�Farewell�

Catalog No. 203

Pottery, etched, 0.5L, pewter lid.
Exists with music box in base (add 20%).

Text:
�Beh�t dich Gott, es w�r so sch�n gewesen,
beh�t dich Gott, es hat nicht sollen sein.�

(May God watch over you, it would have been so nice,
may God watch over you, it was not meant to be.)

Scene and text taken from a poem entitled �The Trumpeter of S�ckingen�, written in 1853 by Josef Viktor von Scheffel, which tells the story of a love affair between a trumpeter and a baron�s daughter. Original engraving entitled �Abschied� (Farewell) done in 1888 by Carl Schweninger (1854-1903).

Price Ranges
Full-color: $150-$225
Ltd-color: $125-$175

     
     
HR 203
HR 203

 
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