PAIR OF GERMAN STONEWARE BEER STEINS WITH HAND-PAINTED FIGURAL SCENES - LATE 19TH CENTURY

OVERVIEW:
A CHARMING PAIR OF GERMAN STONEWARE BEER STEINS, EACH FEATURING DISTINCTIVE HAND-PAINTED FIGURAL DECORATION AND WOODEN LIDS WITH BRASS RETENTION BANDS. THE LEFT STEIN DEPICTS A CLASSICAL SCENE WITH FLOWING ROBES AND FLORAL ELEMENTS AGAINST A DARK GROUND, WHILST THE RIGHT STEIN SHOWCASES A FIGURE IN TRADITIONAL DRESS SEATED IN A LANDSCAPE SETTING. BOTH EXAMPLES DEMONSTRATE THE SKILLED CRAFTSMANSHIP CHARACTERISTIC OF GERMAN STONEWARE PRODUCTION DURING THE LATE 19TH CENTURY.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- CONSTRUCTION: SALT-GLAZED STONEWARE BODIES WITH APPLIED RELIEF DECORATION AND HAND-PAINTED ENAMEL DETAIL
- LIDS: WOODEN LIDS WITH BRASS BANDS AND FINIALS, PERIOD-APPROPRIATE TO THE STEINS
- DECORATION: POLYCHROME HAND-PAINTED SCENES FEATURING FIGURAL SUBJECTS, FLORAL MOTIFS, AND LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS
- GLAZE: MOTTLED GREY-BROWN SALT GLAZE TO BODIES WITH DARKER GROUND TO DECORATED PANELS
- HANDLES: APPLIED STONEWARE HANDLES WITH NATURALISTIC MOULDING

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
BOTH STEINS DISPLAY HONEST WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE. THE LEFT STEIN RETAINS BRIGHTER ENAMEL COLOURATION WITH MINOR CRAZING TO THE GLAZE SURFACE. THE RIGHT STEIN SHOWS MORE PRONOUNCED FADING TO THE PAINTED DECORATION, PARTICULARLY TO THE LOWER REGISTER OF THE FIGURAL SCENE, WITH SOME PAINT LOSS VISIBLE. BOTH WOODEN LIDS EXHIBIT NATURAL PATINA AND WEATHERING APPROPRIATE TO THEIR AGE. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, CHIPS TO RIMS, OR SIGNIFICANT CRACKS ARE PRESENT. THE STEINS REMAIN FULLY FUNCTIONAL VESSELS.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION, ORIGIN NOT DOCUMENTED.

THESE STEINS REPRESENT SOLID EXAMPLES OF GERMAN STONEWARE PRODUCTION AND WOULD APPEAL TO COLLECTORS OF TRADITIONAL BEER STEIN DECORATION AND 19TH-CENTURY GERMAN CERAMICS.

Item Size: Height: 23cm, Width: 23cm, Depth: 23cm, Weight: 2Kg

Condition: Good

TOORMINA
548763+18

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