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RARE VINTAGE WEST GERMAN ECKHARDT & ENGLER K.G CERAMIC BEER TANKARD
A RARE CERAMIC BEER TANKARD MANUFACTURED IN WEST GERMANY BY ECKHARDT & ENGLER K.G AND DECORATED WITH AN ORNATELY CRAFTED "BRANCH" STYLE HANDLE AND RAISED COLORFUL IMAGES WITHIN PANELS AROUND THE SURFACE. THE IMAGE CLOSEST TO THE HANDLE IS THAT OF A GERMAN COUNTRY INN WITH THE WORDS - "DER TRUNK SEI KLAR, DEIN LIEB SEI RAR" BENEATH THE IMAGE. ROUGHLY/LOOSELY TRANSLATED WITH A LITTLE BIT OF POETIC LICENSE, THIS WOULD TRANSLATE AS - "REMAIN CLEAR HEADED WHEN DRUNK, AND THEREBY CHOOSE YOUR LOVE WISELY" THE IMAGE ON THE TANKARD FRONT DEPICTS A GENTLEMAN BECOMING AMOROUS WITH A LADY INSIDE AN INN AT A TABLE WHILE ANOTHER LADY LOOKS AWAY. THE NEXT IMAGE BESIDE THE HANDLE IS ANOTHER GERMAN COUNTRY INN WITH THE WORDS BENEATH - "TRINK WAS KLAR IST SPRICH WAS WAHR IST" WHICH IN A SIMILAR LOOSE TRANSLATION WOULD BE - "WHEN THE DRINK IS DONE, THE SPEECH BECOME TRUE"
STAMPS/MARKS ETC : THE TANKARD IS IMPRESSED UNDERNEATH THE HANDLE - "478" AND UNDERNEATH THE BASE - "WESTERN GERMANY, 5" FOLLOWED BY THE ECKHARDT & ENGLER" MARK
LINKS/EXAMPLES ETC :
http://www.steinmarks.co.uk/pages/pv.asp?p=stein65
CONDITION : THE TANKARD IS IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO CRAZING, CHIPS, CRACKS OR DAMAGES
SIZE : 18cm HEIGHT.....12cm LENGTH OF HANDLE.....9.7cm DIAMETER OF BASE.....7.2cm DIAMETER OF RIM
POSTAGE : Collection Possible. Postage method is Buyers Choice
SAPO R50 A courier service is available on request
This item may be combined with ANY other items up to 5kg for ONE standard postage fee