Antique Early German Westerwald Stoneware Beer Stein Kugelbauch c.1680s

Description

Antique Early German Westerwald Stoneware Beer Stein Kugelbauch c.1680s
Description:
The beer steins made before 1700 are quite rare - at that time, before the industrial revolution, the production was all manual. Every stein made in the early period was unique, decorated by hand and rarely replicated.
Presented is an excellent quality saltglazed stoneware beer stein from around the late 1600s. The stoneware produced in Germany, especially in the Westerwald region was technologically superior to all the ceramics in the world at this time (except, probably, porcelain).
The stein is decorated with incised geometrical decor and cobalt-blue glaze. It has a ball-shaped body with cylindrical base and neck - this form is traditionally called "kugelbauchkrug" or "ball-shaped stein". Most of the stein made in 1600s - early 1700s has some applied decorations, but there were some with only the incised ones as well. The shape of the stein, the pewter and specifically the petrification of the stoneware - all points to the 17th century production.
The lid is pewter with scalloped thumblift - typical for the period of late 1600s - and five-ring closed type hindge. The specific way the rings are set - they are thin with some larger gaps between - indicate 1600s as well. The lid shows very old repairs but it is with no doubt the original lid.
The stein is in excellent shape - a very rare condition for a ceramics piece over 300 years old. There is no cracks, hairlines, chips or repairs to the body. The pewter had some rough repairs long time ago, but the body is in excellent shape..The lid is sitting pretty tight. The stein is 8.5" tall to the top of the thumblift, 1L capacity. I guarantee the authencity.
Reference#:
bs050309_2
Condition:
Excellent
Year:
1680s
Country:
Germany
Height:
8.5 "
Title:
Materials:
Stoneware
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