Catalog No. 275B/V
Pottery, etched, 0.3L, inlaid or pewter lid.
Text:
“Im Schwarzen Walfisch zu Ascalon da sprach der Gast: ‘O weh!
Mein baares Geld ging alles drauf im Lamm zu Niniveh.’”
(In the Black Whale at Ascalon, the guest said: “Oh, my!
My cash was all spent at the Lamb in Niniveh.”)
Fifth in a set of six steins depicting scenes from the poem “Altassyrisch” (Old Assyrian) by Josef Viktor von Scheffel (1826-1886).
Master stein is No. 275A. See also Nos. 275B/I, 275B/II, 275B/III, 275B/IV and 275B/VI.
Price Ranges Full-color: $90-$125 Ltd-color: $60-$80
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