Catalog No. 2176/3
Stoneware, enameled transfer, 0.5L, pewter lid.
Design attributed to Ludwig Hohlwein.
Postilions carried the mail between post houses along their route, typically traveling mounted on one of the horses pulling a chaise (or post) coach.
One of a series of more than two dozen, each featuring a different enameled transfer central image, as well as a hammered pewter lid and thumblift. Steins in the series are typically marked �2176� on the base and sometimes, but not always, with a hand-painted decoration number configured as �Hn� (in this case �H3�).
See also No. 426/1.
Price Range: $550-$700
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