 1st Quarter of the 18th Century. Baroque pearls, gold, enamel, silver, gold, diamonds, iron. H with pedestal 12.2 cm, Base: 5.3 x 5.3 cm. VI 88. Green Vault © Staatliche Kunstsammlungen...

A silver-gilt cup and cover, maker's mark AE conjoined, probably Copenhagen, circa 1574. Photo courtesy Sotheby's engraved, embossed, chased, cast and fitted with strapwork, monsters, putti, maidens and female masks, on heraldic stem of a bird of prey...

A Rare Copenhagen Punchbowl, circa 1775. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012 Painted in bright colors on each side with Graabroedretorv (Gray Monks Square) in Copenhagen, small figures strolling or selling their wares in the foreground, on the sides and...