Loving Companions, Huge Bright White 19th C. Staffordshire Transferware Loving Cup victorian shoe ornament reading "Exportadores del Inca S

reading "Exportadores del Inca S

the lower legs extend to 14" wide

and detailed on both sides with ears and eyes and brows

finely made

very early 19th c

Loving Companions, Huge Bright White 19th C. Staffordshire Transferware Loving Cup victorian shoe ornament reading "Exportadores del Inca SSome things photograph well and some things are vastly reduced in translation a good part of the beauty of this c. 1830s Staffordshire "loving cup" is its grand scale, more the size of a trophy than a mug and indeed loving cups (two handled, typically oversized vessels) were are often awarded to victors of competitions (well suited for lifting overhead!). I of course am partial to the "loving" aspect a cup to be shared by two, taking turns, one handle