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This whimsical handpainted porcelain piece exemplifies the humorous side of the Bavarian culture. The main subject is a wild boar, dancing the German Schuhplattler! The scene depicts Max at the Oktoberfest, dressed with Lederhosen (leather shorts). The leather suspenders areadorned with the Bavarian blue & white colors. An Edelweiss flower is on his waist. He is wearing Alpine hiking boots & a Bavarian hunter's hat with actual boar whiskers in the hatband. At his feet is an Oktoberfest 1 Litre (well almost) beer mug. A hiking cane appears behind Max. He has a Rucksack (backpack) on his back, in which his pet Dachshund is resting. No details were spared in the sculpting of this stein, as is evident by the Bavarian heart tattoo concealed on his shoulder & the radishes at his feet. The handle is in the shape of a Weisswurst (Oktoberfest sausage). The thumblift is a miniature pewter pretzel. A pewter lid is concealed under the porcelain head. Limited edition of 5,000 individually numbered pieces.
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