THREE GERMAN CERAMIC BEER STEINS WITH PEWTER LIDS - EARLY 20TH CENTURY

OVERVIEW:
A CHARMING COLLECTION OF THREE GERMAN CERAMIC BEER STEINS, EACH FEATURING DISTINCTIVE HAND-PAINTED DECORATION AND FITTED WITH PERIOD PEWTER LIDS. THESE STEINS EXEMPLIFY THE ROBUST CRAFTSMANSHIP AND DECORATIVE TRADITIONS OF GERMAN CERAMIC PRODUCTION DURING THE LATE VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN PERIODS. THE COLLECTION DEMONSTRATES THE VARIETY OF DECORATIVE APPROACHES EMPLOYED BY GERMAN MANUFACTURERS, FROM NARRATIVE SCENES TO HERALDIC DESIGNS.

SPECIFICATIONS:

LEFT STEIN (NARRATIVE SCENE):
- CERAMIC BODY WITH WARM CREAM-COLOURED GLAZE
- HAND-PAINTED NARRATIVE SCENE DEPICTING FIGURES IN A LANDSCAPE SETTING WITH ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS
- DECORATIVE BROWN BANDING TO RIM AND BASE
- CERAMIC HANDLE WITH APPLIED DETAIL
- PEWTER LID WITH SHELL-FORM FINIAL AND DECORATIVE THUMBREST
- APPROXIMATE HEIGHT: 18 CM

CENTRE STEIN (HERALDIC DESIGN):
- WHITE CERAMIC BODY WITH CREAM-COLOURED GLAZE
- HAND-PAINTED HERALDIC DECORATION IN RED AND GREEN WITH ORNAMENTAL SCROLLWORK
- CREAM-COLOURED BANDING TO RIM AND BASE
- CERAMIC HANDLE
- PEWTER LID WITH SHELL-FORM FINIAL
- APPROXIMATE HEIGHT: 16 CM

RIGHT STEIN (NARRATIVE SCENE - 'ORIGINAL BRETZAU'):
- CREAM-COLOURED CERAMIC BODY
- HAND-PAINTED SCENE DEPICTING FIGURES WITH HORSES AND ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS
- TEXT READING 'ORIGINAL BRETZAU' VISIBLE TO BODY
- DECORATIVE BANDING TO RIM AND BASE
- CERAMIC HANDLE WITH APPLIED DETAIL
- PEWTER LID WITH SHELL-FORM FINIAL AND DECORATIVE THUMBREST
- APPROXIMATE HEIGHT: 18 CM

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
ALL THREE STEINS DISPLAY HONEST AGE-RELATED WEAR CONSISTENT WITH USE AND DISPLAY OVER MORE THAN A CENTURY. THE CERAMIC BODIES SHOW MINOR SURFACE SCRATCHES AND HANDLING MARKS. THE LEFT AND RIGHT STEINS EXHIBIT MINOR WEAR TO THE HAND-PAINTED DECORATION, WITH SOME COLOUR FADING VISIBLE IN AREAS OF EXPOSURE. THE CENTRE STEIN DISPLAYS CRAZING TO THE GLAZE, A COMMON AND EXPECTED CONDITION FOR CERAMICS OF THIS AGE AND TYPE. ALL PEWTER LIDS RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL PATINA AND SHOW NO EVIDENCE OF REPLACEMENT. THE CERAMIC HANDLES ARE SECURE AND SHOW NO SIGNS OF REPAIR OR RESTORATION. NO CHIPS OR CRACKS ARE EVIDENT TO THE CERAMIC BODIES OR RIMS.

PROVENANCE:
PRIVATE COLLECTION. NO MAKER'S MARKS OR FACTORY STAMPS ARE CLEARLY VISIBLE ON THE BASES OF THESE STEINS, WHICH IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR GERMAN PRODUCTION OF THIS PERIOD. THE STYLE AND EXECUTION ARE CONSISTENT WITH MID-RANGE GERMAN CERAMIC MANUFACTURERS OF THE 1880-1920 PERIOD.

THESE STEINS REPRESENT A POPULAR CATEGORY OF GERMAN DECORATIVE CERAMICS THAT WERE PRODUCED IN SUBSTANTIAL NUMBERS FOR BOTH DOMESTIC USE AND EXPORT. THE COMBINATION OF NARRATIVE AND HERALDIC DECORATION, ROBUST CONSTRUCTION, AND PERIOD-APPROPRIATE PEWTER FITTINGS MAKES THIS COLLECTION SUITABLE FOR BOTH THE DECORATIVE COLLECTOR AND THE SPECIALIST IN GERMAN CERAMICS OF THE PERIOD.

Item Size: Height: 20cm, Width: 30cm, Depth: 10cm, Weight: 3Kg

Condition: Good

548763+32

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