The17th / 18th Century Silver Filigree Caskets,
with Skirts and Integral Feet.
(post in preparation).
These caskets are a distinct type they all have similar skirts (rather than bun feet) as on the Khalili or Dresden Green Room casket) but the style and technique of manufacture are very similar.
The style of the feet and skirt suggest to me a slightly later date than those caskets with the bun feet. Although there appears to be no hard and fast rule.
It is still not clear to me whether these are European (Dutch), South East Asian, or are some of them European and others copies made in Indonesia?
It may change but my current thinking is that the majority of these objects are North European.
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The last group of caskets here appear to have distinct Chinese influences and I suggest were probably made in South East Asia - most likely Batavia where enameling was used.
The lack of any real provenance and identifying marks for these caskets makes the task of identifying the origin of these caskets extremely difficult.
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17th/ 18th Century Gold Filigree Casket.
Sold Christies, London, Lot 101, 10 July 2008.
18 x 7.9 x 8.3 cms.
Christies say "Possibly purchased by Jacques Gilles, Minister Foreign
Affairs in 1746 and Finance Minister in 1749 under William IV of Orange
(1711-1751), and by descent"
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The V and A Casket.
Silver Gilt and Silver Filigree.
No size on the website.
They say -
"The casket was said by the donor's family to have been taken
'as loot' at the Siege of Seringapatam in Mysore in 1799. It was brought to England
shortly afterwards, and given the glass dome at some point in the 19th century.
As this has protected the silver from tarnishing, Metals Conservation
recommended keeping the casket inside the dome.
It remained in the same English
family until 2013 when the owner gave it to the museum, expressing her strong
desire that it should be in a public collection rather than sold for her
person.
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They say -
"The casket above is very similar to one in the British Museum (see image below), it is stamped? with the Arabic letter 'H', indicating that it belonged to Tipu Sultan,
making the supposed history of this piece entirely credible".
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1904-1006-1-a
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I think that the fact that it might have been looted from Tipu Sultan's palace at Seringapatam does not mean that it was made in India.
I think that there is just as much likelihood that it was made in Holland or under Dutch instruction in Batavia (modern day Jakarta, Indonesia).
At first glance these two caskets have superficial similarities but the detailing is quite different.
The Tipu Sultan Casket in the British Museum.
The provenance is solid.
I suggest that this casket was perhaps made in Cuttack (Kattack) Orissa, India.
The detail appears Islamic with the 5 stylised Mihrabs (prayer niches) across the front.
If I am correct then filigree was not made in Karimnagar, Deccan, before about 1830. Thus ruling it out Karimnagar as the place of manufacture.
For more on Tipu Sultan see _
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Silver casket presented to The Rifle Brigade, by the citizens
of Paris in 1818.
No size given.
Background - from the website.
This object is a small silver casket presented to
Lieutenant-Colonel, later Major-General Sir Amos Norcott CB KCH, commanding
officer of 2nd Battalion, The Rifle Brigade, by the citizens of Paris on
departure of the Army of Occupation in 1818.
The 1st/95th, 2nd/95th and two companies of the 3rd/95th
Rifles took part in the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815. After the battle
they all marched to Paris where they formed a part of the Allied Army of
Occupation in France.
In July 1815 Battalion Headquarters and five companies of
3rd/95th arrived from England to join the two companies already in Paris. On 25
August 1815, the Regimental birthday, the officers of all three battalions
dined together at St. Germain-en-Laye.
At the end of 1815 the 3rd/95th returned to England. The
1st/95th and 2nd/95th remained with the Army of Occupation until it was
withdrawn from France at the end of 1818.
While in France, on 16 February 1816, the Regiment’s title
was changed from the 95th Rifles to The Rifle Brigade.
The silver casket presented to the 2nd Battalion, The Rifle
Brigade, which is on permanent display in the Museum, is a particularly
handsome piece. It does not bear an inscription.
https://rgjmuseum.co.uk/object-archive-item/silver-casket/
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The Venduehuis 18th Century? Silver Filigree Casket.
Below the detail of the front panel.
Silver Filigree Casket with flat skirt.
Width 8.8 cms.
Inside are two later plain silver caddies marked by Cornelis Rudolph Stolting. Amsterdam.
Sold by Auctioneers Messrs. Venduehuis, of the Hague,
Lot 1572, 7 May 2017.
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The Hermitage, St Petersburg Casket with Filigree Skirt.
With Double Headed Eagle in filigree on the middle front panel.
I will post a breakdown of the catalogue of the Hermitage Amsterdam Exhibition in due course with updates of the entries and photographs of comparable examples.
This is a very large example of this type of casket.
37 x 21 cms.
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Another smaller casket in the Hermitage.
With Five lateral domes.
also with engaged columns on the corners.
Note the detail above the hinge of the hasp and the terminal finial on the handle.
13 x 17 x 10 cms.
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A Skirted Silver Filigree Casket previously on sale at Violity auctions in Ukraine.
Dutch or South East Asian? - the jury is still out!
Again note the hinges, which whilst not as sophisticated have distinct similarities with the Khalili Casket and other similar caskets.
Unfortunately no size given.
A gentle clean and polish would improve this piece dramatically.
This is an unusual casket of its type with distinct outlines of flowers on the lid, some of the smaller filigree elements are set back behind the main rectangular wire frame elements.
The flower motif on the lid has an Eastern feel to it.
European or South East Asian? - the jury is still out!
If polished the raised filigree would be brighter than that set back giving a three dimensional affect.
Auction dated 27 July 2020.
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Silver filigree casket sold by Cambi d'Asti auctions
19 May 2014, Lot 167.
18 x 12 cms.
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A Seventeenth / Eighteenth Century Silver Gilt Filigree Casket.
Is this Indian or South East Asian??
Sold Christie's, London 10 June 2015, Lot 20.
12 x 14 x 10.2 cms.
The lock clasp looks as tho' it might be Indian.
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Silver and Silver Gilt Filigree Casket.
with Dutch dealers Zebregs Roell.
Height: 9.5 cm, width: 15 cm, depth: 10.4 cms.
I am very grateful to Zebregs Roell for their encouragement and permission to use their photographs.
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From the Portuguese Royal Collection.
No sizes given.
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The Finch and Co Casket.
A Pair to the Portuguese Royal Collection Example above.
This casket is so close to the Portuguese Royal Collection Casket illustrated above that it was almost certainly made by the same craftsman.
Provenance a private Dutch Collection.
Size Size: 8.5cm high, 14cm wide, 9cm deep.
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A particularly fine Silver Gilt Casket with unusual three dimensional decoration.
and slim columns on each corner.
Dutch Museum Collection.
It could do with a very gentle clean.
10 x 13 x 8.3 cms.
Images here from the Dutch Museums Collections, see -
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Casket Sold by Bonham's, London.
Length 14.5 cms.
Bonham's London, Lot 349, 20 July 2016.
An 18th century silver filigree casket and two Dutch tea caddies.
It appears to me that the clasp is a replacement and locating slot on the front is an adaptation.
They say -
"The caddies by Reynier Brandt, Amsterdam 1754, the casket possible Batavian, all three piece marked with the later Dutch 'I' mark"
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Silver Gilt Filigree Casket with Ben Janssens Oriental Art, London.
Length: 13.5 cm Width: 8.7 cm Height: 8 cms.
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17th / 18th Century Casket Silver Filigree.
With Five Lateral Domed Lid.
Museo Filigrana Pietro Carlo Bosio. Campoliguri.
Kunsthandel Jacques Fijnaut B.V.
This image from the Museum facebook page.https://www.facebook.com/museodellafiligrana/photos/1546554862319900
Base 7x11 cm; height 6,5 cms.
The hinge attachments and the terminal finials have distinct similarities with the Khalili casket/casket.
At the Museo Civico Della Filigrana Pietro Carlo Bosio, Campoliguri, Italy.
I am unable to provide any further details as yet!
I have contacted the museum and am expecting further photographs and details in due course.
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Dutch Museums Silver Filigree Casket.
Hinged, overlapping lid. Hinged lip to close the box with a lock and key (missing). Box and lid are largely worked in star rosette ornament filigree. Inside is a separate box, formed of silver plates, with a sliding lid. It contains a silver tea shovel decorated with flower ornaments.
Four silver calibration marks are stamped on the bottom of the inner box, one with a capital 'R' and one with three crosses as in the Amsterdam coat of arms.
Further information provided in 1967 by the curator of the Fries Museum: Meesterteken PVR, active around 1798. Master unknown to Voet. Amsterdam no. 586. 'R' is 1800.
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18th Century Silver Filigree Casket.
with dealers Kunsthandel Jacques Fijnaut B.V. of Amsterdam
17 March 2023.
https://www.galleryfijnaut.com/
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=812678113759123&set=pcb.812678163759118
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Casket formerly with Viljoen Roell.
17th/ 18th Century Dutch / German Casket formerly with Dutch
dealers Deon Viljoen and Guus Roell -
H. 7.5cms. W. 13cms. D. 7.3 cms.
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Silver Filigree Casket
Formerly with Auctioneers van Spengen, Hilversum, Netherlands.
Height 9, length 13, and depth 9 cms.
Sold by auctioneers Van Spengen, Hilversum, Amsterdam. Lot 2025 April 2023,
https://vanspengen.cloudcatalogus.nl/Lot/69621
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The Chinese Influenced Silver Filigree Caskets.
The Caskets above do not have the overt Chinese decorated elements that appears on the following skirted caskets.
For the time being I will tentatively attribute them to South East Asian manufacture, Batavia?.
The Parisian goldsmith Jacques Lemire held the title
‘filigraneur du roi' for Louis XIV, (Micio p. 70).
In 1681 six
filigree cabinets were shipped by the V.O.C. from the Dutch Republic to
Batavia. (see Asia in Amsterdam, p. 335).
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Dutch Museums Five Lateral Domed Silver filigree and Enamel Casket.
No size given.
I suspect it originally had a filigree skirt or filigree bun feet.
Inventory number : TM-1698-170.
The Dutch Museums Five Lateral Domed Casket.
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The Veritas Auctions, Silver Gilt, Silver Filigree and Enamel Casket.
Lot 302. 12 March, 2019.
9 x 17 x 10.5 cms
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The Sotheby's Silver Filigree and Enamel Casket.
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The Bonham's Silver filigree and Enamel Casket
They say Lazurite which is a form of Lapis Lazuli?
Casket sold by Bonham's Salerooms, London.
Lot 186, 11 June 2020.
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Christie's Silver Filigree and Enamel Casket.
8 cm. high x 14 cm. wide x 8.5 cm. deep.
Sold by Christies Amsterdam, Lot 275. 15 December 2008.
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The Rikkoerts Silver Filigree Casket.
The detail of the hinges are similar to those on the Khalili Casket and several other similar caskets.
The raised flower motifs on the two panels on either side of the lock panel is unusual.
Is this casket from Batavia - a copy or adaptation of a design of a casket made in Holland?
Size 12 x 6,5 x 7,5 cms.
#I am hoping to get further details of the marks on the inside rim above the lock.
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Dutch Museum Small Silver Filigree and enamel Casket.
No size given.
Inventory number : TM-1698-169
This is a very annoying website - use the search term "filigrainwerke" or similar.
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Dutch Museums Round Silver Filigree and Enamel Casket.
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Dutch Museums.
Silver Filigree and Enamel Casket 2.
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