COALPORT MUG DATED 1872 HENRY LLOYD HANLEY CASTLE HAND PAINTD 2 FISHTAIL HANDLES For Sale

An Extremely rare Coalport loving mug. It has the 2 Coalport distinctive doubled fishtail handles and is trimmed in gold. It is hand painted in gold on one side reading \"Henry Lloyd Hanley Castle 1872\" in a handpainted reserve curlicue design. On the front side is a handpainted bucolic Victorian scene purporting to be Hanley Castle with grazing sheep, a stream, fisherman and figures. The main body is a deep raspberry red with gold trim around the top and bottom. Called \"loving mugs\" these were often made to celebrate the birth of a royal progeny; a christening; a wedding; presented to the invited guests and to serve special drinks at the celebrations. etc. This particular loving cup is a Coalport design with the rare double fishtail handles,It is in near perfect condition with some age expected wear to the gold and a tiny center crack on one of the doubled handles. (These handles are each made in 2 pieces and crossed at the tops and bottoms and this hairline crack shows (if magnified) on one side of the handle at the top and one side at the bottom. It is minor and does not show up in photographs.The Loving cup Is 4\" tall and 4\" in diameter. About 7\" wide including handles.It will be triple wrapped, double boxed, tracked and insured for delivery.