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Catalog No. 1409
Pottery, etched and relief, 0.5L, figural inlaid lid (stag horn).
Text:
�Es lebe was auf Erden stolziert in gr�ner Tracht,
die W�lder und die Felder, der J�ger und die Jagd.�
(Long live he who struts on earth in green splendor,
the woods and the fields, the huntsman and the hunt.)
Text is from 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 (Trachtenanzug).
Female in the central image represents Diana, Roman goddess of the hunt, raising her spear and holding three hunting dogs.
See also No. 1147.
Price Range: $90-$125
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