Lot Essay
Cf a somewhat similar nef by Esaias zur Linden also with wheels and spout at the front, sold in these rooms, April 27, 1976, lot 330.
MAKER'S MARK OF ESAIAS ZUR LINDEN, NUREMBERG, CIRCA 1620
Details
A FINE GERMAN PARCEL-GILT NEF
maker's mark of Esaias zur Linden, Nuremberg, circa 1620
Raised on four openwork wheels, the hull chased with dolphins and waves, the front with spout, the upper part with four applied rosettes, the deck with numerous figures of soldiers, with rigging and billowing sail above, the central mast with crow's nest with further figures and surmounted by a pennant, marked on hull
14 cm. (9.3.4 in.) high
298 gr. (9 oz.)
maker's mark of Esaias zur Linden, Nuremberg, circa 1620
Raised on four openwork wheels, the hull chased with dolphins and waves, the front with spout, the upper part with four applied rosettes, the deck with numerous figures of soldiers, with rigging and billowing sail above, the central mast with crow's nest with further figures and surmounted by a pennant, marked on hull
14 cm. (9.3.4 in.) high
298 gr. (9 oz.)