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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Goblet
c. 1598
Gold
Hungarian National Museum, Budapest


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Twin Cups
1500s
Gilt silver
Hungarian National Museum, Budapest


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



Summary of goldsmiths' works
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Works by known goldsmiths



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