Lot 26
  • 26

A Bohemian enamelled Ochsenkopfhumpen Fichtelgebirge, Bischofsgrün, dated 1741

Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • 15.7cm., 6 1/8 in.
the cylindrical form painted with a typical view of the mountain below a folded rim painted in blue, the reverse inscribed Der Edle Fichtelberg, Vier Ströme Läßet flüßen auß seinen hohen Schoß, die alle Seiten küßen der vier getheilten Welt: Die  Eger osten / ehrt, Naab Süden, Nord die Saal, / westwerts der Mayn sich kehrt.. In Böhm und Sachßen Land. Naab kombt zur Waßerfrauen / Der Donau durch die Pfaltz Mayn fält in Rhein hinein und schücken unß gewand auch Hopfen, Saltz und Wein, above a double-walled everted foot and kick-in base

Provenance

with Max Knöll, Basel, 1978

Condition

Generally in good condition
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