Dimensions: 13″ H x 6″ diameter

Carl (Karl) Worner (Germany/United States, 19th/20th Century) folk art carved and assembled miniature wood and paper saloon bottle diorama titled “Find the 6 Man”. Depicts a Cincinnati, Ohio saloon belonging to Joseph Albermann, with a bartender serving two patrons at the bar and two other patrons seated at a table drinking beer and playing cards. “Find the 6 Man” written in graphite on the front floor edge; additional graphite inscription along the bottle base in German reading “Drink Noch Eins” (Drink One More). The “hidden” sixth man is sketched in graphite on the reverse side in a privy or cubbyhole between the floral cardstock drawing. Painted elements throughout including a hunt scene over the bar with painted and labeled bottles and other items behind the bar and on the floor next to the table. Many items are labeled with a mixture of English and German. Housed in a tall round liqueur bottle with a carved long wood plug. 13″ H x 6″ dia. Overall with stopper: 14″ H. 1st Qtr. 20th century. Note: Joseph Albermann is listed in a 1907 & 1909 Cincinnati, Ohio city directory as a saloon owner. He is additionally listed as a bartender/saloon owner in the 1910 US Census. Copies of these documents are available to the winning bidder. Artist Biography: Carl (Karl) Worner or Warner was a German immigrant to the United States who was a prolific folk art bottle builder. He presumably made hundreds of these bottles, as over 100 bottles have survived. His bottles fell into four main categories: religious (crucifixion), clocks, bar or saloon scenes, and non-saloon dioramas. Some of his most well-known bottles depict saloons and often feature a “missing man” element along with elaborate bar details with many words often written in his native German language.