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Hunting and Shooting in Germany
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Freistadt Danzig (Item HUNT 1-1) |
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| DESCRIPTION: A magnificent set of table spoons from a hunting lodge in old Danzig. These are most probably from a royal household. There are a total of five spoons. They are large tablespoons-9 inches long-and the spoon blade measures almost 2 inches at the widest point. The spoons are most probably early 19th century, about 1815-1830. they are very nicely marked with several stampings to include maker and silver designations. The front of the handles has the crest of the old Danzig state with the two rampant lions supporting the shield with its two cross-and-crown symbol. This is surmounted by an eagle with extended wings. The back has a gentleman shooter aiming his short musket at a target in a tree down the way on the spoon blade. Because of many years of use and wear only one of the pieces still shows the tree and target. The others are worn to the point of near obliteration of design. The aristocratic hunter or marksman shows clearly on each piece. Items of historical importance like these from Danzig are very rare because of the very unfortunate history of this victimized land. See "Danzig" on any search engine. It experienced 3,800 years of German or Teutonic settlement. Danzig actually was never a Polish city. From 997 AD to today it retained its Germanic identification. Through German colonization of the eastern lands around the turn of the 13th century Danzig was established as a city in 1224. In 1309 under the Treaty of Solin, Danzig came under the rule of the Teutonic Knights and by the year 1361 was developed into an Imperial, rich and prosperous center of commerce and trade. After this, however, many wars and battles were fought between the noble knights and Polish and Lithuanians. Some were won by the Knights and others were lost to the marauders. In 1454 Danzig became the "Free City" of Danzig. Any Polish suggestion thereafter that Danzig was part of the Polish state must be historically rejected. Danzig Bleibt Deutsche!. these spoons easily could be late 18th century. Also, it would take more research. They certainly are impressive to say the least.
PRICE: $1,240.00 for the set |
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Cased Shooting Prize Goblet (Item HUNT 1-2) |
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| DESCRIPTION: This goblet or Pokal was a grand prize to the Shützen König or 'top scorer' in the 18th Verband Shoot in Baden-Pfalz-Mittelrhein Province in the city of Karlsruhe the 4th through the 12th of July 1925. It was presented personally to the winner by Max Egon Fürst du Fürstenberg, Prince of Fürstenberg. Egon von Fürstenberg, is the father of the same Egon von Fürstenberg who is world famous in the world of fashion design. This was a German family of long-standing and noble origins. Diane von Fürstenberg is also of this line. The ancient castle of the Fürstenberg family can be seen above the town of Rehindiebach. It served as a toll house for the Palatine electorate in 1689. The 82-foot tower that one can see from the Rhine River seems to have been built for eternity. Another castle of this illustrious family is a Baden Wurttemberg residence at Donueschingen? in the Black Forest. This is a late 18th-century castle and is still used by the family. Obviously the von Fürstenberg prince was the sponsor of this shooting match and this was the very coveted prize. The Pokal stands 8 inches tall. Base diameter is 2 ½ inches and mouth opening is 4 inches. The case measures 6 ½ x 1 inches and is 4 3/4 inches deep. It has the label in the silk lining for Heinrich Paar Hof-Juwelier (jeweler to the palace) Karlsruhe iB. The cup fits into a form made for it. The cup has the crescent moon and crown plus eagle on its bottom and the name of the maker, who is H. Saan. We don't now if he is the maker or more possible the engraver. We feel that Paar is the maker. This is the "prize of shooting prizes cased ones are extremely rare and Pokals royalty presented are even more desirable and sought after. The prince's crown appears on the box's top. Fantastic find probably never to be similarly repeated.
PRICE: $1,500.00 for the set |
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Pair of Hunting Theme Boxes from Prussia (Item HUNT 1-3) |
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| DESCRIPTION: This magnificent pair of metal and wood boxes are from a sale in Potsdam, Germany back when the Berlin Wall fell. The man selling them claimed they came from Hermann Göring's Karinhalle estate. We have no way to document this, but can say without reservation that this would be the style and quality of item that the "Master of the German Hunt" would have enjoyed. They are of true quality workmanship and design. One depicts the great red stag and the other a roebuck. The oak-leaf design, of course, is traditional in Germanic artistic depictions. They measure 7 ½ x 5 ½ inches across the top, 2 inches deep not counting the raised 3-dimensional animal heads. The wooden boxes that the metal lids are mounted to seem to be of pine. These would beautifully grace any fine forestry collection.
PRICE: SOLD |
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Jubilee Shooting Pokal (Item HUNT 1-4) |
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| DESCRIPTION: This wonderful goblet was the prize for a special shooting tournament held in Frankfurt am Main in 1912 to celebrate the 17th-century German shooting contest held in the ancient city. This was, as the words indicate, the Golden Jubilee; the first was held in 1862. The art-nouveau design is typical of Frankfurter art. This goblet is 9 ½ inches high with a bowl diameter of 4 ½ inches. The goblet is of 800 silver and so marked with the crown and half moon, the maker's (Posen) mark. This mark is also evident on the bottom. In the panels that grace the stem are the eagles of the Kaiserreich and the Frankish Adler (eagle). Targets and oak leaves are seen in the other panels. At the top are two views of the city of Frankfurt and the jubilee years. Very nice.
PRICE: $1,400.00 |
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