Goldsmiths' works (16th century)
Preview Picture Data File Info Comment
Nef of Saint Ursula
c. 1500
Gold and silver, enamel
Palais de Tau, Reims

812*1200
True Color
133 Kb



The Grieving Virgin
1500s
Painted enamel on copper, gold and silver foil, 30 x 21 cm
Musée du Louvre, Paris

731*1000
True Color
120 Kb



Monument for the Heart of Anne de Bretagne
1514
Gold, enamel, height 15 cm
Musée départemental Dobrée, Nantes

820*977
True Color
113 Kb



Table Nef (The Burghley Nef)
1528
Silver, 35 x 20 cm
Victoria and Albert Museum, London

1000*1388
True Color
180 Kb



Enseigne with battle composition
c. 1538
Enamel, gold
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris

1133*1000
True Color
180 Kb



Censer
c. 1500
Silver, diameter 12 cm
Chapel of Bishop's Palace, Haarlem

850*864
True Color
100 Kb



Ceremonial chain
1500-25
Parcel-gilt silver, length 80 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

1200*1344
True Color
151 Kb



Chandelier
c. 1540
Brass, height 117 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

1000*1214
True Color
144 Kb



Nautilus cup
1592
Silver gilt, nautilus shell, glass and enamel, height 27 cm, diameter 10 cm
Gemeente Musea, Delft

749*1000
True Color
96 Kb



Schlüsselfelder Ship
1503
Partially gilded silver, height 79 cm
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg

950*1604
True Color
185 Kb



Ewer with Wild Man Finial
c. 1500
Silver, silver gilt, and enamel, height 64 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

600*1054
True Color
72 Kb



Pendant in the form of a gondola
c. 1570
Enamelled gold, pearls, rubies, diamonds, 7,5 x 7,3 cm
Museo degli Argenti, Palazzo Pitti, Florence

800*802
True Color
71 Kb



Powder Flask in the Form of a Tortoise
1550-1600
Shell of a Greek tortoise, silver setting, 6 x 15 x 8 cm
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

800*475
True Color
42 Kb



Ostrich Egg Standing Cup
1560-80
Ostrich egg, gilt silver, height 34 cm
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

540*1000
True Color
43 Kb



Pen and Ink Casket
1550-1600
Silver, coral, 27 x 35 x 23 cm
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

1057*800
True Color
88 Kb



Chalice
1525
Silver, fully gilded, height 21 cm
Private collection

1143*1300
True Color
72 Kb



Goblet
c. 1598
Gold
Hungarian National Museum, Budapest

750*1170
True Color
101 Kb



Parade-sword
1509
Gold and steel
Hungarian National Museum, Budapest

800*1104
True Color
106 Kb



Ring
1550-75
Gold, opal, enamel, diameter 18 mm
Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan

563*710
True Color
48 Kb



Cup with Gilded Manikin Handles (detail)
around 1550
Rock crystal, gold ornaments
Museo degli Argenti, Palazzo Pitti, Florence

993*800
True Color
133 Kb



Cup with Gilded Manikin Handles
around 1550
Rock crystal, gold ornaments, 19 x 25 cm
Museo degli Argenti, Palazzo Pitti, Florence

1032*770
True Color
130 Kb



Nautilus Pitcher
c. 1570
Pearls, rubies, and turquoise, mounted with gilt silver
Museo degli Argenti, Palazzo Pitti, Florence

916*1020
True Color
137 Kb



Chalice with Medici Arms
1510s
Gilt copper and silver, height 22 cm
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence

800*1118
True Color
86 Kb



Cup
1582
Jasper, diameter 7,5 cm
Museo di Storia Naturale, Florence

801*450
True Color
42 Kb



Small Cup
1580s
Borate agate mounted in gilt and engraved silver, 3,5 x 8,5 x 7 cm
Museo di Storia Naturale, Florence

713*450
True Color
37 Kb



Vase
1590s
Cut rock crystal, 12 x 35 x 21 cm
Museo dell'Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Florence

902*560
True Color
49 Kb



Money Coffer
16th century
Iron, wood, 44 x 87 40 cm
Museo Nazionale di Villa Guinigi, Lucca

850*1055
True Color
127 Kb



Lapis Lazuli Ewer with Swan-Shaped Spout
1550-1600
Lapis lazuli, white enamel, gold mounting, height 27 cm
Galleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

523*1000
True Color
57 Kb



Antique Sardonyx Vase with Lid and Mount in Gilt Silver
16th century
Stone, gilt silver, height 45 cm
Museo degli Argenti, Palazzo Pitti, Florence

700*1535
True Color
159 Kb



Bernardo Buontalenti Presenting a Wood Model
1580s
Rolled gold
Museo degli Argenti, Palazzo Pitti, Florence

841*800
True Color
109 Kb



Nautilus Ewer
1590s
Pearls, rubies, and turquoise, mounted with gilt silver, height 30 cm
Museo degli Argenti, Palazzo Pitti, Florence

750*1070
True Color
81 Kb



Two cups
1590s
Mother-of-pearl and silver
Museo degli Argenti, Palazzo Pitti, Florence

1112*800
True Color
119 Kb



Mirror in the form of a mask
1590s
Turquoise, diamomds, and gilt and enameled silver
Museo degli Argenti, Palazzo Pitti, Florence

600*967
True Color
66 Kb



Jug
1590s
Mother-of-pearl, gilt silver, rubies, and turquoise
Museo degli Argenti, Palazzo Pitti, Florence

600*921
True Color
62 Kb



Two Pendants
1590s
Enamelled gold and pearls
Museo degli Argenti, Palazzo Pitti, Florence

928*700
True Color
74 Kb



Pendant with a Monkey on a Horn
1580s
Enamelled gold, three diamonds, twenty-four rubies, five emeralds, four pearls
Museo degli Argenti, Palazzo Pitti, Florence

748*700
True Color
62 Kb



Jeweled Rooster Holding a Caduceus
1570s
Enamelled gold, two pearls, thirty-four diamonds, two rubies, 7x 5 cm
Museo degli Argenti, Palazzo Pitti, Florence

794*700
True Color
75 Kb



Twin Cups
1500s
Gilt silver
Hungarian National Museum, Budapest

1197*850
True Color
168 Kb



Bottle in the Shape of a Heart
c. 1580
Tortoiseshell, silver, height 26 cm
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

779*800
True Color
58 Kb




Summary of goldsmiths' works
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Works by known goldsmiths