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Catalog No. 251
Porcelain, pottery or stoneware; etched or threaded relief; 0.5L; pewter lid.
Text:
�Im Schwarzen Walfisch zu Askalon da kneipt ein Mann drei Tag,
bis da� er steif wie ein Besensteil am Marmortische lag.�
(In the Black Whale at Ascalon a man drank for three days,
until stiff as a broomstick he lay on the marble table.)
Stein depicts the first verse from the poem �Altassyrisch� (Old Assyrian) by Josef Viktor von Scheffel (1826-1886).
Master stein is also numbered 251. Five other drinking steins display the same model number and depict verses 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Price Ranges
Etched full-color: $200-$300/ltd-color: $150-$225
Threaded relief: $75-$100
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