Three German Stoneware Lidded Beer Steins
Three German Stoneware Lidded Beer Steins
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This lot comprises three stoneware beer steins, each of ovoid form with a single handle and a hinged metal lid. Two steins feature a dark cobalt blue ground with high-relief moulded decoration. The first depicts a man and woman in traditional Alpine dress, framed by edelweiss flowers. The second shows two men in hunting attire with the legible printed inscription WAIDMANNSHEIL to the base. The third stein is finished with a cream-coloured ground and features a central landscape panel depicting a riverfront town. This panel includes a printed legend reading BOPPARD A. RHEIN below a coat of arms. Each stein is fitted with a hinged metal lid; two are decorated with embossed floral and scrollwork patterns, while the third features a conical form with a pointed finial
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Three German Stoneware Lidded Beer Steins
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This lot comprises three stoneware beer steins, each of ovoid form with a single handle and a hinged metal lid. Two steins feature a dark cobalt blue ground with high-relief moulded decoration. The first depicts a man and woman in traditional Alpine dress, framed by edelweiss flowers. The second shows two men in hunting attire with the legible printed inscription WAIDMANNSHEIL to the base. The third stein is finished with a cream-coloured ground and features a central landscape panel depicting a riverfront town. This panel includes a printed legend reading BOPPARD A. RHEIN below a coat of arms. Each stein is fitted with a hinged metal lid; two are decorated with embossed floral and scrollwork patterns, while the third features a conical form with a pointed finial