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Florentine Mosaic is a technique in which semiprecious stones are cut and assembled so that their different colors and grains form a pictorial composition. This term reflects the fact that the techniq [+]
Vessel comprising pieces of agate with different patterns of veining, some possibly ancient, linked by adornments in different designs, in enamelled gold. The body is semi-spherical and is joined to t [+]
Vessel made up of three pieces of heliotrope and four gold mounts. The bowl has an oblong mouth and four broad gadroons separated by four narrower ones. It opens out towards the middle to become sligh [+]
A vessel made up of five pieces, the body of serpentine and the rest of heliotrope. By means of a silver gilt volute and a circle of rubies and diamonds in the form of a collar, an eagle’s head has be [+]
Mutilated during the Peninsular War and the robbery of 1918, the volumes of this vessel can now only be appreciated from the case and a historic photograph. It is notable both for the stone used, heli [+]
Este camafeo formó parte de un vaso robado en 1918. Según se puede apreciar en las fotografía HF0835/026, el vaso estaba compuesto por un cuerpo globular, formado por dos tazones aplanados de ágata un [+]
This case takes the form of the vessel for which it was made, a Jasper and chalcedony tazza with garlands (O5). The exquisite pieces from the Dauphin´s Treasure are complemented by the custom-made cas [+]
Goblet comprising five pieces of stone and six gold adornments. The body, in chalcedony, possibly ancient, exhibits a ribbed ornamentation carved in relief and could be a repurposed stone. The adornme [+]
A high cup formed by an ancient fragment of serpentine and a foot and stem of heliotrope. The bowl, with a rectangular mouth, is joined by a ring mount and enamelled leaves to the balustroid stem, wit [+]
This vessel, whose lip has been damaged since 1746, is made up of three pieces of jasper and chalcedony and three enamelled gold mounts. The interior of the bowl is smooth. The exterior has an upper m [+]
Vessel made up of five pieces of heliotrope joined by five mounts. The body consists of an oval dish whose profile is an almost flat arch with a flange beneath the base. On the upper face is an indent [+]
Goblet comprising three pieces of heliotrope and two adornments. The body has eight fluted grooves making up a rounded, multi-lobed mouth. The baluster stem is also decorated with convex flutes, but i [+]
The vessel comprises an oval base, stem and boat-shaped cup and four adornments in enamelled gold. Both the lid and the adornment that once decorated the base disappeared when the Treasure was looted [+]
This case takes the form of the vessel for which it was made, a Fluted goblet with a tall stem and rubies (O22). The exquisite pieces from the Dauphin´s Treasure are complemented by the custom-made ca [+]
This tabletop has a border with large, lapis lazuli cartouches surrounding the arms of the 9th Admiral of Castile, Alfonso Enríquez de Cabrera, and of his mother, Vittoria Colonna. Enríq [+]
The thirteen cameos that have been preserved come from at least two different stolen vessels (nos. 52 and 58 in Arbeteta’s catalogue). Of various sizes and materials, they mostly depict busts of men, [+]
Casket with a rectangular body and hipped flat-topped lid. Rising from a silver gilt base is a framework of gold, according to the 1689 Versailles inventory, with white enamelling. The entire surface [+]
