Cabinet with gold mounts and relief
Long considered to be a masterpiece of the late sixteenth century, this cabinet was identified recently as the work of the great nineteenth-century goldsmith Reinhold Vasters, who reused old timber to buidt part of the carcase. It is possible that the central figure represents Hercules. The gold mounts, rendered in a Renaissance style typical of Vasters, depict additional mythological figures.
Artwork Details
- Title: Cabinet with gold mounts and relief
- Designer: After a design by Reinhold Vasters (German, Erkelenz 1827–1909 Aachen)
- Date: ca. 1865–80
- Culture: German, Aachen
- Medium: Pine and walnut veneered with ebony; gold, enamel, diamonds, rubies
- Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 14 11/16 x 17 3/8 x 11 1/8 in. (37.3 x 44.1 x 28.3 cm)
- Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
- Credit Line: Gift of Anthony Blumka, in honor of Lois Earl Blumka, 2010
- Object Number: 2010.452
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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