17th Century Silver Gilt Filigree Beaker.
Mounted with portraits of Christian IV of Denmark and his sister Anna wife of James I of England.
Decorated with Garnets
Lot 161. Bruun Rasmussen Auctions, Bredgade, Copenhagen - 4 October 2010.
Catalogue Entry - A rather stilted translation by Google!
"Christian IV" filigree lidded goblet with garnets and oval miniature with Christian IV and the king's sister Anna of Denmark, married to James I of England, cylindrical.
Approx. 1675-1710, presumably
Swedish and apparently unstamped.
There is much evidence that this filigree lidded goblet was
commissioned work, the crowned shape of the lid, the crowns above the
miniatures match the garnet legs and the rest of the goblet.
The miniatures are attributed to Jacob van Doordt (Hamburg,
before 1606-Stockholm 1629). Weight 1048 gr. H. 22 cms.
The reason for honoring the particularly close connection between the Danish and English royal families could be the marriage between Prince Jørgen, Duke of Cumberland, (1653 -1708), son of Frederik III (1609-1670), grandson of Christian IV (1577-1648) , who married in 1683 Anne of York (1574-1619) who ascended the throne of England as Anne Queen of Great Britain in 1702.
All
their children died young, if not the eldest son William Henry Prince of
Denmark, Duke of Gloucester (1689-1700) to have become an English king and to
have founded a Danish dynasty in England. grandson of Christian IV (1577-1648),
who married in 1683 Anne of York (1574-1619) who ascended the throne of England
as Anne Queen of Great Britain in 1702.
It may well be that this was a Swedish gift sent from Prince
Jørgen's sister Ulrika Eleonora the elder (1656-1693), granddaughter of
Christian IV, married to Charles XI of Sweden in 1680 and thus queen of Sweden
until 1693.
The painter Jacob van Doordt originally worked in Hamburg.
Here he learnt the traditional painting style used for portraits of princes.
Most of his work was done on trips to Braunschweig, Gottorp, Denmark and
England.
In 1611 van Doordt was commissioned by Christian IV to paint
Queen Anne Cathrine and the royal couple's eldest son, Prince Christian, who
had been hailed as heir to the throne that same year. After Anne Cathrine's
death in 1612, van Doordt painted several portraits of Kirsten Munk. The
greatest recognition from Denmark's king, however, came in the form of a
recommendation to the English king, James 1.
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Lot 745 Sotheby's Amsterdam 18 Feb 2003.
Obviously related to the images above.
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