Auction 68 · Lot 57
LARGE ENGLISH CERAMIC MUG.
- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500
- Hammer price
- $800
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Publication
c. 1820
Description
Featuring image entitled “The Jew’s Velocipede” depicting a Jew riding a bicycle composed of a sack of old clothes mounted on two wheels. On reverse is “The Alderman’s Velocipede.” Decorative border along interior and at handle. Height: 4 inches; Diameter: 3.875 inches.
summary
This image is after “Everyone His Hobby,” the 1819 engraving published by Thomas Tegg. See A. Rubens, A Jewish Iconography (1981) no. 1138).
For another example see, Sotheby’s New York, Judaica, March 16th, 1999, lot 155.