Antique Mettlach German Beer Stein 2065 Dutch CouncilMan And Barmaid 2.4 L

Description

Antique Mettlach German Beer Stein 2065 Dutch Council Man And Barmaid 2.4 L. This beautiful Mettlach Stein is approx 15 1/2 inches tall to the top of the handle. The height to the rim is about 13 1/2"  and the base measures a little under 5"  The lid looks good but there is some chipping on the pour spout. Please see our photos for the condition. Catalog No. 2065. Stoneware, etched, inlaid lid, signed by H. Schlitt.
Text:
“Kannst du trinken, kannst du lieben, thu’s nicht morgen, thu es heut.
Gutes Werk auf Morgen schieben hat schon mancher Thor bereut.”
(If you can drink, if you can love, don’t do it tomorrow, do it today.
Good work postponed until tomorrow has already been repented by many fools.)
Text is from a poem entitled “Sonnengruß” (Sun Greeting), written in 1882 by Friedrich Rückert.
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