Antique 1/2L Mettlach Art Nouveau Tapestry Stein #2967. The Villeroy & Boch factory was originally established on the grounds of a former Benedictine abbey in 1809 on the Saar river in southwest Germany by Johann Franz Boch-Buschmann who merged with his competitor Nicholas Villeroy in 1836 to create the firm of Villeroy & Boch. There are over 1500 different steins, no definite number is known but is estimated of up to 2000 were produced, with just as many varied & talented artists. This particular stein is of the Art Nouveau Tapestry series. Titled “Farmer with pigs”. Securely & is made of pewter and beautifully designed. The German writing on the stein translates as follows. Ein froher Sinn das Allerbest, hast du ihn schon, so halt ihn fest. A happy mind is the best, if you already have it, hold on to it. 2303105006B – bin G. You are protected against damaged or broken items or items different than pictured. You can be sure that everything we state about an item is 100% accurate. We don’t “hide” any issue that may be associated with an item – in fact we go out of our way to point out any possible issue with an item. (We hope you will check our feedback comments). If, one day, despite our very best efforts, Murphy’s law strikes and we make a mistake about something, just message us and we will make it right. Will NEVER ask you to DO A SURVEY!! This has nothing to do with sellers like us. Should an item arrive broken or damaged, we will pay for the return within the USA. Signature required may apply for new buyers or for most expensive items. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Breweriana, Beer\Drinkware, Steins\Lidded Steins\Germany”. The seller is “coast_of_maine_antiques” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Wallis and Futuna, Gambia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Poland, Oman, Suriname, United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Argentina, Guinea-Bissau, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Bhutan, Senegal, Togo, Ireland, Qatar, Burundi, Netherlands, Iraq, Slovakia, Slovenia, Equatorial Guinea, Thailand, Aruba, Sweden, Iceland, Macedonia, Belgium, Israel, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Benin, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Italy, Swaziland, Tanzania, Pakistan, Burkina Faso, Panama, Singapore, Kyrgyzstan, Switzerland, Djibouti, Chile, China, Mali, Botswana, Republic of Croatia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Portugal, Malta, Tajikistan, Vietnam, Cayman Islands, Paraguay, Saint Helena, Cyprus, Seychelles, Rwanda, Bangladesh, Australia, Austria, Sri Lanka, Gabon Republic, Zimbabwe, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Norway, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Kiribati, Turkmenistan, Grenada, Greece, Haiti, Greenland, Yemen, Afghanistan, Montenegro, Mongolia, Nepal, Bahamas, Bahrain, United Kingdom, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Angola, Western Samoa, France, Mozambique, Namibia, Peru, Denmark, Guatemala, Solomon Islands, Vatican City State, Sierra Leone, Nauru, Anguilla, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Cameroon, Guyana, Azerbaijan Republic, Macau, Georgia, Tonga, San Marino, Eritrea, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Morocco, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Mauritania, Belize, Philippines, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Colombia, Spain, Estonia, Bermuda, Montserrat, Zambia, South Korea, Vanuatu, Ecuador, Albania, Ethiopia, Monaco, Niger, Laos, Ghana, Cape Verde Islands, Moldova, Madagascar, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Lebanon, Liberia, Bolivia, Maldives, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Central African Republic, Lesotho, Nigeria, Mauritius, Saint Lucia, Jordan, Guinea, Canada, Turks and Caicos Islands, Chad, Andorra, Romania, Costa Rica, India, Mexico, Serbia, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Lithuania, Trinidad and Tobago, Malawi, Nicaragua, Finland, Tunisia, Luxembourg, Uganda, Brazil, Turkey, Germany, Egypt, Latvia, Jamaica, South Africa, Brunei Darussalam, Honduras.

• Art Style: Art Nouveau
• Material: Stoneware
• Maker: Mettlach
• Mold #: 2967
• Date: 1902 – 03
• Brand: Mettlach
• Type: Lidded Etched Tapestry Stein – Pewter Lid
• Capacity: 0.5 L
• Object Type: Lidded Stein
• Theme: Breweriana, Beer
• Featured Refinements: Antique German Beer Stein
• Height: 6 1/2 inches
• Country/Region: Germany
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
• Width: 4 inches