Rare 1L Bier stein by Heinrich Schlitt – German ceramic factory Mettlach, Villeroy Boch 

Etched design of “The Thirsty Knight” – Der Durstige Ritter incised on the front. It has a conical inlay lid in the form of a castle turret and a figural thumb lift of a knight blowing a horn and holding a halberd. The three panels on the body of the stein depict knights in various poses, the left standing with his sword, the center panel seated and looking forward with a dog, and on the right panel, the knight riding off on his horse.

Pewter mount

Catalog. number 2382

Signed Schlitt

Dated Circa 1890

30cm high

Condition Excellent with no chips, cracks or crazing.

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