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Casket with Mythological Scenes

Artist Culture
French
Date
enamels 1557–70, modern box
Classification
Enamels, metalwork
Current Location
On View, Gallery 124
Dimensions
with handle: 6 3/4 x 7 3/8 x 5 1/8 in. (17.1 x 18.7 x 13 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Lopata
Rights
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Object Number
86:1988
- 1975
Major A. F. Clarke-Jervoise, Idsworth Park, Horndean, Hampshire, England [1]

1975/12/05 - 1988
Stanley and Lucy Lopata, purchased at Christie's, London, December 15, 1975, lot no. 42, through James Trigg, Esq.[2]

1988 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Stanley and Lucy Lopata [3]


Notes:
[1] According to the 1975 auction catalogue, the enamel was "the Property of the late Major A. F. Clarke-Jervoise..." ["Fine Sculptures and Works of Art," Christie's, London, December 15, 1975, lot no. 42, p. 12].

[2] See note [1]. Invoice addressed to Mr. Lopata from James Trigg dated January 22, 1976 [SLAM document files]. When Mr. and Mrs. Lopata gave the enamel to the Museum, Mr. Lopata reconfirmed their acquisition of the enamel at the 1975 auction [handwritten notes on a letter dated July 11, 1989, SLAM document files].

[3] See note [2]. Minutes of the Acquistions and Loans Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, October 28, 1988.