Beautiful Antique German Erzgebirge Village - Set of 23 Houses horses used back including wishes to

used back including wishes to the recipient for a good and happy new year

This over-sized mug --good for a nice big cup of coffee--features a whaling ship a-sail amid rough seas and thunderous clouds on one side

as it the two might merge into one

perhaps 18th century in fact

Beautiful Antique German Erzgebirge Village - Set of 23 Houses horses used back including wishes toI found these at an antique shop in New Hampshire, which has very beautiful things, and passed them by the first time I saw them, as they were pretty dear. But over the following couple of weeks I thought about them, and even dreamed about them! I don't think photos do them full justice, but the old paint and softened edges and just all over patina on these is to my eye just spectacularly beautiful, and while I have certainly seen other old German