Landsknecht and Woman with Saying

Catalog No. 586

Pottery, transfer and etched, 3.5L, pewter lid, signed �GT� (Gustav Thinwibel).

Text:
�Zum Sang ein Trunk, zum Trunk ein Sang,
so soll man�s �ben sein Leben lang.�

(A drink with your song, a song with your drink,
that�s what one should do all of one�s life.)

A Landsknecht was a feudal serf used for military purposes by his 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 Ranges
Full-color: $250-$350
Ltd-color: $175-$250

 
     
MR 586
MR 586

 
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