Centrepiece in the Shape of a Cockerel, 17th century

Silver, beaten

(H x W)57 × 47 cm

Status

on display, room 005

About the workSuch centrepieces were the focal point of noble dining tables. They were a seventeenth-century French invention that spread rapidly throughout Europe. Usually made of silver, the objects were in the form of fountains, ships or animals. Not only was this cockerel a prestigious object, it could also be used as a drinking vessel once its head was removed. The origin of this centrepiece is unclear, but it is obvious that it comes from France and depicts the French heraldic animal, the “Gallic rooster”.

AccessionGift of Dr. M. J. Binder, 1995

Provenance[...]; o.D. Dr. Moritz Julius Binder (1877 - 1947), Berlin; 1947 erhalten als Dauerleihgabe aus dem Nachlass Dr. M. J. Binder; 1995 erworben durch Schenkung aus vorgenanntem Nachlass

Inventory numberP 1996-338

Baroque

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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