Sculptured Chimney piece
about 1560
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueStone
DimensionsOverall: 401.3 x 243.8 cm (158 x 96 in.) approximate dimensions
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Joseph Brummer and Ernest Brummer in memory of Joseph Brummer
Accession number48.371
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArchitectural elements
Collections
ProvenanceMid-16th century, probably the Chateau de Boury-en-Vexin, Boury, France (original commission); 1902, chimney removed and sold [see note 1]. 1911, Raoul Heilbronner, Paris; 1911, sold by Heilbronner to William Randolph Hearst (b. 1863 - d. 1951), New York; 1944, sold by Hearst to the Brummer Gallery, New York (stock no. N6042); 1948, sold by the Brummer Gallery to Beata (Mrs. Joseph) Brummer and Ernest Brummer; 1948, gift of Mrs. Joseph Brummer and Ernest Brummer to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 15, 1948)
NOTES:
[1] According to letters from Michel Zentz d'Alnois of the Chateau de Boury (April 30 and August 26, 1981). The present chateau at Boury was built in 1685. This chimney may have come from the original manor house, which was constructed in the sixteenth century. In 1902, the chimney was removed and sold to an unknown dealer. A photograph of 1897 shows the chimney installed at Boury.
NOTES:
[1] According to letters from Michel Zentz d'Alnois of the Chateau de Boury (April 30 and August 26, 1981). The present chateau at Boury was built in 1685. This chimney may have come from the original manor house, which was constructed in the sixteenth century. In 1902, the chimney was removed and sold to an unknown dealer. A photograph of 1897 shows the chimney installed at Boury.
early 16th century
Unidentified artist
1443–56
1150–1600
1140–1500
