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Souvenir – Oktoberfest

Categories Souvenir
Material Coppered metal
Manufacturer Undetermined
Origin Germany
Date or Era circa 1920
Measuring 8” x 4 ½” x 5” high

Double inkstand made from copper-based metal features the queen of Oktoberfest, the Münchener Kindl, a young woman wearing a monk’s robe. In one hand she holds a beer stein, and a bunch of radishes or beets in the other.

A second, similar example is also pictured.

 

Estimated value: $125

Second example sold for $150 in December 2021

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