Art Nouveau Mettlach #2382 Beer Stein.
year: 1897. 1 liter.
Hand painted etched body features: \"Der Durstige ritter\"=\" the thirsty knight\"with a shield holding dragon handle.
Pewter/stone roof lid .
No damage, or wear. Made in Germany by Villeroy & Boch
One of the nicest beer steins of the well known firm Mettlach .
Mettlach employed a large number of artist/designers, among them some of the most prominent of their time. Most prolific among them were Heinrich Schlitt, Otto Hupp, Fritz Quidenus, Christian Warth, Johann Baptist Stahl, and M. Hein. Other notable artists who designed steins for Mettlach include Ludwig Hohlwein, Franz Ringer and Richard Riemerschmid.