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April 22, 2026: Spring Fine & Decorative Arts - Day One

Wed, Apr 22, 2026 09:00AM EDT
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  • Steins
Lot 604

GERMAN AND AUSTRIAN CERAMIC STEINS, LOT OF FOUR

Estimate: $50 - $100
Starting Bid
$20

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

GERMAN AND AUSTRIAN CERAMIC STEINS, LOT OF FOUR, comprising one .5L, Reinhold Merkelbach example, catalogue number 857, titled "Farewell" depicting a scene from The Trumpeter of Sackingen, with hinged domed pewter lid, one 2L, Merkelbach example, catalogue number 707, depicting dancers with the text "When beer and love are lost, better then to have never been born", with hinged domed pewter lid, one 5L, Gerbruder Schutz example, number 456 with relief-decoration showing a hunt in progress with horses, dogs and deer, with a hinged domed pewter lid, and one 2.5L example, depicting a tavern scene with a hinged domed pewter lid. Marks to the underside include the Reinhold mark, "857", "707", "SCHUTZ/BLANSKO", "456", and "GERMANY". Late 19th/early 20th century. 9 3/4" to 16" HOA. 
Catalogue Note: The Gebruder Schutz factory was located in Blansko, Czech Republic (at the time part of the Austria-Hungarian Empire) from 1854 to 1917. Stein 857 depicts a scene from the poem "The Trumpeter of Sackingen," written in 1853 by Josef Viktor von Scheffel.

Condition

Stein 857 is undamaged; stein 707 has a hairline crack circling the lower part of the handle; stein 456 has wear to the glaze on the body high points and a crack behind the strap support; 2.5L stein lid detached, the lid has areas of white corrosion and shows attempts at reattachment, the thumbrest and strap are very loose.

Provenance

From the estate of George Breckner, Jr., gifted to The Butler Museum of American Art, Youngstown, OH, deaccessioned in accordance with museum policy to benefit future acquisitions.

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