Vintage German Egon Bay Beer Stein w Pewter Lid WW-Team Ltd Ed Serie 21 #0163 For Sale

Condition: Very good overall vintage/collector condition with expected light age/display wear (minor surface rubs/scuffs and small dark marks/spotting around the base rim as shown); lid assembly appears intact and the stein presents strongly for display—please review all photos for exact cosmetic condition. This is a numbered WW-Team Guaranteed Limited Edition German beer stein, labeled hand painted and marked on the base with Handarbeit (cursive “Handarbeit” = handcrafted/handmade) and GERMANY, with the brand/maker stamp EGON BAY impressed into the base. The original WW-Team edition label reads: LIMITED EDITION / GARANTED by WW-Team / SERIE: 21 / hand painted / No: 0163 / 4.000, meaning this stein is #0163 out of a total production run of 4,000 in Series 21. The stein features a highly detailed raised/relief tavern scene with the German proverb band “BEI SPIEL UND SCHERZ BLEIBT FROH DAS HERZ” (a traditional saying roughly meaning “With play and jokes, the heart stays happy”), plus a sculpted dog figure lid topper and pewter-style hinged lid/hardware. Important note for collectors: despite extensive searching, I have not been able to find this exact Series 21 Egon Bay / WW-Team variant documented anywhere online (no clear catalog page or reference entry found), so you’re buying a piece that appears unusually hard to trace compared to most common steins. Includes the stein with attached lid exactly as shown—no box or paperwork.