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Catalog No. 1185
Pottery, relief, 1.0L, set-on figural lid (Gambrinus), signed “KB” (Anton Killian “Karl” Beuler).
Text:
“Ein guter frischer Gerstensaft, die echte deutsche Arbeitskraft.”
(A good fresh beer, the real German strength.)
Gambrinus (lid figure), “the king of beer”, has long been a universal symbol of beer and brewing. It has been suggested that the character may be drawn from the claimed real-life inventor of hopped malt beer, Jan Primus (Johann I), a 13th-century Belgian Duke and President of the Brussels Guild of Brewers.
Price Ranges
Full-color: $75-$100
Ltd-color: $60-$80
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