Catalog No. 1444
Pottery, relief, 0.5L, pewter lid.
Text:
�Hoch lebe das edle Handwerk der Schmiede.�
(Long live the noble craft of the blacksmith.)
�Arbeit ist des B�rgers Zierde, Segen ist der M�he Preis!�
(Work is the citizen�s pride, blessings are the reward for toil!)
Second text string is from a poem entitled �Das Lied von der Glocke� (The Song of the Bell), written in 1799 by Friedrich von Schiller and set to music by Max Bruch in 1879.
A special order version of this stein (below right) has a custom impressed dedication around the top band reading: �Seinem treuen Kunden zum 25 j�hr. Gesch�ftsjubil�um, gewidmet v. Gust. Oppel. Eisenhandlung Wei�enfels� (His loyal customer on the 25th year business anniversary, dedicated from the Gust. Oppel. Ironmongery Weissenfels). Pricing is unaffected.
Price Ranges Full-color: $125-$175 Ltd-color: $100-$150
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