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Catalog No. 926
Pottery, etched, 0.3L, pottery lid.
Text:
�Ob Rittersmann, ob Lanzenknecht,
ein jeder gern sein Schoppen zecht.�
(Whether knight or soldier,
each gladly downs his portion of beer.)
Central image taken from an illustration by Kaspar K�gler (1838-1923), part of an 1890 mural that once graced the Wiesbaden Ratskeller, but was sadly destroyed in World War II.
A Lanzenknecht (or Landsknecht) were feudal serfs used for military purposes by their master. These �soldiers� were often traded between landowners and were, in a sense, the equivalent of modern mercenaries, with the important difference that they were not free to choose their employer.
Price Range: $90-$125
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