Antique Buffalo Pottery Deldare Ware Mugs, Pair, "Ye Lion Inn," Artist Signed, 1908–1909

Deldare Ware brought the spirit of the old English coaching inn to American tables. Buffalo Pottery, the Buffalo, New York, factory founded by the Larkin soap company, launched the line in 1908, and decorators painted each transfer-printed scene by hand before adding their own signatures. This pair of mugs comes from the beloved "Ye Lion Inn" series. Each shows a colonial gentleman holding forth to a companion settled in his chair, a scene full of humor and period character. Both bear the black-printed buffalo mark with "Deldare Ware Underglaze" on the base. Displayed together on a shelf, or paired with the matching Ye Lion Inn charger, they bring warmth and early 20th-century craftsmanship to any room. Signed L. Palmer, dated 1909.

Dimensions: 4" H