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

August 25, 2023: Summer Americana - Day Two

Fri, Aug 25, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1007

GERMAN METTLACH STUDENT JOKE 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 STUDENT JOKE CERAMIC STEIN, mold number 2192, having etched sides with polychrome hand-painted decorations with gilt accents featuring an Etruscan-style night scene featuring figures wearing togas including one holding a pipe with a muzzled dog and one tapping a keg, ceramic inset metal lid featuring etched stars and foliate design and figural head, possibly a jester, thumbrest, music box base, 1/2 liter size. Late 19th/early 20th century. 9" HOA.
Literature: Kirsner - The Mettlach Book, third edition, p. 102, fig. top, far right.

Condition

Undamaged, music box currently in working condition.

Available payment options

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • Amex
  • Diners
  • Discover
  • JCB
  • Union Pay