Antique D&C Limoges Occupational Shaving Mug Baker Bread Oven Henry Meuschke For Sale

Item Specifics:Type: Occupational Shaving Mug
Material: Porcelain
Maker: D&C (Delinieres & Co, Limoges, France)
Age: Late 19th/Early 20th Century
Personalization: Henry Meuschke (name in gilt)
Occupation Depicted: BakerDescription:Antique porcelain occupational shaving mug, marked D&C (Delinieres & Co., Limoges, France) on the underside, personalized in gilt lettering for “Henry Meuschke.” The front depicts a detailed bakery scene — a baker sliding a loaf of bread into a brick-fired oven while an apprentice looks on — a wonderful example of the occupational mug tradition, where a tradesman’s profession was hand-painted directly onto his personal barbershop mug.Baker-scene occupational mugs are a genuinely desirable subcategory among shaving mug and barbershop collectors, and this one’s imagery has held up beautifully.Condition: Moderate wear to the gilding (lettering/border), but the bakery scene itself remains in excellent, vivid condition. Some yellowing on the interior. There is a chip on the bottom/base — please see photos for exact size and location. No cracks.