Antique German Hauber&Reuther HR Beer Stein Etched #172 w/Unusual Lid dated 1891. The steins produced by HR are ones of the most collectable and desirable for the excellent quality and rarity. The stein is made of saltglazed stoneware in combined technique of tapestry and etched. The etched beer stein by HR were of excellent quality compared only to Mettlach. The stein was also hand-touched to accent the details. It depicts a gentleman holding a cat in one hand and pickled herring in another. The tomcat as experience shows. Dies of sour herring. A cat in German drinking culture represents hangover, pickled herring – a cure. The stein has a quite unusual lid – it was made by Bernsdorfer Metlawork. Just a good example of people trying to find better lid systems than the tradional pewter ones. The stein is dated 10/31/1891 on the lid. Please note the the etched tapestry-type steins by HR doesn’t come up very often. It is in excellent flawless condition, there are no chip nor cracks. The stein is 5.5 tall to the top of the lid, 0.5L capacity. Height: 1.5 in. Get images that make Supersized seem small. Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “Antique German Hauber&Reuther HR Beer Stein Etched #172 withUnusual Lid d. 1891″ is in sale since Monday, May 24, 2021. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Breweriana, Beer\Drinkware, Steins\Lidded Steins\Germany”. The seller is “beer-stein” and is located in New York, New York. This item can be shipped worldwide.