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Nautilus Beaker
Possibly by: Jan Bellekin (Dutch, 1636–1665)
Possibly by: Cornellis Bellekin (Dutch, 1625–before 1711)
Silver executed by: Jean Du Vignon (Dutch, 1660–1746)
After: Jacques Callot (French, 1592–1635)
Possibly by: Cornellis Bellekin (Dutch, 1625–before 1711)
Silver executed by: Jean Du Vignon (Dutch, 1660–1746)
After: Jacques Callot (French, 1592–1635)
Dutch (The Hague)
1659
Object Place: Europe, The Hague, The Netherlands
Medium/Technique
Nautilus shell, silver
Credit Line
William Francis Warden Fund
Accession Number63.1256
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionMother-of-pearl, cut scrolls engraved and inked with Callot figures after the Commedia del'Arte and insects. End pierced and engraved in acanthus and lettered scrolls (as underlined) arms of Admiral 'J. Gansneb Tengnagel', mayor of Kampen (1659). The silver foot added later in 1700 by Hague silversmith Jean Du Vignon at the request of the son-in-law of the original owner.
Marks
The silver foot has the 4 hallmarks: the Dutch lion, three stars for Jean Duvigion; the letter B for 1700; the stork of The Hague.
Provenance1659, the nautilus cup was commissioned by Johan Gansneb called Tengnagel (b. 1620 – d. 1676), Kampen, Netherlands; by descent to his daughter, Elisabeth Geertruid Gansneb called Tengnagel (b. 1652 – d. 1715) and her husband, Herman Otto Gansneb called Tengnagel (b. 1659 – d. 1733), Kampen; about 1700, the silver stand was commissioned by Herman Otto Gansneb called Tengnagel for the nautilus cup; nautilus cup and stand passed by descent to the son of Herman Otto and Elisabeth Geertruid, Alard Johan Gansneb called Tengnagel (b. 1692 – d. 1774), Kampen; by descent to his son, Borchard Harmen Gansneb called Tengnagel (b. 1731 – d. 1787), Kampen; by descent to his daughter, Maria Mechteld Florentina Gansneb called Tengnagel (b. 1764 – d. 1847) and her husband Coenraad Willem baron Sloet tot Tweenyenhuisen (b. 1767 – d. 1849), Zwolle, Netherlands; by descent to their son, Johan Philip baron Sloet tot Tweenyenhuisen (b. 1794 – d. 1874) and his wife, Florentine Caroline Elisabeth gravin van Rechteren Limpurg (b. 1797 – d. 1859), Zwolle; by descent to their daughter, Sophia Jeanette Florentine baron Sloet tote Tweenyenhuisen (b. 1824 – d. 1889) and her husband, Jan Hendrik Schultz van Haegen (b. 1813 – d. 1884), Zwolle and The Hague, Netherlands [see note 1]; by descent within the family to Theo Schultz van Haegen, Aerdenhout, Netherlands; before 1963, sold by Theo Schultz van Haegen to Nystad Antiquairs n.v., The Hague; 1963, sold by Nystad Antiquairs n. v. to the MFA for $4,150. (Accession Date: September 18, 1963)
NOTE:
[1] The cup has the coat of arms of Admiral Johan Gansneb called Tengnagel, mayor of the city of Kampen. The date of the cups commission and details of the cup’s descent within the family were provided by Nystad Antiquairs n.v. in 1963 at the time of the MFA’s purchase of the cup. The information was given to Nystad Antiquairs n.v. by Dr. Hendrick Enno van Gelder, former director of the Municipal Museum (now the Kunstmuseum) of The Hague, and Dr. W.H. van Seters in Amsterdam.
NOTE:
[1] The cup has the coat of arms of Admiral Johan Gansneb called Tengnagel, mayor of the city of Kampen. The date of the cups commission and details of the cup’s descent within the family were provided by Nystad Antiquairs n.v. in 1963 at the time of the MFA’s purchase of the cup. The information was given to Nystad Antiquairs n.v. by Dr. Hendrick Enno van Gelder, former director of the Municipal Museum (now the Kunstmuseum) of The Hague, and Dr. W.H. van Seters in Amsterdam.