COLLECTION OF EUROPEAN BREWERY BEER GLASSES - MIXED MAKERS, MID TO LATE 20TH CENTURY

OVERVIEW:
A CURATED COLLECTION OF TEN DECORATIVE BEER GLASSES REPRESENTING VARIOUS EUROPEAN BREWERIES AND REGIONAL BREWING TRADITIONS, SPANNING THE MID TO LATE TWENTIETH CENTURY. THIS ASSEMBLAGE SHOWCASES THE DIVERSITY OF CONTINENTAL EUROPEAN BREWERY GLASSWARE, WITH EXAMPLES FROM GERMAN, DUTCH, AND CZECH MANUFACTURERS. EACH GLASS FEATURES PRINTED OR ENAMELLED BREWERY BRANDING, DEMONSTRATING THE MARKETING PRACTICES OF REGIONAL BREWERIES DURING AN ERA WHEN BRANDED GLASSWARE SERVED AS BOTH FUNCTIONAL DRINKWARE AND PROMOTIONAL MERCHANDISE.

SPECIFICATIONS:
THE COLLECTION COMPRISES THE FOLLOWING IDENTIFIED EXAMPLES:

- TWO TALL PILSNER-STYLE GLASSES WITH "BITBURGER" BRANDING IN ORANGE AND GOLD LETTERING
- TWO TALL PILSNER GLASSES WITH "BITBURGER" BRANDING, SLIGHTLY TAPERED FORM
- ONE "AMSTEL" BRANDED GLASS WITH CIRCULAR YELLOW AND RED LOGO, FOOTED BASE
- ONE "PAULANER WEISS" BRANDED GLASS WITH BLUE AND WHITE BAVARIAN LION CREST, FOOTED BASE
- ONE UNIDENTIFIED BREWERY GLASS WITH BLUE SHIELD CREST AND GOLD RIM DETAIL, FOOTED BASE
- ONE "KULMBACHER" BRANDED GLASS WITH GOLD DECORATION AND CREST DETAIL
- ONE "LÖWENBRÄU" BRANDED GLASS WITH GOLD LETTERING AND DECORATIVE MOTIF
- ONE ADDITIONAL BREWERY GLASS WITH MULTI-COLOURED ENAMELLED CREST

THE GLASSES DISPLAY A RANGE OF FORMS TYPICAL OF EUROPEAN BREWERY MERCHANDISE: TALL STRAIGHT-SIDED PILSNER GLASSES (APPROXIMATELY 20-22 CM HEIGHT), FOOTED GOBLET-STYLE GLASSES (APPROXIMATELY 15-18 CM HEIGHT), AND SMALLER TUMBLER FORMS. THE PRINTED AND ENAMELLED DECORATION INCLUDES BREWERY LOGOS, REGIONAL CRESTS, AND COMMEMORATIVE IMAGERY IN COLOURS INCLUDING GOLD, RED, BLUE, AND WHITE.

CONDITION: THE COLLECTION SHOWS CONSISTENT WEAR APPROPRIATE TO FUNCTIONAL GLASSWARE OF THIS AGE. INTERIOR SURFACES DISPLAY MINOR CLOUDINESS AND LIGHT DEPOSITS CONSISTENT WITH MINERAL CONTENT IN WATER AND AGE-RELATED PATINA. NO SIGNIFICANT CHIPS, CRACKS, OR REPAIRS ARE EVIDENT. THE PRINTED AND ENAMELLED DECORATION REMAINS LARGELY LEGIBLE AND INTACT, THOUGH SOME FADING TO GOLD DECORATION IS VISIBLE ON SEVERAL EXAMPLES. ALL GLASSES ARE FULLY FUNCTIONAL AND SUITABLE FOR DISPLAY OR USE.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION, ORIGIN NOT DOCUMENTED. THESE GLASSES REPRESENT TYPICAL BREWERY PROMOTIONAL MERCHANDISE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT EUROPE FROM THE 1950S THROUGH 1980S, COMMONLY ACQUIRED THROUGH DIRECT PURCHASE AT BREWERIES, BEER HALLS, OR AS PROMOTIONAL ITEMS.

Item Size: Height: 31cm, Width: 25cm, Depth: 30cm, Weight: 4Kg

Condition: Good

TOORMINA
548763+48

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