Master with the solder box > Pyxis
1988 Master with the solder box (active circa 1575, Amsterdam)
Pyxis, 1569
Main information
| Category of object | 16th century Dutch silver |
| Period/Style | 1500-1600 |
| Medium & Support | silver |
| Dimension | height: 17.1 cm = 6 3/4 in. diameter: 10.4 cm = 4 1/8 in. |
| Signature | marked: Maker's mark: Master with the solder box (active circa 1575, Amsterdam), circa 1575, Year mark: Amsterdam, 1569, Town mark: Amsterdam, 1547-1599, Duty mark for unguaranteed standard of fineness of gold and silver objects of national origin: the Netherlands, 1906-1953, |
| Museum | Amsterdam, Amsterdam Museum |
Provenance
Amsterdam Christie's, 01/12/1988, lot 628
1988, Amsterdam, Amsterdam Museum, inv. n° KA 18782
Literature
Jaarverslag Vereniging Rembrandt, Vereniging Rembrandt, Amsterdam, 1989, Zilveren pyxis, p. 28-29 (by Michiel Jonker)
Hubert Vreeken (ed.), Barend J. van Benthem, Annemarie den Dekker and Dirk-Jan Biemond, Goud en zilver met Amsterdamse keuren, de verzameling van het Amsterdams Historisch Museum, Uitgeverij Waanders BV, Zwolle, Amsterdams Historisch Museum, Amsterdam, 2003, cat. n° 10, p. 97-98
