Mustache Cups: Timeless Victorian Treasures

By Glenn Erardi and Pauline C. Peck

Information about mustache cups has been a well-kept Victorian secret, but this book brushes away the myths and the mystery. Here these Victorian oddities are displayed and explained, from dainty miniatures to hefty farmers' cups. Whether made from ceramics, pottery, silver, or other metals, mustache cups and their many surprising accessories are shown to be cross-collectibles for specialists of all types of tableware. A history of mustache cups is provided, and over 600 color photographs feature more than 640 cups, representing such famous manufacturers as Meissen, Dresden, Royal Crown Derby, Irish Belleek, Limoges, Nippon, and R.S. Prussia. Price guides are included.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764309242
• ISBN13: 9780764309243
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 2.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.6" x 11.1"

Customer Reviews

The Book Mustache Cup Collectors Have Been Waiting For!

If you collect mustache cups--you need this valuable collector's guide. Written in an enjoyable format, the book gives hundreds of colorful pictures of mustache cups and saucers from around the world. There are pages of valuable potters marks to check your own with. There is even a section on quadruple plate mustache cups and marks. The history of the cups is great. And, best of all, there is a price/value guide for each cup. Now I know what my collection is worth! I'm so glad that this book has finally been written. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Wonderful Referance Guide!

A great place for both new and old collectors a like to find information! The detailed photo's are as much of a pleasure to look at as the text is to read. I only wish the Young family would send their collection on tour!

A Definite "Must Have" for Serious Collectors

Not since Dorothy Hammond's 1972 book on Mustache Cups has anyone written on this subject. Pauline and Glenn are to be congratulated for producing this fine publication which, in my opinion, is long overdue. The book is split into chapters dealing with the different types of cups and saucers and it is well illustrated with detailed photographs. No matter how many pictures the book has, though, there never seems to be enough of them and they leave you wanting more. One chapter that I particularly found useful deals with manufacturer's marks. This is an excellent reference section that should help date most marked pieces in any collection.The authors have included valuations on most pieces which they explained should act as only a guide to real market prices. The problem with listing valuations, which Dorothy Hammond also acknowledged, is that prices may soon become out of date or not be truly reflective of the actual market prices when one considers the multitude of styles, types and condition of pieces that exist.I know that the authors are considering a second edition: I hope they succeed.

COLLECTORS/DEALERS MUST HAVE

AS A COLLECTOR AND SON OF A COLLECTOR I CAN SAY WITHOUT THIS BOOK YOU WILL BE LOST. THE SECTION ON THE MARKS COULD STAND ALONE. FOR US COLLECTORS THIS IS GOING TO BE FUN SEEING WHAT ITEM COME "OUT OF THE CLOSET" AND INTO THE MARKET!COMPLAINT, THE SECTION ON SILVER CUPS IS TO SMALL.

Long Overdue Much Needed Wonderful Book

I have been selling mustache cups and related Victoriana for many years. Collectors have been asking me for more information and until now I have had no answers. This book is so well written. The photographs are very clear. The best part is that now we have a price guide. As an Antique dealer and appraiser I live for books like this. My only complaint is that it isn't enough! I hope there are more to come from this author and photographer. I highly recommend this book to all who are interested in the subject and to all dealers who always need good reference books!