“Trumpeter of Säckingen”

Catalog No. 743

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

Text:
“Behüt dich Gott.”
(May God watch over you.)
“Zum Küssen zwei, zum Trinken drei,
zum Singen vier, das lob ich mir.”

(To kiss two, to drink three,
to sing four, that’s what I recommend.)

Central image taken from a poem (Der Trompeter von Säckingen) written in 1853 by Josef Viktor von Scheffel, which tells the story of a love affair between a trumpeter and a baron’s daughter.

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

     
     
RM 743
RM 743

 
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