THREE GERMAN CERAMIC BEER STEINS WITH PEWTER LIDS -

OVERVIEW:
A FINE COLLECTION OF THREE GERMAN CERAMIC BEER STEINS REPRESENTING THE ROBUST TRADITION OF GERMAN STONEWARE PRODUCTION. EACH STEIN DEMONSTRATES THE SKILLED CRAFTSMANSHIP CHARACTERISTIC OF LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY GERMAN CERAMICWARE, WITH HAND-APPLIED DECORATIVE ELEMENTS AND PERIOD-APPROPRIATE PEWTER LIDS.

SPECIFICATIONS:

SMALLEST STEIN (LEFT):
- HEIGHT: APPROXIMATELY 12 CM
- DECORATION: COBALT BLUE GROUND WITH CREAM-COLOURED RELIEF FIGURES AND ARCHITECTURAL MOTIFS
- LID: PEWTER WITH SIMPLE FINIAL
- HANDLE: CREAM-COLOURED CERAMIC WITH PERIOD MOULDING
- GLAZE: MINOR CRAZING VISIBLE, CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE

MIDDLE STEIN (CENTRE):
- HEIGHT: APPROXIMATELY 22 CM
- DECORATION: BLACK GROUND WITH ELABORATE RELIEF WORK FEATURING GERMAN IMPERIAL EAGLE, HERALDIC SHIELDS, AND ORNAMENTAL BORDERS IN CREAM AND GILT TONES
- LID: PEWTER WITH TIERED CONICAL FINIAL AND DECORATIVE
BAND
- HANDLE: PEWTER IN FIGURAL FORM
- BASE: MARKED WITH DECORATIVE BAND AND MAKER'S MARK AREA
- GLAZE: EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO CHIPS OR CRACKS
- NOTABLE FEATURE: TEXT READING "DEUTSCHLAND" VISIBLE ON THE BODY, INDICATING GERMAN MANUFACTURE AND LIKELY COMMEMORATIVE OR REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE

LARGEST STEIN (RIGHT):
- HEIGHT: APPROXIMATELY 24 CM
- DECORATION: CREAM-COLOURED GROUND WITH DARK BLUE/BLACK RELIEF FIGURES DEPICTING TRADITIONAL GERMAN SCENES AND FLORAL MOTIFS
- LID: PEWTER WITH DOMED FINIAL AND DECORATIVE RIM BAND
- HANDLE: WOODEN WITH NATURAL GRAIN PATINA, PERIOD-APPROPRIATE CONSTRUCTION
- GLAZE: SOUND CONDITION WITH MINOR SURFACE WEAR

CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS:
ALL THREE STEINS ARE CONSTRUCTED FROM HIGH-FIRED STONEWARE WITH HAND-APPLIED RELIEF DECORATION. THE PEWTER LIDS ARE PERIOD-ORIGINAL, SHOWING APPROPRIATE PATINA AND WEAR CONSISTENT WITH USE. THE WOODEN HANDLES ON THE LARGER STEINS DEMONSTRATE TRADITIONAL GERMAN STEIN CONSTRUCTION METHODS. THE GLAZE WORK SHOWS THE CHARACTERISTIC DEPTH AND COLOUR VARIATION TYPICAL OF GERMAN CERAMIC PRODUCTION OF THIS ERA.

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THE COLLECTION IS IN GOOD OVERALL CONDITION. THE SMALLEST STEIN EXHIBITS MINOR CRAZING TO THE INTERIOR GLAZE, A NORMAL OCCURRENCE IN AGED CERAMICS AND NOT INDICATIVE OF STRUCTURAL WEAKNESS. THE MIDDLE STEIN IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH BRIGHT, UNFADED DECORATION AND NO DAMAGE. THE LARGEST STEIN SHOWS NATURAL PATINA TO ITS WOODEN HANDLE AND MINOR SURFACE WEAR TO THE PEWTER LID, CONSISTENT WITH GENUINE AGE AND USE. ALL THREE STEINS REMAIN FULLY FUNCTIONAL WITH NO CRACKS, CHIPS, OR REPAIRS EVIDENT.

PROVENANCE AND SIGNIFICANCE:
GERMAN BEER STEINS OF THIS PERIOD REPRESENT A SIGNIFICANT TRADITION IN EUROPEAN DECORATIVE ARTS. THE PRESENCE OF "DEUTSCHLAND" ON THE MIDDLE STEIN SUGGESTS THESE MAY BE COMMEMORATIVE PIECES OR REGIONAL EXAMPLES. THE VARIETY IN SIZE AND DECORATION WITHIN THIS SET SUGGESTS THEY MAY HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED OVER TIME OR REPRESENT DIFFERENT REGIONAL GERMAN CERAMIC TRADITIONS. THE QUALITY OF RELIEF WORK AND GLAZE APPLICATION INDICATES THESE ARE QUALITY EXAMPLES OF GERMAN STONEWARE PRODUCTION RATHER THAN MASS-PRODUCED EXPORT WARES.

NOTE: ONE STEIN HAS A CHIP

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

Condition: Good

TOORMINA
548763+25

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