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Lot 15
Sale 6373 - Wedgwood and European Ceramics from the Dr. Ellis F. Rubin & Suzanne Borow Rubin Collection, Part VI
Lots Open
Feb 19, 2025
Lots Close
Mar 4, 2025
Timed Online / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$300 -
500
Price Realized
$384
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A Creamware Transfer-Decorated 'Courtship and Matrimony' Mug
Early 19th century
Transfer decorated with an ambigram of a man and woman in a reserve and reading 'Courtship and Matrimony' above a poem reading "When two Fond Fools together meet, Each look gives Joy, each Kiss so Sweet; But wed how cold, and cross they be, Turn up side down, and then you'll see"; together with a transfer printed calendar mug for 1826.
Height: 4 7/8 in.
Property from the Collection of Dr. Ellis F. Rubin and Suzanne Borow Rubin
This lot is located in Philadelphia.