Lot 23: An Original Thewalt Western Germany Lidded Beer Stein, Auf Der Alm

A ceramic beer stein of cylindrical form with a tapered base and a hinged metal lid. The body features a high-relief polychrome scene titled AUF DER ALM, depicting a man in traditional Alpine attire gesturing towards two women in dirndls, set within an elaborate rococo-style scrollwork frame topped with a winged cherub head. The lower border is decorated with a repeating architectural motif. The metal lid is of stepped, domed construction with a pointed finial and a decorative thumb lift. The base is impressed with a triangular logo containing the letters T and A, above the text ORIGINAL THEWALT. To the right is an impressed numeral 4. The lower section features a graphic of a castle above the text ALT-GRENZAU 1894, alongside a rectangular stamp reading WESTERN GERMANY.