Description: Presented is a large German beer stein made to imitate Renaissance-period beer steins made in the German town of Dippoldiswalde in the 1600s.

Ones of the most cherished by collectors and most expensive beer steins are the steins made in the Franconian/Bavarian town of Creussen in the 1600s - early 1700s. These Creussen beer vessels were extremely expensive and very prestigious at the time. 

Please note: Older art catalogs and literature labeled fine brown-engobed, enamel-painted stoneware (like cylindrical jugs and pear-shaped tankards) as Annaberg pottery. Recent city archaeology, archival work, and scientific tests on pottery waste confirmed that actual production happened in Dippoldiswalde

However, very similar steins were made around the same time in the Saxonian town of Dippoldiswalde. They were very close but still different from Creussen - not thrown but molded, with the specific dark brown color achieved by glaze. 
 
In the 1880s - 1890s, several beer stein manufacturers produced steins imitating the faience of the 1700s, Creussen and Dippoldiswalde stoneware, and some Westerwald stoneware of the 1600s - 1700s. At the end of the 1800s - beginning of the 1900s, several well-known beer stein manufacturers made Creussen- and Dippoldiswalde-like steins, including Mettlach and Marzi & Remy. 
 
I don't know what company made this particular one, but its form and decorations perfectly imitate Dippoldiswalde steins of the mid-1600s. It features a dark brown glaze and carved and applied decoration, which were then skillfully and meticulously hand-painted with brightly colored ceramic glaze.

The pewter is a good remake of Dippoldiswalde pewter. There are also two pewter bands around the body to support and fortify the body.
 
The stein is in great condition. There is some minor chipping on the relief band along the upper rim, but there are no hairlines, major chips, or repairs. 

It stands 9.5" tall to the top of the thumblift, has a 5.5" diameter, and has a capacity of over 1L.