Dayton, OH
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Antique German Westerwald Merkelbach and Wick cobalt blue salt glaze beer / drink pitcher / ewer / jug featuring a …
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Antique German Westerwald Merkelbach and Wick cobalt blue salt glaze beer / drink pitcher / ewer / jug featuring a floral leaf theme with Gnomes / Dwarfs drinking and harvesting.
Text reads: Das Jahr ist ontbraun Bier ist neralheu. The year is ontbraun beer is neral hay.
The jug was made by Merkelbach & Wick at their production facilities Steingut- und Steinzeugfabrik, Kunsttöpferei sowie Zinngiesserei in Bahnstraße 9, Grenzhausen, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia around the early 1880s. The base mark within a roundel comprises M&W above Gr and is impressed with a metal punch.
Dimensions:
9” x 7.5” x 12.75” (Width x Depth x Height)
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- Dimensions
- 9ʺW × 7.5ʺD × 12.75ʺH
- Period
- Late 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- Germany
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Ceramic
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Blue
- Condition Notes
- Very Good - Light wear, no lid. Very Good - Light wear, no lid. less
Dayton, OH
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