COLLECTION OF FIVE DECORATIVE GERMAN GLASSWARE ITEMS - CIRCA 1960-1975

A CHARMING ASSEMBLAGE OF FIVE NOVELTY AND SOUVENIR DRINKING GLASSES, PREDOMINANTLY OF GERMAN MANUFACTURE, REPRESENTING THE MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY TRADITION OF DECORATIVE COMMEMORATIVE GLASSWARE.

OVERVIEW:
THIS LOT COMPRISES FIVE DISTINCT GLASS VESSELS, EACH WITH INDIVIDUAL CHARACTER AND DECORATIVE TREATMENT. THE COLLECTION INCLUDES TRADITIONAL BEER STEINS, NOVELTY BOOT-SHAPED GLASSES, AND SCENIC SOUVENIR GLASSES TYPICAL OF ALPINE AND GERMAN TOURIST MERCHANDISE FROM THE 1960S-1970S PERIOD.

SPECIFICATIONS:

ITEM 1 - MUG WITH WHEAT DECORATION:
CLEAR GLASS CYLINDRICAL MUG WITH APPLIED HANDLE. FEATURES HAND-PAINTED GOLDEN WHEAT SHEAF MOTIF TO LOWER BODY. GILT BAND TO RIM. APPROXIMATE HEIGHT 10 CM. ENAMEL DECORATION SHOWS MINOR WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AGE.

ITEM 2 - CERAMIC-LIDDED STEIN:
CLEAR GLASS CYLINDRICAL FORM WITH CERAMIC LID FEATURING RIBBED DOME AND BRASS FINIAL. ENGRAVED WHEAT AND NATURE MOTIF TO BODY. APPROXIMATE HEIGHT 14 CM. LID SHOWS MINOR CRAZING TO CERAMIC GLAZE, CONSISTENT WITH AGE. GLASS BODY IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.

ITEM 3 - BOOT-SHAPED GLASS:
CLEAR GLASS NOVELTY BOOT FORM, A TRADITIONAL GERMAN SOUVENIR ITEM. APPROXIMATE HEIGHT 12 CM. GILT TRIM TO UPPER RIM SHOWS MINOR WEAR. GLASS IS CLEAR AND FREE FROM DAMAGE.

ITEM 4 - SCENIC BOOT GLASS:
CLEAR GLASS BOOT-SHAPED VESSEL WITH HAND-PAINTED ALPINE LANDSCAPE SCENE IN POLYCHROME ENAMEL. FEATURES MOUNTAIN SCENERY, TREES, AND TRADITIONAL BUILDINGS. GILT BAND TO RIM. APPROXIMATE HEIGHT 13 CM. ENAMEL DECORATION SHOWS MINOR FADING CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND EXPOSURE.

ITEM 5 - NOVELTY HEAD-SHAPED GLASS:
CLEAR GLASS MOULDED IN THE FORM OF A STYLISED HUMAN HEAD WITH TEXTURED HAIR DETAIL. APPROXIMATE HEIGHT 9 CM. A WHIMSICAL EXAMPLE OF MID-CENTURY NOVELTY GLASSWARE DESIGN. GLASS IS CLEAR AND UNDAMAGED.

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
ALL FIVE PIECES ARE IN GOOD CONDITION FOR THEIR AGE. THE GLASSWARE SHOWS NO SIGNIFICANT CHIPS, CRACKS, OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. ENAMEL DECORATION AND GILT TRIM DISPLAY MINOR WEAR CONSISTENT WITH USE AND AGE. THE CERAMIC LID SHOWS EXPECTED CRAZING. ALL PIECES ARE FULLY FUNCTIONAL AND DISPLAY-READY. NO RESTORATION HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN.

PROVENANCE:
PRIVATE COLLECTION. THESE PIECES ARE TYPICAL OF SOUVENIR GLASSWARE ACQUIRED DURING TRAVEL TO GERMANY AND ALPINE REGIONS DURING THE 1960S-1970S PERIOD.

NOTES:
THIS COLLECTION REPRESENTS A CHARMING SNAPSHOT OF MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY DECORATIVE GLASSWARE TRADITION, PARTICULARLY THE GERMAN AND ALPINE SOUVENIR GLASS MARKET. SUCH PIECES WERE POPULAR TOURIST ACQUISITIONS AND REMAIN COLLECTIBLE FOR THEIR NOSTALGIC APPEAL AND PERIOD CHARACTER. THE VARIETY OF FORMS AND DECORATION METHODS DEMONSTRATES THE RANGE OF NOVELTY GLASSWARE PRODUCTION DURING THIS ERA.

Item Size: Height: 23cm, Width: 23cm, Depth: 23cm, Weight: 3Kg

Condition: Good

TOORMINA
548763+49

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