Antique Ridgways England Lustreware Mugs, Coaching Days, Old Absinthe House Pair
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Display them together on an old kitchen shelf, bar cart, study, or New Orleans collection, or use them as pencil cups and small vases if drinking from century-old pottery is not your plan. The pair brings English coaching imagery and New Orleans retail history into one very specific conversation.
Both antique lustreware mugs are marked Ridgways England. One features Coaching Days and Coaching Ways imagery. The other was retailed by D.H. Holmes Co. of New Orleans and features the Old Absinthe House. They are sold together because the shared maker, finish, and age make them a stronger pair.
Good antique condition with expected age-related crazing, surface wear, and possible gilding loss. Approx. 4 in tall with 3 in rim diameters each. Please review every condition photograph.
Item details: Subject: one Coaching Days and Coaching Ways mug and one D.H. Holmes New Orleans Old Absinthe House mug. Maker or brand: Ridgways England; one retailed for D.H. Holmes Co., New Orleans. Era: Early 1900s. Origin: England. Style: antique transferware, lustreware, and regional souvenir pottery. Materials: glazed earthenware, transfer decoration, lustre glaze. Measurements: Approx. 4 in H x 3 in rim diameter each. Includes: two antique mugs. Use and function: collectible drinkware and display pieces for a bar, library, New Orleans collection, or transferware shelf.
Condition: Good antique condition. Both are marked Ridgways England. Expect light crazing, gilding wear, surface marks, and age variation. Any specific rim nicks or hairlines are photographed and disclosed. Every known flaw, repair, missing part, or area of wear is described here and shown in the photographs. Please review every image before purchasing.
Packaging: The two mugs will be wrapped separately with handles, rims, and bases protected. Reusable and recycled packing materials may be used when they provide the safest protection.
The Wander House sourcing story: Every piece is found by me in person at estate sales, old homes, dusty garages, sheds, and the forgotten corners where worthwhile objects are still waiting. I do not buy ready-to-resell inventory from resale apps. I bring each piece home, clean it, inspect it, research it, photograph it, and choose it because I can still see the life it has left. Prices are kept fair so these pieces can move on, while still helping them reach someone who will value what made them worth saving.
Display them together on an old kitchen shelf, bar cart, study, or New Orleans collection, or use them as pencil cups and small vases if drinking from century-old pottery is not your plan. The pair brings English coaching imagery and New Orleans retail history into one very specific conversation.
Both antique lustreware mugs are marked Ridgways England. One features Coaching Days and Coaching Ways imagery. The other was retailed by D.H. Holmes Co. of New Orleans and features the Old Absinthe House. They are sold together because the shared maker, finish, and age make them a stronger pair.
Good antique condition with expected age-related crazing, surface wear, and possible gilding loss. Approx. 4 in tall with 3 in rim diameters each. Please review every condition photograph.
Item details: Subject: one Coaching Days and Coaching Ways mug and one D.H. Holmes New Orleans Old Absinthe House mug. Maker or brand: Ridgways England; one retailed for D.H. Holmes Co., New Orleans. Era: Early 1900s. Origin: England. Style: antique transferware, lustreware, and regional souvenir pottery. Materials: glazed earthenware, transfer decoration, lustre glaze. Measurements: Approx. 4 in H x 3 in rim diameter each. Includes: two antique mugs. Use and function: collectible drinkware and display pieces for a bar, library, New Orleans collection, or transferware shelf.
Condition: Good antique condition. Both are marked Ridgways England. Expect light crazing, gilding wear, surface marks, and age variation. Any specific rim nicks or hairlines are photographed and disclosed. Every known flaw, repair, missing part, or area of wear is described here and shown in the photographs. Please review every image before purchasing.
Packaging: The two mugs will be wrapped separately with handles, rims, and bases protected. Reusable and recycled packing materials may be used when they provide the safest protection.
The Wander House sourcing story: Every piece is found by me in person at estate sales, old homes, dusty garages, sheds, and the forgotten corners where worthwhile objects are still waiting. I do not buy ready-to-resell inventory from resale apps. I bring each piece home, clean it, inspect it, research it, photograph it, and choose it because I can still see the life it has left. Prices are kept fair so these pieces can move on, while still helping them reach someone who will value what made them worth saving.
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