Germans and Romans

Catalog No. 1028

Pottery, relief, 2.0L, pewter lid, signed �GK�.

Text:
�Italiens Wein so s�� und fein brach doch der R�mer morsch Gebein.
Im Bier jedoch und Rettigsaft steckt ewig junge deutsche Kraft.�

(Italy�s wine so sweet and fine broke the Romans brittle bones.
However, beer and radish juice forever maintains young German strength.)

Central image is taken from an illustration by Heinrich Schlitt (1849-1923), part of an 1890 mural that once graced the Wiesbaden Ratskeller, but was sadly destroyed in World War II.

See also Nos. 842 and 945.

Price Ranges
Full-color: $100-$150
Ltd-color: $90-$125

     
     
MG 1028
MG 1028

 
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