Lot Essay
A mug of identical pattern is in the collection of The White House, Washington, DC
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CIRCA 1810
Details
AN ENGLISH STYLE MUG
Circa 1810
Of cylindrical form, the rim with a thick black-ground band featuring pink and blue flowers, including clematis, between smaller egg-and-dart and zigzag bands, the entwined double-strap handle with foliate terminals
4¾ in. (12 cm.) high
Circa 1810
Of cylindrical form, the rim with a thick black-ground band featuring pink and blue flowers, including clematis, between smaller egg-and-dart and zigzag bands, the entwined double-strap handle with foliate terminals
4¾ in. (12 cm.) high
Provenance
The Mildred R. and Rafi Y. Mottahedeh Collection, Sotheby's, New York, 19 October 2000, lot 203
Literature
D. Howard and J. Ayers, op. cit., vol. II, p. 550, pl. 568