Gambrinus Raising Chalice

Catalog No. 1855

Pottery or stoneware, relief, 1.0L, pewter lid.

Text:
�Prosit�
(Cheers)

Gambrinus, �the king of beer�. has long been a universal symbol of beer and brewing. It has been suggested that the character may be drawn from the claimed real-life inventor of hopped malt beer, Jan Primus (Johann I), a 13th-century Belgian Duke and President of the Brussels Guild of Brewers.

See also Nos. 1687, 1825, 1832 and 1850.

Price Ranges
Full-color: $75-$100
Ltd-color: $60-$80

 
     
MR 1855
MR 1855

 
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