Types of Beer Steins

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Types of Beer Steins

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Beer Steins Mettlach Steins
The fascination of beer steins or tankards has a
long history dating back for centuries. The
rarest German beer steins in the world are
difficult if not impossible to find, most are in
private collection or museums. There are several
companies that buy and sell them, but only
handful have the ultra-rare pieces, like found at
Munich Steins. In centuries past beer steins
were used a status symbol much like a high priced
watch would be now. The tankards are bought,
sold and traded with vigor around the world.
They are available from stein auctions,
catalogues, and books and online.
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Oktoberfest Steins
The first Oktoberfest Steins was a wedding
celebration in Munich in the year 1810. As we
know the current festival has many large tents
that are sponsored by the Munich Breweries and
most of the breweries produce their own souvenir
stein. German Beer steins and tankards from the
Munich Oktoberfest have become highly sort after
collectibles and mementos from the festival.
Historical and yearly Antique German beer steins,
including Oktoberfest steins are bought and sold
from stores like Munich Steins. Many books,
catalogs, stein auction and auction catalogues
are available. The historical steins and rare
tankards are only available in a few places.
When it comes to Antique tankards, buy and sell
only with trusted partners
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Character Steins (Figuren Krüge)
There are many types of German beer steins and
German tankards. One of the most bought sold and
collected types are Character Steins. One of the
best collections of rare and unique character
mugs can be found at Munich Steins, including
antique character tankards. The variety of
characters, forms and lids are as diverse as is
the manufactures and artist who design them, such
as Merkelbach Wick, Mettlach, Rastal,
Musterschutz and Schierholz. Many German beer
stein books have been published to include large
sections on subject and include stein prices and
auction information. Munich Steins has one of
the largest selections of antique tankard photos
in the world, take a look and you too will be
appreciate the beauty of these rare antiques.
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Bohemian Glass (Böhmisches Glas)
Bohemian Glass and crystal has been manufactured
in Bohemian, Czech Republic since the 13th
century. Much research, books, catalogues and
photo libraries can be found online. Two of the
best places to view rare antique bohemian glass
are at the National Museum in Prague and at
Munich Steins. The museum in Prague has the one
of the best collections for viewing this rare
glass is the world. At Munich Steins you have a
chance not only to buy and sell antique bohemian
glass, but ask questions of one of the leading
experts in the worlds on the subject. If you
visit the Prague Museum you too will fall in love
with this beautifully crafted glass, steins and
tankards.
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Mettlach Steins (Mettlach Krüge)
Villeroy Boch (VB) Mettlach has been producing
Mettlach Steins since the early 1800s. They
gained world recognition at their presentation at
the 1855 worlds fair in Antwerp. These German
beer steins have been collectible ever since.
There were many Mettlach Book and price guides
produced. We found many good examples at Munich
Steins. To date this is one of the most
collectible types of German steins.
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Allach Porcelain (Allach Porzellan)
Allach Porcelain is highly sort after and
extremely rare. The porcelain was only produced
from 1935 to 1945. It is known for its
exceptional quality and craftsmanship as well as
the famous designers from the period. It is so
rare that these antiques can only be found in a
few places, such as Munich Steins. Auction
catalogs and pricelist are collectible and bought
and sold regularly online. Allach photos are
often published on line. These porcelain prices
can go into the thousands of euros. One of the
best resources for finding photographs and
pictures of Allach is at Munich Steins.
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Regimental Steins (Reservisten Krüge)
Regimental Steins are an extremely interesting
category of German Beer Steins. They are
mementos for military personal most commonly
dating from the late 1800s to pre WWII. One of
the largest online photo catalogs and selection
can be found at Munich Steins. These steins are
actively bought and sold through private
collectors as well as stein auctions. The German
steins are beautifully decorated and most
commonly have the names of all of the men that
served in the regiment or unit. The beer stein
lids that are on these antique tankards are as
varied as the units themselves.
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Stein Auction (Bierkrug Auktion)
There many antique auction houses that sell
tankards, but only a couple specialty stein
auction company s exist. Antique stein auctions,
prices, educational and reference materials can
be found at places like Munich Steins. Stein
auction catalogs are a great resource to view
historical prices and see the large variety of
antique mugs that have sold over the years as
well as give you a strong indication of the value
of the tankards. German beer steins are among
the most collectible.
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German Beer SteinsGerman Beer Steins
German Beer Steins are the most collected beer
steins in the world. They include among other
things, Military, Character, Munich Breweries,
Oktoberfest and Mettlach. The lids on the steins
are believed to have originated in Bavaria after
the plague outbreaks. One of the expert centers
for German steins is at Munich Steins. They
offer a great selection of antique tankards as
well as research material such as books,
auctions, photos and the ability for avid
collectors to participate in QA. The materials
used to manufacture the beer mugs are most
commonly from stoneware, pewter, porcelain,
silver, wood and crystal glass.
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