COLLECTION OF FOUR GERMAN CERAMIC BEER STEINS WITH PEWTER LIDS -

OVERVIEW:
A CHARMING COLLECTION OF FOUR GERMAN CERAMIC BEER STEINS, EACH FEATURING DISTINCTIVE HAND-PAINTED DECORATION AND PERIOD-APPROPRIATE PEWTER LIDS. THESE STEINS REPRESENT THE ROBUST TRADITION OF GERMAN CERAMIC PRODUCTION DURING THE LATE 19TH CENTURY, WHEN SUCH VESSELS WERE ESSENTIAL TO BOTH DOMESTIC AND TAVERN CULTURE. THE COLLECTION DEMONSTRATES THE VARIETY OF DECORATIVE STYLES EMPLOYED BY GERMAN MANUFACTURERS OF THE PERIOD, FROM NARRATIVE SCENES TO FIGURAL COMPOSITIONS.

SPECIFICATIONS:

STEIN ONE (FAR LEFT):
- PRIMARY DECORATION: DARK COBALT BLUE GROUND WITH HAND-PAINTED NARRATIVE SCENE DEPICTING FIGURES IN TRADITIONAL DRESS
- LID: PEWTER WITH DOMED CROWN FINIAL
- HANDLE: CURVED CERAMIC HANDLE WITH APPLIED DETAIL
- CONDITION: SURFACE CRAZING TO GLAZE, PATINA TO PEWTER CONSISTENT WITH AGE

STEIN TWO (SECOND FROM LEFT):
- PRIMARY DECORATION: DARK COBALT BLUE GROUND WITH HAND-PAINTED LANDSCAPE AND FIGURAL COMPOSITION
- LID: PEWTER WITH DOMED CROWN FINIAL
- HANDLE: CURVED CERAMIC HANDLE WITH APPLIED DETAIL
- CONDITION: SURFACE CRAZING VISIBLE, PEWTER PATINA APPROPRIATE TO PERIOD

STEIN THREE (SECOND FROM RIGHT):
- PRIMARY DECORATION: CREAM-COLOURED GROUND WITH HAND-PAINTED NARRATIVE SCENE IN POLYCHROME (BLUE, GREEN, RED, BROWN)
- LID: WOODEN WITH METAL BAND AND FINIAL
- HANDLE: TWISTED WOOD OR CERAMIC HANDLE
- CONDITION: NOTABLE INTERIOR STAINING VISIBLE THROUGH OPENING, SURFACE WEAR TO GLAZE

STEIN FOUR (FAR RIGHT):
- PRIMARY DECORATION: CREAM-COLOURED GROUND WITH HAND-PAINTED FIGURAL COMPOSITION IN POLYCHROME
- LID: GILT BRASS BAND WITH CREAM-COLOURED CERAMIC INSERT
- HANDLE: CURVED GILT BRASS HANDLE WITH DECORATIVE MOULDING
- CONDITION: MINOR SURFACE WEAR, GILT PATINA CONSISTENT WITH AGE

GENERAL CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
ALL FOUR STEINS DISPLAY THE HONEST PATINA AND MINOR WEAR CONSISTENT WITH GENUINE AGE AND USE. THE GLAZE SHOWS CHARACTERISTIC CRAZING TYPICAL OF 19TH-CENTURY CERAMIC PRODUCTION. PEWTER AND BRASS FITTINGS EXHIBIT APPROPRIATE OXIDATION AND PATINA. NO SIGNIFICANT CHIPS, CRACKS, OR REPAIRS ARE EVIDENT TO THE CERAMIC BODIES. THE INTERIOR OF THE THIRD STEIN SHOWS DISCOLOURATION THAT MAY BE RESIDUAL STAINING OR MINERAL DEPOSITS; THIS IS VISIBLE IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS AND SHOULD BE ASSESSED BY THE BUYER PRIOR TO BIDDING. ALL LIDS REMAIN SECURE AND FUNCTIONAL. HANDLES ARE INTACT AND STABLE ON ALL PIECES.

ATTRIBUTION:
THESE STEINS ARE CONSISTENT WITH GERMAN CERAMIC PRODUCTION OF THE 1880-1900 PERIOD, LIKELY FROM THE RHINELAND OR BAVARIAN MANUFACTURING CENTRES. THE HAND-PAINTED DECORATION, CERAMIC CONSTRUCTION, AND PEWTER FITTINGS ARE CHARACTERISTIC OF MID-RANGE GERMAN TAVERN WARE OF THIS ERA. NO MAKER'S MARKS ARE CLEARLY VISIBLE IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS PROVIDED, THOUGH DETAILED INSPECTION OF BASE MARKS IS RECOMMENDED PRIOR TO SALE.



Item Size: Height: 23cm, Width: 23cm, Depth: 23cm, Weight: 3Kg

Condition: Good

TOORMINA
548763+23

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