Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc.
Live Auction

August 25, 2023: Summer Americana - Day Two

Fri, Aug 25, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1016

GERMAN METTLACH DIOGENES CERAMIC STEIN

Estimate: $100 - $200
Sold for
$276.75
Sold Price includes BP

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 METTLACH DIOGENES CERAMIC STEIN, mold number 3089, having etched sides with polychrome hand-painted decorations featuring scene depicting a bearded old man stepping out of a barrel, signed "Hein Schlitt", ceramic inset lid with a figure having "SOCRATES ViNUMAMADO" above and metal thumbrest, 1/2 liter size. Impressed "METTLACH / VB" and "GES. GESCH." marks to base with additional impressed numerals and green-stamped "VILLEROY & BOCH / METTLACH" and "MADE IN GERMANY". Late 19th/early 20th century. 7 1/8" HOA.
Literature: Kirsner - The Mettlach Book, third edition, p. 138, fig. bottom, far left.

Condition

Undamaged.

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