Large Antique Flow Blue Zwiebelmuster Porcelain Beer Stein by Rauenstein c.1880s For Sale

Large Antique Flow Blue Zwiebelmuster Porcelain Beer Stein by Rauenstein c.1880s

: Antique German porcelain beer stein made around the 1880s of hard-paste porcelain with hand-painted under the glaze blue on white decorations.

This type of decoration is called "Zwiebelmuster" - "Onion pattern" and is usually associated with Meissen porcelain. First produced under the guidance of Meissen director Johann Höroldt in 1732, the so-called "blue onion" pattern was actually an adaptation of an early oriental "tree of life" motif. In Germany, the pattern - or any of its many variations - is known as Zwiebelmuster, or "onion pattern".

Please note - I use the term "Zwiebelmuster" as a generic name for these abstract blue on white porcelain designs. Some Zwiebelmuster collectors wrote to me about the improper use of the term. However, I use it as a collective, all-inclusive term - the way it is used in Germany. Some variations of it are called "Indisch Blau" or Indian blue, and this particular one is closer to "Strohblumenmuster" or Strawflower pattern.

This pattern was sometimes called "Rauenstein" after the Rauenstein Porzellanfabrik factory that was famous for making wares with this pattern. This stein was made by this very factory - Rauenstein Porzellanfabric established in 1783 by three Greiner brothers. The factory was producing many different wares with the Zwiebelmuster design - plates, trays, tea and coffee pots, and some beer steins as well.

This beer stein is quite large, standing 10" with a capacity of 1.5 liters. It is rare compared to other Rauenstein wares.

Pewter lid with matching porcelain inlay. Five-ring open type hinge with ornate thumblift. Marked with the crossed flags and "R-n" mark that was used by Rauenstein factory from 1850 to 1892.

Excellent condition. 10" tall to the top of the thumblift, 1.5 L capacity.

Reference#: Condition: Excellent Year: c.1880s Country: Germany Height: 10 in Materials: Porcelain

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