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WWI German Army Regimental Stein Artillery 2nd Battery No 9 Waldersee Orig 1913
$ 254.88
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Check out our store under the "Military Collectibles" category for other similar vintage items and save on shipping!Estate sale find, original vintage WWI era German army artillery unit stein. Written around the mouth is "2. Battr. Feld. Art. Rgt. Gen. Feldmarschall Graf Waldersee (Schlesw.) Nr. 9 Itzehoe. 1911-1913" presented to "Resevist Jahn" who is named on the roster near te handle.
Loosely translated: 2nd Battery, Field Artillery, General Fieldmarshall Graf Waldersee Regiment, Schleswig, Number 9, Itzehoe (Town in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein), 1911-1913.
The piece displays nicely with an artillery piece finial with two soldiers with Pickelhaube helmets and imperial eagle thumb press with conical fuse shaped lid. Around the base of the pewter lid are vignettes of artillerymen in action.
The porcelain stein has a vignette of Kaiser Wilhelm and the Imperial Eagle along with several depictions of artillery pieces in action. There is a unit roster on either side of the handle with a nice lithopane. The piece has transfer decoration and hand painted highlights.
The stein is approximately 4.5" across the base, 6" wide including handle, and 12.5" tall (including finial), approximate shipping weight 5.5 pounds.
PLEASE SEE DESCRIPTION AND PHOTOS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS - AS IS - The stein is in overall Good used condition with issues, there are repairs to the pewter lid near the thumb press, one of the soldiers on the finial is bent and leaning, along with dents near the rim. There are rust stains inside the stein, signs of wear, production and glaze flaws, nice graphics, no cracks, chips, or repairs to the porcelain, could use a cleaning, please see images.
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