Hand-Painted Floral Teacup & Saucer

The Hand-Painted Floral Teacup & Saucer is a piece that connects you to a long tradition of decorative ceramic art. Each cup and saucer is individually painted by hand using underglaze colours applied with fine brushes before the final glaze firing — a process that requires skill, patience, and a steady hand, and that results in decoration of a quality and vitality that transfer-printed decoration can never match. The floral motif — loose, botanical, slightly impressionistic — features a variety of blooms rendered in soft pinks, dusty blues, warm cream, and sage green against the translucent white of the porcelain.

The cup holds 180ml — the traditional volume for afternoon tea — and has a delicate, elegant profile that tapers toward the foot and flares gently at the rim. The handle is a refined oval loop, sized for two-finger holding in the English manner. The saucer has a deep well that holds the cup securely and a broad enough rim to accommodate a small biscuit alongside the cup without crowding.

The porcelain is fine and translucent — held up to a strong light, you can see the shadow of your fingers through the cup wall — which gives it the almost luminous quality that distinguishes truly fine porcelain from ordinary ceramics. This translucency is a function of the purity of the clay and the high firing temperature required to achieve full vitrification of porcelain.

Each cup and saucer is sold as a set and is presented in a gift box lined with tissue paper. The pieces are dishwasher-safe, though hand-washing is recommended to preserve the delicacy of the hand-painted decoration over the longest possible time. A beautiful gift for anyone who loves the ritual of proper tea.