S.P. Gerz Stein Catalog

Simon Peter Gerz formed the company that bears his name in 1857, beginning actual production of ceramic wares in 1862. The economic upheaval brought about by World War I and its aftermath caused Gerz to cease production for a brief period in 1917/1918 and again in 1923, but nonetheless the company managed to survive for more than 135 years and, in fact, became the dominant player among Westerwald ceramics manufacturers in the period following World War II. Some questionable strategic decisions in the 1990s forced Gerz into bankruptcy and a partial liquidation in 1997, and in 1999 the company permanently shut down all manufacturing operations. However, rights to use of the company name and trademarks were purchased by Domex Geschenk-Manufactur GmbH, which continues to distribute Gerz steins today, albeit produced mainly in the Orient.

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*N.B. � It is important for catalog end-users to note that Gerz numbered its steins using at least two unrelated and overlapping numbering systems, one beginning at the outset of production in 1862, and another beginning sometime around 1905, after which they both appear to have existed simultaneously. All steins numbered with a leading zero (e.g., �0130�) were identified using the later numbering system, as were many steins which omit the leading zero, generally numbered �200� or higher. Steins in this catalog are listed in applied mold number order, and no attempt is currently being made to separate the two (or other?) numbering systems. That being the case, the order of the listing below cannot be presumed to have any overall relationship to the chronological sequence of initial production.

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025   American Indians 027   American Indians 030   Student Cat 034   American Indians 040   Golfers 044   Golfers 046   Golfers 052   �Hangover� 054   Ram�s Head and Four-Leaf Clover Shields 060   Student Cat 061   Student Cat 072   Munich Souvenir 079   Munich Souvenir 096   Hunter with Dachshunds 097   Mannheim Water Tower 099   Art Nouveau Design 0100   Art Nouveau Design 0102   Art Nouveau Design 0130   Palmer Cox Brownies 0131   Palmer Cox Brownies 154   Peasant Dance 197   HRE Shield and Knights 203   Scrollwork with Mask 207   Peasant Dance 208   Monk 210   Renaissance Portraits 212   Munich Child 213   King and Knights 215   Portraits of Early Kings 216   Drinker at Beer Barrel 216B   Drinker with Two Steins 221   Drinker at Beer Barrel 222   Drinker in Hops Vines 223   Drinker at Beer Barrel 225   Scrollwork with Saying 226   Farewell Scene 227   �Farewell� 229   Scrollwork with Saying 230   Drinking Gnomes with Saying 232B   �Falstaff� 233   Gnomes with Saying 237   Tavern Scene 238   Peasant Dance 238C   Peasant Dance 239   Four Seasons 242   �Falstaff� 244   Gambrinus Raising Chalice 246   Scrollwork with Saying 248   Winged Trumpeters with Saying 250   Scrollwork with Saying 253   Mythical Creatures with Saying 255   Zither Player and Women 257   Tyrolean Men with Saying 258   Gnome and Fairy 258   Various Subjects 259   Germania 261   Rich Man 262   Musicians and Dancers 264   Scrollwork with Saying 265   Hunting Scene 267   Men with Saying 269   Scrollwork with Saying 270   Scrollwork with Saying 272   Zither Player and Woman 275A   Black Whale at Ascalon (Master) 275B/I   Black Whale at Ascalon I 275B/II   Black Whale at Ascalon II 275B/III   Black Whale at Ascalon III 275B/IV   Black Whale at Ascalon IV 275B/V   Black Whale at Ascalon V 275B/VI   Black Whale at Ascalon VI 276   Scrollwork 279   Scrollwork with Saying 281B   Scrollwork with Saying 281C   Woman�s Head with Floral Scrollwork 287   Three German Emperors 288   Three Holy Roman Emperors 289   Drinkers with Saying 291   Minerva 292   Dogs with Saying 293   Renaissance Figures 294   Souvenir with Mythical Figures 295   Mythical Creatures with Saying 297   Figures and Saying 301   Drinkers in Hops Vines 302   Scrollwork with Saying 305   Jester with Beer and Radish 307   Child�s Stein 309   Drinkers with Saying 312   Nun 313   Mythical Creatures with Saying 314   Montgolfier Commemorative 315A   Courtly Drinking Scene 315B   Courtly Drinking Scene 316   Devilish Temptation 318   Knight 319   Mythical Battle 320   Scrollwork with Saying 325   Musical Children 328   Scrollwork with Saying 330   Scrollwork with Saying 341   Carousers 345   Barmaid 346   Renaissance Drinkers with Saying 350   Scrollwork Trumpeters with Saying 354   Scrollwork with Saying 355   Scrollwork with Saying 361   Seated Diana with Hunting Symbols 363   Portraits of Famous Ancients 369   Landsknechte Carousing 371   Scrollwork with Saying 372   Scrollwork with Saying 373   German Military Leaders 376   Scrollwork with Saying 378   Guitar Player 380   Flirting Scene 386   Renaissance Drinkers 387   Geometric Pattern with Saying 394   Stork and Child 403   Carousers 403B   Carousers 404   Student 404b   Student Fox 410   Festive Courtly Scene 414A   Children 414B   Children 415   Tavern Scene 420   Ancient Deities with Saying 421   Peasant Dance 432   Village Scene 434   Scrollwork with Saying 436   Charlemagne with Coats of Arms 437   Coat-of-Arms 440   Courting Couple 441   Floral Scrollwork with Saying 444   Owl 448   Tavern Scene 451   Ancient Deities 467   Tavern Scenes 468   Hunters Drinking and Smoking 471   Decorating a Hat 473   Three Young Men 476   Hunter and Woman 477   Scrollwork with Toast 479B   Tyrolean Family Scene 495   Scrollwork with Saying 505   Tavern Scene 509   Flirting Scene 533B   Scrollwork with Saying 535   Scrollwork with Toast 539   Scrollwork 557   Renaissance Figures 558   Portraits of Famous Ancients 564   Falconer and Lover on Horseback 567   Scrollwork with Birds and Stags 572   Art Nouveau Floral Design 573   Geometric Pattern 581   Renaissance Scenes �Anno 1596� 584   Scrollwork with Saying 585   Scrollwork with Saying 588   Scrollwork 590   Scrollwork 591B   Twelve Months 592   Scrollwork Dragons with Saying 593   Scrollwork Dragons with Saying 595   Mounted Knights with Saying 598   Portraits of Famous Ancients 602A   Art Nouveau Floral Design 602B   Art Nouveau Floral Design 603   Portraits of Famous Ancients 604   Renaissance Portraits with Saying 605B   Renaissance Drinker 610B   Scrollwork with Saying 612   Scrollwork with Saying 614   Renaissance Scenes with Saying 616   Scrollwork with Saying 623   Bardolph and Falstaff 629   Village Musicians 631   Mounted Knights with Saying 634   Child Hunters with Saying 635   Scrollwork with Saying 638   Fireman 645A   Unicorns with Saying 647   Coat-of-Arms 649   Hunting Symbols with Saying 650   Peasant Dance 659   Hunting Scenes 660   Hunting Dog and Stags 660C   Hunter and Stags 662   Teutoburg Forest Battle Scene 685b   Scrollwork with Saying 686A   Scrollwork 687C   Hops Vines 690   Decorated Columns 692   Knight 696   Trumpeter of S�ckingen 700   Scrollwork 704   Ancient Warrior and Mythical Creatures 705   Scrollwork with Saying 717   Children 722   Children and Masks with Saying 729   Renaissance Drinking Scenes with Saying 731   Scrollwork with Toast 753   Scrollwork with Saying 757   Minerva and Mars 759   Standing Knight with Shield 770   Peasants Dancing 771   Musicians and Dancers 774   Personifications of Germany 775   Renaissance Figures 786   Boar Hunting 787   Birds in Hops Vines 790   Minerva, Achilles and Agamemnon 804   Hops Vines with Toast 815B   Renaissance Figures in Arches 816   Ancient Deities with Saying 819B   Peasant dance 821   Landsknechte 823   Scrollwork with Renaissance Portraits 824B   Decorated Hearts with Toast 825   Zither Player and Women 830   Peasant Dance 833   Peasant Dance 842   Flirting Troubadour 843   Biblical Warriors 844   Renaissance Figures 845   Barmaid and Tavern Scenes 845B   Munich Souvenir 846   Munich Souvenir 847   Flirting Troubadour 852   Tavern Scenes 853   Lovers 857   Decorated Hearts 858   Decorated Hearts with Toast 858B   Decorated Hearts with Saying 858C   Decorated Hearts with Saying 862   Three Figures 864   Biblical Figures with Saying 865   Drinkers 866   Lovers 868   Munich Child 872   Shaggy Dog 873   Drinkers with Saying 874   Scrollwork with Saying 876   Ancient Roman Deities 878   Scrollwork with Saying 880   Scrollwork with Saying 882   Teutoburg Forest Battle Scene 883   Scrollwork with Saying 888   Monkey with Boot 891   Early German Warriors 895   Scrollwork with Saying 899C   Scrollwork with Saying 902   Scrollwork with Saying 906   Renaissance Figures 910   Renaissance Drinking Scenes 913A   Faces in Circles 913B   Faces in Circles with Saying 917   Renaissance Portraits 919   Tavern Scene 930   Bowling Scene 962   Geometric Pattern with Saying 968   Flirting Scenes 969   Tavern Scene 979   Scrollwork with Saying 988   Guitar Serenade 989   Various Subjects 990   Woman with Two Suitors 991B   Tavern Scene 995   Tyrolean Dancers 1000   Tyroleans at Home 1001   Musical Cherub and Children 1002B   Wedding March 1005   Female Portrait with Cherubs 1006   Jug with Floral Friezes 1008   Tyrolean Portraits 1009   Tavern Scene 1011A   Rococo Dancers 1011B   Rococo Dancers 1012A   �Trumpeter of S�ckingen� 1012B   �Farewell� 1014   Courting Couple 1015A   Rococo Dancers 1015C   Rococo Dancers 1016A   Courting Couple 1016B   Woman with Beer Stein 1033   Art Nouveau Stylized Bird 1035A   Steeplechase 1035B   Steeplechase 1035D   Steeplechase 1042   Tavern Scene 1044   Friedrich Ludwig Jahn 1059   Farewell Scene 1061   Hunter 1065   Railroad Symbols 1069   Horse and Rider 1076   Art Nouveau Floral Design 1080   �Homecoming from the War� 1082   Musical Infants 1083   Wedding March 1084   Wedding March 1090   Hops Vines with Toast 1095   Portrait with Cherubs 1103B   Art Nouveau Floral Design 1104   Art Nouveau Design 1108   �B.P.O.E.� 1113   Forest Scene and Hunting Dogs 1115   Doe and Hunting Dogs 1117   Enthroned King 1146   Art Nouveau Design 1147   Art Nouveau Floral Design 1150   Art Nouveau Floral Design 1151   Art Nouveau Grape Vines 1152   Hunter and the Goddess Diana 1172C   Hunter and the Goddess Diana 1176   Tyrolean Couple 1193   Art Nouveau Design 1205   Art Nouveau Design 1208   Medieval Courtly Scene 1209   Medieval Courtly Scene 1210   Tavern Scene 1214A   Evening Scene 1214B   Evening Scene 1215   Decorating a Hat 1216   Evening Scene 1217   Evening Scene 1218   Musicians and Dancers 1219   Gnomes Drinking Beer 1220   Evening Scene 1221   Musicians and Dancers 1222A   Hunter and the Goddess Diana 1222B   Hunter and the Goddess Diana 1223   Smoker with Pipe 1225   Smiling Face 1226   Sad Face 1228   Angry Face 1231   Smiling Face 1235   Hunter 1236   Four Seasons 1237A   Hunter and the Goddess Diana 1237B   Hunter and the Goddess Diana 1245   Art Nouveau Design with Toast 1254   Hunter and the Goddess Diana 1285A   Art Nouveau Floral Design 1299   Art Nouveau Design 1303   Art Nouveau Design 1304   Tyrolean Dancers 1305   Old Soldier Saluting 1307B   Art Nouveau Design 1315   Art Nouveau 4F Symbol 1316   Art Nouveau Design 1318   Tavern Scene 1321   Card Game 1322   Barmaid 1323   Tavern Staff and Patrons 1324   Courting Couple 1326   Flirting Scene 1327   Art Nouveau Design 1328   Art Nouveau Design 1330   Art Nouveau Hearts Design 1332   Art Nouveau Design 1333   Art Nouveau Design 1334   Tyroleans at Home 1335   Minerva, Achilles and Agamemnon 1336   Art Nouveau Design 1337   Art Nouveau Design 1338   Art Nouveau Design 1339   Art Nouveau Design 1340   Art Nouveau Design 1341   Art Nouveau Design 1342   Art Nouveau Design 1345A   Twelve Months 1345BI   Twelve Months I (Jan./Feb.) 1345BII   Twelve Months II (Mar./Apr.) 1345BIII   Twelve Months III (May/June) 1345BIV   Twelve Months IV (July/Aug.) 1345BV   Twelve Months IV (Sep./Oct.) 1345BVI   Twelve Months VI (Nov./Dec.) 1346   Four Seasons 1347   Card Game 1348A   Renaissance Musicians 1348B   Renaissance Musicians 1349   Art Nouveau Design 1353   Art Nouveau Design 1354   Art Nouveau Design 1359   Art Nouveau Floral Design with Saying 1360   Art Nouveau Design 1361   Art Nouveau Design 1362   Art Nouveau Design with Saying 1363A   Art Nouveau Design 1363B   Art Nouveau Design 1370   Munich Souvenir 1371   Munich Souvenir 1372   Art Nouveau Design 1376   Art Nouveau Design 1379   Garlands with Parrots and Portraits 1380   Art Nouveau Design 1383   Two Monks 1384   Peasant and King 1386   Peasant and King 1388   Two Monks 1389   Peasant and King 1392   Art Nouveau Design 1394   Art Nouveau Design 1395   Art Nouveau Design 1396   Art Nouveau Design with Eagle Spout 1409   Art Nouveau Design 1419   Wagner�s Siegfried 1420   Wagner�s Die Walk�re 1421   Wagner�s Lohengrin 1422   Wagner�s G�tterd�mmerung 1423   Wagner�s Parsival 1424   Art Nouveau Design 1428   St. George Slaying the Dragon 1428   Art Nouveau Design 1429   Dragon Slayer 1442   Art Nouveau Design 1444   Art Nouveau Design 1445   Art Nouveau Design 1455   Art Nouveau Design 1457A   Art Nouveau Design 1457B   Art Nouveau Design 1459   Art Nouveau Design 1463   Barmaid and Mandolin Player 1465   Farewell Scene 1471   Dancing Couple 1472   Dancing Couple 1473   �Lohengrin-Elsa� 1474   St. Hubertus 1479   Lovers 1485   Two Monks 1486   Siegfried and Kriemhilde 1487   Siegfried�s Departure 1489   Siegfried and Greyfell 1491   Art Nouveau Design 1493   Village Scene 1494   �Wedding Dance� 1496B   Belgian Coat-of-Arms 1496D   Belgian Coat-of-Arms 1510   Art Nouveau Design 1511   Art Nouveau Rosette Design 1519B   Art Nouveau Design 1521A   Art Nouveau Design 1522A   Art Nouveau Design 1522B   Art Nouveau Design 1525   Art Nouveau Design 1526   Art Nouveau Design 1527   Art Nouveau Knight 1530   Art Nouveau Design 1531   Art Nouveau Design 1533   Art Nouveau Design 1547   Art Nouveau Design 1553   Art Nouveau Design 1566   Art Nouveau Design 1574   Art Nouveau Design 1585   Bearded Man Jug with Roses 1588A   Man with Grinning Face 1590   Bearded Man Jug with Shields 1597   Bearded Man Jug with Floral Scrollwork 1615   Art Nouveau Design with Saying 1616   Art Nouveau Design 1635   Art Nouveau Circle Design 1636   Art Nouveau Design 1637   Art Nouveau Design 1638   Art Nouveau Design 1640   Art Nouveau Circle Design 1641   Art Nouveau Design 1642   Art Nouveau Design 1643   Art Nouveau Design 1645   Art Nouveau Design 1654   Art Nouveau Design 1655   Art Nouveau Design 1664A   Primitive Faces 1664B   Art Nouveau Leaf Design 1665   Art Nouveau Design 1666   Art Nouveau Spiral Design 1667   Art Nouveau Design 1668   Art Nouveau Spiral Design 1669   Art Nouveau Design with Saying 1670   Art Nouveau Design 1672   Art Nouveau Design 1674   Art Nouveau Floral Design 1675   Art Nouveau Hearts Design 1676   Art Nouveau Design 1678   Art Nouveau Design 2686   Art Nouveau Design 1690   Man Toasting 1691   Man at Punch Bowl 1692   Fat Man with Pipe 1693   Man Holding Wine Glass 1726   Art Nouveau Design 1729   Art Nouveau Circle Design 1740   Art Nouveau Design 1746   Art Nouveau Design 1748   Art Nouveau Design 1754   Art Nouveau Design 1758   Art Nouveau Rosette Design 1768   Art Nouveau Rosette Design 1808   �Dance on the Alpine Meadow� 1816   �Tyrolean Life� 1866   Lovers 1961   Farewell Scene 2121   Tree of Life 2190   Art Nouveau Design 2261   Art Nouveau Design 2264   Art Nouveau Design 2270   Art Nouveau Design 2295   Art Nouveau Design 2299   Art Nouveau Design 2317   Art Nouveau Design 2347   Art Nouveau Design 2353   Art Nouveau Rosette Design 2390   Art Nouveau Hearts on Vines 2500   Art Nouveau Design 2511   Art Nouveau Design 3038   Tyrolean Dancers 3045   �Tyrolean Life� 3085   Musicians 3138   �Sleeping Beauty� 3198   Primitive Faces 3199   Art Deco Floral Design 3200   Art Deco Design 3201   Primitive Images with Saying 3203   Art Deco Floral Design 3214   Homing Pigeons 3234   �Farewell� 3238   Guitar Serenade 3243   Flirting Scene 3250   �Card Playing Peasants� 3251   Farewell Scene 3252   Woodcutters and Herdswomen 3258   �The Braggart� 3262   After the Hunt 3272   Beer Garden Scene 3294   Art Deco Design with Birds 3296   Art Deco Floral Design 3297   Art Deco Hops Design 3304   Art Deco Floral Design with Birds 3335   Art Deco Floral Design 3336   Art Deco Hops Design 3353   Art Deco Floral Design 3393   Art Deco Design 3426   Art Deco Design 3429   Art Deco Floral Design 3432   Art Deco Design 3435   Art Deco Barley and Hops 3455   Art Deco Design 3481   Art Deco Design 3482   Art Deco Floral Design 3484   Art Deco Design 3505   Art Deco Design 3513   Art Deco Design 3660   Reluctant Dancer 3661   Tower with Strolling Couple 3665   Tavern Scene 3666   Outdoor Drinking Scene 3692   Tavern Scene 3723   Zither Player and Woman 7007   Navy Reservist Souvenir B1A   Hops Vines with Saying B1B   Hops Vines with Saying B1C   Hops Vines with Saying B2B   Scenes from Falstaff B3B   Outdoor Drinking Scenes B8B   Hunting Dogs Breaking Fence B13B   Men Drinking and Smoking B14   Card Game