Puzzle Mug Prague Czechoslovakia pottery

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Puzzle Mug from 1984. Handmade in Prague. Mug is in excellent condition. No cracks, one tiny chip of glaze (see last photo) but it's barely noticeable and does not detract from the beauty of this piece. Lovely coloring, artwork and script. The bottom is initialed and dated (1984) by the artist. It also says Prague, Czechoslovakia 1985 on it. A beautiful piece of pottery and craftmaship. 7" tall - approx 6" wide, including handle "In the simple days of old, drinkers carousing in taverns might have enjoyed their brew from pottery mugs especially designed for boisterous amusement....Unless held to the mouth in exactly the right way, a Puzzle Mug would spill beer down the drinkers shirt. This was a big hit with the tavern crowd...The mugs were designed with multiple dribble holes and tunnels inside the handle and cup rim, the handle or walls connected to a drinking spout at the lip of the cup. This would allow the drinker to suck up his beverage, providing his fingers covered the right combination of false drinking spouts also placed around the cup lip. If he attempted drinking from the cup in the customary fashion, the beverage would pour out through perforations carved just under the cup's lip. As the evening progressed into a rowdy uproar, finding the safe spot from which to drink would become increasingly chancy, providing merriment read more

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