SET OF THREE GERMAN CERAMIC STEINS WITH PEWTER LIDS -

A COLLECTION OF THREE TRADITIONAL GERMAN CERAMIC STEINS, EACH FEATURING HAND-PAINTED NARRATIVE SCENES ON A DARK COBALT GROUND WITH VIBRANT POLYCHROME DECORATION. THE STEINS REPRESENT CHARACTERISTIC EXAMPLES OF LATE 19TH-CENTURY GERMAN CERAMIC PRODUCTION, COMBINING FUNCTIONAL FORM WITH DECORATIVE NARRATIVE IMAGERY.

OVERVIEW:
EACH STEIN DISPLAYS DISTINCT HAND-PAINTED SCENES DEPICTING FIGURES IN PERIOD DRESS ENGAGED IN VARIOUS ACTIVITIES. THE FIRST STEIN FEATURES A WINTER LANDSCAPE WITH BUILDINGS AND FIGURES IN RED AND GREEN TONES. THE SECOND STEIN DEPICTS A DOMESTIC INTERIOR SCENE WITH MULTIPLE FIGURES IN TRADITIONAL COSTUME. THE THIRD STEIN PRESENTS A LANDSCAPE COMPOSITION WITH ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS AND FIGURES. ALL THREE EXAMPLES SHOWCASE THE SKILLED HAND-PAINTING TECHNIQUE TYPICAL OF GERMAN CERAMIC WORKSHOPS OF THIS PERIOD.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- MATERIAL: CERAMIC BODIES WITH HAND-PAINTED DECORATION
- LIDS: PEWTER WITH DOMED FORM AND DECORATIVE FINIALS
- HANDLES: WOODEN CONSTRUCTION, CARVED AND SHAPED
- DECORATIVE BANDS: BRASS OR GILT-METAL BANDS SEPARATING CERAMIC BODY FROM WOODEN BASE
- BASE: WOODEN FOOT RING, NATURAL TIMBER FINISH
- GLAZE: DARK COBALT GROUND WITH POLYCHROME ENAMEL DECORATION
- APPROXIMATE HEIGHT: 22 CM PER STEIN
- APPROXIMATE DIAMETER: 9 CM

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THE THREE STEINS SHOW HONEST WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE. MINOR CRAZING IS PRESENT TO THE GLAZE SURFACES ON ALL PIECES, A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF CERAMICS OF THIS PERIOD. ONE STEIN DISPLAYS A HAIRLINE CRACK TO THE BODY, VISIBLE IN DETAILED PHOTOGRAPHY. THE PEWTER LIDS RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL FORM BUT SHOW NATURAL OXIDATION AND PATINA. WOODEN HANDLES EXHIBIT AGE-RELATED SURFACE CHECKING AND MINOR WEAR TO THE FINISH. THE BRASS OR GILT BANDS SHOW APPROPRIATE TARNISHING. NO EVIDENCE OF RESTORATION OR REPAIR IS APPARENT. THE PIECES RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL FUNCTIONAL INTEGRITY WITH LIDS OPERATING SMOOTHLY.

ATTRIBUTION:
THESE STEINS ARE CONSISTENT WITH GERMAN CERAMIC PRODUCTION FROM THE RHINELAND OR SIMILAR MANUFACTURING CENTRES ACTIVE DURING THE 1880-1900 PERIOD. THE HAND-PAINTED NARRATIVE SCENES, COBALT GROUND, AND CONSTRUCTION METHODS ARE CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS REGIONAL TRADITION. NO MAKER'S MARK IS CLEARLY VISIBLE ON THE BASES IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS PROVIDED, THOUGH THE BASES SHOULD BE EXAMINED UNDER MAGNIFICATION FOR ANY IMPRESSED OR PAINTED MARKS THAT MAY ASSIST FURTHER ATTRIBUTION.

THESE STEINS REPRESENT FUNCTIONAL DECORATIVE CERAMICS OF THE PERIOD, COMBINING PRACTICAL DRINKING VESSEL FORM WITH ARTISTIC HAND-PAINTED NARRATIVE DECORATION TYPICAL OF GERMAN FOLK CERAMIC TRADITIONS.
NOTE: ONE PIECE JAS SMALL CRACK

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

Condition: Fair

TOORMINA
548763+16

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