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Catalog No. 891
Pottery or stoneware, relief, 3.0L, pewter lid.
Exists with music box in base (add 20%).
Text:
“Das Jagen ist des deutschen Lust, sein Herz schlägt warm in seiner Brust.”
(Hunting is the German’s desire, his heart beats warm in his chest.)
“Deutsches Wort und deutscher Sang haben einen guten Klang.”
(German word and German song have a good sound.)
“Hermann” (or “Arminius” as he was known to the Romans) successfully led an alliance of Germanic tribes in the crushing defeat of three Roman legions at the Battle of Teutoburg Forest in 9 A.D. The battle effectively put a permanent halt to the expansion plans of the Roman Empire into territories east of the Rhine river.
See also No. 800.
Price Ranges
Full-color: $150-$225
Ltd-color: $125-$175
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