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Catalog No. (X10)
Porcelain, figural, 0.5L, lithophane (Heidelberg).
Text:
�Alt Heidelberg du feine.�
(Old Heidelberg you are fine.)
Perkeo was an 18th-century dwarf who served as both court jester and keeper of the royal wine keg in Heidelberg castle. 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.
The text on the barrel is from the first line of a poem honoring Heidelberg, written in 1853 by Josef Viktor von Scheffel and set to music in 1872 by Weise von Zimmerman.
Price Range: $600-$750
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