SET OF THREE GERMAN CERAMIC AND METAL STEINS WITH PEWTER LIDS -

OVERVIEW:
A CHARMING SET OF THREE GERMAN CERAMIC STEINS FEATURING HAND-PAINTED ENAMEL DECORATION ON DARK BLUE-BLACK GLAZED BODIES WITH APPLIED BRASS AND PEWTER METALWORK. EACH STEIN DISPLAYS TRADITIONAL GERMAN FOLK SCENES WITH FIGURES IN PERIOD COSTUME, ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS, AND ORNAMENTAL BORDERS RENDERED IN POLYCHROME ENAMELS. THE STEINS REPRESENT THE DECORATIVE TRADITION OF GERMAN STONEWARE PRODUCTION DURING THE LATE 19TH CENTURY, COMBINING CERAMIC CRAFTSMANSHIP WITH SKILLED METALWORK IN PEWTER AND BRASS.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- BODY MATERIAL: STONEWARE CERAMIC WITH DARK BLUE-BLACK GLAZE
- LIDS: PEWTER WITH DOMED FORM AND DECORATIVE FINIALS
- METAL MOUNTS: BRASS BANDS WITH APPLIED DECORATIVE ELEMENTS AND ROPE-TWIST DETAILING
- DECORATION: HAND-PAINTED POLYCHROME ENAMEL WITH GILT ACCENTS
- HANDLES: APPLIED CERAMIC HANDLES WITH PERIOD-APPROPRIATE FORM
- CONDITION: AUTHENTIC PATINA TO ALL METAL COMPONENTS. ENAMEL DECORATION SHOWS MINOR FADING CONSISTENT WITH AGE. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO CERAMIC BODIES.
- PROVENANCE: EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION

EACH STEIN FEATURES DISTINCT FIGURAL SCENES: THE LEFT STEIN DEPICTS A TAVERN GATHERING, THE CENTRE STEIN SHOWS AN ARCHITECTURAL LANDSCAPE WITH PERIOD BUILDINGS, AND THE RIGHT STEIN PRESENTS A DOMESTIC INTERIOR SCENE. THE BRASS BANDS ENCIRCLING EACH BODY DISPLAY CONSISTENT ROPE-TWIST AND FOLIATE DETAILING, WHILST THE PEWTER LIDS RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL FORM WITH CHARACTERISTIC GERMAN STEIN FINIALS. THE HAND-PAINTED ENAMEL WORK DEMONSTRATES SKILLED ARTISANAL EXECUTION TYPICAL OF QUALITY GERMAN CERAMIC PRODUCTION OF THIS PERIOD.

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

Condition: Good

TOORMINA
548763+17

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