Casket with Mythological Scenes
- Artist Culture
- French
- Date
- enamels 1557–70, modern box
- made in
- Limoges, Limousin region, France, Europe
- 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
- Contact Us
- Object Number
- 86:1988
Provenance
- 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.
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.