Catalog No. 491
Pottery, etched, 0.5L, pewter lid.
Second in set of three, with Nos. 490 and 492 (not currently available), based on the poem �Altassyrisch� (Old Assyrian) by Josef Viktor von Scheffel (1826-1886), which tells the story of a student who eats and drinks at a tavern named the Black Whale, until he is confronted with a bill which he cannot pay, at which point he is unceremoniously ejected. The two scenes on this stein illustrate the third and fourth verses of the poem.
See also No. 251, Scene 3 and Scene 4.
Price Ranges Full-color: $150-$225 Ltd-color: $125-$175
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