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Two Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mugs with Horse-Drawn Wagons
Estimate: $600-$800
Sold
$700
Live Auction
A Cut Above: The Barbershop Collection of James Carpenter, Part III
Location
Cincinnati
Description

Two Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mugs with Horse-Drawn Wagons

Late 19th/20th Century

comprising an example identified R.S. Bartle and depicting a horse-drawn bottler wagon, and an example identified Henry C. Merz and depicting a horse-drawn wagon reading Moving Vans Brooklyn N.Y, set against a pink wrap.
Bartle mug signed J. Mooney and marked Limoges France, and Merz mug stamped Austria.
Height of largest 3 5/8 inches.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey

Condition
Bottler mug with chip to base.