German Ceramic Tankard with Pewter Lid, Hallmarks & Handpainted. Presented is a fine quality hand painted German beer stein or tankard with hallmarks. This item has a great hand painted design of a basket of flowers and a pewter lid with an interesting beehive shaped finial thumb and bottom surround base. It has a hand painted potted floral design of blue yellow and green on a white background with a crazed glaze heavy finish. This is a beautiful item for the beer stein collector and has great classic Germanic look. It has numerous marks including a mark for the makers on the bottom. I have an interesting selection of items listed currently so please look at my other auctions. Measure : 8 ¾” inches tall, 3 ¾” inches across, 4 1/16 across silver lid, 5 inches across bottom. Weight : 29.7 ounces on my postal scale or 842 Grams. Marks : Marks for German Metal ware, an HU on the bottom. Condition : No dents, no dings, beautiful rustic piece with crazed glaze but no chips. Some ware to pattern on ceramic. 8″ inches tall to top of lid thumb, 4 1/8″ inches across opening, 4 3/8 inches across Bottom. 21.5 ounces on my postal scale or 597 grams. Hallmarked for Silver made by Johan Christian Pinter Bergen Norway c1814 – Please see pictures for research. A little wiggle to hinge lid, The thumb of lid has detached and will need to be reattached for proper display, some cracks and past repair to ceramic, some crazing and minor chipping of glazing on outer edges, some crazing on the bottom, a few minor dings, no monogram, some fine minor scratches from gentle use and care. This is my hobby and I do it for fun and a little spare cash. I describe my items to the best of my abilities. Please ask questions if there is anything in particular that you need to know. Stuff You Should Read About How We Do Business. We do not end auctions early for offers. All our auctions are no-reserve. We guarantee your satisfaction on all items we sell. If we have missed something, which does happen from time to time with the antique and vintage items we handle, we will always make it right. If you need help in any way or have questions we will do our best to assist you.