~ Viel Feind, viel Ehr ~ | |
The design on this Jugendstil (youth style = modern art) stein represents Imperial Germany Schwarz-Weiß-Rot (black-white-red), Bavaria Blau-Weiß (blue-white) and Austria-Hungary Schwarz-Gold (black-gold) joining against the rest of world going into WWI, ca. 1914. | |
Viel Feind, viel Ehr. | Plenty of enemies, plenty of honor. |
Translation: Roy De Selms Photo credit: Andre Ammelounx - The Stein Auction Co. |