Vintage German Trumpeter of Sackingen Stoneware Beer Stein with Pewter Lid ~ 12"
Features a scene from the German poem "The Trumpeter of Sackingen (DerTrompeter von Sackingen)", written in 1885 by J. Viktor von Scheffel. The poem tells a star-crossed love story between Werner, the trumpeter and Margaretha, a baron's daughter. The panel on this stein depicts the trumpeter stopping at the bank of the Rhine River after being rejected by the baron in his quest for marriage. He looks back up to the castle, where his love resides and mournfully plays a farewell song.
Text on the sides reads "Behut dich Gott " which translates as: "May God watch over you".
It was made with molds that were originally produced in1894.
Made in Germany by THEWALT Company
Height: approximately 12.5"
Volume: 1 Liter
Weight: 3lbs 7 oz
The THEWALT COMPANY has a long history.
When the founder, Albert Jac. Thewalt started in 1893 with his own stoneware factory, he could glance backward at a long family tradition, as his father and his grandfather also were potters and beer stein-makers since 1781. - His grandson with the same name was the last to manage the company.
In 1897 he employed the famous modeller Wilhelm Kamp, who designed nearly 800 steins until 1914, which to a great extent still today are in production within the series "Traditional Old German Steins". The designs on these steins mostly are based on the paintings of the famous Tyroleseartist Franz von Defregger, 1835 - 1921.
After World War II beer steins had an unexpected, stormy renaissance. New molds, new shapes and new motifs, designed by Cesare Cardinale, were created and produced on high-quality technical equipment, but online still in the good old German tradition.
Today 15 craftspeople are employed within the Thewalt Stein Company, producing over 75,000 pieces per annum for collectors and individualists all over the world, for gift-purposes and for beer stein-lovers in an excellent quality. Handcraftsmanship is still the secret of success. - Simply to be better, that's the device of our company.
Addendum: Sadly, in October of 2009, Thewalt ceased production.
Product code: Vintage German Trumpeter of Sackingen Stoneware Beer Stein with online Pewter Lid ~ 12"