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Heinrich Schlitt
Mettlach Crusaders Drinking Stein

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Villeroy & Boch Mettlach Crusaders Drinking Stein, Late 19th Century Heinrich Schlitt (German, 1849-1923) Model #2122 Stamped and Marked on Bottom Signed along Base Painted Ceramic with Pewter Lid 19 x 7.5 inches Heinrich Schlitt (August 21, 1849 – November 13, 1923) was a German painter and illustrator, known for his fantasy motifs that feature gnomes, dwarves, and faeries. He was one of the in-house artists at the Villeroy & Boch ceramic company in Mettlach, Saarland, and his designs for their beer steins remain popular with collectors to this day. Schlitt was born in Wiesbaden in the Duchy of Nassau, what would now be in the modern day German state of Hesse. His father was a member of the court of the Duke of Nassau, working as a coachman. After the Prussian annexation of the Duchy, Schlitt joined the Dutch military, a choice thought to be the result of the Schlitt family moving to the Netherlands with the rest of the exiled Duchy. Schlitt was a student of Kaspar Kögler at his school in Wiesbaden. In 1875, he continued his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich under Wilhelm Lindenschmit the Younger. He exhibited his works at exhibitions put on by the Munich Artists' Cooperative. Heinrich Schlitt was one of the principal in-house artists at Villeroy & Boch, a German ceramics manufacturer based in Mettlach. His work for the company is prominently featured on beer steins that they produced during the period, which are well known and held in renown amongst modern-day collectors of steins and ceramics.
  • Creator:
    Heinrich Schlitt (1849 - 1923, German)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 19 in (48.26 cm)Width: 7.5 in (19.05 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Missouri, MO
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU747315765192

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