A Covered Jar “Jungfrau Wolust”, Germany, second half of the 19th century

dated 1625, clear glass and pale green glass, cover and base with white tongue borders, white stylised blossoms with red dots, body with white blossom borders, light blue and red edges, border with red and blue blossom, gold fruits and white foliate décor, the facing side with polychrome painted scenes in enamel, fish trap with naked virgin, cavalier with glass in the left, he wants to free the virgin from the trap, behind him a rogue, on the side a monk and a cavalier on crutches, decorated with all-round mottoes: “Ich habe der List so viel erdach: das ich dem Fisch in die Reuße gebrach: Guter Gesell ist dir der Fisch auch feil, behalt das obere und laß mir das untere Theil”, “Gebe man solche Fische im Kloster zu essen, Ich wollt des Fleisch gern vergessen”, “Ach ach, solche Fische haben gemacht, das ich auf den Krücken muß gehen hernach”, socle with the inscription: “Ey wag es kein Gesell ... Schleuss hinein...” height 41 cm, the cover supplemented, base with kick-in pontil mark, Germany, second half of the 19th century, (Ru)