VINTAGE West German Rumtopf Pottery Jar 324-30 | Blue & Grey

Large West German pottery jar/crock - a 'Rumtopf' aka Rum Pot - made to hold the traditional the German rum and fruit potion served at Christmas time.

• Grey with a blue design
• Marked 'West Germany 824-30' to the base
• Body has two loop style handles
• Lid has a notch for a ladle to sit

CONDITION

• Some light surface crazing visible on the embossed fruit pattern either side of the jar body
• Glaze has been knocked off in one spot on the body, leaving a circle of white (pictured)
• Small glaze graze on the lid, just adjacent to the notched area

DIMENSIONS

30 cm tall to the top of the lid, 18 cm diameter at the base.  A chunky 3 kg in weight.