Browse Items (10 total)

  • Collection: Lawrence Family German Stein Collection

Small stein with woman dancing

A woman in a ballgown dances to the music of a seated flutist. In the background is a small bridge over a river and several Bavarian-style buildings. There are evergreen trees and mountains in the distance.

Large stein from Holland

A stein with a broken off lid, depicting a group of people sitting inside and talking.


Written is:
”Sreut ech des lebon”

Translated to:
”Rejoice in life”

Large German stein

Depicted is a musician playing a lute at a table where a woman pours him a drink. In the back is the inside of a building with barrels of possibly wine behind them.

Writing on the sides of the stein are not legible.

German stein with no lid

A hunter with a hat, pipe, and rifle stands in the forest. On the opposite side of the stein is a large buck.

On the underside is written: Made by Gari - 39, 1977

Large stein with broken handle

A man in a suit rides a bicycle, waving his hat. The handle has been broken off.

Written is:
”Mit allweil die Bahn dahin.
Leichtes Radund froher Sinn”

Translated to:
”With always the path there,
Lights wheels and a cheerful spirit.”

German stein with knight kneeling

Missing its lid. Scene based on the German legend of the opera Tannhauser; a man with a sword kneels in front of a woman, who has set down her lute to touch his face.

Contains the writing:
“Trink was klar ist, Lieb was rar ist.”

(“Drink what…

German stein with hunter and dog

A hunter holding a rifle rests next to a woman holding a chicken. Nearby is a hunting dog chasing a rabbit. The background depicts a cottage, trees, and mountains.g vessels

Blue beer stein with broken lid

The stein depicts a scene in which a hunter with a pipe in his mouth is surrounded by happy women and children.

Written is:
”Ein Trunk in Ehren wer wills verwehren.”
translated to:
”A drink in good company, who could object to that?”

Large ceramic beer stein music box

The front depicts the Schloss Schonbrunn, a palace in Vienna. Surrounding the palace are traditional Austrian buildings and mountains. The music box portion plays The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss II.

Small ceramic beer stein with pewter lid

A beer stein that includes two women and a man sit outside of a cottage with a thatched roof. The cottage has a water wheel and a barn. Item is complete and undamaged. 0.5 L