Loving Companions, Huge Bright White 19th C. Staffordshire Transferware Loving Cup victorian shoe ornament and detailed on both sides

and detailed on both sides with ears and eyes and brows

very early 19th c

finely made

Plus with the effect of the text appearing as if double when viewed at certain angles

reading "Exportadores del Inca S

Loving Companions, Huge Bright White 19th C. Staffordshire Transferware Loving Cup victorian shoe ornament and detailed on both sidesSome things photograph well and some things are vastly reduced in translation a good part of the beauty of this c. 1830s Staffordshire "loving cup" is its grand scale, more the size of a trophy than a mug and indeed loving cups (two handled, typically oversized vessels) were are often awarded to victors of competitions (well suited for lifting overhead!). I of course am partial to the "loving" aspect a cup to be shared by two, taking turns, one handle