“Peasant Boy and Girl”

Catalog No. 437

Pottery, etched, 0.5L, inlaid lid.

Text:
“Feierabend” (lid)
(Closing time)
“Von allen Mädchen, so blink und so blank” (body)
(Of all the girls, so shiny and so sparkling)

Text is the first line from a German folk song entitled “Die Lore am Tore” (Lore at the Gate), written in 1797 by Christian Bole, based on an earlier piece by English song-writer Henry Carey entitled “Sally in our Alley”.

Price Range: $125-$175

Lid Inlay
Lid Inlay
 
     
AJT 437
AJT 437

 
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