Lot #96: Goebel Merkelbach German Salt-Glazed Stoneware Lidded Beer Stein / Pitcher

Substantial German stoneware lidded stein or pitcher by Goebel Merkelbach Manufaktur, featuring a rich mottled brown salt-glazed body with striking raised cobalt-blue scrolling decoration. Finished with a traditional hinged pewter-tone metal lid and thumb lift. The underside is clearly factory marked “Merkelbach-Manufaktur Goebel Salzglasur” and bears an impressed model/form number. A handsome and highly decorative piece of German stoneware with wonderful glaze variation and strong craftsmanship. Excellent display piece for a bar, library, kitchen or collection of European ceramics and beer steins. Suggested title: Vintage Goebel Merkelbach German Salzglasur Stoneware Lidded Stein – Marked Pickup category timeslot {A}