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
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