Gambrinus Raising Chalice

Catalog No. 633

Pottery or stoneware, relief, 2.75L, pewter lid.

Text:
�Zum Wohl!�
(To your health!)
�Spare nicht an Geld u. Gut.
Trink so lang es schmecken thut.�

(Don�t spare money and possessions.
Drink so long as it tastes good.)

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. 625, 676, 963 and 964.

Price Ranges
Full-color: $125-$175
Ltd-color: $100-$150

     
     
MG 633
MG 633

 
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