Topic: Identification Help | Stein Collectors International

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August 18, 2015 at 3:28 pm #27454 Reply

ACars

I have a beer stein that is stoneware with a salt glaze. I think it is moulded. It depicts a bearded man in a fur cape with a crown, sitting on top of a barrel with a beer stein in his hand. There is a lot of vine decoration surrounding him. The mark on the stein appears to be a “1 L.J”. It has a flat lid, possibly pewter. Can anyone tell me the date and/or who made it?
August 18, 2015 at 5:44 pm #27455 Reply

Ron

ACars,

You need to post photos to get help. There are millions of beer steins out there. The scene is probably King Gambrinus.
August 19, 2015 at 6:03 pm #27466 Reply

ACars

I apologize. I do not know how to attach a photo to this forum.
August 19, 2015 at 6:07 pm #27467 Reply

ACars

It is definitely of King Gambrinus. Thank you! I have also found that it is not moulded, but made via a potter. It is quite wonderful.
August 19, 2015 at 6:44 pm #27468 Reply

ACars

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/bnn66ilphtj1067/AAAje61oWZBtNrtl0rIFZc8la?dl=0#

This should take you to the photos
- August 19, 2015 at 10:45 pm #27469 Reply
  
  Ron
  
  ACars,
  
  The Reading Room has an article on King Gambrinus. You also will want to read The Fritz Thenn Regensburg Steinzeug Factory which discusses the so-called “Regensburg” steins. The name is in quotes because it is a misnomer. As you surmised, your stein was thrown on a potter’s wheel. The circular ridges on the bottom were formed when a wire was put under the stein to remove it from the potter’s wheel. I am not sure what the “J” after the “L” for liter sign is. However, this was made about the time Germany was going on the liter system.
- August 22, 2015 at 6:06 pm #27483 Reply
  
  Walt
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  The letter J is actually an I, standing for Inhalt, or capacity.
August 21, 2015 at 3:05 pm #27470 Reply

ACars

Thank you!
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