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Lot 36

A Bohemian enamelled and gilt Reichsadlerhumpen, dated 1647

21 May 2014, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A Bohemian enamelled and gilt Reichsadlerhumpen, dated 1647

Of tall cylindrical form, painted in dark reddish brown with the crowned Imperial double-headed eagle, an orb on its breast, its wings supporting the shields of the provinces of the Holy Roman Empire, flanked by the date 1647, the reverse inscribed 'Bin wil komm Bin ich genandt/ Gutten gesellen Bin ich wolbekandt/ Sie Trinck mich Aus und setzen mich/ Sie heben mich auff und nieder/ fullen mich wieder', a gilt band below the rim applied with blue dots and edged in red, white and blue, the trailed foot with white dashes, 23.6cm high (small repair to footrim)

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Literally translated the inscription reads 'I am welcome I am called/ I am well-known to good comrades/ They drink me dry and put me/ Lift me up and down/ And fill me again'.

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