GERMAN CERAMIC AND METAL STEIN WITH GOAT FINIAL - THE OFFICIAL 10-POINT BUCK SPORTSMAN'S TANKARD BY RICK FIELDS

OVERVIEW:
A DISTINCTIVE DECORATIVE STEIN COMBINING TRADITIONAL GERMAN METALWARE CRAFTSMANSHIP WITH APPLIED CERAMIC RELIEF WORK, FEATURING A HUNTING-THEMED DESIGN CENTRED ON A DETAILED 10-POINT BUCK IN NATURALISTIC POSE. THE PIECE EXEMPLIFIES THE SPORTING COLLECTIBLES MARKET OF THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY, WHEN COMMEMORATIVE TANKARDS CELEBRATING HUNTING AND FIELD SPORTS WERE POPULAR AMONG ENTHUSIASTS. THE COMBINATION OF BURGUNDY CERAMIC BODY WITH APPLIED WOODEN RELIEF ELEMENTS AND ORNAMENTAL METAL MOUNTS CREATES A STRIKING VISUAL COMPOSITION THAT APPEALS TO BOTH SPORTING COLLECTORS AND DECORATIVE ARTS ENTHUSIASTS.

SPECIFICATIONS:
CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS:
- PRIMARY BODY: BURGUNDY-GLAZED CERAMIC CYLINDER WITH APPLIED RELIEF DECORATION
- LID: PEWTER OR CAST METAL WITH ORNAMENTAL SCROLLWORK AND DECORATIVE FINIAL
- FINIAL: BRASS OR GILT METAL GOAT FIGURE, STANDING ALERT ATOP THE LID
- HANDLE: CAST METAL WITH ELABORATE SCROLLED TERMINAL, SECURED TO THE BODY WITH DECORATIVE MOUNTING PLATES
- TRIM: BRASS OR SILVERED METAL BANDS AT THE RIM AND BASE, WITH ORNAMENTAL BORDER PATTERN
- INTERIOR: CERAMIC-LINED WITH METAL RIM BAND

DECORATION:
THE CENTRAL MOTIF DEPICTS A 10-POINT BUCK IN THREE-QUARTER PROFILE, RENDERED IN APPLIED WOOD OR COMPOSITION RELIEF WITH NATURALISTIC COLOURING AND FINE DETAIL TO THE ANTLERS AND FACIAL FEATURES. THE BUCK IS SURROUNDED BY APPLIED IVY OR GRAPE LEAF FOLIAGE IN GREEN, CREATING A NATURALISTIC HUNTING SCENE COMPOSITION. THE RELIEF WORK DEMONSTRATES SKILLED HAND-FINISHING AND CAREFUL ATTENTION TO ANATOMICAL ACCURACY. THE BURGUNDY GROUND PROVIDES STRONG COLOUR CONTRAST TO THE APPLIED DECORATION.

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT: APPROXIMATELY 28CM (INCLUDING FINIAL)
- DIAMETER: APPROXIMATELY 14 CM
- CAPACITY: APPROXIMATELY 500-600 ML (STANDARD STEIN SIZE)

CONDITION:
THE CERAMIC BODY IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR REPAIRS TO THE RIM OR WALLS. THE BURGUNDY GLAZE SHOWS MINOR SURFACE WEAR AND AGE-RELATED PATINA CONSISTENT WITH DISPLAY USE OVER MANY DECADES. THE APPLIED RELIEF DECORATION REMAINS SECURELY ATTACHED WITH NO LOSSES OR DAMAGE. THE METAL LID IS INTACT WITH NATURAL PATINA AND OXIDATION APPROPRIATE TO AGE. THE BRASS TRIM RETAINS GOOD LUSTRE WITH MINOR TARNISHING. THE GOAT FINIAL IS FIRMLY ATTACHED AND SHOWS NO DAMAGE. THE METAL HANDLE IS SOLID WITH NO CRACKS OR REPAIRS. THE INTERIOR IS CLEAN AND UNOBSTRUCTED.

ATTRIBUTION AND PROVENANCE:
THE BASE BEARS A CLEAR INSCRIPTION IDENTIFYING THIS AS 'THE OFFICIAL 10-POINT BUCK SPORTSMAN'S TANKARD BY RICK FIELDS, CRAFTED IN MALAYSIA, © THE SPORTSMAN'S MINT.' RICK FIELDS IS KNOWN AS A DESIGNER OF COMMEMORATIVE SPORTING COLLECTIBLES AND DECORATIVE STEINS IN THE LATE 20TH CENTURY. THE MALAYSIAN MANUFACTURE INDICATES PRODUCTION IN THE 1980S-1990S ERA, WHEN MANY WESTERN SPORTING COLLECTIBLES WERE MANUFACTURED IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. THIS PIECE REPRESENTS THE TRADITION OF SPORTING COMMEMORATIVE WARE THAT EXTENDS BACK TO 19TH-CENTURY GERMAN STEIN-MAKING TRADITIONS.

COLLECTING CONTEXT:
SPORTING STEINS AND COMMEMORATIVE TANKARDS FORM AN IMPORTANT COLLECTING CATEGORY WITHIN BOTH DECORATIVE ARTS AND HUNTING MEMORABILIA. THE 10-POINT BUCK IS A SIGNIFICANT MOTIF IN NORTH AMERICAN HUNTING CULTURE, REPRESENTING A MATURE MALE WHITE-TAILED DEER OF TROPHY PROPORTIONS. STEINS CELEBRATING HUNTING THEMES APPEAL TO COLLECTORS OF SPORTING ART, GERMAN METALWARE, AND AMERICANA. THE COMBINATION OF TRADITIONAL GERMAN STEIN CONSTRUCTION WITH CONTEMPORARY SPORTING SUBJECT MATTER CREATES A BRIDGE BETWEEN HISTORICAL COLLECTING TRADITIONS AND MODERN COMMEMORATIVE PRODUCTION.

Item Size: Height: 41cm, Width: 25cm, Depth: 30cm, Weight: 2Kg

Condition: Good

TOORMINA
548763+4

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