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Catalog No. 15
Porcelain; character; 0.5L or 0.3L.
Produced in full-color, blue and honey tones. The 0.3L version is only known to exist with honey coloring.
Otto von Bismarck (1815-98), known as the “Iron Chancellor,” is generally acknowledged as having been the prime mover in unifying the German states under a single ruler (Wilhelm I), and in the rise of Germany as a great European power.
Reproductions of this stein, some with markings similar to the originals, were made by Schierholz from about 1986 to 1995. An earlier reproduction was sold by Rastal in the late 1970s. A third modern version has been seen marked “R.P.M.” Price Ranges 0.5L (full-color): $4,000-$4,800 0.5L (blue): $800-$1,000 0.5L (honey): $450-$550 0.3L (honey): $300-$400
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