Vintage Mikasa Crystal Bottle Stopper - Farm Friend Pig

Mikasa Crystal Bottle Stopper - Farm Friend Pig Brand: Mikasa Style: Farm Friend T 8230/900 Material: Full Lead Crystal Source: Germany This lucky pig will guard your wine and keep it safe for your next sip! During the late 19th and early 20th centuries the pig was a popular lucky charm in France, England and Ireland, as well as Germany and Austria, where it was known as Glücksschwein ('good luck pig'). In old Nordic mythology, the wild boar was considered sacred, a pet of the gods and symbol of fertility. For ancient Greek, Roman and later cultures, owning pigs meant privilege and affluence.