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Patronage of the King Baudouin Foundation
The collection held in funds administered by the King Baudouin Foundation consists of chefs-d’oeuvre and works which have a special significance for the Belgian heritage. They are examples of great historical importance or artistic value and are often reference works relating to a particular artist, style or period. The large and varied collection includes some 10,000 culturally significant items from a variety of disciplines. Antwerp’s museums boast a number of chefs-d’oeuvre they would not have been able to acquire without the intervention of the Foundation.
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Owl cup
1548 - 1549 , van Gansepoel, Jacob I & van Gansepoel, Jan II
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Jewels and Accessories
Ring Leopold I in case donated to Gérard Waefelaer including gift letter
1835 - 1835/05/04 , Conway, Edward & Dees, Jean Baptiste & Leopold I, Leopold, Joris, Christiaan, Frederik van Saksen-Coburg-Saalfeld & Waefelaer, Gérard
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Coffee urn
1700 - 1750, 1762/01/01 - 1762/12/31 , Husson, Marie-Jeanne
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Chain of the Saint-Sebastian guild of Herenthout, Guild chain of Reynegom
1740 - 1740 , van Eesbeeck, Petrus
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Commemorative pipe 'Columna Pacis
ca. 1817 - ca. 1820 , van Deuren, Jean François
