Stamped "JAPAN" on the base and dating to the 1960s, this German-style tavern mug embosses three bearded gentlemen seated at a table on one side, with a castle nestled in the woods on the other. A classic of its kind, from an era when this aesthetic was beloved and widely collected.
Condition: Fair vintage condition. Several cracks present (photographed). No chips. Display use recommended. Please review all photos; all sales final.
Given the cracks, it's best used as a decorative piece — wonderful grouped with similar steins on a bar shelf, in a cabinet, or as part of a fall or Oktoberfest vignette.
The figures are embossed and hand-painted in muted, earthy tones — browns, beiges, soft blues and greens, the palette of an old European countryside. These Japanese-made German-style steins were produced in great numbers during the 1950s and 60s and are now a collectible category of their own, sought after by barware collectors and lovers of mid-century kitsch alike.
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