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Lot 291
Sale 1314 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
Mar 15, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$500 -
700
Price Realized
$1,080
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Three Grocer's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mugs
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
comprising two mugs depicting grocery delivery wagons identified Stephen Zicarelli and C.S. Ackerman, and a mug identified Giuseppe Comarelli depicting a storefront flanked by American and Italian flags.
storefront mug marked T&V on underside.
Height of largest 3 7/8 inches.
Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists from Castle Garden and Ellis Island record the arrival of a Giuseppe Comarelli in 1906 from Naples, Italy aboard the Princess Irene with $12 in monetary possessions. His final destination was listed as Scranton, Pennsylvania at the time of his arrival, although no city directories from this area document a grocer by the same name.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey



