Three Blue Transfer Mugs and a Loving Cup, England and Wales, c. 1795-1820, each blue underglaze, including an earthenware mug printed with the wraparound Fig Tree pattern, rim enameled in brown, rare impressed maker's mark for Ralph Stevenson, ht. 5, dia. 4 3/4; a Cambrian Pottery pearlware mug printed with the Woman on a Camel pattern, unmarked, ht. 6, dia. 4 1/4; a pearlware mug printed in blue underglaze with the wraparound Setting Sail pattern, unmarked, ht. 5 1/4, dia. 4 5/8; and a pearlware loving cup with pedestal base printed in an early Chinoiserie pattern provisionally named Bird Vendor, unmarked, ht. 5 1/8, dia. 4 1/2 in.
Provenance: The Zeller Collection.
Condition
Condition: Fig Tree pattern mug: Good condition with one hairline that begins in the bottom and moves up and across a 3 1/2 in. portion of the bottom of the cylindrical wall of the mug.
Woman on a Camel pattern mug: Good condition with one 2 1/2 in. hairline from the rim downward on the mug. Also a spider crack in the glaze only on the bottom. One small 1/8 in. chip on the bottom.
Setting Sail pattern mug: Two hairline cracks form the rim. One 2 1/2 in., the other 1 1/2 in. Some restoration done around the rim where the hairline cracks are located.
Loving cup: Good condition. This cup has been professionally restored. At least two significant hairlines have been restored and areas of the border pattern have been painted in.
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