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Andreas,
It looks like traditional hand cross-stitched work, wool/cotton on linen probably home made, maybe made in your neighbours home by the Mother, Grandmother etc. I don't know where you are but the design, symbols could well be traditional in your locality or where your neighbours family comes from? The eagle at a guess look East Prussian in style.Last edited by Steve T; 01-14-2011, 06:20 PM.
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Here is another huge plate from my collection with an interestingly carved quotation from the Edda again: "Heil dem Gast der zu uns kommt" = "Heil to the guest that visits us".
The back bears two intertwined runic letters as the mark of it´s master carver.
This piece has an impressive diameter of 36 cmAttached Files
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Special one
And now a presentation plate for the first son of a family:
"Enkel von heute - Ahnherr von morgen" = "Grandson of today - forefather of tomorrow".
In Weitzel´s family book such a plate is described and when celebrating the birthday of the child a light of life is supposed to be put in the middle of the plate while putting it for that celebration onto the family chest.
It´s the only one I ever came across.Attached Files
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Steve,
the big one is in pristine untouched original condition and it´s surface gleams like a westphalian bacon!
I know that a better quality of the pics would represent much more the aura of these pieces - like your fascinating pics and pieces do - but I try to develope step by step ;-)
I will show some more soon.
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Boden und Blut = Heilig Gut!
Steve,
This one might come from the same maker like the one being shown here before by yourself, diameter is 31 cm.
I will probably take this to the local restorer to refresh it to it´s full glory again - some pieces just have too much patina due to bad storage conditions over the decades.Attached Files
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Another specialty
Here the right one for celebrating harvest festival (thanksgiving) on the family chest:
Two times six different typical german fruits combined with their leaves.
No bananas and kiwi but:
Cherry - strawberry - apple - plum - grape - pear.
Diameter is 33 cm and on it´s back it´s been well carved as well.Attached Files
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