Loving Companions, Huge Bright White 19th C. Staffordshire Transferware Loving Cup games I've looked at enough of

I've looked at enough of these carved Inuit figures to feel pretty confident that he dates to the late 19th century or so

and a little research leads me to the believe with quite a bit of confidence that the H

) Very special feeling and beautiful from every side

those upper drawers were in fact never completed

as are the lines and proportions of the structure

Loving Companions, Huge Bright White 19th C. Staffordshire Transferware Loving Cup games I've looked at enough ofSome 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