|
Catalog No. 1967
Pottery, relief, 4.0L, figural lid (castle tower).
Text:
�Preiset die Reben, hoch preiset den Rhein.
�berall Freude, Ges�nge und Wein.
Gl�cklich f�rwahr ist das Leben am Rhein.
Vivat das fr�hliche V�lkchen am Rhein.�
(Praise the vines, praise highly the Rhein.
Everywhere joy, song and wine.
Fortunate indeed is life on the Rhine.
Long live the cheerful people on the Rhine.)
Text is taken from a song entitled �Das Leben am Rhein� (Life on the Rhine) written in 1829 by Johann Joseph Reiff and set to music by Johann Michael Zwing.
Castles depicted around the stein include �Die Katz� above St. Goarhausen, �Burg Sonneck� near Niederheimbach, �Burg Guttenfels� above Kaum, and �Schloss Rheinfels� in St. Goar.
Price Range: $300-$400
|
