Knecht Ruprecht

Catalog No. 1393

Pottery, figural, 0.2L.

Knecht Ruprecht (Servant Rupert), is a character figure German folklore who accompanies St. Nicholas on his yearly rounds in something of an enforcer role, giving lumps of coal to naughty children, and sometimes going as far as punishing them with his cane or even taking them away in his sack to the Black Forest to be cooked and eaten.

Price Range: $200-$300

     
     
RH 1393
RH 1393

 
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