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Catalog No. 526
Pottery or stoneware, relief, 2.0L, pewter lid.
Text:
“Ein hoch dem edlen Gerstensaft, seiner Würze, seiner Kraft!”
(Praise be to the noble barley juice, its aroma, its strength!)
Gambrinus, “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.
See also Nos. 374, 521, 522, 530, 543, 576, 621 and 1581.
Price Ranges
Full-color: $100-$150
Ltd-color: $90-$125
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