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Trader Vic's Pig Mug?
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LT
LOL Tiki
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10/31/2007
Is this legit? My gut says no. |
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SilverLine
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10/31/2007
Yeah, I saw that on flea-bay and said What the f**? I also await a ruling from the judges. |
SDT
Sweet Daddy Tiki
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11/01/2007
They were used to serve Vic's famous Mai Sty. Navy Hog? |
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Koolau
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11/01/2007
Hogcutter? Scorpigon Bowl? Singaboar Sling? |
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teaKEY
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11/01/2007
IN the oceanic books, Kava was served in a pig bowl. [ Edited by: teaKEY 2007-11-01 13:40 ] |
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Johnny Dollar
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11/01/2007
mmm... severed kava... i think it might be for a porks reviver |
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Unga Bunga
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11/01/2007
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Phillip Roberts
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11/02/2007
[ Edited by: filslash 2008-09-20 20:14 ] |
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Koolau
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11/02/2007
Well, it closed yesterday at $59.76, so someone believes/knows it's from TV. |
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8FT Tiki
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11/03/2007
No that's their "swine glass". |
LT
LOL Tiki
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11/05/2007
So you think this is a personal piece of work done by Vic as opposed to something used in the restaurants? |
PR
Phillip Roberts
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11/05/2007
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LT
LOL Tiki
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11/05/2007
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Phillip Roberts
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11/05/2007
Vic's work seemed mostly to be little bronzes... Small Penguins, and other animals etc... Just what I've seen. But here's a big example... from Berkley heritage Smilodon californicus, commonly known as the sabretoothed cat or sabretoothed tiger, is the official California State Fossil. The smilodon statue in the photo above was created by Victor Bergeron, founder of Trader Vic’s, and can be found in the plaza south of McCone Hall on the U.C. campus, where it has been pouncing on passers-by for many years. These days, the big cat’s pounce is blocked by an even larger trailer that takes up most of the plaza. The trailer serves the construction project across the way, where the C.V. Starr East Asian Library will be built on the recently despoiled and graded Observatory Hill. [ Edited by: filslash 2007-11-05 13:39 ] |
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Sabu The Coconut Boy
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11/05/2007
This enigmatic white ibex (or some sort of antelope) at the old Beverly Hills Trader Vics was also a sculpture by Vic himself. |
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Tiki-Kate
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11/06/2007
Vic painted too. (The golfing nuns always crack me up.) |
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Tikisgrl
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11/06/2007
Guess the pig had a brother? Sister? Not one of a kind for sure... Maybe someone should ask the dealer for the story behind the pig? Tikisgrl |
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Bogielocks
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11/06/2007
Sure it wasn't Trader Nic? Looks like the so called "V" could have been an "N" LOL |
LT
LOL Tiki
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11/06/2007
Wow, talented guy that Vic. |
LT
LOL Tiki
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11/06/2007
Good idea. I sent the seller a note asking how the pig is connected to Trader Vic. |
LT
LOL Tiki
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11/07/2007
The Seller responds...
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sneakyjack
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11/08/2007
another chance at the swine: ebay item number - 120180466893 |
LT
LOL Tiki
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11/08/2007
The lucky winner takes home a little piggy for $109.26 + $7.00 s/h. |
SDT
Sweet Daddy Tiki
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11/10/2007
Here's another polypop pig: Coco Joe Piggy Pack. Never seen one of these before today. What was in the hollowed out part? |
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Phillip Roberts
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11/10/2007
[ Edited by: filslash 2008-09-20 20:18 ] |
LT
LOL Tiki
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11/12/2007
Sweet little oinker. |
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bigbrotiki
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11/12/2007
Wish I had access to that cool pig scorpion bowl illustration from the Tonga Lei menu...it probably remained an illustration, never seen one in hard ceramic form. In lieu of that, here my favorite pig pin up, shot (photographed!) last week in situ :) : |
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bigbrotiki
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12/21/2007
OK, so I am home now, and just came across the above mentioned Tonga Lei menu. And thus, behold: The Tonga Lei Pig Bowl ! : Anybody ever seen anything like that !? Here is the menu's cover, you have seen it in the BOT:
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Koolau
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02/25/2008
So I'm looking through all the photos on the "Trader Vic Warehouse Sale" thread - look who's hanging out on the shelves in the upper left background: For me, that pretty much verifies that these pig mugs are authentic TV. |
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02/25/2008
Yeah, I'd say that confirms it. |
LT
LOL Tiki
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02/25/2008
Agreed, that's pretty solid confirmation. The photo should be saved for posterity; I don't think "ceramic pig" is the first thing that pops into people's minds when they hear "Trader Vic's". Good eye! |
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TikiPhil
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02/25/2008
It's from Trader Vics, but is it safe to classify it "Tiki" or "Polynesian Pop"? |
LT
LOL Tiki
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02/25/2008
Good point; some of the later TV stuff was horrific (Red Pants, Peeping Tom). Maybe if the pig had an apple in its mouth...? |
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Koolau
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02/26/2008
LOL Tiki - the TV mugs you cited are not "later stuff" - they were hand-made in Hawaii in the 60's-70's-80's(?) by Polynesian Pottery (Daga) and I think "SSS" exclusively for the Trader Vic's in Waikiki. This Trader Vic's was not associated with the TV Corporation or Vic himself - something Vic railed about often. "Horrific" is kind of a rough description - how about "crude" instead? Each mug is different, and have a lot of character and detail. Another Trader Vic Hawaii mug is the famous Seahorse mug - later made by Louie B Ceramics up into the 90's for the Fisherman's Wharf restaurant, and now made by Gecko. |
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