GERMAN STONEWARE BEER STEIN WITH PEWTER LID – CIRCA 1880-1900

OVERVIEW:
A SUBSTANTIAL GERMAN STONEWARE BEER STEIN OF TRADITIONAL FORM, FEATURING HAND-PAINTED FIGURAL DECORATION ON A COBALT BLUE GROUND WITH APPLIED RELIEF FOLIATE ORNAMENT. THE PIECE EXEMPLIFIES THE ROBUST CRAFTSMANSHIP CHARACTERISTIC OF LATE 19TH-CENTURY GERMAN CERAMIC PRODUCTION, COMBINING FUNCTIONAL FORM WITH DECORATIVE SOPHISTICATION. THE SERPENT-FORM PEWTER THUMBREST AND HINGED LID ARE PERIOD-ORIGINAL AND DEMONSTRATE THE METALWORK QUALITY TYPICAL OF QUALITY STEINS OF THIS ERA.

SPECIFICATIONS:
CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS:
- PRIMARY MATERIAL: SALT-GLAZED STONEWARE WITH COBALT BLUE GROUND
- LID: PEWTER WITH CAST SERPENT THUMBREST AND HINGED MECHANISM
- DECORATIVE BANDS: BRASS OR GILT-METAL BANDS AT RIM AND BASE WITH GEOMETRIC PATTERNING
- HANDLE: APPLIED STONEWARE WITH IMPRESSED DOTTED DETAIL, PERIOD-ORIGINAL

DECORATION:
THE CYLINDRICAL BODY FEATURES HAND-PAINTED FIGURAL SCENES ON THE FRONT AND REVERSE. THE PRIMARY SCENE DEPICTS FIGURES IN TRADITIONAL GERMAN DRESS IN A TAVERN OR SOCIAL SETTING, RENDERED IN OCHRE, GREEN, AND FLESH TONES AGAINST THE COBALT BLUE GROUND. OPPOSING SIDE FEATURES APPLIED RELIEF FOLIATE ORNAMENT IN CREAM STONEWARE, TYPICAL OF WESTERWALD OR SIMILAR REGIONAL PRODUCTION. DECORATIVE BANDS FRAME THE COMPOSITION WITH GEOMETRIC PATTERNING IN RELIEF.

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT: 29 CM
- DIAMETER: 12 CM

CONDITION:
THE STEIN DISPLAYS MINOR CRAZING TO THE GLAZE SURFACE, ENTIRELY CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND NORMAL USE. THE COBALT BLUE GROUND RETAINS GOOD COLOUR SATURATION. RELIEF DECORATION REMAINS CRISP WITH NO LOSSES OR DAMAGE. THE PEWTER LID SHOWS APPROPRIATE PATINA FOR THE PERIOD, WITH THE SERPENT THUMBREST AND HINGE MECHANISM FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. THE HANDLE IS SECURE AND SHOWS NORMAL WEAR CONSISTENT WITH USE. NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR REPAIRS ARE EVIDENT. THE BASE MARK 'MADE IN GERMANY' WITH IMPRESSED MAKER'S MARK AND CAPACITY MARK '9L' ARE CLEARLY LEGIBLE.

ATTRIBUTION:
THE IMPRESSED BASE MARK AND CONSTRUCTION DETAILS ARE CONSISTENT WITH GERMAN STONEWARE PRODUCTION OF THE 1880-1900 PERIOD. THE COMBINATION OF HAND-PAINTED FIGURAL WORK WITH APPLIED RELIEF ORNAMENT, THE QUALITY OF THE PEWTER FITTINGS, AND THE SALT-GLAZE TECHNIQUE ARE CHARACTERISTIC OF QUALITY STEINS PRODUCED IN THE RHINELAND OR WESTERWALD REGIONS DURING THIS PERIOD.

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

Condition: Good

TOORMINA
548763+5

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