COLLECTION OF SIX GERMAN CERAMIC BEER STEINS - LATE 19TH TO EARLY 20TH CENTURY

OVERVIEW:
A COLLECTION OF SIX GERMAN CERAMIC BEER STEINS REPRESENTING TYPICAL PRODUCTION OF THE PERIOD, FEATURING HAND-PAINTED DECORATION WITH TRADITIONAL MOTIFS INCLUDING ARCHITECTURAL SCENES, FIGURAL COMPOSITIONS, AND ORNAMENTAL BORDERS. THE STEINS DISPLAY THE CHARACTERISTIC STONEWARE CONSTRUCTION AND DECORATIVE TECHNIQUES EMPLOYED BY GERMAN MANUFACTURERS DURING THE LATE VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN ERAS.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- QUANTITY: SIX STEINS
- PRIMARY MATERIAL: STONEWARE WITH CERAMIC GLAZE
- DECORATION: HAND-PAINTED ENAMEL WITH GILT ACCENTS
- RIM MOUNTS: BRASS OR METAL, PERIOD-APPROPRIATE
- MAKER: ONE EXAMPLE BEARS IMPRESSED METTLACH MARK; OTHERS UNMARKED BUT CONSISTENT WITH GERMAN PRODUCTION STANDARDS
- PERIOD: CIRCA 1880-1920
- ORIGIN: GERMAN MANUFACTURE

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THE COLLECTION PRESENTS IN FAIR CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE. CRAZING TO THE GLAZE IS EVIDENT ON MULTIPLE EXAMPLES, A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF PERIOD STONEWARE THAT DOES NOT AFFECT STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. MINOR CHIPS TO RIM EDGES ARE PRESENT ON SEVERAL PIECES, THE MOST COMMON DAMAGE POINT FOR FUNCTIONAL CERAMICS OF THIS TYPE. HAND-PAINTED DECORATION SHOWS EXPECTED FADING AND WEAR, PARTICULARLY TO GILDED DETAILS. ONE STEIN EXHIBITS A SMALL CHIP TO THE BASE WITH A VISIBLE PINK REPAIR MARK, INDICATING PAST CONSERVATION WORK. METAL RIM MOUNTS DISPLAY NATURAL PATINA AND MINOR OXIDATION APPROPRIATE TO AGE.

DECORATIVE DETAIL:
THE HAND-PAINTED SCENES INCLUDE ARCHITECTURAL VIGNETTES, FIGURAL COMPOSITIONS DEPICTING TRADITIONAL GERMAN SCENES, AND ORNAMENTAL BORDER WORK IN THE STYLE TYPICAL OF METTLACH AND COMPARABLE GERMAN MANUFACTURERS. THE PALETTE INCLUDES COBALT BLUE, GREEN, PINK, AND GILT ACCENTS. DECORATION QUALITY AND EXECUTION ARE CONSISTENT WITH MID-RANGE PRODUCTION OF THE PERIOD RATHER THAN PREMIUM ARTIST-SIGNED EXAMPLES.

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

Condition: Fair

548763+34

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