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THB2 Antique German Mettlach Stoneware & Pewter Steins
Lot 184a
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
Jul 11, 2019
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2019-07-11 10:00:00
2019-07-11 10:00:00
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Bidsquare : Ancient / Ethnographic / Americana
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Discover ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East, as well as Asian, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Fossils and Fine Art. Also featuring a wonderful collection from a prominent New York estate whose owners reside in the Van Wyck family's historic Lloyd Harbor waterfront home. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Discover ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East, as well as Asian, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Fossils and Fine Art. Also featuring a wonderful collection from a prominent New York estate whose owners reside in the Van Wyck family's historic Lloyd Harbor waterfront home. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Europe, Germany, Mettlach, Villeroy & Bosch, "Female Bicycler" - Catalog No. 2635, dated 1900 - AND - "Student and Barmaid with Saying" - Catalog no. 2520, dated 1890. A delightful pair of glazed stoneware and pewter Mettlach beer steins, the first one featuring a female bicyclist with text reading, "Durch Land u. Stadt, durch Wald u. Feld / All Heil! Dem Rad, gehört die Welt!" (Through country and city, through woodland and field safe travels! The bicycle belongs to the world!) The lid is inlaid with a bicycle on a lovely path flanked by grass - and a pewter thumblift presenting a bicyclist in bas relief provides an additional charming touch! Size: 6" W x 9.625" H (15.2 cm x 24.4 cm); holds .5 liters
The second stein presents a barmaid serving a student and is signed by H. Schlitt. This one reads, "Was kann uns mehr erfreu'n als Weib, Gesang und Wein? / Ein gut Glas Bier um halber acht, wenn mir’s die Eva hat gebracht." (What can please us more than women, song and wine? A good glass of beer at half past seven, if Eva brings it to me.) The lid is inlaid with a heart pierced by an arrow and lock motif - and is joined to a lovely pewter thumblift presenting a Cupid in bas-relief. Size: 5.75" W x 9.125" H (14.6 cm x 23.2 cm); holds .5 liters
Provenance: private Long Island, New York, USA collection
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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#147459Base of the bicyclist stein has stable pressure fissures on the underside of the base. Otherwise, both are in excellent condition. Mettlach makers marks and collection numbers on the bases. Pewter mountings and thumb lifts are intact and show nice patina. Details are very strong.Condition
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