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The stein was made in the Westerwald pre-1900. I would guess the manufacturer to be Merkelbach & Wick, Jacob Thewalt or Simon Peter Gerz. The specific characteristics of the capacity mark is a clue to the manufacturer, and browsing the original catalogs may allow confirmation of the maker. I think the lid is original, though it appears it may have lost the upper part of the thumblift.

From your description this appears to be the porcelain monkey head stein by E. Bohne Sohne, and if so, it definitely has value. Can you send a photo to the webmaster of this site by email so it can be posted here?

Mary, if you hold your stein with the lid open and the base pointing toward a light source you will see an image in the base which is called a lithophane. It is made solely by the varying thickness of the porcelain in the base, no coloring agent of any kind. Most porcelain steins are not marked as to manufacturer, so the maker of your stein is destined to remain anonymous. It is old – circa 1900 – and has a value in the $50-$60 range.

Being realistic, these are not the sort of stein that will draw much attention. Shipping for the collection is likely to be as much as the value of all pieces taken together. Good luck.

Joyce, depending on what they are, you can sell at auction (mostly for higher priced antique-vintage steins), or on eBay for lesser valued items or modern pieces. You could also place a “selling” ad in the buy & sell forum on this site. If you provide some descriptions or photos of what you have, I’m sure more advice will be offered.

If it were a tea pot I think Tom would have used that term. I think when he says “spout” he probably refers to a pouring lip. I have been served wine in a small pouring pitcher with a separate wine glass to drink from. That certainly makes sense when the wine is priced by the glass, the 1/4 liter, and perhaps the half liter, and the glass is smaller than the amount purchased.

Here are the photos –

Although I did not expect David to let his site go offline, several months ago he and I discussed moving that material to this site. I captured all of his files, and depending on further discussion with David, intend to make necessary modifications, will undertake to offer the material on our site.

Your stein was made by Gerz, in a limited edition, and based on the markings it was made after German reunification in 1990. I would term it a decorative item rather than a souvenir, but in any case the value for this stein was at its peak on the day it was purchased, and it has little appeal to collectors.

Pretty ordinary as glass steins go, its value is primarily personal to you.

http://www.steinmarks.co.uk/pages/pv.asp?p=stein164

I am able to view the stein photos by right clicking on the icon, then opening in a new tab.

The stein is clear cut glass with a glass prism lid and a dwarf with keg thumblift. It appears to date to about 1900. The original label is present on the music box mechanism, but I am unable to read it. The stein itself is nice, value somewhat less than $100. The music box will add appeal.

Jeremy, files on your computer cannot be accessed by anyone else. Image files need to be somewhere on the internet, and not require a login to access.

They didn’t make and number limited editions until the second half of the 20th century.