Post #775458 by HillbillyBaggy on Fri, Apr 28, 2017 2:55 PM

Thanks tikicoma and Jamoorea. There are mugs that I've paid a lot for and have no regrets, but finding something like this in the wild is pretty surreal. I'm not putting it on display until I have a safe place for it and some museum putty to hold it down.

Bumboo, I think both mugs are good restoration candidates considering how rare these are. My uncle just had a priceless antique ceramic piece restored by a highly qualified person (I think in LA or San Diego). If you're interested, let me know and I'll get the info.

I'm really hoping to find out more info on the history of this mug. Except for the illustration that DC posted early in this thread, I haven't been able to find any pics of it in situ, either in menus or in old pics. The designer/maker is also a bit of a mystery. There are a handful of mugs with the Vermonde inscription. I spent some time researching Vermonde and may have found info on this artist. I'll post more after some more digging on this topic, maybe on the crypto mugs thread. Not because this mug is crypto, but pics of it in use are.

[ Edited by: HillbillyBaggy 2017-04-28 15:38 ]