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Catalog No. 627
Pottery or stoneware, relief, 2.0L, pewter lid.
Text:
��b� Aug� u. Hand f�r�s Vaterland!�
(Train eye and hand for the Fatherland!)
�Es lebe was auf Erden stolziert in gr�ner Pracht,
in Feldern und in W�ldern , die J�ger und die Jagd.�
(Long live he who struts on earth in green splendor,
in fields and forests, the hunter and the hunt.)
St. Hubertus is the patron saint of hunters among French and German-speaking peoples of Europe. The crucifix between the antlers of a stag at the right of the central image symbolizes the vision that appeared to him at the moment of his epiphany.
Second text string is loosely based a poem written by Wilhelm M�ller in 1822 and set to music in 1823 by Konradin Kreutzer. The opening line makes reference to the F�rster (forest ranger) and his traditional green uniform.
Price Ranges
Full-color: $100-$150
Ltd-color: $90-$125
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