Stirrup Cups

A rare English creamware pottery pope and devil stirrup cup, "When the Pope frowns, the Devil smiles", decorated in underglaze oxide colors

Antique Silver Plated Stag's Head Stirrup Cup Dated Circa 1920's A stirrup cup is a "parting cup" given to guests, especially when they are leaving and have their feet in the stirru...

The realism of this stirrup cup is a testament to the decorative skills of the Derby Porcelain workshops.

AN ANTIQUE ENGLISH, LUSTREWARE, FOX HEAD STIRRUP CUP CIRCA 1860

AN ANTIQUE ENGLISH, BASSALT, FOX HEAD STIRRUP CUP CIRCA 1860

AN ANTIQUE ENGLISH, DERBY, FOX HEAD STIRRUP CUP CIRCA 1860

Approximate height of each stirrup cup: 3½ inches (9 cm). The set also comes with a bespoke oak display stand for when the set of out of its presentation case.  

An amusing satirical anti-Catholic Staffordshire pearl ware pottery metamorphose stirrup or Ryton cup made in early 19th century. The cup has reversible heads of the Pope and the Dev...

In superb condition and the head twist off like a very large stirrup type cup. Fully marked and a fabulous centrepiece.

Pair of Gucci silver plated bronze stirrup cups. Signed: Gucci Italy.

This spotted hound's head stirrup cup has 2 details which make it memorable.

The most common form of stirrup cup is the fox. The rabbit is rare. It would make a great addition to any collection of stirrup cups.

Porcelain stirrup cup in the form of a rabbit's head. Most of the stirrup cups we find are modeled as foxes or hounds.

The rim of this silver stirrup cup is encircled with a plain moulded border.

Set of nine silverplated stirrup cups, deer-motif goblets.

This stunning pair of Scottish silver stirrup cups bears the maker’s mark of Hamilton & Inches of Edinburgh.

The rim of this silver stirrup cup is encircled with a plain moulded border.

A beautifully cast sterling silver stirrup cup in the form of a greyhound. These cups were traditionally used to take a drink before going on a hunt and are now used at various ridin...

English Staffordshire stirrup cup, circa 1960s. This is a copy of an original stirrup cup, which are very rare to find in the original antique form.

Antique English porcelain stirrup cup in the form of a red fox head. Dimension: 2.5" at neck, 5" from collar to tip of nose, 3" D.

This exceptional contemporary cast sterling silver stirrup cup has been realistically modelled in the form of a fox's head.

English Porcelain Fox-head Stirrup Cup, Possibly Derby, Bloor or Stevenson & Hancock, Circa 1820 The small, finely modeled stirrup Cup is in the form of a fox head with a gold colla...

This sterling silver stirrup cup is encircled with a plain border to the posterior surface.

This rare porcelain stirrup cup was made in the form of the head of a fish; a salmon.

6 pewter Goblets/stirrup cups with animal heads.

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.

The hound-head creamware stirrup cup with unusual decoration of large splotches producing a charming, folky look.

Large Staffordshire Pearlware Fox Hound Stirrup Cup, Circa 1820 This is a fine example of a Staffordshire pearlware stirrup cup from the early 19th century.

As part of an English tradition, a stirrup cup is a "parting cup" given to riding companions while in the stirrups, usually with Port or Sherry, before embarking on a foxhunt.

Molded in the style of Ralph Wood, this fierce looking fox head stirrup cup is painted in bright orange with brown details.

Fox-head Stirrup Cup, Pearlware, English, Early 19th Century.

Stirrup cups ranged from shot glass size to large, fist-sized cups.

Pair of Staffordshire porcelain stirrup cups in the form of hunting dogs, 19th century, England.

Set of two silver plated animal heads stirrup, goblets, cups, made in Italy. Vintage Gucci stag stirrup cups, silver plated brass, signed.

Stirrup Cups are given to departing guests when they have their feet in the stirrups.

This stirrup cup is of exceptional quality and of heavy weight.

Early 19th century English ceramic fox stirrup cup England, 1830 Measures: 5" H, 3" W, 3" D.

This exceptional fox head stirrup cup retains the original gilded interior.

A pair of Sterling Silver Fox Head Shaped Stirrup Cups modelled with a fine attention to detail and are of a heavy weight.

Stirrup cups, used traditionally for toasts to the hunt after the riders were mounted, had no need for a foot.

Early 19th Century Pearlware Pottery Hound Head Stirrup Cup, Circa 1820 The charming pearlware stirrup cup depicts a fox hound with a yellow collar.

British Porcelain Large Stirrup Cup of a Hound, Circa 1820 The English porcelain stirrup cup is in the form of a hound head.

"The Start of the Hunt": 18th-Century English Creamware Fox-Head Stirrup Cup Circa 1775 A spirited and well-modeled English creamware stirrup cup in the form of a fox's head, dating...

A fine antique Staffordshire pottery fox head stirrup cup. Deaccessioned from Colonial Williamsburg.

Stirrup cups modelled as hounds are extremely rare and sought after.

"The exact origin of the 'stirrup cup', or 'parting cup', is unknown. However it seems tied to fox hunting when men gathering for the hunt on a cool morning would enjoy a drink as th...

The large Stevenson & Hancock Derby porcelain naturalistic stirrup cup is painted in shades of brown and white with a gilt collar reading "Tally Ho!.

Antique English fox-head pearlware large pottery stirrup cup, circa 1820-1830. The stirrup cup is of a large size and most unusually in white.

Antique 19th century English porcelain stirrup cup in the shape of a hound’s head. Stirrup cups were used in England for hunting with dogs, for a drink before the hunt while the hunt...

Early 20th Century Royale Stratford English Porcelain Fox Stirrup Cup Hand-painted porcelain. England, 1900-1930.

., this handsome pair of Sterling Silver Stirrup Cups, are modelled as a dog and fox head.

The stirrup cup measures 7"(18cm) tall with a diameter of 4"(10cm) and weighs 13.5 troy ounces.  

., this astonishing set of 24, Elizabeth II period, sterling silver stirrup cups, are wonderfully modelled as stags heads.