Antique German Character Beer Stein - Rich Man or Monk by S.P.Gerz c.1860s

And started producing stoneware in 1862. The character steins from the 1860s are quite rare! Made of the very traditional saltglazed cobalt-blue stoneware with pewter mounts. Judging by the three-ring type hinge, it is one of the early character steins manufactured in the late 1860s.

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