GERMAN MAJOLICA HUNTING STEIN WITH FIGURAL HUNTSMAN LID - CIRCA 1880-1900

OVERVIEW:
A CHARMING LATE 19TH-CENTURY GERMAN MAJOLICA STEIN FEATURING A HAND-PAINTED HUNTING SCENE WITH A THREE-DIMENSIONAL FIGURAL LID DEPICTING A HUNTSMAN IN PERIOD DRESS. THE STEIN EXEMPLIFIES THE DECORATIVE TRADITION OF GERMAN CERAMIC TABLEWARE, COMBINING FUNCTIONAL FORM WITH NARRATIVE ARTISTIC DETAIL. THE PIECE SHOWCASES THE CHARACTERISTIC PALETTE AND MODELLING TECHNIQUES OF GERMAN MAJOLICA PRODUCTION FROM THIS ERA.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- FORM: CYLINDRICAL STEIN WITH FLARED RIM AND APPLIED HANDLE
- DECORATION: HAND-PAINTED MAJOLICA GLAZE DEPICTING A STAG IN NATURALISTIC SETTING WITH FOLIAGE BORDERS IN GREEN AND BROWN TONES
- LID: FIGURAL CERAMIC LID MODELLED AS A STANDING HUNTSMAN WEARING A BLUE JACKET, TAN BREECHES, BLACK HAT, AND HOLDING A RIFLE. THE FIGURE IS MOUNTED ON A BROWN CERAMIC BASE RING WITH WOODEN UNDERSIDE
- GLAZE: CREAM-COLOURED EARTHENWARE BODY WITH POLYCHROME MAJOLICA GLAZE DECORATION
- BORDERS: DECORATIVE LEAF-PATTERN BAND IN GREEN AND CREAM SEPARATING THE MAIN SCENE FROM THE BASE
- BASE: WOODEN RING BASE WITH CERAMIC MOUNTING
- HEIGHT: 28 CM (INCLUDING LID)
- DIAMETER: APPROXIMATELY 12 CM

CONDITION: THE STEIN IS IN GOOD CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE. THE GLAZE IS INTACT WITH NO CHIPS TO THE RIM OR BODY. THE FIGURAL LID SHOWS MINOR WEAR TO THE PAINTED DECORATION ON THE HUNTSMAN'S BLUE JACKET, TYPICAL OF HANDLING AND AGE. THE BASE RING DISPLAYS EXPECTED PATINA. NO CRACKS, HAIRLINE FRACTURES, OR RESTORATION IS EVIDENT. THE PIECE RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL DECORATIVE INTEGRITY AND FUNCTIONAL APPEAL.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION. NO MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFIED ON THE BASE, THOUGH THE STYLE AND EXECUTION ARE CONSISTENT WITH MID-TO-LATE 19TH-CENTURY GERMAN MAJOLICA PRODUCTION, POSSIBLY FROM THE RHINELAND REGION.

THIS STEIN REPRESENTS A FINE EXAMPLE OF GERMAN DECORATIVE CERAMICS FROM THE PERIOD WHEN SUCH PIECES WERE PRODUCED BOTH FOR FUNCTIONAL USE AND AS DISPLAY OBJECTS IN MIDDLE-CLASS HOUSEHOLDS. THE COMBINATION OF THE HUNTING SCENE—A POPULAR SUBJECT IN GERMAN CULTURE—WITH THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL FIGURAL LID DEMONSTRATES THE SKILLED CRAFTSMANSHIP TYPICAL OF QUALITY GERMAN MAJOLICA MANUFACTURE.

Item Size: Height: 31cm, Width: 25cm, Depth: 30cm, Weight: 2Kg

Condition: Good

TOORMINA
548763+1

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