A GERMAN PORCELAIN STEIN MOUNTED WITH A CAST-METAL HINGED LID, early 20th century, the cylindrical body on a skirt foot painted with military scenes and German inscriptions, the central medallion enclosing a view of the French garrison Metz flanked by two smaller ones each framing portraits of military officials, the domed lid surmounted by a canon being fired by two soldiers and the thumbpiece in the form of a coat-of-arm--12½in. high