Rare Vintage Nude Lady Wine Witch Weinhex German Beer Stein

Description

Early Original King Stein #4
Rare and Beautiful Vintage German Beer Stein Made in West Germany Circa 1950’s
This Stein depicts the Lady Wine Witch Weinhex.
A great conversation piece.
1/2 liter Stein is about 9 inches tall
The city I live in was founded by German settlers. I acquired this Stein locally and have personally owned this Stein for over 40 years.
In the German Rhine town of Oberwesel, there are only good witches. They are called weinhexes - wine witches - and they are secretly selected by local winegrowers in a vintner version of a small town beauty pageant. . Every year, the Oberwesel Wine Witch Festival celebrates the reign of the weinhex whose job is to protect the vineyards of this two thousand-year-old town. It is a river valley rite devoted to the great white grape of Germany. . Wine growers count on the good witch to protect their vineyards from natural curses like fiendish weather and predatory vineyard demons. The selected wine witch also serves more practical duties, which includes showing up at fifty to sixty public events a year to hype the grape. . This stein features the wine witch. . The stein includes the phrase Sind die besten zeitvertreiber alter wein und junge weiber. This translates to: Old wine and young women are the best way to spend your time .
Please note a very
small chip
at the bottom edge, depicted in the photos.