COLD GAME IN THE LOW COUNTRIES "Tems Froit [sic] et Neigeux", copper engraving made at the end of the 18th century by Adam Ludwig Wirsing after an engraving by François Basan, which in turn was made after an example by Aert van der Neer. Later hand-coloured. Dim. 33.7 x 41.6 cm. In the 17th and 18th century, the game of pommel horse increased in popularity. The game was usually played on everyday shoes amidst the other spectators on the ice. Sometimes they used a pommel stick with a weighted and widened lower end, no longer than our present golf club, sometimes the stick reached chest height and the upper end was covered with velvet or other material. Simpler people and boys used a branch that was shaped somewhat like a pommel. Sometimes there is a pitcher next to the players, the spirit-filled contents of which encourage whoever has hit the target to do even better. The players used to hang their trousers around a pole in the ice. Sometimes it was a question of who could hit the furthest or who could hit a pole. The score was written on the inside of the hat or carved on a twig with a knife. The ball was made of leather and filled with feathers. Price: Euro 1.450 (incl. frame)
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