Four Blue Transfer Mugs, England, c. 1795-1820, an earthenware mug printed with a line-engraved Chinese Stag Hunt pattern, unmarked, ht. 4 5/8; a tall pearlware mug printed with a line-engraved Precarious Chinaman pattern, unmarked, attributed to Cambrian Pottery, ht. 5 1/8; an earthenware mug printed in dark blue underglaze with the Buddleia Nankin pattern, unmarked, ht. 6 1/8; and an earthenware mug printed with the Camel and Castle pattern, unmarked, ht. 3 3/4 in.
Provenance: The Zeller Collection. Chinese Stag Hunt Mug previously in the Sir Leslie Joseph Collection and the Rowland Williams Collection.
Condition
Condition: Each in very good condition with minimal evidence of chips, cracks, and restorations. Chinese Stag Hunt mug with professional restoration to one hairline in the rim. Precarious Chinaman mug with a tiny flake to the glaze on the front below the lower-most panel and a small nick to the underside of the base.
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