Catalogue Number: P012
Manufacturer: Unknown
Date: 1886
Porcelain Marks: None
Mounting Marks: None
Size: H= 50mm W= 17mm
Description: Stummel with miniature ellipsoid bowl.
Thought to denote membership of a duelling fraternity. The front of the bowl is inscribed “Saxonia sei’s Panier” with the motto “In Recto Decus”. The rear of the bowl bears the following:
L.v. Honhorst Er. x
sw.Lbf
- Mertens Er.
r fr. Erg.
Celle, W.J. 85/86
Saxonia refers to the German tribe, not the place.
Silvered brass mountings and chain. The bowl is permanently attached to a short cherry wood stem. Total length 140 mm.