Royal eagle lectern
- Author, school, workshop
- Ernst Friedrich Koch, Gdansk
- Style
- Rococo
- Date
- 1764
- Material and technique
- brass, bronze, wood, iron, casting
- Size
- height approx. 207 cm, eagle height 82 cm
- Location
- Presbytery
- Description
- It is a full brass cast depicting the Polish Eagle in the Crown. The eagle rests on a quadrilateral wooden pedestal covered with brass sheet metal. The careful workmanship of the sculpture, the details of the plumage and the anatomical details are truly magnificent. Rococo cartouche with coat of arms of Gdansk and insignia (sceptre and sword) are reconstructed. The making of the pulpit in 1764 is a manifestation of joy and appreciation for the election of King Stanislaw August Poniatowski, in whom Gdansk inhabitants had placed great hopes. The Pulpit from St. Nicholas Church is an exceptional work. No other examples of this type of sacral equipment are known in Poland.
