Vintage Royal Albert Pink Rose Chintz Teacup & Saucer – Fluted Rim, Mini Roses, Yellow Buds, Gilt Trim, Bone China, England 1990s
A Royal Albert teacup and saucer in mini rose chintz on a fluted pink rim band — clusters of small pink and yellow roses scattered across the white centre of both pieces, threaded with green foliage, with a pale pink fluted (vertically grooved) rim band running the outside of the cup and the rim of the saucer. The rim, foot, and the scrolled handle carry a 22K gilt line. The cup is in Royal Albert's Crocus shape with a low pedestal foot and a high curl handle.
Royal Albert, founded 1896 in Longton, sits at the centre of the post-war English bone-china teaware market. The firm's Country Roses series — launched 1962 and still produced — became, alongside Lavender Rose and Memory Lane, the most-collected Royal Albert pattern family of the post-war era. The pink-fluted-rim with mini-chintz rose register is one of the Country Roses sub-patterns (the specific sub-name on the base is partially obscured but the design and palette sit clearly inside the Country Roses family).
A cup-and-saucer for the Royal Albert Country Roses collector, for the cottagecore / grandmillennial tea table, for the pink-and-rose interior, or as a Mother's Day / bridal-shower / sixtieth-birthday gift.
Details
- Type
- Teacup & Saucer Set
- Maker
- Royal Albert, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, England
- Era
- Circa 1980s–2000s
- Pattern
- Country Roses family sub-pattern — mini pink + yellow rose chintz with pink fluted rim band (specific sub-pattern name partially legible on base)
- Shape
- Crocus shape with fluted rim, scrolled handle, pedestal foot, scalloped saucer
- Size
- Cup ~3.5" / 9 cm dia × 3" / 7.5 cm tall; Saucer ~5.5" / 14 cm dia
- Material
- Fine Bone China
- Decoration
- Pink fluted rim underglaze; transfer-printed and hand-tinted mini rose chintz; 22K gilt rim, foot, and handle trim
- Markings
- Royal Albert crown stamp + Bone China + partially legible pattern name on base of both pieces
Condition
Very good vintage condition. Pattern vivid; gilt bright. Cup interior has tiny under-glaze kiln specks at the centre — factory-original mineral flecks sealed under the glaze, not removable. No chips, cracks, hairlines, or crazing. Please review all photos as part of the condition record.
Backstamp & Pattern
- Maker
- Royal Albert, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, England
- Pattern
- Country Roses family sub-pattern — mini pink + yellow rose chintz with pink fluted rim band (specific sub-pattern name partially legible on base)
- Era
- Circa 1980s–2000s
- Mark on base
- Royal Albert crown stamp + Bone China + partially legible pattern name on base of both pieces
A crown over “Royal Albert” with “Bone China England”; “Made in England” and a named pattern generally indicate a mid-20th-century or later date.
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