Lot 705
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A SOUTH-GERMAN BRASS-MOUNTED CARVED BEECHWOOD FIGURE OF A PORTER, SO-CALLED 'BÜTTENMANN'
A SOUTH-GERMAN BRASS-MOUNTED CARVED BEECHWOOD FIGURE OF A PORTER, SO-CALLED 'BÜTTENMANN'

19TH CENTURY

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A SOUTH-GERMAN BRASS-MOUNTED CARVED BEECHWOOD FIGURE OF A PORTER, SO-CALLED 'BÜTTENMANN'
19th century
Modelled as standing and bending over slightly, supporting a basket on his back, his cane lacking, on a naturalistically carved base
30 cm. high

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These carved figures depicting winemakers were very popular as welcome beakers in the wine-growing districts of South Germany, Alsace and Switzerland in the Renaissance and Baroque period. A comperable Büttenmann can be found in the Historische Museum, Basel (inv. no. 1920.10).

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