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Catalog No. 182
Pottery or stoneware, relief, 2.5L, pewter lid.
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.
Note the difference in background details between the two pictured examples.
See also Nos. 153, 216, 267 and 371.
Price Range: $125-$175
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