Ein Prosit!

Ein Prosit, ein Prosit 

Der Gemütlichkeit 

Ein Prosit, ein Prosit 

Der Gemütlichkeit. 

(A toast, a toast

To good cheer

A toast, a toast

To good cheer.)

 You will be certainly be ready to cheerfully toast with any of these elegant antique beer steins recently added to the Next-to-New trove.  Although "stein" is derived from either German  "stein krug" or "steingut," indicating stoneware, these sparking steins are from gleaming glass.

The tallest of this collection, this terrific tankard features a hand-painted enameled portrait of a child or woman in flowing white robes raising a stein over the word "Prosit!" 

The pewter top is exceptionally ornate.

Also featuring an enameled portrait, this stein displays a sweetly smiling demure damsel in a traditional dirndl. 

The unusual pewter top is peaked with a glass prism.

Featuring an enameled flower instead of a fair fräulein, this stein in emblazoned with the edelweiss, a flower found in remote mountain regions of the Alps. The flower's name is a combination of the German words for noble (edel) and white (weiß), and the beloved blossom is considered a symbol of purity and strength.

The pewter lid is also adorned with a glass prism, as well a face with flowing mustaches.

The glass of the final stein is decorated only with subtle cutting, but its pewter lid commemorates an important historic event. In 1904, an international exposition was held in St. Louis, Missouri to commemorate the Louisiana Purchase. Some 50 countries exhibited at the St. Louis World's Fair and over 19 million people attended. The fair was spread over 1,200 acres with 75 miles of roads and sidewalks connecting over 1,500 buildings and exhibit halls. The lid features the Festival Hall overlooking the fountains of the Cascade Gardens and the Grand Basin afloat with boats.

Is you are are a collector of fine steins, are looking for a last-minute unique Father's Day gift, or want to get in some early practice for Oktoberfest, come by Next-to-New to toast these treasures from our trove.