Catalog No. 251
Porcelain, pottery or stoneware; etched or threaded relief; 0.5L; pewter lid.
Text:
“Im Schwarzen Walfisch zu Askalon da spract der Gast: O weh!
mein bares Geld ging alles drauf im Lamm zu Ninive!”
(In the Black Whale at Ascalon the guest said: “Oh, my!
My cash was all spent at the Lamb in Niniveh!”)
Stein depicts the fourth 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 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6. See also No. 491
Price Ranges Etched full-color: $200-$300/ltd-color: $150-$225 Threaded relief: $75-$100
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