Gambrinus and Boy

Catalog No. 3276

Stoneware, incised, 0.5L, inlaid lid, signed by L. Hohlwein.

Text:
�Hoch Gambrinus�
(Cheers for Gambrinus)

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.

Price Range: $650-$800

Lid Inlay
Lid Inlay
 
     
Mettlach 3276
Mettlach 3276

 
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