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Antique Mettlach Villeroy and Boch Beer Stein #2182 Relief Bowling/Kegel Scenes c.1899
Description: This beautiful German beer stein was produced by Villeroy and Boch in Mettlach well over 100 years ago. The stein\'s theme is bowling or Kegel in German - a very popular sport in old-time Germany.
The exceptionally crafted ceramic art object features a tan clay body with an applied blue background and white relief figures, a very complex and labor-intensive technique. It shows common bowling scenes: one character is throwing a ball, another is keeping score, some are sitting at the table waiting for their turn and drinking and smoking, and another is filling his stein with a good brew from a barrel.
The stein is fully marked at the bottom with the Mettlach Mercury mark and mold number 2182. There is a control mark 13 and a date mark 99 indicating the stein was made in 1899. Fantastic inlaid lid with a relief picture of a traditional long German tobacco pipe and a bunch of radishes - the popular beer snack. The thumblift is shaped like a bowling pin. Very nice and beautiful antique beer drinking vessel with a bowling theme!
The stein is in excellent condition - no chips, breaks or repairs, clean interior. It is 8\" tall to the top of the thumblift, 0.5L capacity.
Condition: Excellent Year: 1899 Country: Germany Maker: Mettlach/Villeroy and Boch Height: 8 in. Materials: Stoneware
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