COLLECTION OF FIVE GERMAN CERAMIC BEER STEINS WITH PEWTER LIDS -

A CHARMING COLLECTION OF FIVE TRADITIONAL GERMAN CERAMIC BEER STEINS, EACH FEATURING HAND-PAINTED DECORATIVE SCENES IN THE CHARACTERISTIC BAVARIAN STYLE. THE STEINS DISPLAY RICH COBALT BLUE AND CREAM-COLOURED GROUNDS WITH GILT AND POLYCHROME FIGURAL DECORATION DEPICTING PERIOD SCENES OF GERMAN LIFE AND TRADITION.

OVERVIEW:
THESE STEINS REPRESENT THE CLASSIC GERMAN BEER STEIN TRADITION, COMBINING FUNCTIONAL DESIGN WITH ARTISTIC MERIT. EACH EXAMPLE FEATURES A CERAMIC BODY WITH APPLIED WOODEN HANDLE AND HINGED PEWTER LID WITH THUMBPIECE. THE HAND-PAINTED DECORATION SHOWCASES SKILLED ARTISANAL WORK TYPICAL OF LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY GERMAN CERAMIC PRODUCTION.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- QUANTITY: FIVE STEINS
- PRIMARY MATERIAL: CERAMIC STONEWARE BODIES
- HANDLES: TURNED WOODEN HANDLES, NATURAL FINISH
- LIDS: PEWTER WITH HINGED CONSTRUCTION AND THUMBPIECE
- DECORATION: HAND-PAINTED SCENES IN COBALT, CREAM, GILT, AND POLYCHROME ENAMELS
- BANDING: BRASS OR GILT METAL BANDING AT RIM AND BASE
- APPROXIMATE HEIGHT: 15-18 CM PER STEIN
- CONDITION: GOOD OVERALL WITH AGE-APPROPRIATE PATINA TO METALWORK

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THE CERAMIC BODIES SHOW MINOR SURFACE WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE. GLAZE CRAZING IS PRESENT ON SEVERAL EXAMPLES, WHICH IS NORMAL AND EXPECTED FOR STEINS OF THIS PERIOD AND PRODUCTION METHOD. THE PEWTER LIDS DISPLAY NATURAL PATINA FROM AGE BUT REMAIN FUNCTIONAL WITH SECURE HINGES. WOODEN HANDLES ARE INTACT AND SHOW NATURAL DARKENING FROM HANDLING AND TIME. NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR SIGNIFICANT REPAIRS ARE EVIDENT. THE HAND-PAINTED DECORATION REMAINS VIBRANT WITH ONLY MINOR FADING TO SOME GILT DETAILS.

THESE STEINS REPRESENT A DESIRABLE COLLECTING CATEGORY, COMBINING FUNCTIONAL BEER DRINKING VESSELS WITH GENUINE ARTISTIC DECORATION. THE SET WOULD APPEAL TO COLLECTORS OF GERMAN CERAMICS, BEER STEIN ENTHUSIASTS, AND THOSE SEEKING AUTHENTIC PERIOD BARWARE FOR DISPLAY OR COLLECTION.

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

Condition: Good

TOORMINA
548763+20

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