The use of pewter in beer steins became prevalent due to its malleability and durability. Artisans crafted intricate designs into the soft metal alloy, often depicting scenes from German folklore ...

View West German Beer Stein, Hand-Painted with Pewter Lid (20th Century) By Stein; pewter; 6H; . Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized auction prices on MutualArt.

View German Beer Stein with Pewter Lid, Strasbourg & Haut-Koenigsbourg (20th Century) By Stein; pewter; 9.5H; . Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized auction prices on MutualArt.

Open the door to Randy and Jean Smith's Metairie home, and you'll instantly be inundated with beer steins thanks to Randy's 450-piece collection.

A Mettlach steins, probably the most highly sought-after German steins, are produced by the Villeroy & Boch company in the village of Mettlach on the Germany-France border.

Beer steins made of pewter, wood, ivory, silver and brass, beer steins that are squat and beer steins that are tall and narrow fill the exhibit case at Schifferstadt Architectural Museum. John ...

The stein was actually made by Von Schierholz, a German porcelain factory. It dates to 1900, "give or take 10 years." Originally, lids made for the steins were porcelain.

WHAT: Old and authentic German beer steins are popular with collectors largely because many tell a story and were made in wide variety.

Harp GalleryThink that old beer stein on your shelf is just a quirky relic? Think again. Some of these collectible steins aren’t just conversation starters but serious cash cows. From sterling ...