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Rare Shaving Scuttle Mug ~ Limoges Porcelain ~ Hand Painted with Flowers for WW Smith ~ A. KLINGENBERG & CHARLES L. DWENGER (Limoges, France) - ca. 1890 - ca 1910s

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You don't see many of these in porcelain especially Limoges, usually they are pottery because they were more durable. This beauty has been hand painted with pink centered white flowers on a royal blue background. It raised white enamel on the flower. Small pink flowers have been added around the groupings with green leaves and brown stems. The artist has painted WW Smith around the front portion of this piece. A nice gold rim and gold handle accents this piece. . This piece is in excellent condition with no chips or cracks. Manufacturing anomalies may exist, the occasional tiny iron speck, dust 'bump' in the glaze, etc.

A shaving scuttle and shaving mug were developed around the 19th century with the first patent for a shaving mug dating to 1867. As hot water was not common in many households, one way to provide hot lather was to use a scuttle or mug. A traditional scuttle resembles a teapot with a wide spout where hot water is poured in, and this is where it differs from a shaving mug, which has no spout. Both shaving scuttles and mugs usually have a handle, but some have none. Shaving mugs often look like a standard mug, however, some also have a built in brush rest, so the brush does not sit in lather. Modern versions of the scuttle are in limited production, usually by independent potters working in small volumes. At the top of the scuttle or mug is a soap holder. Traditionally, it was used with a hard block of shaving soap (rather than soft soap or cream) and therefore had drain holes at the bottom. Later scuttles and mugs do not include the holes, and thus can be used with creams and soft soaps. Some scuttles and mugs have concentric circles on the bottom, which retain some water thus helping to build lather. In use, the shaving brush is dunked into the wide spout, allowing it to soak into the water and heat up. The soap is placed in the soap holder. When needed, one can take the brush and brush it against the soap, bringing up a layer of lather; excess water is drained back. This allows conservation of water and soap, whilst retaining enough heat to ensure a long shave.


Backstamp: AK over D over France

Measures: 5 1/2" Handle to spout x 4 1/8" H x 3 1/4" W

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Item id: CUP233
Type: Antique, Porcelain, Hand Painted, Limoges
Origin: France • French
Purpose: Mugs
Item type: Antique