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Brunnen der Gelderner Originale

Fountain of Geldern Characters

Zylinder Brunnen
Top Hat Fountain

Lüder Seedorf
1993

Geldern / Brunnen der Gelderner Originale

Description

Fountain in the shape of an upside-down top hat, with four statuettes on the brim, depicting four town characters:

"Marelle-Köb", the short cherry seller walks with his cart with his 'morellen'
"Spül-Leen" washes her pot on the pump,
"Thei Piepenül" meets the viewer with cane, top hat and wooden shoes,
"Tute-Mahnes" drives along with his goat his joke with the Geldern authorities.

"Marelle-Köb"	"Spül-Leen"	"Thei Piepenül"

"Tute-Mahnes"

Inscription(s)

brunnen
mit historischen
gelderner originalen
zwischen 1835 und 1939

"spül-leen"
"Thei Piepenül"
"Tute-Mahnes"
"Marelle-Köb"

errichtet 1993

lüder seedorf
40699 erkrath

Sculptor

Lüder Seedorf (1944), German sculptor from Erkrath (Website).

Sources & Information

Stadt Geldern, Brunnen der Gelderner Originale.

Locatie (N 51°31'5" - E 6°19'25") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw725; Photograph: 15 June 2019
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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