Gobelet André Falquet
The gobelet André Falquet is a gobelet ( gold-plated silver cup ) created in the 18th century by Hans-Matthias Rehm from Augsburg for the Swiss merchant André Falquet , which is sold under inventory number G 834 in the Maison Tavel ( Musées d'Art et d'Histoire Génève ) is kept in Geneva.
description
The diameter at the upper edge is 12 centimeters, with the cup standing on three soldered balls that lift the cup by about two centimeters. The outside of the mug is decorated with engravings. These are beautifully drawn and elaborate arabesque ornaments. Three oval medallions show different subjects and are provided with captions for the story below. Further text and two coats of arms can be found on the underside of the mug; they are those of André Falquets and the city of Augsburg . A lid completes the piece. It consists of an undecorated closing edge and a quarter-round decorated edge; separated by an almost flat intermediate piece, a cone with a crown and a ball on top rises from it. The cup is made of gold-plated silver . Except for the feet and the medallions, the gilding is complete. The total height of the cup is 22 centimeters, it weighs 552 grams.
Maker's mark " IMR "
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history
The gobelet is a tribute to the Geneva citizen and future nobleman André Falquet. It was awarded to him by the city of Augsburg in 1703 during the turmoil of the War of the Spanish Succession . The reason for this was André Falquet's petition - who was able to speak French - to Marshal Claude-Louis-Hector de Villars , who was then in command of the French troops in Bavaria . André Falquet had the order to release four richly laden wagons with merchandise that had been confiscated by the (French) commandant of Bavaria in Donauwörth . These had traveled from Nuremberg to Augsburg without valid freight documents . André Falquet succeeded in this and was honored with the gobelet by the Augsburg city council.
receiver
The recipient of the art object, André Falquet, was a merchant in Geneva. He was born in 1687 and died in 1755. For the delivery of essential war goods to the imperial army in the War of the Spanish Succession, he was in 1725 by Charles VI. ennobled.
owner
The Gobelet was given to the Vaudois by the Geneva residents in 1815. In November 1894 he was acquired by the Geneva Musée Fol with the help of a special fundraising campaign (French souscription particulière ) before he was transferred from the Musée Fol to the Musées d'Art et d'Histoire in 1899.
Originator
The artist who created this art object was called Jean-Mathieu Rehm (or Hans-Matthias Rehm) and came from Augsburg . An analogue of the André Falquet gobelet was exhibited in the National Museum in Budapest at the beginning of the 20th century ; his current whereabouts are unknown.
See also
literature
- Brügger, S .; Haller, J .: letter of nobility André Falquet - aspects of an imperial document from 1725. Aarau, 2007.
credentials
- ^ A b c Mayor, J [aques]: L'Ancienne Genève - L'Art et les Monuments. Ch. Eggimann & Cie., Genève, 1896. Pages 52-60.
- ↑ a b ville-ge.ch - Compte-rendu de l'administration municipale de la Ville de Geneve pendant l'année 1899, Présenté au Conseil Municipal par le Conseil Administratif en May 1900. Imprimerie W.Kündig & fils. 1900, pages 241, 243.
