THREE GERMAN CERAMIC BEER STEINS WITH PEWTER LIDS -

OVERVIEW:
A CHARMING COLLECTION OF THREE GERMAN STONEWARE BEER STEINS, EACH FEATURING TRADITIONAL COBALT BLUE DECORATION WITH CREAM-COLOURED STONEWARE BODIES AND PERIOD PEWTER LIDS. THE STEINS REPRESENT THE CLASSIC GERMAN BREWING TRADITION AND DISPLAY THE CHARACTERISTIC FOLK-ART STYLING TYPICAL OF LATE 19TH-CENTURY GERMAN CERAMIC PRODUCTION. EACH STEIN IS DECORATED WITH HAND-APPLIED RELIEF FIGURES AND FLORAL MOTIFS IN THE TRADITIONAL BAVARIAN MANNER.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- LARGEST STEIN (LEFT): APPROXIMATELY 18 CM HEIGHT, FEATURING A HINGED PEWTER LID WITH DECORATIVE FINIAL, CREAM CERAMIC HANDLE, AND COBALT BLUE GROUND WITH CREAM RELIEF DECORATION DEPICTING FIGURES AND FLORAL ELEMENTS. BASE MARK VISIBLE.
- MIDDLE STEIN: APPROXIMATELY 14 CM HEIGHT, WITH FIXED PEWTER LID AND CREAM CERAMIC HANDLE, SIMILAR COBALT AND CREAM DECORATION SCHEME.
- SMALLEST STEIN (RIGHT): APPROXIMATELY 12 CM HEIGHT, WITHOUT LID, CREAM CERAMIC HANDLE, MATCHING DECORATIVE SCHEME.

CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS:
ALL THREE STEINS ARE CONSTRUCTED FROM HIGH-FIRED STONEWARE WITH HAND-APPLIED CERAMIC HANDLES. THE PEWTER LIDS ARE PERIOD-APPROPRIATE AND APPEAR ORIGINAL TO THE LARGEST AND MIDDLE EXAMPLES. THE COBALT BLUE DECORATION IS APPLIED TO THE CERAMIC BODY WITH CREAM-COLOURED RELIEF WORK CREATING THE FIGURAL AND BOTANICAL DESIGNS TYPICAL OF GERMAN FOLK POTTERY.

CONDITION:
THE COLLECTION DISPLAYS HONEST AGE-RELATED WEAR CONSISTENT WITH YEARS OF USE AND DISPLAY. THE CERAMIC BODIES ARE SOUND WITH NO CHIPS OR CRACKS OBSERVED. THE GLAZE REMAINS INTACT THROUGHOUT. PEWTER LIDS SHOW APPROPRIATE PATINA AND MINOR SURFACE WEAR. ALL HANDLES ARE SECURE AND STABLE. THE STEINS REMAIN FULLY FUNCTIONAL AND DISPLAY-READY.

PROVENANCE:
THE BASE MARKS ARE VISIBLE AND CONSISTENT WITH GERMAN CERAMIC PRODUCTION OF THE PERIOD, THOUGH SPECIFIC MAKER ATTRIBUTION WOULD REQUIRE SPECIALIST REFERENCE MATERIALS. THESE STEINS REPRESENT TYPICAL GERMAN TAVERN WARE OF THE ERA AND WOULD HAVE BEEN PRODUCED FOR BOTH DOMESTIC USE AND EXPORT MARKETS.

Item Size: Height: 20cm, Width: 20cm, Depth: 10cm, Weight: 2Kg

Condition: Good

548763+31

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