Artist
Friedrich Kettwyck (active Hamburg, 1643–1670)active Hamburg, 1643–1670
Artist
Jochim Timme (Hanover, active Hamburg 1668 - 1675)Hanover, active Hamburg 1668 - 1675
CultureGerman
Titles
- Pair of Wall Sconces
Datec. 1670
PlaceHamburg, Germany
MediumSilver
Dimensions.1: 29 × 24 × 12 in. (73.7 × 61 × 30.5 cm)
.2: 30 1/2 × 25 × 11 in. (77.5 × 63.5 × 27.9 cm)
.2: 30 1/2 × 25 × 11 in. (77.5 × 63.5 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III
Object number96.1603.1,.2
Not on view
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RienziObject Type
ProvenanceProbably George Ludwig,1660–1727, Elector of Hanover and King of England; through his direct descendants to Ernest Augustus, third Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale and Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg; (perhaps the Viennese dealer Glückselig in 1923–24); [French & Co., Inc., New York, by 1950, Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. Collection]; ... ; [Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, lot 472]; purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III, May 6, 1960; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1996.
Exhibition HistoryCurrently on view in Rienzi's Library
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
On the back-plate of the sconce: the marks for Friedrich Kettwyck and the city of Hamburg. On the three drip pans: iT for Jochim Timme and the Hamburg mark.
Heraldry: The cipher GL beneath an electoral bonnet for George Ludwig (1660 - 1727), Elector of Hanover, later King George I of England
Heraldry: The cipher GL beneath an electoral bonnet for George Ludwig (1660 - 1727), Elector of Hanover, later King George I of England
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