1075 - Dutch school, foll. of Jacobus Storck (1641–1692): View of the harbour in Amsterdam's city centre with the Haringpakkerstoren, oil on canvas, 18th C.

Dutch school, foll. of Jacobus Storck (1641–1692): View of the harbour in Amsterdam's city centre with the Haringpakkerstoren, oil on canvas, 18th C. Work: 400,5 x 162,5 cm Frame: 408 x 170 cm The Haringpakkerstoren (Herring Packers' Tower) stood at the corner of the Singel canal and the present-day Prins Hendrikkade in Amsterdam's city centre. Originally built in the Middle Ages as a fortification on the northwestern corner of the city walls, it was then known as the 'Heilig Kruistoren' (Holy Cross Tower) -a Catholic name. During the Spanish rule of the Netherlands, townspeople who renounced the Catholic faith were imprisoned in this tower. Shortly thereafter, the 'condemned' would be secretly thrown -bound hand and foot -backwards from the tower into the waters of the IJ at night, without any interrogation or trial. At that time, the Singel flowed directly into the IJ at the tower's location. The section of the modern-day Prins Hendrikkade near this corner was known as the 'Haringpakkerij' (Herring Packing Yard), as this was where herring packers inspected and packed the fish into barrels. Following the 'Alteratie' (the 1578 transition to Protestant rule), the tower was renamed the Haringpakkerstoren. In 1606, an elegant spire was added to the original structure, likely designed by Hendrick de Keyser. The herring packers used the tower for their meetings. A city ordinance from 1601 stipulated that the ringing of a small bell in the tower required nearby herring packers to report to the workplace to perform their share of the required labor. The tower was demolished in 1829. The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Condition reports are provided on request. They will be made available, together with additional images, on our website at www.coronariauctions.com. Condition reports are given as a service, we can not be held liable for errors in such a report. The full list of condition reports for this sale is available on the following URL: https://www.coronariauctions.com/en/condition-report/48 Further questions are always welcome at info@coronariauctions.com