Drinking Monkeys

Catalog No. 1198

Pottery, relief, 0.5L, figural lid (monkey), signed �TW�.

Text:
�Wird der Aff im Bierglas gro�,
ist auch gleich der Teufel los!�

(If the monkey gets big in the beer glass,
all hell is about to break loose!)
�Auf dein Wohl!�
(To your health!)

As the text on this stein implies, monkeys (Affen), in Germany and elsewhere, are symbolic of drunkenness (monkey on one�s back).

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

     
     
MG 1198
MG 1198

 
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