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Live Auction

Day 1: Native American, Jewelry & Modern

Fri, Jan 27, 2017 05:00PM EST - Sun, Jan 29, 2017 05:00PM EST
Lot 73

Two Rare Steins by Reinhold Merkelbach

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
(Grenzhausen, Germany, 1903-36), steins circa 1903, salt-glazed stoneware with enamel hand painting and hinged pewter covers with tall thumbpieces, Ludwig Hohlwein decorator, impressed “R.MERKELBACH/GRENZHAUSEN” with shape # “2176” and painted in brown "H8" and H12", 7 in.,. Condition: good condition. Notes: These steins are from an early set decorated by Hohlwein using the technique of painting enamels directly on the stoneware. Later examples with the same patterns were printed.. Provenance: A Delaware Private Collection

Condition

good condition