Previous owner’s description:
“BRAUEREI-KRUG - BRAUEREI "AKTIEN-STÖTTER" AUGSBURG - TOP-RARITÄT!!!”
Previous Owner says this was made in 1900.
1. Who (or what) is Aktien-Stötter Augsburg?
• Aktien-Stötter, AG, Augsburg was not a brewery at all but a joint-stock stoneware manufactory in Augsburg, active around the turn of the 20th century.
• They produced heavy, deeply incised steins (often in collaboration with pewterers for lids), commissioned by breweries or sold as generic 1 L mugs.
2. Statue Motif = Emperor Augustus
• The figure is almost certainly a stylized Roman statue of Emperor Augustus—Augsburg’s namesake (“Augusta Vindelicorum”).
• Displaying him on the mug tied the product to Augsburg’s proud Roman heritage.
3. Dating Evidence ? circa 1900
• Deep incised decoration (rather than painted or stamped) and the very fine, uniform carving point to late-19th/early-20th c.
Bottom Line:
Maker: Aktien-Stötter AG, Augsburg
Form: Heavy 1 L stoneware masskrug with deep-relief Emperor Augustus motif
Date: Circa 1900 (?1898–1902)
Notes: Though commissioned by breweries, this is a stoneware factory’s product, leveraging Augsburg’s Roman legacy rather than a specific brewery brand.
As always, I appreciate and welcome your feedback. I realize full well not all my catalog information is 100% accurate, but, I try to get it mostly right. Of course I welcome corrections and additional information!!
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| type | stein | material | stoneware |
| producer | mold | - | |
| designer/decorator | |||
| capacity | 1L | ||
| design date | Circa 1900 (?1898–1902) |
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