Very Rare 1920’s Fortune Telling Cup & Saucer By Wimsatt Canonsburg Pottery Co.
Item History & Price
Reference Number: Avaluer:69388 | Featured Refinements: Fortune Cup |
Original/Reproduction: Antique Original | Age: 1900-1940 |
Type: Cup & Saucer Set | Maker: Wimsatt Canonsburg Pottery Co. |
Color: Beige |
Incredibly hard to find Rare 1920’s Fortune Telling Psychic Cup & Saucer by Wimsatt Canonsburg potteries
Dates: patented June 19, 1928
Dimensions: Tea cup and saucer: Tea cup: 2 1/8" tall x 4 1/2" across the top Saucer: 5/8 " high and 6" in diameter
Markings: cup: (on underside printed in gold above glaze) PATS. / 1729235 / & /DES. 75596 / MADE IN U. S. A. Saucer: (u...nder glaze in blue) CANONSBURG / POTTERY CO. on underside (over glaze in gold) PATS. / 1729235 /&/ DES. 75597 / C-GENEVIVE WIMSATT
For sale is this very hard to find and rare fortune telling teacup by Genevieve Wimsatt.
It was produced by the Canonsburg Pottery Co. and little information is known as to quantity produced. The cup features an array of symbols, and each is used as guide to read the shapes of brewed tea leaves thus foretelling your future. The saucer features the 12 Chinese Zodiac signs. If you look up her original patent, you’ll see each symbol described in detail.