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Catalog No. 3200
Pottery, etched, 0.5L, inlaid lid.
Text:
�Das war der Zwerg Perkeo im Heidelberger Schloss,
an Wuchse klein und winzig, an Durste riesengross!�
(There was the dwarf Perkeo in Heidelberg castle,
small and tiny in stature, but with a huge thirst!)
The text on this stein is from a poem by Josef Viktor von Scheffel, written in 1847 and set to music in 1872 by Stephen Gruwe.
Perkeo 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.
The lid inlay represents the top of Heidelberg castle�s 58,000-gallon royal wine keg. Constructed in 1751 from 130 oak trees, it is purportedly the largest wooden wine barrel in the world.
Price Range: $350-$450
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