Catalog No. 666
Pottery, relief, 0.5L, pewter lid.
Some examples marked �DRGM 250635�.
Text:
�Gerste und Hopfen giebt Wundertropfen.�
(Barley and hops give wondrous drops.)
Central image taken from a painting entitled �Ball auf der Alm� (Ball on the Alpine Meadow) by Franz Defregger (1835-1921).
The German patent number DRGM 250635 was awarded to Adolf Diesinger in 1905 for an unusual, though not particularly practical, ceramic hinge (below right) which saw only limited application.
Price Ranges Full-color: $100-$150 Ltd-color: $75-$100
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