Vintage Queen Anne Cottage Garden Teacup and Saucer – English Thatched Cottage Scene, Bone China, Gold Rim, Scalloped Edge, England 1960s

A teacup that looks like a walk through the English countryside — thatched roofs, garden gates, and flowers tumbling over stone walls, all painted on fine Queen Anne bone china.

Multiple cottage garden vignettes wrap around the cup and dot the saucer, each one a slightly different view of the same idyllic world: a half-timbered thatched cottage surrounded by hollyhocks and climbing roses, a winding garden path lined with colourful borders, an old stone wall half-hidden by greenery. The scenes are rendered in soft, painterly tones — greens, pinks, blues, and the warm golden thatch of the roof — against the clean white bone china, giving each vignette the quality of a miniature watercolour.

The cup sits on a footed base with a gently flared rim and an elegantly curved handle, while the saucer has a scalloped edge trimmed in gold. Three scenes adorn the cup; two more are placed symmetrically on the saucer, so the pairing feels complete from every angle. It's a design that taps straight into the English cottage garden tradition — the kind of pastoral fantasy that has been cherished in British ceramics for generations and has found new life in today's cottagecore aesthetic.
Made by Queen Anne (Shore & Coggins Ltd) of Longton, Staffordshire, in fine bone china with a gold rim — a mid-century tea set that brings the countryside to your table.

Type: Teacup and Saucer
Maker: Queen Anne (Shore & Coggins Ltd)
Origin: England (Longton, Staffordshire)
Era: Circa 1960s
Pattern: English Cottage Garden
Shape: Footed teacup with scalloped saucer
Size: Standard teacup size
Material: Fine Bone China
Decoration: Polychrome cottage garden transfers, gold rim
Markings: Queen Anne crown mark, "Bone China," "Made in England"

Condition
Very good vintage condition. All cottage garden transfers are bright and vivid with full colour. Gold rim intact on both cup and saucer. No chips, cracks, crazing, or repairs. Please review all photos as part of the condition record.

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