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Made of gold

The Rothschilds collected 150 objects made with gold by Susanne de Court, Erasmus Hornick and Daniel Mignot, and made in Limoges, Germany and France.

The Holy Thorn Reliquary
Casket of St Valerie
Cabinet
Sand glass
Panel; Diane de Poitiers
Vase
Tankard
The Ghisi Shield
Cup, peasant woman
Grape picker
The Deblĭn cup
Mosque lamp
Jade cup
Shell-shaped agate cup
Agate bowl
Heliotrope ewer
Jasper vase
Lapis lazuli vase
Agate cup
Jasper ewer
The ‘Cellini’ vase
Heliotrope cup
Boar cup
Casket, Abraham and Isaac
Morion (helmet)
Back of a dish
Turquoise glass goblet
Plaque, Minerva
Plate
Plaque, Venus and Cupid
Plaque, Minerva
Judith with the head of Holofernes
Esther’s feast
Salt cellar
Mucius Scaevola
Mirror back, Meleager and Atlanta
Mirror back, Cupids
Mirror back, Dido and Diana
Subjects from the ‘Aeneid’
Spoon, Apollo
Spoon, muse
Cup (‘Scheuer’)
Spoon
Ewer
Candle stick
Candle stick
Back of a dish
The Woman of the Apocalypse
Apollo and the Muses
St George and the Dragon
Anne d’Este
Plate
Plate
Casket, the story of Tobit
Portrait of an unknown man
Wine cup, Jacob’s Ladder
Casket panel, triumph of Caesar
Casket panel, judgement of Paris
Casket panel, seizure of Helen
Casket panel, Boating party
Agate and gold spoon
Agate and gold spoon
Case and instruments
Knife
Gold knife and fork
Gold wedding knife
Gold fork with gems
Case with knife and fork
Case of 12 knives
Spring driven table clock
Buckle and belt-end
Sibyls casket
Casket
Casket
Gun-powder flask
Dagger
Sword
Sword
Match-lock gun
Wheel-lock gun
Wheel-lock gun
The Palmer Cup
Venus between two dolphins
Venus and Cupid
Cleopatra
The Adoration of the Magi
Three Cardinal Virtues
The Annunciation
Double cameo, woman’s head
Cameo of Minerva
Female bust
Tooth- and ear-pick, case
Ring
Ring with cameo of an African man
Signet ring
Ring
Bead, Moses and the Tablets of the Law
Pendant vase
Cupid on horseback
Horseman
Hawk
Parrot
Ram amulet
Virgin and Child
Lamb of God (Agnus Dei)
Ahind
Sea-dragon
The Judgement of Paris
The Conversion of Saul
Hat jewel
St George and the Dragon
Pendant
Pendant
Mirror case
Mermaid
Hippocamp with a female rider
The Lyte Jewel
The Grenville Jewel
Portrait miniature locket
Toothpick
Nereid and child
Monster fish and rider
Hippocamp
Medal pendant
Medal pendant
Medal pendant
Pendant with hawking party
Pendant, the Coronation of the Virgin
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
Martin Luther
Jewish marriage-ring
Jewish marriage-ring
Circumcision knife
Plaque, The Sale of Cupids
Miniature vase
Miniature vase
Heron cup
Ewer
Cup
Cup
Bucket
Bowl
Miniature altar-piece
Ring with boxwood pendant
Prayer nut
Miniature tabernacle and case
Pendant watch
An oriental prince
Transylvanian gold cup
Hunchback Glass