Teacup & Saucer

Vintage Mayfair Bright Sky-Blue Bone China Teacup & Saucer – Pink Rose Bouquet, Gilt Trim, Pattern Ht361, English Cottagecore, 1950s

A bright sky-blue teacup and saucer in the Mayfair pattern — vivid turquoise-blue underglaze cased around the outside of the cup and the rim of the saucer, with white centres holding a small hand-tinted floral bouquet (pink garden roses, yellow daffodils, violets, blue wildflowers, soft green leaves). The rim, foot, and the curved handle all carry a clean 22K gilt line. The cup is a softly waisted shape on a low pedestal foot; the saucer is a gently scalloped circle that catches the cup at the foot ring.

The base reads Mayfair / Bone China / Made in England in cursive script — the small-maker English bone-china format used through the 1950s and 60s by the second-tier Roslyn / Royal Stuart / Royal Vale workshops to issue pattern-named teaware for the broader gift / table market, alongside the main Aynsley / Royal Albert / Royal Doulton lines. The bright sky-blue + small floral combination sits inside the 1950s candy-colour palette that English bone china explored after the war — same family as Royal Albert's Rainbow series and Aynsley's pastel ground line.

A piece for the cottagecore / grandmillennial tea table, for the blue-toned china collector, for a cheerful breakfast cup, or as a Mother's Day / bridal-shower / brighten-someone's-day gift.

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Details

Type
Teacup & Saucer Set
Maker
Mayfair (small English bone-china workshop, likely Roslyn / Royal Stuart / Royal Vale group)
Era
Circa 1950s–1960s
Pattern Number
Ht361 (hand-inked on base)
Pattern
Bright sky-blue ground with central floral bouquet (pink roses, yellow daffodils, violets, blue wildflowers)
Shape
Softly waisted cup with curved D-handle, pedestal foot, scalloped saucer
Size
Cup ~3.5" / 9 cm rim dia × ~2.75" / 7 cm tall; Saucer ~5.5" / 14 cm dia
Material
Fine Bone China
Decoration
Bright sky-blue underglaze; transfer-printed and hand-tinted central floral bouquet; 22K gilt rim, foot, and handle trim
Markings
Cursive Mayfair / Bone China / Made in England + hand-inked pattern number Ht361 on base of both pieces

Condition

Excellent vintage condition. Sky-blue ground bright and even; floral bouquet vivid; gilt rim and handle bright with no rub-through. No chips, cracks, hairlines, or crazing. Please review all photos as part of the condition record.

Backstamp & Pattern

Maker's mark on the base of Vintage Mayfair Bright Sky-Blue Bone China Teacup & Saucer
Maker
Mayfair (small English bone-china workshop, likely Roslyn / Royal Stuart / Royal Vale group)
Pattern
Bright sky-blue ground with central floral bouquet (pink roses, yellow daffodils, violets, blue wildflowers)
Era
Circa 1950s–1960s
Mark on base
Cursive Mayfair / Bone China / Made in England + hand-inked pattern number Ht361 on base of both pieces

The base carries the maker's printed mark; the wording — especially “England” versus “Made in England” versus “Bone China” — together with any pattern or registration number are the main clues to its age.

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