The Lady Catherine de Bourgh Teacup....Beautiful Vintage Foley Cup and Saucer

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This is a very fine quality, bone china cup and saucer in near mint condition.

"I take no leave of you, Miss Bennet. I send no compliments to your mother. You deserve no such attention. I am most seriously displeased." Lady Catherine de Bourgh's scathing criticism of Elizabeth Bennet in Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice"...

Well, we all know what a stiff-necked pain-in-the-neck Lady Catherine could be, do we not? However unpleasant her personal quirks and traits may have been, she DID live in opulent luxury, with beautiful china, draperies, and furnishings about her...Therefore, when I saw this ornate and exquisitely gilded Foley cup and saucer in the Broadway pattern, I was reminded of her. By the way, my favorite version of Pride & Prejudice is the A&E/BBC production starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle. What's yours?

This beautifully ornate set is done in shades of turquoise, deep pinks, spring greens and touches of mustard. Both the cup rim and foot, as well as the saucer rim, are gently scalloped and gilded. Background is white. Cup measures roughly 3-1/4" from rim to rim, and stands about 3" tall without the saucer. The saucer measures roughly 5-1/2" from rim to rim.

CONDITION: Near mint--no chips, cracks, crazing, fleabites or wear to pattern. Only the most minor wear in spots to the gilding. Absolutely beautiful!

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

Added on Nov 07, 2009

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