Treasures of Gold and Silver from the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection

This digital catalogue presents Treasures of Gold and Silver from the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, published for the 1986 exchange exhibitions at the State Hermitage in Leningrad and the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow. It documents gold and silver treasures from the collection of Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza, including Renaissance jewels, gold boxes, English silver, and works by the House of Fabergé.

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Book Overview

This catalogue records an important cultural exchange between the Hermitage and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection. Anna Somers Cocks wrote the catalogue; Simon de Pury contributed the acknowledgements; and Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza supplied the foreword.

The introduction describes how the collection was formed by Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza and expanded by his son. It explains the taste for Renaissance jewellery, German goldsmith work, English silver, and later decorative objects such as Fabergé.

What You’ll Discover Inside

• An introduction by Anna Somers Cocks on the formation and character of the collection
• A foreword by Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza on the exchange with Soviet museums
• Acknowledgements by Simon de Pury, curator of the collection
• Documentation of the 1986 exhibition venues at the State Hermitage and the Pushkin Museum
• Coverage of Augsburg and Nuremberg goldsmith work, Renaissance jewellery, English silver, a Meissonier tureen, and Fabergé objects
• Details of pieces from the former Russian imperial collections exchanged for works from the Villa Favorita

Why This Book Matters

This catalogue preserves the record of a rare cultural exchange between the Soviet Union and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection. Many of the gold and silver objects had never been publicly exhibited before. It also shows how Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza displayed his decorative arts throughout Villa Favorita and Daylesford House, making them part of daily life rather than locked cabinets.

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