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Desk

Abraham Roentgen, c. 1758 - c. 1760, BK-16676

This desk has numerous secret compartments and drawers and even includes a fold-out prie-dieu. It was made for Johann Philipp von Walderdorff, archbishop and elector of Trier, and is decorated at the top with his portrait and heraldic arms. The desk is the most expensive showpiece ever made by…

On display in room 1.9

Table ornament

Wenzel Jamnitzer, 1549, table piece, BK-17040-A

This receptacle stood on the table on special occasions. Although it was never used for food, since it was far too precious. It was made for the city of Nuremberg in 1549 by Wenzel Jamnitzer, then a world-famous silversmith. Jamnitzer produced incredibly intricate work using a new method. All the…

On display in room 2.3

Toilet Mirror

Joseph-Germain Dutalis, 1828 - 1829, BK-1994-34

This mirror was the centrepiece of a large set of toiletry articles that the Dutch king Willem I had made as a wedding gift for his daughter Princess Marianne, who married Prince Albert of Prussia in 1830. The king commissioned Dutalis, the leading jeweller in Brussels, to make this superb ensemble…

On display in room 1.13

Wine fountain and cooler

Alger Mensma (attributed to), 1731, BK-1963-65

This urn and cooler for washing hands and glasses, formed the decorative centrepiece on a luxurious sideboard. Both were presented to Cornelis Schrijver in recognition of his heroism at sea. That is the symbolism of the reliefs of heraldic arms, fish, shells and sea deities.

On display in room 1.1

Sutra box

anonymous, c. 1200 - c. 1400, box, AK-MAK-178

On display in Asian pavilion, room 2

Basin with Diana and Actaeon

Paulus Willemsz. van Vianen, 1613, dish, BK-16089-A

On display in room 2.3

Ewer and Basin

Johannes Lutma (1584-1669), 1647, dish, BK-NM-10244-A

On display in room 2.8

Shiva, Parvati, and Ganesha

anonymous, 850 - 930, sculpture, AK-MAK-524-A

Tazza (footed drinking cup) with a…

Aelbert Verhaer (attributed to), 1602, BK-1960-14

On display in room 2.3

Cutlery canteen

Johannes Schiotling, 1772, BK-1964-13

On display in room 1.2