Lot 10: A West German Original Thewalt Lidded Beer Stein, Auf Der Alm

A West German stoneware lidded beer stein featuring high-relief polychrome decoration. The central panel depicts a traditional Alpine scene with a man in lederhosen and a feathered hat dancing with two women in dirndls. A molded cherub head is positioned above the scene, which is enclosed within an ornate foliate scroll border. The lower portion of the body bears the molded inscription AUF DER ALM in Fraktur-style lettering. The stein is fitted with a conical pewter lid featuring embossed scrollwork and a decorative thumb-lift. The base is marked with a printed blue logo of a stylised T within a triangle above a rectangular box containing the words ORIGINAL THEWALT. Also present is an impressed numeral 4, a printed blue device showing a castle gatehouse with the text ALT-GRENZAU 1894, and a rectangular blue stamp reading WESTERN GERMANY.