Schroder Gallery

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Schroder Gallery

Our new gallery on the lower ground floor takes inspiration from the great treasury displays of the past, presenting one of the finest private collections of Renaissance silverware, paintings, bronzes, maiolica and gems from the Schroder family collection.

The display of over 100 pieces of silver includes masterpieces such as The Schwarzenberg Nef, a large silver ship, which was designed to hold wine; a rare Mechanical Celestial Globe which tracks the constellations, and The Aldobrandini Tazza, one of a set of twelve dishes once described as ‘one of the most spectacular groups of 16th century silver’.

The gallery also includes a number of works in bronze, masterpieces of 16th century Italian maiolica, and important paintings from the first half of the 16th century, including works by artists such as Lucas Cranach the Elder and Hans Holbein the Elder.

All the works are on long-term loan to the Holburne from the Schroder Family Collection, adding an important array of world-class works of art to the Museum.

“Thanks to the generosity of the Schroder family, we are able to present one of the greatest collections of its kind, within what I sincerely believe to be one of the most beautiful galleries in the UK and beyond.”
Dr Chris Stephens, Director of the Holburne