The Royal Danish Collection

Ivory and amber (room C)

Here you can see the lavish collection of items made of ivory or amber. Overall, the items were made between the years 1585-1850. However, the vast majority of the items were crafted in the 18th century.

Craftsmanship of the Finest Kind

Court Artists' Craftsmanship

It was quite common at European courts to have court artists employed who could perform lavish craftsmanship.

From Frederik II (1534-1588) to Frederik V (1723-1766), all Danish-Norwegian kings had turners and carvers employed at the court, several of whom belonged to the international elite.

As a special task, several of these court artists also taught the royals themselves the art of turning. It was believed that working at the lathe promoted the student's interest in mathematics and mechanics, and further taught patience and planning - commendable qualities for a future ruler.

 

Ivory and Amber

Ivory mainly comes from African elephants, which have the largest tusks. The material reached Denmark in the late Middle Ages and had its heyday in the 18th century. Ivory could hardly be acquired in larger quantities in Denmark - it must have especially been in the large port cities like Hamburg and Rotterdam that trade flourished. 

 In Catholic times (which in Denmark lasted until 1536), amber was often processed for religious use, for example into rosaries. After the Reformation, secular purposes followed, such as chests and chandeliers for the princes' art chambers. Around 1720, amber became unfashionable in most of Europe compared to the new European porcelain, which became the latest fashion at most courts. However, not in Copenhagen, where amber, also called "the gold of the North," retained its status alongside the new porcelain.

Objects in the room

If you are physically at the museum, you can admire the outstanding objects and read more about them below.

Please note that these descriptions are brief and often without images. They serve as an additional resource for those who wish to gain more knowledge about each object, such as who created them, their origin, and significance.

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    Penis ring / ring of gold

    Penis ring / ring of gold
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    Norwegian Lion - Ivory Ship

    Norwegian Lion - Ivory Ship
  • 2701
    Lobed basketwork- and lozenge- turned lidded goblet with loose rings around the cup. Around the stem a spirally-wound serpent, with carved wings and rosettes above it. On the lid an openwork border and a hollow sphere with portraits of Christ and Mary. Above, two polygonal solids with thorns, a crown and a spiral with a metal ball. Partially stained green. 1600-1650?
  • 2702
    Related goblet with different construction. In the top spiral of the lid are three metal balls. 1600-1650?
  • 2703
    Related goblet. In the hollow sphere is a coloured engraving of Christ and Mary. Threefold polygonal solids and, above, a many-sided star, turned in one piece. Partially stained green and gilded. c.1650?
  • 2704
    Lobed and lozenge-turned goblet. Stem and lid-finial in the form of a spiral staircase. In the hollow sphere is a chandelier. c.1650?
  • 2705
    Sixteen-foil diagonally fluted goblet with roses and threefold polygonal solids. 1650-70?
  • 2706
    Sixteen-foil goblet with roses. 1650-70?
  • 2707
    Ivory tankard, with Christian IV’s monogram on the lid. Belonged to Hedevig, wife of Ebbe Ulfeldt and daughter of Christian IV and Kirsten Munk. Traditionally thought by the family to have been turned by Christian IV himself, c.1600, but more probably made by one of the Ulfeldt family c.1650.
  • 2708
    Oval and lobed turned cup on stand with amber finial. Turned in 1618 by Archduke Leopold of Austria (1586-1632), whose coloured coat of arms and signature can be seen with the date on the inside of the lid.
  • 2709
    Ostrich egg carved with religious scenes, the Virtues and hunting motifs. Mounted with a foot and lid of ivory in what seems to be a display of the various techniques used in the art of turning. Nuremberg, c.1650?
  • 2710
    Lidded turned goblet, lobed. Loose rings around the cup, and a hollow sphere on the lid. The short baluster stem of the foot and the spiral on the lid are probably later repairs made by Lorenz Spengler. Nuremberg 1600-50?
  • 2711
    Eight-lobed lidded goblet. The elegant curving vegetation form is known from the silversmiths’ so-called columbine cups. Nuremberg 1630-75?
  • 2712
    Eight-lobed lidded goblet with Gothic bosses. The undulating, convex-concave forms of the foot, finial and cup stand out in refined contrast to fragile ornaments on the stem and lid. Saxony or Nuremberg 1620-1650?
  • 2713
    Multi-lobed goblet with basketwork and a tall curved cup. Nuremberg c.1650?
  • 2714
    Lobed turned goblet with convex-concave forms. Related to no. 2712.
  • 2715
    Lobed turned goblet with basketwork on openwork stem. Nuremberg 1630-75?
  • 2716
    Polygonal solid with thorns and leaves, signed IE for Johann Eisenberg, Saxony.
  • 2717
    Polygon with thorns, mounted on a foot.
  • 2718
    Walking stick, turned using a variety of techniques. Gift to Christian IV in 1641 from Duke Wilhelm of Saxony-Weimar (1598-1662), who has signed the grip. The Duke employed two of the most skilled turning artists of the time, Marcus Heiden and his pupil, Johann Eisenberg.
  • 2719
    Leather whip with turned grip, containing a pomander and a whistle. Belonged to Christian V.
  • 2721
    Silver plates with amber centres, made in 1585 in Kaliningrad by Andreas Knieffel for Margravine Sophia of Brandenburg, née Princess of Braunschweig and Lüneburg, Frederik II's cousin. Amberwork by Stenzel Snitt? Housewarming present to Frederik II at Kronborg Castle? Associated with no. 5032.
  • 2722
    Marsyas and Apollo. Marsyas challenged Apollo to a contest to establish which of them played better. In retaliation Apollo flayed Marsyas alive and gave King Midas, who had voted in favour of Marsyas, donkey ears. The ivory relief, which shows how antiquity viewed the difference between gods and humans, is inscribed H O and H V (Hans Ochs in Husum) 1624. Inset above, as if it were an altarpiece, the Holstein-Gottorp coat of arms. War booty from Gottorp, 1713.
  • 2723
    Lidded cup with Bacchus and his attendant, the drunken Silenus, supported by a satyr and others. The theme, taken from Peter Paul Rubens, is intended as a warning against drunkenness and became popular on cups and tankards from Augsburg in the 1630s. The ivory carver is not known. Mounting by goldsmith Daniel I. Lang, 1635.
  • 2724
    Venus, drying herself after bathing. By Francois Duquesnoy in the 1620s?
  • 2725
    Venus and Amor.
  • 2728
    Christ at the stake. Netherlands, c.1670?
  • 2729
    Crucifix. North Germany, c.1670?
  • 2730
    Tankard of amber, carved with the Virtues and bacchanalian scenes. German inscription. Kaliningrad work, c.1650?
  • 2732
    The frigate Norske Løve. Model, scale 1:60, carved in ivory and silver, 1651-54, by Jacob Jensen Nordmand for Frederik III. On the stern the royal coat of arms and one lantern are missing.
  • 2733
    Portrait of Jacob Jensen Nordmand (1614 95), on wood, signed: Wolfgang Heimbach 1654.
  • 2738
    A speeljacht, a type of boat from the Netherlands.
  • 2741
    Sailing boat of narwhal tusk with a gold anchor. In the bow there is a piece of iron to enable the boat to be steered by a magnet. Narwhal tusk had the reputation of being an antidote, and the boat was possibly intended to be used to purify poisoned wine.
  • 2742
    Flacon of narwhal tusk with Frederik III's monogram and the head of a Moor with pearls in his ears. Signed: I(acob) I(ensen) (Nordmand) (16)51.
  • 2743
    Cup on stand, ivory with silver gilt mounting. Decorated with battling sea creatures. On the lid a Nereid, with Neptune and Amphitrite forming the stem. South Germany, c.1670.
  • 2744
    Duke Christian Albrecht of Holstein-Gottorp. Bust carved by Joachim Henne c.1667.
  • 2745
    Duke Frederik III and Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp. Ivory busts made by Joachim Henne, 1663-67.
  • 2746
    Drinking horn, tusk, silver gilt mounting. Frederik III’s monogram on the elephant’s blanket. Made by Bendix Grodtschilling c.1670?
  • 2747
    Tazza, silver gilt, supported by three satyrs and decorated with putti. Above, Amor, on the foot, the four elements. The figures are ascribed to Joachim Henne, the mounting to the Lambrecht family in Hamburg 1663-1667. Pendant to no. 2784. Part of a set of six (no. 2747, 2750. 2752, 2762, 2782 and 2784), probably made for Prince-Bishop August Friedrich of Lübeck.
  • 2748
    Goblet with crowned CA for Duke Christian Albrecht of Holstein-Gottorp. Turned by Caspar Zick the elder in Nuremberg in 1685?
  • 2749
    Lidded goblet of amber and ivory, supported by three putti. The figure on the lid is a crowned and partly painted swan. Made by Lorenz Spengler in 1749, with re-use of older parts. Pendant to no. 2781.
  • 2750
    Tazza, silver gilt, supported by Mars and Venus. Above, two putti, a girl and a boy, crowning each other with wreaths. Playing putti on the foot. Pendant to no. 2782. Associated with no. 2747.
  • 2751
    Lobed turned beaker. On the lid Bacchus surrounded by the gods of Olympus: Mercury, Paris and Venus, Amor, Juno and Minerva. Ascribed to Joachim Henne. Silver gilt inner cup, with the stamp of Hieronimus Sværdfeger, Copenhagen 1667.
  • 2752
    Silver gilt tazza. In the bowl, relief of the Judgement of Solomon, after a painting by Peter Paul Rubens. Stem formed by the figure of Hercules in battle with Antaeus and Envy. Playing children on the foot. Pendant to 2762. Associated with no. 2747.
  • 2753
    Venus tries to prevent Adonis from hunting the wild boar that would cause his death.
  • 2754
    The hunter Actaeon surprises Diana, the chaste goddess of hunting, and her nymphs while bathing. In retaliation Diana transformed him into a deer.
  • 2755
    Venus and Amor visiting Vulcan’s forge.
  • 2756
    The feast of the gods.
  • 2757
    Venus with Amor, pursued by bees.
  • 2758
    The three graces.
  • 2759
    Venus and Mars. In the foreground three bathing nymphs are holding out a pearl chain, a mussel shell and a piece of coral towards the pair of lovers.
  • 2760
    Callisto being disrobed. She was one of the nymphs of the goddess of hunting, the chaste Diana, but was impregnated by Jupiter. Diana banished her as punishment. Callisto bore Jupiter a son, whereupon Hera, Jupiter’s jealous wife, transformed her into a bear.
  • 2761
    The three graces.
  • 2762
    Silver gilt tazza. In the bowl a relief of the Queen of Sheba’s visit to King Solomon. Stem formed by Hercules fighting the hydra. Playing children on the foot. Pendant to no. 2752. Associated with no. 2747.
  • 2763
    Mars sets off to war, while Venus, helped by Amor, tries to hold him back.
  • 2764
    Mercury, Jupiter’s messenger
  • 2765
    Leda impregnated by Zeus in the form of a swan. Foot of wood, decorated with silver ornaments; ball feet of coral.
  • 2766
    Frederik III, 1667.
  • 2767
    Christian V as Crown Prince, 1667.
  • 2768
    Queen Charlotte Amalie, 1667.
  • 2771
    Heart-shaped box, carved with a rebus of Virtues, Frederik III’s monogram and inscription: May God inspire the King’s heart with justice and courage. Dated 1667.
  • 2772
    Box with lobed turned ornaments in black. According to tradition turned by Frederik III.
  • 2773
    Box with phallus, 1660s?
  • 2774
    Box with portrait of Queen Charlotte Amalie and landscape with inn, above which is a flag with Christian V’s monogram. Turned by Andoin Schæff c.1680?
  • 2775
    Box with turned ornaments in black. Made by Crown Prince Frederik (IV) as an 11-year-old in 1682.
  • 2776
    Box containing small boxes. Turned by Crown Prince Frederik (IV) and presented to Christian V at New Year 1691.
  • 2777
    Box with wax relief of Pope Innocent XI (1611-89). Made by Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve, son of Christian V and his official mistress, Sophie Amalie Moth, in 1692.
  • 2781
    Ivory and amber goblet. Pendant to no. 2749.
  • 2782
    Silver gilt tazza, supported by Daphne and Apollo. Pendant to no. 2750. Associated with no. 2747.
  • 2783
    Ivory goblet with a triumphant emperor, probably Leopold I after the victory over the Turks at Vienna in 1683.
  • 2784
    Silver gilt tazza, supported by three nymphs. Above, a putto with a crown in its hands. Pendant to no. 2747.
  • 2785
    Lidded goblet with half-moon and Turk’s head on the foot. From the Zick-workshop in Nuremberg, c.1680?
  • 2786
    Ivory drinking horn with silver gilt mounting with engraved flowers. The foot is supported by three elephants. Pendant to no. 2746.
  • 2787
    Cup on stand, rhinoceros horn, with two Bacchus-figures of ivory. Hunting scene on the cup. South Germany c.1700.
  • 2788
    Turned goblet with carved rural scene. Made by Gottfried Wolffram c.1690?
  • 2789
    Box with carved rural scene. On the lid, the Virgin Mary with Jesus. Made by Gottfried Wolffram c.1690?
  • 2801
    The Deposition from the Cross, dated 1711.
  • 2802
    The slaying of children in Bethlehem.
  • 2803
    Matthew.
  • 2804
    Mark.
  • 2805
    Luke.
  • 2806
    John.
  • 2807
    The apotheosis of Frederik IV. Made in 1728-30.
  • 2808
    John baptizes Jesus.
  • 2809
    Moses sets up the serpent of brass in the wilderness, dated 1719.
  • 2810
    Peter.
  • 2811
    Judas.
  • 2812
    Hermit, reading, with skull.
  • 2813
    Hermit, reading.
  • 2814
    Beggars, bought in 1733.
  • 2815
    Equestrian statuette of Frederik IV, bought in 1733.
  • 2816
    Beggars, bought in 1735.
  • 2817
    Two janissaries, mounted in gilt metal with rose-cut diamonds, garnets and cameos. Probably bought in Dresden by Frederik IV as a present for his sister, Princess Sophie Hedevig.
  • 2818
    Frederik IV on horseback. Relief in an amber wreath, inscribed: I(acob) D(obbermann), c.1710?
  • 2819
    The goddess of wisdom with Frederik IV’s portrait and the owl at her feet. Jacob Dobbermann, Kassel, before 1718?
  • 2822
    "The Water", a large ornamental vase of silver, bronze and ivory. Magnus Berg’s largest work, from 1708-23, but not assembled until after his death.
  • 2823
    Magnus Berg at an advanced age. Portrait by an unknown artist.
  • 2826
    Plain lidded goblet, amber finial on the lid.
  • 2827
    Ewer, coconut, with spiral fluting and a lion handle, 1749. Pendant to no. 2857.
  • 2828
    Plain oval lidded goblet, horned monkey on the lid, 1751. Pendant to no. 2858.
  • 2829
    Vase of coconut with spiral fluting and a crown on the lid. Pendant to no. 2853.
  • 2830
    Basketwork goblet with two doves on the lid. Pendant to no. 2854.
  • 2831
    Plain goblet with a fox, an amber ball and a crown on the lid. Pendant to no. 2855.
  • 2832
    Lobed goblet with spiral turned stem and finial.
  • 2833
    Spiral-fluted ewer of coconut with a sphinx as spout and a dragon as handle, 1749. Pendant to no. 2851.
  • 2834
    Bowl on stand, amber and gilt wood, representing the pleasures of the hunt: a chained swan, fire-breathing snakes, a dog and a deer’s head, 1750. See also no. 2852.
  • 2835
    Lobed goblet, encircled by a movable serpent. On the cover an open crown, in which there was previously a closed crown with Christian VI’s and Queen Sophie Magdalene’s monograms. Made in 1730-1734.
  • 2836
    Silver gilt box with rose-turned disc of amber.
  • 2837
    Basketwork-turned box. The edge of the lid is lobed, the centre rose-turned. This box and the previous one come from the estate of Queen Sophie Magdalene and were probably gifts from Christian VI.
  • 2838
    Doll's table
  • 2839
    Amber balsam box, 1739.
  • 2840
    Box. In the lid is an amber plaque, under which there is the impression of a ducat with Frederik V’s portrait. Made by M.G. Arbien in 1746.
  • 2841
    Box, originally red-stained, in silver gilt mounting. In the lid is an amber plaque.
  • 2842
    Chandelier with 16 arms in two tiers.
  • 2843
    Chandelier with eight arms.
  • 2844
    Spinning wheel.
  • 2845
    Chinese tower with 11 stories on an ebony foot.
  • 2846
    Spiral staircase. The foot is Lorenz Spengler’s work.
  • 2850
    Plain goblet on a spiral foot. On the lid a crown.
  • 2851
    Ewer of coconut with spiral fluting. Pendant to no. 2833.
  • 2852
    Bowl on stand with a dragon on a lobed bowl, supported by a tree, and beneath it a monkey with a Chinese hat and an elephant head. Exotic pendant to no. 2834.
  • 2853
    Spiral-fluted vase of coconut. Pendant to no. 2829.
  • 2854
    Basketwork goblet. Pendant to no. 2830.
  • 2855
    Plain goblet. Pendant to no. 2831.
  • 2856
    Plain goblet on triple spiral. Amber finial on the lid.
  • 2857
    Ewer, coconut. Pendant to no. 2827.
  • 2858
    Oval, plain goblet, on the lid a bear with ham. Pendant to no. 2828.
  • 2863
    Coach of ivory with silver filigree, with four-in-hand and figures of papier-maché. Frederik V’s monogram on the doors. Signed: D(iderich) de Thurah A(nno) 1749.
  • 2870
    Two vases of ostrich eggs with swans and satyrs respectively, 1752.
  • 2871
    Pair of vases of ostrich eggs, with putto and ewer, and putto and ostrich egg respectively, 1754. The eggs come from the deer garden at Frederiksberg Palace, where Frederik V kept a number of ostriches that the Emperor of Morocco had sent him as a present in 1753.
  • 2872
    Pair of vases of ostrich eggs with a bear fighting an ox on one, and a dog fighting a wild boar on the other.
  • 2873
    Flacon, brown and yellow amber, shaped into organic-amorphous forms, 1750. Pendant to no. 2892.
  • 2874
    Plain lobed goblet, turned by Frederik V’s valet N.J. Jessen for the King’s birthday on 31.3.1756. Pendant to no. 2893.
  • 2875
    Bowl on stand, amber on a foot of gilt wood, shaped into organic-amorphous forms, 1754. Pendant to no. 2894.
  • 2876
    Basketwork and lobed goblet, originally red-stained. Two cats on the lid, 1752. Pendant to no. 2895.
  • 2877
    Stand with turned portrait medallion of Frederik V and his second wife, Queen Juliane Marie, signed by Lorenz Spengler. On the sides putti with symbols of the King’s motto “By Wisdom and Constancy”. Made for the King’s birthday in 1755.
  • 2878
    Denmark and Norway paying homage to Frederik V. The foot was originally red-stained. Made for the King’s birthday in 1758.
  • 2879
    Lobed and basketwork turned goblet with dolphin. Pendant to no. 2891.
  • 2880
    Openwork vase, partly basketwork, with dragons as handles. Above, Fortuna, the goddess of fortune, standing on a globe and holding the sun in her hands. The foot ring is inscribed: “L. Spengler. Tourneur de S. M. le Roy. 1752".
  • 2881
    Bust of shepherdess, 1754. The shepherd companion-piece was destroyed in the fire at Christiansborg Palace in 1794.
  • 2882
    Bust of satyr, 1754.
  • 2885
    “The glorification of the chase”, bowl on stand, ivory, lapis lazuli, jasper etc. Above, Diana, the goddess of hunting. Below, one of her nymphs with a dog, flanked by Atalanta, who was the first to strike the feared Calydonian boar, and by Meleager, who killed the boar. The ivory ornaments on the pillar are signed by J. E. Bauert, 1750.
  • 2886
    Turned medallion with Frederik V’s portrait. Probably a trial piece, since L. Spengler’s initials are partly covered by the King’s Elephant Order.
  • 2887
    Postilion, carved by Jørgen Christensen Garnaas, who drove out with the post around Bergen in Norway, c.1760.
  • 2888
    Altar of ebony, tortoiseshell and ivory. Above, Christ at the stake and being scourged, below, Mary holding up a cloth in front of her face in lamentation, 1751.
  • 2889
    Stand with turned portrait of Frederik V, intended as a pendant to no. 2877. Made for the King’s birthday in 1759. In the drawer, a poem of homage to the royal couple from Lorenz Spengler.
  • 2890
    Apollo and the Arts paying homage to Frederik V. Made for the King’s birthday, 1758, by J.E. Bauert.
  • 2891
    Goblet with dragon. Pendant to no. 2879.
  • 2892
    Flacon, amber. Pendant to no. 2873.
  • 2893
    Goblet. Pendant to no. 2874.
  • 2894
    Bowl on stand, amber. Pendant to no. 2875.
  • 2895
    Goblet, originally red-stained. Pendant to no. 2876
  • 2896
    Pair of vases of ostrich egg, with Minerva and Mars respectively as symbols of Frederik V’s motto: “By Wisdom and Constancy”, 1757.
  • 2897
    Pair of vases of ostrich egg, one with a dog fighting a deer and the other with an eagle fighting a hare, 1757.
  • 2898
    Pair of vases of ostrich egg, one with a tiger fighting an ostrich and the other with an ostrich fighting a lizard.
  • 2899
    Artistic showpiece, a spiral staircase, turned in ivory, amber and tortoiseshell by J.C. Opitz, 1782.
  • 2901
    Pair of urn-shaped vases with amber finials, c.1760.
  • 2902
    Busts of Frederik V and Queen Juliane Marie, the latter wearing the Order of l’Union Parfaite. Made by J. E. Bauert c.1760.
  • 2903
    Temple with an openwork sphere with thorns, inscribed: (crowned) J. M. (i.e. Juliane Marie) fecit Ao 1754.
  • 2904
    Four turned boxes of tortoiseshell, ivory and walrus tusk, mounted in gold or gilt metal, all inscribed: (crowned) J. M. (i.e. Juliane Marie) fecit.
  • 2905
    The Heir Presumptive, Prince Frederik. Figure of a baby in swaddling clothes, partially painted ivory, by Johann Christoph Ludwig Lücke, Copenhagen 1753-54. The Heir Presumptive was Queen Juliane Marie’s only child.
  • 2906
    Woman with urn, symbol of piety. Made for Frederik V’s birthday in 1761.
  • 2907
    Triumphal arch of ebony, tortoiseshell and ivory etc. Made on the occasion of the centenary of the introduction of Absolutism. Inscribed: L. Spengler 16 October 1760. Above the balustrade two turned medallions with a portrait of Frederik III and an allegory of Absolutism, both inscribed: Spengl. In the portal a bust of Frederik V, made by J. E. Bauert.
  • 2908
    Tripod vase, decorated with goats’ legs, elephant-heads and a satyr embracing a nymph. Birthday present for Frederik V, 1760.
  • 2909
    Pendant, crowned, with Triton and siren. Birthday present for Frederik V, 1763.
  • 2910
    Tripod vase, supported by caryatids and crowned by a child with a turkey cock. The upper part includes a re-used box with carved rural scenes, made by A. Schæff c.1690, which Princess Charlotte Amalie had given to Frederik V in 1750. Birthday present to the King, 1764.
  • 2911
    Statuette of Diana with a hound. Made to commemorate the abolition of hunting on horseback in 1761. Birthday present for Frederik V, 1763.
  • 2912
    Pair of statuettes, one representing Amor, the other a girl with a flower.
  • 2913
    Pair of statuettes, one representing boys fighting over a conch, the other Ganymedes fighting with Jupiter, who had transformed himself into an eagle. Probably symbols of innocence and desire. Made in 1761.
  • 2914
    Pair of statuettes of boys playing with a squirrel and a parrot. Made in 1762.
  • 2915
    Two goblets with amber finials, signed respectively by Wilhelm and Carl. Birthday presents for Frederik V, 1759.
  • 2916
    Temple with bust of Frederik V. The temple signed by Landgrave Wilhelm, the bust made by I. E. Bauert. Birthday present for Frederik V, 1760.
  • 2917
    Pair of vases with turkey-eggs and amber finials, signed by Carl and Friedrich respectively. Birthday presents for Dowager Queen Sophie Magdalene on 28.11.1760.
  • 2918
    Cylindrical yarn-holder, in the shape of a barrel, for carrying on a belt. Made by Landgrave Wilhelm and given to Dowager Queen Sophie Magdalene..
  • 2919
    Vase with amber finial, signed by Landgrave Friedrich. Birthday present for Frederik V, 1760.
  • 2920
    Two flacons and a table of turned amber, signed by Wilhelm, Carl and Friedrich respectively. Gifts to Dowager Queen Sophie Magdalene, 1759.
  • 2921
    Justice. Pendant to a now lost statuette of Love. New Year presents for Frederik V, 1764. Transferred to the Kunstkammer on 3.1.1765.
  • 2930
    Chandelier with 16 arms of gilt metal. Above, an eagle; inlaid reliefs with allegorical figures and etched foliage on the central sphere. Königsberg, c.1600. A present from Christian IV’s Brandenburg relations by marriage?
  • 2931
    Mirror with royal crown. Presumably made by Gottfried Wolffram c.1707, possibly originally meant for the amber room in the Catherine Palace at Tsarskoe Selo.
  • 2932
    Crucifix. North Germany 1675-1700. Restored by Lorenz Spengler 1750s?.
  • 2933
    Casket in two tiers with figures and reliefs in ivory. North Germany c.1675?
  • 2934
    Crucifix with figures of Mary and John, with reliefs including depictions of Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane and the Last Supper. North Germany c.1675? Restored by Lorenz Spengler in 1750.
  • 2935
    Pair of vases with lion masks, female hermae and foliage. Kaliningrad c.1650?
  • 2936
    Amber bowl with ivory relief of Jupiter and Callisto (cf. no. 2760). Kaliningrad c.1650.
  • 2937
    Twelve-lobed bowl with handle in the form of foliage. North Germany, c.1640?
  • 2938
    Snuff-horn with carved equestrian scene. North Germany, c.1675?
  • 2939
    Mussel-shaped cup on stand. North Germany, c.1640?
  • 2940
    Centre piece, composed of a lidded beaker from c.1650. Engraved fruits and foliage on the sides, in the base a German verse about moderation as the path to salvation. With an added openwork foot with a putto carved from one piece of ivory, probably by J. E. Bauert. Delivered by Lorenz Spengler in 1750.
  • 2941
    Flacon, carved with cupids and fruits in high relief. Christoph Labhart, Kassel, c.1690?
  • 2942
    Mussel-shaped cup on stand with Venus and Amor. Christoph or Johann Caspar Labhart, Kassel, 1690-1700?
  • 2943
    Box, carved in high relief: on the upper side of the lid, Orpheus playing for the animals, and underneath a portrait in a laurel wreath of Landgravine Maria Amalie of Hessen? Acanthus decoration on the box. Christoph Labhart, Kassel, c.1690?
  • 2944
    Burning-glass, set in metal. North Germany, c.1680?
  • 2945
    Burning-glass with arm as handle. North Germany, c.1680?
  • 2946
    Syringe. North Germany, c.1680?
  • 2947
    Watchman’s whistle with mouthpiece of ivory and compartment at the top end.
  • 2948
    Turned flute with four holes. Copenhagen, c.1750?
  • 2949
    Turned miniature-beaker with wave-ornamentation, twelve-lobed foot and rosette underneath the foot. Copenhagen, c.1750?
  • 2950
    Yarn-reel. Copenhagen, c.1750?
  • 2951
    Thimble. Copenhagen, 1820s.
  • 2952
    Etui with scissors. North Germany, c.1730.
  • 2953
    Chess set of earlier date, with chess- and draughts-pieces, probably restored by Lorenz Spengler c.1750.
  • 2954
    Amber food container. North Germany, c.1720?
  • 2955
    Chest of drawers, engraved with crown and “LOU” for Frederik V’s Queen Louise. Copenhagen, 1745-51.
  • 2956
    Model of naval ship “Anna Sophia”, named after Frederik IV’s second wife. Made by Diderich de Thurah, 1723.
  • 2957
    Casket, containing four smaller caskets for playing cards and tokens, inlaid with engraved rural scenes and French inscriptions. North Germany, c.1720?
  • 2958
    Pair of flacons in gold mounting. Lorenz Spengler, 1745-50.
  • 2959
    Bust of Christian VI, carved by Johan Lorenz Natter, 1743-44.
  • 2960
    Flacon with rocaille ornamentation. Lorenz Spengler, c.1750.
  • 2961
    Vase with rocaille ornamentation and gold mounting. Lorenz Spengler, c.1750.
  • 2964
    Bowl on stand with organic-amorphous carving on a traditional foot. Lorenz Spengler 1750-55.
  • 2965
    Box with Neptune and sea-monsters. North Germany, c.1730?
  • 2966
    Box in the form of the wheel of a ship. Engraved on the inner side with Christian VI’s and Queen Sophie Magdalene’s crowned monogram.
  • 2967
    Box with carved crowned F(rederik V) and L(ouise), together with Danish and English coats of arms. Probably made for the Crown Prince’s wedding in 1743. On the back, the signature: H. C. Wernicke. Possibly made in London, since the Danish coat of arms is not correctly represented.
  • 2968
    Box with carved mussel. North Germany, c.1730?
  • 2969
    Turned oval box. The rounded shapes are reminiscent of Diderich de Thurah’s writing set from 1734 (no. 2980).
  • 2970
    Vertically fluted box with gold mounting. Copenhagen, 1740s?
  • 2971
    Box with gold mounting, a ruby, a sapphire, an emerald and diamonds. Copenhagen c.1750?
  • 2972
    Flacon in the shape of a tree-stump with branches and birds. Lorenz Spengler, 1761.
  • 2973
    Vinaigrette with carved flowers and gold mounting. Lorenz Spengler, c.1760?
  • 2974
    Three containers for toothpicks. North Germany, c.1730?
  • 2977
    Box in the shape of a bass viol, mounted with gilt metal and amethysts. North Germany, c.1730?
  • 2978
    Heart-shaped vinaigrette with carved and engraved royal crowns; the engraving is probably the work of Queen Louise.
  • 2979
    Vinaigrette with gold mounting. Copenhagen, c.1760?
  • 2980
    Writing set on a tortoiseshell tray, made by Diderich de Thurah, 1734.
  • 2983
    Casket with warriors carved in amber and ivory reliefs of pastoral scenes etc. North Germany. Probably the casket costing 800 rigsdaler which the newly-married Crown Princess Louise was given as a Christmas present in 1695.
  • 2986
    Statuette of Minerva. Signed by Søren Seidelin Winther, Rome 1844.
  • 2987
    Frederik VI and Queen Marie Sophie Frederikke. Exhibited at Charlottenborg 1840.
  • 2988
    Christian VIII and Queen Caroline Amalie. Exhibited in 1842.
  • 2989
    Crown Prince Frederik VII and Crown Princess Mariane, 1841.
  • 2990
    Goblet with a procession including Bacchus riding on a donkey. Made by S. S. Winther in Rome, 1843-47.
  • 2991
    Pair of candle-sticks. From Dowager Queen Caroline Amalie’s estate.
  • 2992
    Equestrian statuette of Frederik VI at an advanced age, on a base of tortoiseshell. Made by Fischer Hertz and exhibited at Charlottenborg in 1844.
  • 2993
    Bust of Christian VIII. Unknown artist, 1830s?
  • 2994
    Photograph of Dowager Queen Caroline Amalie from around 1870, in a contemporary frame with her monogram and coat of arms.
  • 2995
    Box, inscribed H. G(ardthausen)1840. On the lid there is a bellowing stag, carved from an engraving by I. E. Riedinger from 1736. On the side a contemporary fox-hunt, depicted with almost photographic realism.
  • 2996
    Powder horn with hunting scenes, probably carved by H. Gardthau¬sen, who was employed by Court Turner Schwartz. The silver mounting is engraved with the crowned initials F.C.C. and 1847, for Frederik VII as Crown Prince.
  • 2997
    Stag lying on a base of patinated brass. Ordered by Christian VIII during a visit to the artist’s workshop in 1840 and exhibited at Charlottenborg in 1841.
  • 2998
    Standing hind on a bronze base, in which there are holes for attaching a now-missing calf. Ordered by Christian VIII in 1842.
  • 2999
    Stag (with antlers missing) and hind on a base of gilt brass. Seen by Christian VIII during a visit to the artist’s workshop in 1844, exhibited at Charlottenborg in 1844 and bought by the Museum for Sculpture and Handicrafts.

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