Five Blue Transfer Mugs, England, c. 1795-1820, an earthenware molded cabbage-leaf mug printed with two patterns: Man in a Canoe and The Chequered Walled Steps, unmarked, attributed to Cambrian Pottery, ht. 6; a machine-turned low profile earthenware mug printed with the Long Bridge with Support pattern, unmarked, ht. 4 1/4; a pearlware mug printed with the Fig Tree pattern, unmarked, attributed to Stevenson, ht. 5 3/4; an earthenware mug printed with the Chinoiserie Ruins pattern, brown enameled rim, unmarked, ht. 4 1/4; and an earthenware mug printed with the Obelisk and Large Fruit pattern, unmarked, ht. 4 3/4 in.
Provenance: The Zeller Collection.
Condition
Condition: Cabbage-leaf mug: Very good condition with no evidence of chips, cracks, or restorations.
A Long Bridge with Support mug: Good condition with one chip to the outside rim and one to the base. Some rubbing on the handle.
Fig Tree mug: Good condition with a small, old restoration on the outside rim.
Chinoiserie Ruins mug: Good conditionw with one 2 in. hairline from the rim downward.
Obelisk and Large Fruit mug: Very good condition with no evidence of cracks or restorations. One small chip on the underside, barely visible.
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