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Catalog No. 1444
Pottery, relief, 0.5L, pewter lid.
Text:
“Hoch lebe das edle Handwerk der Schmiede.”
(Long live the noble craft of the blacksmith.)
“Arbeit ist des Bürgers Zierde, Segen ist der Mühe Preis!”
(Work is the citizen’s pride, blessings are the reward for toil!)
Second text string is from a poem entitled “Das Lied von der Glocke” (The Song of the Bell), written in 1799 by Friedrich von Schiller and set to music by Max Bruch in 1879.
A special order version of this stein (below right) has a custom impressed dedication around the top band reading: “Seinem treuen Kunden zum 25 jähr. Geschäftsjubiläum, gewidmet v. Gust. Oppel. Eisenhandlung Weißenfels” (His loyal customer on the 25th year business anniversary, dedicated from the Gust. Oppel. Ironmongery Weissenfels). Pricing is unaffected.
Price Ranges
Full-color: $125-$175
Ltd-color: $100-$150
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