Catalog No. 942
Pottery or stoneware, relief, 0.5L, pewter lid.
Text:
“Der erste Kuss, o welch genuss!”
(The first kiss, oh what a pleasure!)
“Der erste Zug, nie lang Genug!”
(The first gulp, never long enough!)
Scene taken from a poem (Der Trompeter von Säckingen) written in 1885 by J. Viktor von Scheffel, which tells the story of a love affair between a trumpeter and a baron’s daughter. Original engraving entitled “Der erste Kuss” (The First Kiss) done in 1888 by Carl Schweninger (1854-1903).
Price Ranges Full-color: $60-$80 Ltd-color: $50-$70
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