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What are stirrup cups used for?
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Stirrup cups were traditionally used for giving a drink to someone on horseback. Most often, people presented them to those about to depart for hunts. As a result, many have deer, fox, dog or duck etchings. Find a variety of stirrup cups on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
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19th Century English Staffordshire Equestrian Fox Stirrup Cup
Located in Pearland, TX
A fine 19th century English Staffordshire fox hunting stirrup cup. This charming stirrup cup is in the form of a fox head and hand painted with beautiful details.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Valenti Boar Pitcher and Stirrup Cups Set
By Valenti
Located in Northampton, GB
The stirrup cups stand both with the flute downwards when on display or upright when using for liquor.
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Silver Plate
Contemporary Sterling Silver Stirrup Cup by James R Biggins
By James R. Biggins 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
The rim of this stirrup cup is encircled with a plain moulded border.
Category
2010s English Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Dog Stirrup Cup, Sheffield 2011, Excellent Condition
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
This Sheffield silver stirrup cup is encircled with a plain border to the posterior surface.
Category
2010s British Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mauro Manetti Stirrup Cup, Brass & Silver Plate, Boar Head, 1970
By Gucci
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Playful stirrup cup from the 1970s in brass and silver plate.
Category
Mid-20th Century English Elizabethan Barware
Materials
Silver Plate, Pewter, Brass
20th Century Italian Silver Plated Fox Stirrup Cups, C.1970
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Mid-20th century Italian silver plated set of four stirrup cups, the head realistically cast as a fox heads with ears pricked, stirrup cups modelled as foxes are extremely rare and s...
Category
20th Century Italian Barware
Materials
Silver Plate
