COLLECTION OF TEN DECORATIVE GLASS BEER STEINS AND DRINKING VESSELS - EUROPEAN, CIRCA 1950-1970

OVERVIEW:
A SUBSTANTIAL COLLECTION OF ELEVEN GLASS BEER STEINS AND DRINKING VESSELS, PREDOMINANTLY OF EUROPEAN MANUFACTURE, FEATURING A MIX OF DECORATIVE STYLES TYPICAL OF MID-20TH CENTURY SOUVENIR AND COMMEMORATIVE GLASSWARE. THE COLLECTION COMPRISES VARIOUS SIZES AND DECORATIVE TREATMENTS, INCLUDING GILT-RIMMED EXAMPLES, ENAMEL-DECORATED PIECES, AND PLAIN GLASS VESSELS WITH APPLIED HANDLES.

SPECIFICATIONS:
THE COLLECTION INCLUDES:
- ONE LARGE STEIN WITH BLUE ENAMEL DECORATION AND GILT RIM (HELSINKI, FINLAND MARKING VISIBLE)
- FOUR LARGE STEINS WITH VARIOUS ENAMEL DESIGNS INCLUDING FLORAL AND FIGURATIVE MOTIFS, GILT-RIMMED
- TWO TALL CYLINDRICAL GLASSES WITH APPLIED HANDLES, ONE MARKED 'COLORADO' WITH LANDSCAPE DECORATION, ONE MARKED 'KROSNO' (POLISH MANUFACTURE)
- FOUR SMALLER STEINS WITH APPLIED HANDLES, FEATURING RED ENAMEL 'OKTOBERFEST' BRANDING AND DECORATIVE MOTIFS

THE LARGER STEINS MEASURE APPROXIMATELY 11CM IN HEIGHT. THE SMALLER STEINS MEASURE APPROXIMATELY 7 CM IN HEIGHT. ALL PIECES FEATURE CLEAR GLASS BODIES WITH APPLIED GLASS OR CERAMIC HANDLES. GILT DECORATION TO RIMS IS PRESENT ON THE MAJORITY OF PIECES. ENAMEL DECORATION INCLUDES LANDSCAPE SCENES, FLORAL DESIGNS, AND COMMEMORATIVE TEXT IN VARIOUS COLOURS INCLUDING RED, BLUE, GREEN, AND GOLD.

CONDITION:
THE COLLECTION IS IN GOOD OVERALL CONDITION. MINOR WEAR TO GILT RIMS IS CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE. SOME ENAMEL DECORATION SHOWS MINOR FADING, PARTICULARLY TO THE RED AND BLUE ENAMELS. NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR REPAIRS ARE EVIDENT TO ANY OF THE GLASS BODIES. ALL HANDLES ARE INTACT AND SECURE. THE COLLECTION SHOWS APPROPRIATE SURFACE PATINA FOR MID-20TH CENTURY GLASSWARE THAT HAS BEEN IN USE AND STORAGE.

PROVENANCE:
THE COLLECTION APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED OVER TIME, LIKELY AS TRAVEL SOUVENIRS AND COMMEMORATIVE PIECES FROM VARIOUS EUROPEAN DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING FINLAND, POLAND, AND GERMANY. THE MIX OF MANUFACTURERS AND DECORATIVE STYLES IS CONSISTENT WITH PERSONAL COLLECTING RATHER THAN A FORMAL SERVICE OR MATCHED SET.

THIS COLLECTION REPRESENTS A POPULAR CATEGORY OF MID-20TH CENTURY DECORATIVE GLASSWARE, PARTICULARLY VALUED BY COLLECTORS OF EUROPEAN SOUVENIR WARE AND BEER STEIN ENTHUSIASTS. THE VARIETY OF DESIGNS AND MANUFACTURERS MAKES THIS AN INTERESTING ASSEMBLAGE FOR THE COLLECTOR OR DECORATOR SEEKING AUTHENTIC PERIOD PIECES WITH CHARACTER AND PROVENANCE.

Item Size: Height: 18cm, Width: 26cm, Depth: 21cm, Weight: 2Kg

Condition: Good

TOORMINA
548763+50

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