PAIR OF GERMAN CERAMIC BEER STEINS WITH PEWTER LIDS -

A HANDSOME PAIR OF GERMAN CERAMIC BEER STEINS, EACH FEATURING DISTINCTIVE UNDERGLAZE DECORATION BENEATH PEWTER HINGED LIDS WITH PERIOD FINIALS. THE STEINS EXEMPLIFY THE QUALITY OF LATE 19TH-CENTURY GERMAN CERAMIC PRODUCTION, COMBINING FUNCTIONAL FORM WITH DECORATIVE APPEAL.

DESCRIPTION:
THE LEFT STEIN FEATURES A GREY-CREAM CERAMIC BODY WITH A SCENIC ARCHITECTURAL VIGNETTE RENDERED IN UNDERGLAZE DECORATION WITHIN A GILT-BORDERED CARTOUCHE. THE COMPOSITION DEPICTS A TOWNSCAPE WITH PROMINENT CHURCH SPIRE, CHARACTERISTIC OF GERMAN SCENIC STEINS OF THE PERIOD. THE RIGHT STEIN DISPLAYS A DARKER BLUE CERAMIC BODY WITH A FORMAL HERALDIC COAT OF ARMS OR INSTITUTIONAL DEVICE, SURROUNDED BY GILT SCROLLWORK AND DECORATIVE FLOURISHES IN THE ART NOUVEAU MANNER.

BOTH STEINS ARE FITTED WITH PEWTER HINGED LIDS FEATURING PERIOD-APPROPRIATE DOMED FINIALS WITH DECORATIVE KNOPS. THE LIDS RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL HINGE MECHANISMS AND THUMBLIFTS. THE CERAMIC BODIES SHOW THE CHARACTERISTIC UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND GREY DECORATION TYPICAL OF BAVARIAN AND PRUSSIAN STEIN PRODUCTION.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- HEIGHT: APPROXIMATELY 24 CM EACH
- MATERIAL: CERAMIC BODIES WITH UNDERGLAZE DECORATION
- LIDS: PEWTER WITH PERIOD FINIALS
- CONDITION: BOTH STEINS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH MINOR SURFACE WEAR TO GILT ACCENTS AND LIGHT CRAZING TO CERAMIC BODIES, CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE
- NO MAKER'S MARKS CLEARLY VISIBLE ON THE CERAMIC BODIES IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS PROVIDED

CONDITION NOTES:
BOTH STEINS DISPLAY THE EXPECTED PATINA OF AGE. THE GILT DECORATION SHOWS MINOR WEAR FROM HANDLING AND USE. THE CERAMIC BODIES EXHIBIT LIGHT CRAZING, WHICH IS NORMAL FOR CERAMICS OF THIS PERIOD AND AGE. THE PEWTER LIDS ARE INTACT WITH ORIGINAL HINGES FUNCTIONING SMOOTHLY. NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR REPAIRS ARE EVIDENT TO THE CERAMIC BODIES. THE STEINS REMAIN FULLY FUNCTIONAL.

THIS PAIR REPRESENTS TYPICAL GERMAN STEIN PRODUCTION OF THE 1880-1900 PERIOD, WHEN SUCH PIECES WERE PRODUCED IN SIGNIFICANT QUANTITIES FOR BOTH DOMESTIC USE AND EXPORT. THE COMBINATION OF SCENIC AND HERALDIC DECORATION SUGGESTS THESE MAY HAVE BEEN COMMEMORATIVE OR INSTITUTIONAL PIECES.

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

Condition: Good

TOORMINA
548763+24

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