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Reflecting the Renaissance revival of interest in antiquity, this bowl on a pedestal is inset with ancient Roman and later coins.\r\n\r\nThe Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert <i>Schatzkammer</i> is one of the few collections of its kind formed in the late 20th century. The <i>Schatzkammer</i>, or treasury, was a new concept in the 16th century. It referred to a special chamber in which the most precious artefacts of a princely collection were housed.  Gold and jewelled objects were mounted alongside exotic natural curiosities, including rock crystal, nautilus shells and ostrich eggs. Together they demonstrated not only the wonders of nature and the technical achievements of the artist, but also the intellect and culture of the patron. \r\n\r\nSir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world's great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes.  Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996.","physicalDescription":"Gold tazza overall set with gold coins from different periods. It has two flat handles on demi-figure brackets and a short tapered foot. 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Beuthen in Silesia] estate, the latter of the   succession of the estates of Altendorff and Schlaupiz had this [tazza] made * in the year 1619 *","transliteration":"GEDECHTNVS FRAV EVEN SCHÖNAICHIN GEBORNE BVRGHAUSIN EINER MVTER SIEBEN KINDER DEREN VIBRIGE ZWENE SÖHNE ALS HERR HANNS VND SEBASTIAN / [inscription interrupted by handle]/ IENER ERSTE BESIZER DES BEVTNISCHEN [adjective, prob. for the town of Beuthen] DIESER DES AMBTIZ ALTENDORFF: VND SCHLAVPIZISCHEN MAIORAS IHR DIESS VERFERTIGEN LASSEN * ANNO: 1619*","type":"","note":"Inscription on rim of bowl\r\n"},{"content":"Records day of death of Mrs Schönaich as 19 January 1619 in German","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"In the year * 1619 * died on the 19th day of January","transliteration":"ANNO * M * DC * XIX * STARB DEN XIX TAG IANVARI","type":"","note":"on foot"}],"objectHistory":"Provenance: Arturo Lopez-Willshaw (1900-1962); Sotheby's London. Twenty Five Renaissance Jewels and Works of  Art from the collection of the late Arturo Lopez-Willshaw, 10 May 1974, lot 5; Kugel, Paris, 1988","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Gold and enamel tazza, Silesia, 1619.","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":""}],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"The following coins are set into bowl and foot of the tazza:\r\nTop\r\nOuter circle: 20 Kremnitz (Hungarian) ducats, 16th century\r\n2nd circle: 20 coins of Hungarian, French and Spanish nationality, and an Islamic coin\r\n3rd circle: 10 coins from Hungary, France etc.\r\n4th circle: 8 pieces, including three coins from England, Austria and Spain and five medals from Germany and Hungary\r\nCentre: Baptismal medal, Germany, 16th century\r\n\r\nFoot\r\n1st row: Hungarian (Kremnitz) ducats\r\n2nd ros: Hungarian (Kremnitz) ducats\r\n\r\nThumb pieces\r\nOne aureus of Domitian\r\nOne solidus of Valentinian\r\n\r\n(based upon description, Sotheby's, sale 10 June 1974, lot 5, further research pending)","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[{"text":"","id":""},{"text":"Jesus Christ","id":"N1515"},{"text":"Domitian","id":"N392"},{"text":"","id":""},{"text":"Valentinian","id":"N4571"}],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"(Gallery 70, case 6)\r\n2. Bowl (tazza) inlaid with coins\r\n1619\r\nA tazza, a bowl on a pedestal, was often used as a wine cup or spice plate. Reflecting the Renaissance passion for antiquity, this tazza is inset with ancient Roman and more recent coins.\r\nPiekary Slaskie, Silesia (now Poland)\r\nGold and enamel\r\nInscribed in German in memory of Frau Schönaich from her sons, dated 1619\r\nMuseum no. 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