Antique Early Pewter Engraved German Beer Stein Walzenkrug Saxonian dat. : This very interesting and impressive beer stein was made in Germany in the early 1800s. It is a so-called “Walzenkrug” – a cylindrical form beer drinking vessel that was very popular in 1700s. The thumblift is a hollow ball – please note that the hollow balls for the thumblift is a very good sign of authenticity. They never made solid balls for the thumblift before 1850 – 1860 and there is no repros with hollow balls – I guess it is very hard to reproduce. The form of the base and the lid is usually associated with Saxonian pewter tradition. The stein is elaborately engraved all over. It has a large Saxonian Coat-of-Arms engraved on the front with Saxonian Royal crown and floral de corations on the sides. Beautiful and skillful work of art. The lid is engraved with initials F. G. Z. The stein is in a very good condition – it has some very minimal dings and a short split in the lid where the tang connect but no serious damage whatsoever – a rare condition for beer steins this old. The stein is large and impressive, it is 9.75 tall, about 1L capacity. Height: 9.75 in. Title: Antique Pewter German Beer Stein Wlazenkrug Saxonian c. Get Supersized Images & Free Image Hosting. Attention Sellers – Get Templates Image Hosting, Scheduling at Auctiva. Com. Track Page Views With.