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Catalog No. 467
Pottery or stoneware, relief, 3.0L, pewter lid.
Produced both with and without pouring spout.
Also found with a figural set-on lid (gnome).
Text:
�Trink im edlen Gerstensaft,
des Weines Geist, des Brodes Kraft.�
(Drink in the noble barley juice,
the spirit of wine, the strength of bread.)
Side images are captioned �Herman Manuel 1541� and �Hans Rudolf Manual 1547�. Hans Rudolf Manuel (1525-1571) was an artist and writer from Berne, Switzerland, to whom both Landsknechte images have been attributed. Whatever relationship may have existed between the images and �Herman Manuel� has apparently been lost to history.
Landsknechte were feudal serfs used for military purposes by their masters. 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 Ranges
Pewter lid: $150-$225
Figural lid: $200-$300
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