Very pretty vintage tea cup & saucer set made by Royal Albert, England. Both pieces have the black Royal Albert Bone China England mark on their underside bases with a crown but no pattern name, so we don't know which pattern this is. It may be one of the unnamed patters that Royal Albert made, but we're not sure. These pieces have pink & red roses with pale green leaves and a few small white & yellow flowers occasionally tucked among the leaves. We don't know when these pieces were made, they did come out of a home and are not new. We believe the cup uses Royal Albert's "Chelsea" shape.

Scalloped or fluted edge to both teacup and saucer trimmed in gold with gold trimming also around the base of the cup. There is an upward curved handle on one side. Most of the decoration is on the outside of the cup and topside of the saucer, with one area on the upper inside of the cup also having a grouping of roses. These pieces are porcelain or bone china (they are translucent), with the china molded in a soft ridged/fluted manner on the cup sides and upward turned part of the saucer (these sides are not flat, you can feel them flow & curve as made), and further molded in a vertical ridged pattern on the lower part of the cup.

Round saucer with upturned edges and center ridged section for seating the cup, measuring about 5 1/2 inches diameter and sitting about 15/16 inch in height. Cup curves inward from outstretched top rim then expands slightly before cinching in above smaller flared base with slightly fluted/scrolled edge. Cup top opening diameter is about 3 5/8 inches, greatest width including handle is about 4 1/2 inches, base diameter is 1 7/8 inches, and tallest point (to tip of handle) is about 3 inches. The two pieces together sit about 3 1/4 inches at the tallest point.

We've provided 8 images to show both pieces from varied angles and close-ups including the manufacturer marking. Please note that the camera lighting causes white "hot spot" reflections on the high gloss surface (which you can see move across the images). Please use the zoom feature to examine closely. These two pieces weigh slightly over 9 ounces unpacked.

Very nice colorful condition with no major chips, cracks, or crazing, but there is some wear. We do see a good number of small, light surface scratches on the top side of the saucer so perhaps this was used although the cup doesn't show any use wear that we see. These do not jump out at you, you need to look closely when held at an angle in bright light, so this set should be fine on display or in use. As made in manufacture we note some pin/pit dots/tiny dark dots in the glazing and china (a few on the interior of the cup at the bottom), some stray gold paint on the cup from the painting process, a raised dot/bump of extra china on the exterior of the cup, etc. There are other minor signs of age/wear/sitting such as a brown dot on the underside of the saucer but nothing bad.

Neat set which would look terrific on display as part of any tea cup & saucer collection or a grouping of Royal Albert china in particular. Would also be a fun means of enjoying some afternoon tea or coffee!

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