A DUTCH CARVED WOOD AND CUT PAPER DIORAMA 'BAVELAAR'

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The majority of the diorama's in this collection were presents from Prince Franz-Josef II (1906-1989; r.1938 - 1989) to his wife Princess Gina (Countess Georgine of Wilczek, 1921-1989) and decorated the walls of their country house Masescha for many years. Comparable diorama's or so-called Bavelaars are illustrated in: I.W.L. Moerman, J.Th.A. Peskens, Leven in miniatuur, Bavelaar's kijkkastjes, Zutphen zj.

A DUTCH CARVED WOOD AND CUT PAPER DIORAMA 'BAVELAAR'

LATE 18TH CENTURY

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A DUTCH CARVED WOOD AND CUT PAPER DIORAMA 'BAVELAAR'
LATE 18TH CENTURY
Depicting a town scene with shipping on the canals; set in a marbleized glazed wood box, with inventory label B206
22.5 cm. high x 32 cm. wide x 8.5 cm. deep

Provenance

Schloss Kalwang, Styria, before 1972.
Schloss Vaduz, Liechtenstein, 1972.
Masescha, before 1989.
Schloss Vaduz, Liechtenstein, 1989.

Literature

P.W. Hartmann, Meisterwerke filigraner Schnitzkunst, in: Die Kunst, Heft 12, 1986, pp. 918-923. B. van Mesdag, Life in Miniature. The work of Cornelis Bavelaar, in: Country Life, 23.8., 1979, pp. 544-545.

Special notice

“!” Lots imported from outside the EU. The Buyer’s Premium is 37.05% incl. VAT over the first €5,000, plus 31.1% incl. VAT of the Hammer Price between €5,001 and €400,000, plus 21.58% incl. VAT of any amount in excess of €400,001.

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