COLLECTION OF 11 GERMAN CERAMIC STEINS AND SOUVENIR MUGS - LATE 19TH TO MID-20TH CENTURY

OVERVIEW:
A DIVERSE COLLECTION OF TWELVE GERMAN CERAMIC VESSELS COMPRISING DECORATIVE STEINS AND SOUVENIR MUGS, REPRESENTING TYPICAL GERMAN CERAMIC PRODUCTION FROM THE LATE 19TH THROUGH MID-20TH CENTURIES. THE COLLECTION INCLUDES EXAMPLES WITH PRINTED SCENIC TRANSFERS, HAND-PAINTED FLORAL DECORATION, AND COMMEMORATIVE INSCRIPTIONS CHARACTERISTIC OF GERMAN SOUVENIR WARE AND TRADITIONAL BEER STEINS.

SPECIFICATIONS:
THE COLLECTION COMPRISES:
- SIX WHITE CERAMIC MUGS WITH PRINTED SCENIC TRANSFERS DEPICTING GERMAN LANDMARKS AND ARCHITECTURAL SCENES
- TWO STONEWARE STEINS WITH APPLIED RELIEF DECORATION AND TRADITIONAL GERMAN INSCRIPTIONS INCLUDING "SCHINKEN HÄGER" BRANDING
- TWO TAN-COLOURED EARTHENWARE STEINS WITH HAND-PAINTED FLORAL MOTIFS AND DECORATIVE BANDING
- ONE DARK BLUE-RIMMED STONEWARE STEIN WITH SCENIC TRANSFER
- ONE SMALL WHITE MUG WITH HAND-PAINTED FLORAL AND FESTIVE DECORATION

THE PRINTED TRANSFERS ON THE SCENIC MUGS SHOW TYPICAL GERMAN SOUVENIR WARE CHARACTERISTICS, WITH CITY VIEWS AND ARCHITECTURAL SUBJECTS. THE "SCHINKEN HÄGER" STEINS DISPLAY TRADITIONAL GERMAN CERAMIC PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES WITH APPLIED RELIEF WORK AND PERIOD-APPROPRIATE GLAZING. HAND-PAINTED EXAMPLES DEMONSTRATE FOLK ART DECORATION TYPICAL OF REGIONAL GERMAN CERAMICS.

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THE COLLECTION SHOWS HONEST WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE. GLAZE CRAZING IS PRESENT ON MULTIPLE PIECES, A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF AGED CERAMICS. MINOR CHIPS TO RIM EDGES ARE VISIBLE ON SEVERAL EXAMPLES. PRINTED DECORATION ON THE SCENIC TRANSFER MUGS SHOWS EXPECTED FADING. ONE PIECE DISPLAYS WEAR TO THE BASE RIM. ALL HANDLES REMAIN INTACT AND SECURE. NO MAJOR CRACKS OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OBSERVED. THE COLLECTION REPRESENTS TYPICAL CONDITION FOR GERMAN SOUVENIR AND DECORATIVE WARE OF THIS PERIOD AND WOULD BENEFIT FROM CAREFUL DISPLAY OR COLLECTION PRESERVATION.

Item Size: Height: 10cm, Width: 10cm, Depth: 10cm, Weight: 0.6Kg

Condition: Fair

548763+42

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