The Catherine Earnshaw Teacup....Beautiful Hammersley Footed Tea Cup and Saucer Pink Roses

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This is a top-quality item in excellent vintage condition. Not sure of exact age, but I know dates as far back as the 1950's. This set is rather rare; not even Replacements Ltd. has any in stock. I have additional cups and saucers if you need more than one.

"Catherine's face was just like the landscape--shadows and sunshine flitting over it in rapid succession; but the shadows rested longer, and the sunshine was more transient..." Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights.

And so Catherine Earnshaw was a complex being, recognized as such by Heathcliff and likely one good reason why he both loved and tormented her. But I like to think of this charming and pretty teacup embellished with pink cabbage roses as a reflection of her brief and relatively happy period as Catherine Linton, living in a graciously decorated home and enjoying its comforts....

This is an absolutely beautiful vintage Hammersley cup and saucer, made in England. Soft white porcelain with stunning deep pink roses and green leaves, lavishly decked with gilding on the scalloped rim of both cup and saucer, on the footed edge, handle, and around the cup's girth. Cup stands roughly 2" tall and measures just shy of 4" from rim to rim. Saucer is just a bit of 5" across from rim to rim. This set has a wonderfully delicate look combined with strength and weight. A sturdy set, despite its apparent fragility--much like Catherine Earnshaw.....

CONDITION: In excellent vintage condition. No chips, cracks, crazing, but there is the tiniest fleabite of wear on the gold trim on the cup's rim. The fleabite appears to be in the gold, not in the porcelain itself. It is so small I nearly missed it, and does not diminish the set's beauty. Glaze and pattern are clear, bright, and shiny. One note--the handle on this fancy cup is larger than most, able to accommodate my rather large fingers and hand well.

Shipping is $6.00 within the Continental U.S. If you live elsewhere, please convo me for a quote.

Added on Dec 14, 2009

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