Reservistenkrug des Reserv. Rentrop, 1. Comp. des 1. Nassauischen

White porcelain with polychrome painting and pewter mount; covered tankard on a multiply curved, profiled foot with elongated body, plastically articulated by vertically convex longitudinal sections; impressed lithophane to the inside of the base depicting a couple; hinged pointed lid to the reverse with floral decoration and military scene, surmounted by a sculptural figure of a soldier and with a sculptural thumb rest in the form of an eagle; the front depicting several victorious soldiers before a city by a river, the number 87 with crown to the centre, above inscribed “Reservist Rentrop”, below commemorative inscription “And. a. m. Dienstzeit bei d. 1. Comp. 1. Nass. Infantr. Rgt. No. 87 Mainz” and the dates 1899 and 1901, with a list of the associated reservists to the sides; above the depiction a circumferential inscription “Brüder stoßt die Gläser an, hoch lebe der Reservemann”; age-related signs of use; height: ca. 28 cm; weight: ca. 985 g.

Estimate:£50.14

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