“Pageant of King Gambrinus”

Catalog No. 530

Pottery or stoneware, relief, 0.5L, pewter lid.
Exists with music box in base (add 20%).

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, 526, 543, 576, 621 and 1581.

Price Ranges
Full-color: $60-$80
Ltd-color: $50-$70

 
     
MG 530
MG 530

 
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