Vintage Grafton China Pastel Fluted Teacup and Saucer – Yellow, Mint Green, or Baby Blue, Rose Bouquet Interior, Gold Trim, England 1940s
Sold · archived in our galleryThree colours, one design — choose Yellow, Mint Green, or Baby Blue. Each is sold individually as a teacup and saucer set.
The fluted body fans out from base to rim in soft vertical ribs, catching the pastel glaze at different angles so the colour shifts from pale to saturated as the light moves. Each scalloped rim is traced in gold, and the handle carries a fine gold line down its spine. The ribbing gives the cup a petal-like silhouette — almost like holding a tulip. Grafton China, produced by A.B. Jones & Sons in Longton, was known for exactly this kind of understated elegance — strong colour, clean shape, restrained gilding.
Turn the cup and look inside: a spray of pink roses, blue cornflowers, and yellow buds circles just below the rim — a hidden garden visible only when you lift the cup to drink. The same bouquet appears at the centre of each saucer, surrounded by the pastel ground. The saucer carries the same fluted moulding as the cup, so the two sit together as a single coordinated piece. Three colours, three moods — collect one or mix all three for a pastel tea table.
Please select your colour from the dropdown menu. Price is per teacup and saucer set.
Details
- Type
- Teacup and Saucer (sold individually — select colour)
- Maker
- Grafton China (A.B. Jones & Sons Ltd)
- Origin
- England (Longton, Staffordshire)
- Era
- Circa 1940s
- Pattern
- Pastel ground with floral interior
- Shape
- Fluted with scalloped rim
- Size
- Standard teacup size
- Material
- Fine Bone China
- Decoration
- Pastel enamel ground (yellow, mint green, or baby blue), floral transfer interior (roses, cornflowers), gold scalloped rim and handle trim
- Markings
- Grafton China mark, "England"
Condition
Mint Green & Baby Blue: Very good vintage condition. Pastel glazes even and vivid, floral transfers intact, gold trim bright. No chips, cracks, or repairs. Yellow: Sold as is — a light brown hairline crack is visible on the cup body. Saucer is in very good condition. Priced accordingly. Please review all photos as part of the condition record.
Backstamp & Pattern
- Maker
- Grafton China (A.B. Jones & Sons Ltd)
- Pattern
- Pastel ground with floral interior
- Era
- Circa 1940s
- Mark on base
- Grafton China mark, "England"
A. B. Jones & Sons' Grafton / Royal Grafton mark; the wording points to a 20th-century piece.
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