Monogrammed Silver Stirrup Cup with Fox Head hand-painted ceramic Abercrombie & Fitch was founded

Abercrombie & Fitch was founded in 1892 in downtown Manhattan as a store selling professional gear to professional outdoorsmen

It was purchased from an estate sale that included a wonderful collection of mid-century and contemporary ceramics from Japan

Presumed mid-century

it can happily be worn fall

There is a nice warm patina to the grass

Monogrammed Silver Stirrup Cup with Fox Head hand-painted ceramic Abercrombie & Fitch was foundedI purchased this piece in a very badly tarnished statein part because I could not resist the fabulous fox head, but also because I didnt know exactly what it was and wanted to find out! Happily, the silver plate polished right up, and I also found its exact twin selling online for $275. I especially like what it is: a stirrup cup, made for holding a drink while mounted on horseback, typically prior to the beginning of a hunt hence the fox head. This