GERMAN CERAMIC BEER STEIN WITH PEWTER LID AND FIGURAL HANDLE - CIRCA 1880-1900

A SUBSTANTIAL GERMAN CERAMIC BEER STEIN OF TRADITIONAL FORM, FEATURING A CYLINDRICAL CERAMIC BODY DECORATED WITH HAND-PAINTED FIGURAL SCENES IN THE FOLK TRADITION. THE STEIN DEPICTS RURAL GERMAN LIFE WITH CAREFULLY RENDERED FIGURES IN PERIOD DRESS, ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS INCLUDING A COTTAGE, AND NATURALISTIC LANDSCAPE DETAILS RENDERED IN OCHRE, GREEN, BLUE, AND RED PIGMENTS AGAINST A DARK GROUND.

CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS:
- PRIMARY BODY: CERAMIC WITH DARK GLAZE
- LID: PEWTER WITH DOMED FORM AND DECORATIVE FINIAL
- HANDLE: CARVED WOODEN HANDLE WITH FIGURAL TERMINAL, SECURED WITH BRASS BANDS
- BANDS: BRASS DECORATIVE BANDS AT RIM AND BASE WITH BEADED DETAIL

DECORATION:
THE PAINTED SCENES SHOW SKILLED EXECUTION TYPICAL OF GERMAN FOLK POTTERY OF THE PERIOD. THE IMAGERY INCLUDES FIGURES IN TRADITIONAL COSTUME, A RURAL DWELLING, AND LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS. THE COMPOSITION WRAPS AROUND THE BODY WITH GOOD SPATIAL ORGANISATION AND COLOUR HARMONY. THE DARK GROUND PROVIDES STRONG CONTRAST TO THE PAINTED DETAIL.

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT: 34 CM
- DIAMETER AT BASE: APPROXIMATELY 12 CM

CONDITION: THE CERAMIC BODY IS SOUND WITH NO CHIPS TO THE RIM OR BODY. THE GLAZE SHOWS MINIMAL CRAZING, CONSISTENT WITH AGE. THE PEWTER LID DISPLAYS NATURAL PATINA FROM USE AND AGE. THE WOODEN HANDLE SHOWS NATURAL AGING WITH MINOR SURFACE WEAR APPROPRIATE TO A FUNCTIONAL PIECE OF THIS AGE. ALL DECORATIVE ELEMENTS REMAIN INTACT AND SECURE. THE BRASS BANDS ARE FIRMLY ATTACHED.

PERIOD AND ORIGIN: THIS STEIN EXEMPLIFIES THE GERMAN BEER STEIN TRADITION OF THE LATE 19TH CENTURY, A PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANT PRODUCTION OF SUCH WARES FOR BOTH DOMESTIC USE AND EXPORT. THE HAND-PAINTED FOLK SCENES AND TRADITIONAL CONSTRUCTION METHOD ARE CHARACTERISTIC OF QUALITY GERMAN CERAMIC PRODUCTION FROM THIS ERA.

NOTE: THIS IS A FUNCTIONAL DRINKING VESSEL OF SUBSTANTIAL SIZE AND WEIGHT, TYPICAL OF GERMAN BEER CULTURE. THE COMBINATION OF CERAMIC BODY, PEWTER LID, AND CARVED WOODEN HANDLE REPRESENTS THE STANDARD CONSTRUCTION METHOD FOR STEINS OF THIS QUALITY AND PERIOD.

Item Size: Height: 40cm, Width: 20cm, Depth: 15cm, Weight: 2Kg

Condition: Good

TOORMINA
548763+3

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