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From: Ron
Remote Name: 68.2.229.42
Date: 12/30/2007
Time: 07:07:11 PM
Bob, My fine arts rider for insurance only requires me to list steins with a value of $500 or more. Both your steins would be under that in mint condition. The first stein was made by Marzi & Remy circa 1900. It is a 1/2 liter stein in print under glaze. The German translates to "Ännchen von Tharau is the one I love, She is my life, my treasure, my fortune." In 1636, a young girl named Anna Neander was married to Johannes Partatius, a minister. A boroque poet, Johann Simon Dach (1605-1659), was invited to the wedding. He fell in love with the bride and wrote a poem about her 1637. The text on this stein is taken from a later version of that poem, penned in 1778 by Johann Gottfried Herder and set to music in 1825 by Friedrich Silcher. This information, along with that on the Mettlach stein, was obtained by using the search engine on The Beer Stein Library, which illustrates how valuable membership in that site can be. The second stein is an etched stein made by Villeroy & Boch (VB) at their Mettlach, Germany factory. It is in the 1/3 liter size and the Roman numeral II indicates it comes in other sizes. Prior to 1899, the II indicates this is the second largest size for this form number (1/2 L is the largest, although there is a master stein, 2095 of 2.5 L, if you want to complete a set). The stein was designed by Heinrich Schlitt, a noted artist that designed steins for Mettlach. The so-called "castle" mark is actually an old abbey on the ground of Mettlach. The stein was made in 1897 (the 97 shown on the bottom of your stein). It shows a Roman and an old German about to toast (Prosit). I hope this information helps you enjoy your steins more. Prosit, Ron