SET OF THREE GERMAN CERAMIC BEER STEINS WITH PEWTER LIDS - /B>

OVERVIEW:
A HANDSOME COLLECTION OF THREE GERMAN CERAMIC BEER STEINS, EACH FEATURING DISTINCTIVE HAND-PAINTED DECORATION AND PERIOD PEWTER LIDS WITH BRASS METAL MOUNTS. THE STEINS REPRESENT TYPICAL GERMAN CRAFTSMANSHIP OF THE LATE 19TH CENTURY, WITH EACH DISPLAYING UNIQUE DECORATIVE SCHEMES AND CERAMIC BODY TREATMENTS.

SPECIFICATIONS:

STEIN ONE (LEFT):
- PRIMARY DECORATION: HAND-PAINTED LANDSCAPE SCENE WITH ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS ON DARK BLUE CERAMIC GROUND
- CERAMIC BODY: CREAM AND DARK BLUE COLOURWAY WITH ORNAMENTAL BRASS BANDING
- PEWTER LID: DOMED WITH DECORATIVE FINIAL AND HINGED MECHANISM
- WOODEN BASE BAND: NATURAL TIMBER WITH BRASS TRIM
- HEIGHT: APPROXIMATELY 24 CM

STEIN TWO (CENTRE):
- PRIMARY DECORATION: EMBOSSED RELIEF FIGURES AND ORNAMENTAL SCROLLWORK ON OLIVE-GREEN CERAMIC
- CERAMIC BODY: SOLID OLIVE-GREEN WITH INCISED DECORATIVE BORDERS
- PEWTER LID: DOMED WITH ORNAMENTAL FINIAL
- WOODEN BASE BAND: NATURAL TIMBER WITH BRASS TRIM
- HEIGHT: APPROXIMATELY 24 CM

STEIN THREE (RIGHT):
- PRIMARY DECORATION: HAND-PAINTED FOREST AND HUNTING SCENE WITH FIGURES IN PERIOD DRESS ON MULTI-COLOURED CERAMIC GROUND
- CERAMIC BODY: CREAM AND GREEN WITH OCHRE BASE BAND
- PEWTER LID: DOMED WITH DECORATIVE FINIAL
- WOODEN BASE BAND: NATURAL TIMBER WITH BRASS TRIM
- HEIGHT: APPROXIMATELY 24 CM

CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS:
EACH STEIN FEATURES A CERAMIC BODY WITH HAND-APPLIED DECORATION, PERIOD-APPROPRIATE PEWTER LIDS WITH BRASS METAL MOUNTS, AND WOODEN BASE BANDS WITH BRASS BANDING. THE HANDLES ARE CERAMIC WITH APPLIED RELIEF DETAIL. ALL THREE STEINS RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL HINGED PEWTER LIDS WITH FUNCTIONAL MECHANISMS.

CONDITION:
THE SET DISPLAYS GOOD CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE. MINOR CRAZING IS VISIBLE TO THE CERAMIC GLAZE, PARTICULARLY ON THE INTERIOR BASES. PEWTER LIDS SHOW NATURAL PATINA FROM AGE. WOODEN BASE BANDS ARE INTACT WITH MINOR WEAR. NO CHIPS TO RIMS OR HANDLES. ALL LIDS FUNCTION CORRECTLY. THE STEINS SHOW HONEST AGE-RELATED WEAR WITHOUT RESTORATION.

PROVENANCE:
PRIVATE COLLECTION. NO MAKER'S MARKS CLEARLY VISIBLE ON INSPECTION, THOUGH THE STYLE AND CONSTRUCTION ARE CONSISTENT WITH GERMAN CERAMIC PRODUCTION OF THE 1880-1900 PERIOD.

GERMAN CERAMIC BEER STEINS OF THIS QUALITY AND PERIOD REPRESENT A SIGNIFICANT SEGMENT OF 19TH-CENTURY DECORATIVE ARTS COLLECTING. SETS OF THREE ARE LESS COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED THAN INDIVIDUAL EXAMPLES, MAKING THIS COLLECTION OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO COLLECTORS OF GERMAN CERAMICS AND BEER STEIN ENTHUSIASTS.

Item Size: Height: 31cm, Width: 25cm, Depth: 30cm, Weight: 3Kg

Condition: Good

TOORMINA
548763+15

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