King Gambrinus Westerwald Masskrug / Maßkrug

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ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT PORCELAIN INLAY OF KING GAMBRINUS - KING OF BEER!!

I have a few King Gambrinus steinkrugs, but this one is my favorite!!

Westerwald Masskrug with “L” CAPACITY & CALIBRATION LINE MARKS

Konig means king in German. I presume original owner’s first name initial and surname: "H. KöNIG”

FINE CONDITION FOR ITS AGE - HOW ANY OF THESE SURVIVED 2 WORLD WARS IS QUITE INCREDIBLE!

INCREDIBLE 2" PEWTER FOOT RING AND MASSIVE LID

Appears to me the lion has his hands wrapped around the dragon and carried over the lion’s shoulder? Really cool!

Open three ring hinge.

This is an awesome design of Gambrinus. The hand-painted colors appear as vibrant and colorful as they were perhaps two centuries ago.

A TOAST TO KING GAMBRINUS AND ALL LOVERS OF BEER AND BIERKRUGS!!

I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOU CALL THE POTTER'S LINES ON THE BODY, BUT THEY REALLY ADD TO THE CHARACTER AND UNIQUENESS OF EACH WESTERWALD MADE STEIN

The 2” foot ring still protecting this incredibly old and beautiful piece of art and history. Of course, its utility as a beer drinking vessel too!

Note found inside, I presume from the previous owner of this stein I mentioned in the description section. I will research age, but, this may be 200 yrs old (1825-2025).

King Gambrinus westerwald Masskrug / Maßkrug 1L Saltglaze beer stein with porcelain inlay King Gambrinus lid with Bavarian thumb-lift. It also has a 2" foot ring. The Gambrinus inlay is very detailed and colorful. The thumblift is very intricate, intriguing, and cool.

The person from whom I purchased this from left me a note, saying the stein is a “westerwald from c. 1825-1850”. I still intend to do some research on this one in the coming days to try to narrow the year down a little further.

To help narrow the date, I know this is an OPEN THREE (3) RING HINGE. The capacity mark is a capital “L” with no period after it. And, the calibration line is exactly 20 mm or (2 cm) to the rim. These are all clues to help narrow the age, or period it was produced.

For now, I’ll leave date TBD, until I look at those things I just mentioned a lot closer.

The body of this stein is in fine condition for its age. The strap is tight and the tang is firmly affixed to the lid.

NOTE: This stein came from a very large personal collection of an elderly gentleman in Nurnberg. He had owned it for about 80 years. His collection objective was to protect history.

I believe all of us here on MySteinCollection, intended or unintended, are helping to “protect” history through discovery, preservation, and sharing information and pictures of our steins.

This is my favorite Gambrinus westerwald Maßkrug! The colors, especially the green, (my favorite color), along with the massive 2” pewter foot ring and lid, and intricate inlay and thumb-lift, are simply magnificent! Plus, it’s also a historical piece of art!!

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