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Lot 1003 Dα

A "büttenmann" from a fraternity of St. Urban

Auction 1230 - overview Cologne
17.11.2023, 10:00 - Decorative Arts - Silver, Porcelain, Faience
Estimate: 14.000 € - 18.000 €
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A "büttenmann" from a fraternity of St. Urban

A wooden sculpture of a standing man with a hat and barrel, leaning upon a silver-mounted staff and holding a dog sitting at his feet on a chain. The wooden barrel with five silver rings engraved "S URBAN SO BIN ICH GENANT / DEN WEINTRENCKERN GAR WOL BEKANNT / WER MER WILL TRINKEN DAN ER MAG / DER GWINT GAR BALDT S VRBANS BLAGG / DARUMB ICH DICH GEWARNET HAB / WO NIT SO FALL DIE TRAPPEN AB / DRINCK VND ESS GOTS NICHT VERGESS / MIR GENVGT WIE MIRS GOT FVET / MEIN HOFNVNG STET IN GOTT / ALLES GOTT BEVOLEN." Interspersed with 22 shield appliques engraved with sigils and monograms, one dated 1607, the rest dated 1725. H 23.8 cm.
Unmarked, attributed to Lake Constance region, first half 17th C.

We would like to thank Dr. Lutz Ilisch, Tübingen for his kind support in cataloguing this lot.