Two Salt-Cellars, Johannes Lutma (1584-1669), 1639 The salt vessels (A and B) are made up of a cast pedestal and trunk and a driven dish. The triangular, high -rising gilded pedestal is completely decorated with whimsical, soft ornaments, including crushing open. These are particularly visible at the base of the legs, the underside of which is designed as a stylized frog. The trunk has the shape of a boy, sitting on a dolphin with a rotated tail, who falls over one of the child's shoulders. At A the boy supports the scale with his lifted right hand, while holding a shell in the left hand. At B
Two Salt-Cellars, Johannes Lutma (1584-1669), 1639 The salt vessels (A and B) are made up of a cast pedestal and trunk and a driven dish. The triangular, high -rising gilded pedestal is completely decorated with whimsical, soft ornaments, including crushing open. These are particularly visible at the base of the legs, the underside of which is designed as a stylized frog. The trunk has the shape of a boy, sitting on a dolphin with a rotated tail, who falls over one of the child's shoulders. At A the boy supports the scale with his lifted right hand, while holding a shell in the left hand. At B he supports the scale with his left hand, while holding a coral branch in the right. The head of both children is adorned with foliage. The oval, deepened gold -plated scale has a wide, slightly roared edge that is decorated with whimsical ornaments, including folds from which molluscs stick. The deepened part is divided into two halves by means of curved lines and is reminiscent of an open shell. One short side is high and resembles the open mouth of a sea monster. silver (metal). gilding (material) gilding The salt vessels (A and B) are made up of a cast pedestal and trunk and a driven dish. The triangular, high -rising gilded pedestal is completely decorated with whimsical, soft ornaments, including crushing open. These are particularly visible at the base of the legs, the underside of which is designed as a stylized frog. The trunk has the shape of a boy, sitting on a dolphin with a rotated tail, who falls over one of the child's shoulders. At A the boy supports the scale with his lifted right hand, while holding a shell in the left hand. At B he supports the scale with his left hand, while holding a coral branch in the right. The head of both children is adorned with foliage. The oval, deepened gold -plated scale has a wide, slightly roared edge that is decorated with whimsical ornaments, including folds from which molluscs stick. The deepened part is divided into two ha
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