Antique German Westerwald Stoneware Beer Stein Walzenkrug Incised Decor c.1750s

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Antique German Westerwald Stoneware Beer Stein Walzenkrug with Incised Decor c.1750s
Description:
This beautiful stein was made in the mid-1700s, it is guaranteed old give or take 10 years. It is made in a very traditional style of grey stoneware with cobalt-blue glaze. This is a very classic beer drinking vessel - a type that was produced for over centuries, from the mid-1600s to the mid-1800s using manual throwing and hand-created decorations.
The production of saltglazed stoneware beer steins in the Westerwald region of Germany reached the highest quality by the end of the 18th century. It was relatively inexpensive but robust and was sold in Germany as well as in many other countries including England and the American continent.
The stein is decorated with incised drawings of stylized floral and geometrical ornaments. The decorations are etched into the clay with a sharp instrument, glazed with cobalt-blue glaze, fired and saltglazed.
The lid is pewter with a hollow ball thumblift and 5-ring closed-type hinge. The close-type hinges appeared in the late 1600s and were replaced by the new open-type ones around mid-1800s. The hollow ball thumblifts were used mostly in the 1700s.
The lid is marked with a pewter hallmark that belonged to a Master pewterer A.D.G, who worked in the north of Germany (Hamburg, Altona, etc.) I am providing a scan of the mark from E.Hintze catalog of antique German pewter marks.
The stein is in excellent condition for the age. There is no lines or chips or any other damages. This is a rare condition - most of the steins from this period show some damage. There is some age-related wear and a very minor pewter tear, but other than that - no problems whatsoever.
The stein is 8.5" tall to the top of the thumblift, 1L capacity. I guarantee the authenticity.
Reference#:
Condition:
Excellent
for the age, minor wear
Year:
1750s
Country:
Germany
Height:
8.5 in.
Materials:
Stoneware
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