ANTIQUE AMERICAN IMMIGRANT TRUNK TOP ROLAND BREMEN SIGN HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE SIGN
From 21 East Gallery, Villa Park, IL, U.S.A.
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About this Item
An antique double sided wood crate top measuring approximately 14 7/8 x 21 x 2 inches. Last origin was east central IL and was part of a trunk, possibly an immigrant's trunk. Thanks for looking.The Bremen Roland is a statue of Roland, erected in 1404. It stands in the market square (Rathausplatz) of Bremen, Germany, facing the cathedral, and shows Roland, paladin of the first Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne and hero of the Battle of Roncevaux Pass. Roland is shown as protector of the city: his legendary sword (known in chivalric legend as Durendal) is unsheathed, and his shield is emblazoned with the two-headed Imperial eagle. The standing figure is 5.47 m tall, and stands on a 60 cm rostrum. A supporting column, crowned by a baldachin, brings the combined height to 10.21 m. The statue was carved in limestone from Elm, and was commissioned by the city fathers to replace a wooden one burnt in 1366 by Prince-Archbishop Albert II. It confronts the church as a representation of city rights opposed to the territorial claims of the prince-archbishop. Statues of Roland appear in numerous cities of the former Holy Roman Empire, as emblems of city liberties, Stadtrechte. The Roland statue at Bremen is the oldest surviving example. From Bremen the symbol of civic liberty and freedom spread to other cities and has become a symbol of the new Europe. Since 1973, it is protected by the monument protection act. In July 2004, along with the town hall, the statue was added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. FREE! Sellers: Add a FREE map to your listings. FREE!. Seller Inventory # 63907-1084
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Welcome to 21 East Gallery located in Villa Park?s Ardmore Historic District adjacent to the Illinois Prairie Path and just 20 miles due west of downtown Chicago. We offer an eclectic selection of vintage and antique items including fine art, decorative art, architectural artifacts, fine, vernacular and historical photography, American historical artifacts and paper, folk and outsider art, and much more. Mid-century Modern, Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts, Victorian, and Contemporary styles are represented. We sell items to collectors, historians, dealers and institutions around the world such as The Getty, Taschen Photography, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Henry Ford Museum. One of our past holdings now sits in the Library of Congress and we have made six appearances on History Channel?s Pawn Stars. Items have been obtained throughout the United States with a focus in the upper Midwest, New England and California.
21 E Park Blvd, Villa Park, IL, 60181, U.S.A.
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21 East Gallery21 E Park Blvd, Villa Park, IL, 60181, U.S.A.
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