Etsy - OakyDokeUK 19Th Century Stoneware Water Bottle - Georg Kreuzberg Ahrweiler Rheinpreussen
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[Please check out our website - this item will be cheaper if it's there - to discover the newest finds first & for our best prices: www.oakydokevintage.co.uk ] A lovely late 19th century German stoneware water bottle with a brown saltglaze. With plenty of texture & character in the varying shades as you traverse the historic body. The body of the bottle is slim, with a finger handle to the upper corner. The stamp reads 'Georg Kreuzberg Ahrweiler Rheinpreussen - appolonaris-brunnen-m-w' which dates the bottle to the later 1800s. From ecus-archaeology.co.uk: 'Georg Kreuzberg was originally a wine merchant born in the Rhineland, Germany. After purchasing a vineyard in Bad Neuenahr, on which vines would not grow, Georg eventually discovered a spring of naturally sparkling mineral water. The high concentration of carbon dioxide in the soil was the reason for a poor vine growth; however, it produced perfect drinking water. The spring was named the 'Apollinaris Fountain', after St Apollinaris of Ravenna, the patron saint of wine. By 1852, a bottling plant was established at the spring, which produced mineral water that was shipped across Europe.' It would make a gorgeous antique piece of decor in a bedroom, kitchen or lounge (or anywhere else for that matter) perhaps as pictured, with a dried or fresh stem. (Dried flowers in pictures are not included). It measures 24cm tall X 7cm in diameter. Ships worldwide. I currently have another very similar but larger saltglaze water bottle, should you like to have a complimentary pair: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1249875916/antique-19th-century-german-stoneware Please get in touch before purchase for a deal on the two. 19Th Century Stoneware Water Bottle - Georg Kreuzberg Ahrweiler Rheinpreussen, Decor, Bud Vase
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