Tonga Room Fairmont Hotel San Francisco Earring Head Tiki Mug

This is an extremely rare tiki mug from The Tonga Room at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, California.

It features an embossed face on its front surface that is wearing a pair of earrings.

Condition note: this mug has no chips, cracks, or stains.  There is very fine crazing present throughout this mug which is not very noticeable.  Please see the last photo for an example of what this crazing looks like in one spot, but please keep in mind its present on all of the mug's surface.  The ears have a different appearance than the rest of the mug with some brown paint scattered on it but mostly they are a lighter color.  Please see the 7th & 8th photos that show close up detail of each ear.  There are also scratches that surround the right ear towards the back of the mug,  I placed red arrow in photos 2 & 3 pointing to the general location of these scratches.  There is also some extra ceramic material inside on the bottom surface and a curved line of extra ceramic material protruding from the surface, please see the red arrows pointing to these in the 5th photo.

Overall this mug is in good condition.  Please study the photos carefully and draw your own conclusions regarding its condition.

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• Height (in): 5.0
• Diameter (in): 3.9
• Weight (oz): 12.80
• Material: Ceramic
• Year: Unknown

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