A Creussen stoneware mug dated 1656 with later Russian Fabergé silver mounts

H.: 17 cm - L.: 20,5 cm
Inner diameter: 12,3 cm

The mug inscribed 'Iohannes Georg Elbelius Vogt Zu Goldcronach 1656'.
The silver marked for Julius Rappoport, 84 Ztny., Fabergé.

Condition: (UV-checked)
- With a chip on the top rim of ca. 22 mm at the longest point and ca. 8 mm at the highest point.
- With a hairline starting around the armorial medallion, extending downwards past the S of 'Elbelius' and further on into the base.
- A small superficial extension of the hairline visible on the exterior, above S. Thomas's head.
- The base with an old inscribed inventory number.
- The silver foot marked IP, the cover with 3 impressed marks. The cover very slightly deformed.