Lot 21: A Mid-20th Century Albert Stahl & Co. Lidded Beer Stein

A ceramic lidded beer stein, featuring a high-relief polychrome body and a metal lid with a stylised avian thumb lift. The central decoration consists of two primary tavern and sporting scenes in the German tradition. One scene depicts three men seated at a table, dressed in a variety of coats and hats, including one in a vibrant green coat and hat. The secondary scene features a seated man in a green doublet and hat, holding a document, with game birds at his feet. The foot is decorated with a relief band of oak leaves and acorns. The underside of the base features an impressed triangular mark containing a stylised device above a printed black stamp reading WESTERN GERMANY.