Bohemian blown glass with formed pedestal base and applied handle. Stone wheel cut polished facets on the body and base.
Appears to be a transfer decoration, fired on, with hand painted accents. Gold painted ring around the lip of the glass and the top of the base.
Closed 5 ring hinge and heavy decorative lid. According to the article “Pewter Fittings Through the Ages” by John McGregor, c.1875 thumb lifts were being moved back over the hinge. The period between c.1875 to c.1895 was a time of transition from the closed hinge to the open 5 ring hinge; closed and open 3 ring hinges were also used at times during the transition period as well.
The souvenir is of the town of Feldsberg (now Valtice) and depicts two scenes. The bottom scene is of the town with the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary prominently in the center. The top scene is the Castle Liechtenstein.
Some interesting info I came across while researching this stein. Feldsberg became a town sometime between 1192 and 1227, and was part of the Duchy of Austria. Feldsberg was located about 40 miles north of Vienna, within the Province of German Bohemia. In the late 1300’s, the House of Liechtenstein acquired the town, surrounding areas, and the Valtice Palace. The palace was renovated numerous times over the centuries and was also known as Schloss Liechtenstein. Feldsberg remained part of Lower Austria (Niederösterreich) until the end of World War 1. In the 1919 Treaty of Saint Germain-en-Laye, the town and the surrounding areas were annexed to the newly formed Czechoslovakia and renamed Valtice. The Liechtenstein family lost all privileges with the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire after WW1. The Liechtenstein family continued to reside in the palace until the Nazis occupied the town in 1938/1939. After World War 2, the German population was expelled from the town and the castle was confiscated by the Czechoslovak government.
View the collection of Andrew Ives
| type | stein | material | glass |
| producer | mold | - | |
| designer/decorator | |||
| capacity | .15 L | ||
| design date | c.Early 1880’s-Early 1890’s |
Comments
There are no comments yet. Log in to add a comment.