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Catalog No. 1518
Pottery, etched, 0.5L, figural inlaid lid (skull).
Text:
“Wider den Tod ist kein Kräulein.” (lid)
(Against death no herb is grown.)
“Weill ihr leben hoch Gesund,
so trinke aus bis auf den Grund.”
(If you want to live in good health,
drink all the way to the bottom.)
The central image on this stein is taken from Rembrandt’s famous portrait entitled “The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicholas Tulp” (ca. 1632).
Price Range: $1,200-$1,500
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