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Mustache Tea Cup and Saucer Klingberg/Dwenger 1890-1910 Limoges France
$82 SALE
$109 25% Off
You save $27
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This is a beautiful cup and saucer set that would look great on display. The background is a brilliant white with gold fleur-de-lis are hand painted on the side of the rim of the cup and saucer. The mustache bridge, rims and handle have been adorned with gold. There is a flea bite chip on the cup rim that can be felt but not seen but no cracks; manufacturing anomalies may exist, the occasional tiny iron speck, dust 'bump' in the glaze, etc.
Wearing a mustache was very popular during the Victorian and Edwardian eras (1837-1910). In fact it was practically required for certain military ranks and social positions. The mustache cup was invented in the 1860s by Harvey Adams, an English potter. Adams added an extra piece of clay that formed an arch or bridge near the rim of the cup. This additional piece acted as a guard for the mustache, allowing the user to drink from the cup while preventing the mustache from coming in contact with the liquid. Thus the cup prevented mustache wax from melting into the beverage or the liquid from staining the mustache, not to mention a soggy mustache. However, with the addition of the guard to the cup it caused the cup to become specifically a right-handed or a left-handed cup.
Cup: 5/78” W With handle 4” W without -2 1/4 H
Saucer: 6” W 1” H
Wearing a mustache was very popular during the Victorian and Edwardian eras (1837-1910). In fact it was practically required for certain military ranks and social positions. The mustache cup was invented in the 1860s by Harvey Adams, an English potter. Adams added an extra piece of clay that formed an arch or bridge near the rim of the cup. This additional piece acted as a guard for the mustache, allowing the user to drink from the cup while preventing the mustache from coming in contact with the liquid. Thus the cup prevented mustache wax from melting into the beverage or the liquid from staining the mustache, not to mention a soggy mustache. However, with the addition of the guard to the cup it caused the cup to become specifically a right-handed or a left-handed cup.
Cup: 5/78” W With handle 4” W without -2 1/4 H
Saucer: 6” W 1” H
Item id: PLT273
Type: Decorative, Hand Painted, Limoges
Color: Gold, White
Style: Rococo
Origin: France • French
Purpose: Teacups & Saucers
Item type: Antique
Type: Decorative, Hand Painted, Limoges
Color: Gold, White
Style: Rococo
Origin: France • French
Purpose: Teacups & Saucers
Item type: Antique
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