About objects stolen in 2019 from the Museum of Applied Art

While preparing new events, we want to share with the public, our dear visitors and friends, details about the objects that were stolen in 2019 from the Museum of Applied Art in Belgrade. Besides great material damage, this unfortunate event also caused significant damage to the cultural and aesthetic habitus of our Museum. We hope that stolen objects will be recovered and that all of us together will see them again as a part of the whole to which they belong. Thank you for your support!

Bracelet

Munich, 1887; gold, lapis lazuli, diamonds; R 6 cm; MAA, accession no. 9767

The history of the exceptional golden bracelet, adorned with a lapis lazuli flower and diamond flowers is related to the Obrenović dynasty. In Munich in 1888, Velimir Teodorović, the illegitimate son of Prince Mihailo Obrenović, gave this bracelet to the painter Petar Ranosović Ranos as an engagement present for his fiancée, Mileva Vukomanović, granddaughter of Princess Ljubica Obrenović. On its backside, there is an engraving which reads Za uspomenu, Minhen, 1888. g. (As a remembrance, Munich 1888) and the initials VTM (Velimir Teodorović Mihailov). The bracelet was purchased in 1975 from Petar’s and Mileva’s daughter Nadežda Ranosović, while its interesting story was published in 2005 in the book Museum of Applied Art 1950–2005, on the occasion of 55 years of our institution’s establishment.

Bag

Russia, 1912; gold, brilliants, sapphire; 8 x 10 cm; MAA, accession no. 5186

The bag made of golden mash, with a frame adorned with brilliants and sapphires and applied Russian coat of arms, is at the same time a fashion item and a precious piece of jewelry. It was purchased for the collection of the Museum of Applied Art in 1963. An inscription on a plate in its inside as well as the testimony of a previous owner, indicate the possibility that her grandmother, as a maid of honor at the Russian court, received the bag as a gift from Maria Feodorovna, the mother of Emperor Nicholas II. The bag was exclusively exhibited at the Museum of Applied Art on 17 May 2012, at the Bags exhibition.

Ring with a coat of arms

Late 14^th – early 15^th century; a find near Janjevo; gold; 2,4 x 2,2 cm; MAA, accession no. 4949

The origin of the gold ring with the coat of arms is connected to the goldsmith’s workshop in Janjevo, Kosovo. With its octagonal bezel and heraldic motif, it belongs to Knight’s rings type. Interpretations of the inscriptions carved on the ring suggest that it may have been an engagement ring. Its formal and stylistic properties indicate the influence of late 14^th – early 15^th-century Italian goldsmithing. The ring was purchased for the collection of the Museum of Applied Art in 1953. It was shown in 2018 at the exhibition Classic and Symbolic: Rings and Earrings from the Antiquity to the Middle Ages.

Ring with the ancient intaglio

The second half of the 14^th century; vicinity of Novo Brdo; bronze, gilding, cornelian; 3,3 x 2,7 cm, bezel diameter: 1,5 cm; MAA, accession no. 680

According to its craft and artistic properties, the gilded bronze ring belongs to Novo Brdo jewelry from the second half of the 14^th century. Goldsmith workshops of Novo Brdo are among the most important jewelry workshops in medieval Serbia. The bezel of the ring, with the representation of the shepherd milking a goat, is made of cornelian intaglio. In 1951, immediately after the Museum was founded, the ring was purchased as a part of the valuable collection of the painter Ljuba Ivanović, which represented the very foundation of future museum collections. It was shown in 2018 at the exhibition Classic and Symbolic: Rings and Earrings from the Antiquity to the Middle Ages.

Ring with a representation of Serapis

Intaglio: Roman Empire, 2^nd – 3^rd century, hook: 20^th century; gold, jasper; 2,6 x 2,5 cm, ring bezel: 1,9 x 1,4 cm; MAA, accession no. 4545

Ring with the portrait of a man

Intaglio: 3^rd – 4^th century, hook: 20^th century; gold, cornelian; 2,1 x 2,3 cm, ring bezel: 2 x 1,6 cm; MAA, accession no. 4546

Flower-shaped ring

Serbia, late 19^th – early 20^th century; gold, diamonds; R 2 cm (hook); MAA, accession no. 23073

Ladies’ medallion watch

Geneva, after 1893; workshop: Dubois & Co; brass, steel, gold, enamel, diamonds; 5,5 x 3,5 cm; MAA, accession no. 6549

Ladies’ medallion watch

Geneva, late 19^th century; sig. Pateck Geneve; brass, steel, gold, enamel; 4,7 x 3,3 cm; MAA, accession no. 6123

Pocket watch

Switzerland, the first half of the 20^th century; manufacturer: LONGINES; gold; h 6 cm, R 4,5 cm; damaged: without lid and glass; MAA, accession no. 23050

Watch chain with a medallion

Vienna, late 19^th – early 20^th century; sig. F. Steinhausen & Sohn; gold, platinum, brilliant; length: 17 cm; MAA, accession no. 10131

Pair of earrings

Budapest, mid-19^th century; golden tin, turquoises; h 8 cm; MAA, accession no. 6751

Pair of earrings

Austria-Hungary, last third of the 19^th century; gold, pearls; h 4,5 cm; MAA, accession no. 23060

Chain with a hand-shaped buckle

Central Europe, 19^th century; gold; length: around 56 cm (locked); MAA, accession no. 23264

Chain

20^th century; Darwil; gold; weight: 16,2 g; MAA, accession no. 23054

Chain

Vienna, late 19^th – early 20^th century; gold; weight: 10,8 g; MAA, accession no. 23055

Pendant

Vienna, the second half of the 19^th century; gold, diamonds; 5,2 x 3 cm; MAA, accession no. 23066

Bracelet

Belgrade, 1928–1938; goldsmiths Burmazović and Pavlović; gold; length: around 21 cm; MAA, accession no. 23266

Dagger

Belgrade, after 1918; brass, steel, silver-plated, bakelite; length: 40 cm; MAA, accession no. 11160

Signet ring

19^th century; gold, amethyst; R 2 cm; MAA, accession no. 4933

Ring

19^th century; gold, garnet; R 2 cm; MAA, accession no. 4940

Ring with the Serbian coat of arms

Belgrade 1906; gold, enamel; R 2,2 cm; MAA, accession no. 4410

Ring without a stone (unfinished)

Belgrade, 1940s; white gold; 2,5 x 2,3 cm; MAA, accession no. 12706

Ring

Poland, 1940s; silver, gilded, amethyst; 4 x 2 cm; MAA, accession no. 13548

Pair of earrings (taken out from the set)

Austria, 1806–1824; golden tin, gemstone cameos; h 5 cm; MAA, accession no. 12562

Earrings

Belgrade, ca. 1919; goldsmith’s workshop of M. Stefanović; silver, diamonds; length: 2 cm; MAA, accession no. 6554

Jewelry set, a bracelet, and a pair of earrings

Vienna, after 1910; gold, amethyst; R 8 cm (bracelet), h 4,5 cm (earrings); MAA, accession no. 9739

Panzer bracelet

Vienna, 19^th century; gold, weight: 80 g; MAA, accession no. 9764

Round bracelet

Ca. 1925; gold; R 7,5 cm; MAA, accession no. 9763

Link bracelet

Ca. 1938; yellow and white gold; length: 20,5 cm; MAA, accession no. 15822

Round bracelet

20^th century; gold; R 10 cm; MAA, accession no. 6954

Hematite necklace

Belgrade, 1919; jeweler’s workshop of M. T. Stefanović; silver, gilded, hematite; length: 40 cm; MAA, accession no. 6555

Medallion with a chain

Italy, second half of the 19^th century; gold, black enamel; 3,1 x 2,5 cm (medallion), length: 108 cm (chain); MAA, accession no. 6913

Aquamarine pendant on a chain

Late 19^th century; gold, aquamarine; h 2 cm (pendant); MAA, accession no. 4945

Medallion

19^th century; gold, diamonds; 4,5 x 3 cm; MAA, accession no. 9754

Watch fob

Austria, the second half of the 18^th century; gold, filigree, granulation; length: around 6 cm; MAA, accession no. 10507

Brooch – tiepin with a wreath

Ca. 1900; gold, white gold, emeralds, brilliants; length 6,5 cm; MAA, accession no. 10132

Brooch – medallion

Late 19^th century; silver tin, gilded, garnets, white sapphires, glass; 4,2 x 3,4 cm; MAA, accession no. 10258

Cufflinks

Belgrade, the first half of the 20^th century; goldsmith M. T. Stefanović; gold; length: 3 cm; MAA, accession no. 13528

Part of a medal

Moscow, 1908–1917; gold, enamel; h 2,8 cm; MAA, accession no. 12687

Gold coin, 10 dinars of King Milan

Vienna, 1882; gold; R around 17 mm; MAA, accession no. 9790