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GERMAN PORCELAIN BEER TANKARD
showing bowling dwarfs, colourful humerous design,
Mettlach, Germany, dated 1909, signed "Heinrich Schlitt",
superb condition, 1/2 ltr., h. 16.5 cm.
Lit.: "Mettlach Book", by Gary Kirsner, Coral Springs , Florida,
pp. 154f, no. 727/1909 , Size 3 L., Description: "Bowling gnomes".
Schlitt, Heinrich, 1849 -1923, a Munich born artist, one of the most
productive designers at the Mettlach porcelain factory,
well-known for his humerous designs. Also an independent artist
who produced illustrations and oil painting, but also
wall paintings such as the ceiling in the Munich "Ratskeller".
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