Web Appraisal: German Mettlach Beer Stein, ca. 1907

Suzanne Perrault takes a look at this German Mettlach beer stein, ca. 1907, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana during ANTIQUES ROADSHOW's 2013 visit.

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[bobgil]

I saw my Gerz stein on Ebay for $79.00, I think your dad did good for a pack of cigarettes.

[Nothing-zwyd]

1:43 That guy in the maroon shirt. Absolute legend!

[dgoettel]

She actually did not have a whole lot of information on it. I noticed a crack on the base too. Condition is everything. Values have really gone down. The millennial are not collectors. They are into disposables...These steins are works of art. If you ever have questions feel free to contact me. I have collected them for over 30 years and have many books. Would be happy to help you.

[Raven]

You would say, “give me my stein and fill it up.” WoW! That was weird.

[stankygeorge]

That is what I call a piece of art at a resoanable price, put it on your mantle and enjoy its beauty!

[FloIstMoep]

The printing on the jug says "Der brave Mann ist wohl zu loben, der dreimal 'alle neun' geschoben." which translates to "The good man shall indeed be praised, who pushed 'all nine (pins)' three times." in reference to bowling. There's no connection to scolding, probably the translator mistook "geschoben" for "gescholten" which would translate to scolded.

[montifexmaximus]

No one in Germany calls thar a "Beer Stein". It is a "Bierkrug". Speak "Beerkroog". A jar.
And the text is - as far as I can see - about German bowling, what is called "Kegeln".

[juttalio]

Oh no! If you do not know about the text on a pice, ask a German. Not somebody who speaks a little and knows nothing about german culture. The text referes to the german sport "Kegeln" not bowling. The highest score is "alle Neune" = all nines. The game has nine pins. If you get it 3 times in a row, you are a master. That for he is "wohl zu loben" = praise him for that. Mugs like that are a beloved prices to win at a competition or a gift for a lover of Kegeln. All this "beersteins" are made for decoration, never to drink out of it. A Bierkrug for drinking is made very simple and has nothing more than the logo of the brewery and a simple lid. What one can find with the decorative images and pretty lids are all collectibles, souveniers. If they are dedicated to a millitary corps, the owner had left, they are worth some money, bc they are really old.

[bernardmarsh]

And silly vases go for thousands and some time tens of thousands of dollars.
Mmm
Priorities

[nightwish]

villeroy & boch is a German company blondie, not "french and belgian" and it's not "made by Mettlach" but in Mettlach, Germany, the hq of the company...gosh, if she can't even get this right she can tell you anything...

[Hunde-jspe]

brahaha "when your father purchased it"...in your dreams...and villeroy und boch is a german company, thx.