Description:

A very interesting piece of history, a grey stoneware beer stein, approx. 8.5 in. tall x 4 in. dia., decorated with the decal-transfer insignia of the "Hofbrauhaus" in Munich. The capacity measurement "1L" appears just below the rim. The pewter lid bears the same insignia and the legend "Kgl. Hof-Brauhaus Munchen". The base bears an unidentified maker's mark. Most interestingly, the body is decorated with the facsimile signatures of thirteen devoted customers, most notably that of WOLFGANG VON BLUCHER (19917-1941), grandson of Prussian field marshall and hero of Waterloo Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher. The younger von Blucher and his two brothers would all join the Luftwaffe's "Fallschirmjager" ("paratrooper") corps, and all three would be killed on the same day, May 21, 1941, during the Battle of Crete. The stein shows a 2 1/2" surface crack leading down from the rim, with some oxidation to the lid, else very good.

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November 20, 2019 10:00 AM EST
Elkton, MD, US

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