Stunning, Super Crisp Hand-painted c. mid 19th Century Mug with Greek Key Pattern brown with white stripes ) at the time

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There are times when I am simply incapable of not buying something

Stunning, Super Crisp Hand-painted c. mid 19th Century Mug with Greek Key Pattern brown with white stripes ) at the timeI purchased this bright white beauty of a mug with hand painted "Greek Key" decoration from a dealer in New Hampshire with always unexpected things at great prices; recently from him I grabbed a huge, fine, 18th Chinese export punch bowl with gorgeous staple repairs. I've done a fair bit of searching and can find no exact likeness, but turned up a couple of references, the most useful a c. 1863 Copeland (British) basic and pitcher with hand painted