Catalog No. 1102
Pottery, relief, 0.5L, figural inlaid lid (Perkeo).
Text:
�Uebung tut mehr als Meisterlehr�.�
(Exercise does more than master teachers.)
Perkeo (lid figure) was an 18th-century dwarf who served as both court jester and keeper of the royal wine keg in Heidelberg. Despite his size, he was reportedly quite a prodigious drinker and, according to legend, his death came about when he mistakenly drank a glass of water.
This stein exists in two virtually identical versions numbered 1102 and 11102 (presumably later). Sale prices tend to be in the same general range for both.
Price Ranges Full-color: $60-$80 Ltd-color: $50-$70
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