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Mettlach Signed Drinker on Mount Olympus , Mettlach No. 2089, .5 liter Beer Stein by H. Schlitt
Mettlach The Drinker on Mount Olympus , Mettlach No. 2089, .5 liter Beer Stein by H. Schlitt. Text reads: “Wenn einst Hebe kommt um mich zu frage ‘Wünschen Sie vielleicht Ambrosia?’ Ja wie kommst mir für! Bring Sie bayrisch Bier!” which translates to (When Hebe comes to ask me “Do you want Ambrosia?” Well what do you take me for! Bring me Bavarian beer!). Central image and text are taken from an illustration by Heinrich Schlitt (1849-1923), part of an 1890 mural that once graced the Wiesbaden Ratskeller, but was sadly destroyed in World War II.
Measures 7" High x 5" Wide, Base: 4.25" Diameter. Tip of Handle" 8" High
7" High x 5" Wide, Base: 4.25" Diameter. Tip of Handle" 8" High
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