Tuesday Cuppa Tea, Wellington Art Deco, Victoria Holiday Bliss

Welcome to Tuesday Cuppa Tea with Antiques And Teacups and the other  wonderful tea related blog parties listed at the end of the post.

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No surprise to anyone, I love the hand painted on transferware art deco designs of the 1920-1930s and here is another. This is from Wellington China, which was made by J. H. Cope of Stoke-on-Trent, England. The sepia transfer landscape and floral print is hand colored then hand painted with enamel paint by an artist. They are always different, and therein lies the charm of the design.  I love the little humpback bridge! So cute...and nostalgic.

To see more of the art deco teacup trio at Time Was Antiques, just click on the photos.

And here are some fall photo pages from the Victoria magazine special Holiday Bliss edition that came recently. I LOVE Victoria, and have them all. As I sit with my afternoon tea, they are always at hand to be used for inspiration, nostalgia and great recipes!

 This page has a poem by John Donne:

No spring nor

summer beauty

hath such grace

as I have seen

in one autumnal face

I am joining the following tea related blog parties and others. Enjoy the wonderful posts and fellowship!

Ruth ~ http://antiquesandteacups.blogspot.com/
Tuesday Cuppa Tea

Martha~  http://www.marthasfavorites.com/ 
Teacup Tuesday 
Terri~  http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.com/ 
Teacup Tuesday

Wanda Lee~  http://silkenpurse.blogspot.com/ 
Teapot and Tea Things Tuesday 
Pam~  http://breathoffreshair-paperbutterfly.blogspot.com/ 
Teapot and Tea Things Tuesday 
Wanda Lee~  http://theplumedpen.blogspot.com/ 
Tea For Two and Wednesday Tea For Me and Thee

Trisha~  http://sweetology101.blogspot.com/ 
Tea Party Tuesday

Lady Katherine~  http://ladykatherineteaparlor.blogspot.com/ 
Teatime Tuesday

Sandi  ~  http://sandimyyellowdoor.blogspot.com

Teatime Tuesday

Ruth  ~ http://timewasantiquesfamily.blogspot.com

Tuesday Cuppa Tea

Kathy~  http://blissfulrhythm.blogspot.com/
Victoria - A Return to Loveliness

 

Thursday Teacups Shelley English Lakes and Butter Paddles for Vintage Thingies

Happy Thursday! I am joining Antiques And Teacups for Thursday Teacups and Things and Coloradolady for Vintage Thingie Thursday and Teacup Thursday with Miss Spenser.

I love landscape teacups, so this is one of my favorites. The design is called English lakes and it was made by Shelley China, England between 1954-1966 when the company closed.

The lake district is a gorgeous place, and well worth a visit if you haven't been there. I think the teacup design captures it so well!

It also made me think of what to share for Vintage Thingie Thursday. There are a lot of cows in the lake district, so here is a pair of butter paddles I brought home from a buying trip to England. I always think they are so fun when I find them. They are also called butter hands. They were used to incorporate, mix and form butter into slabs, large pats or molds so that the butter would not be warmed by your own hands. They made the work much quicker and much more efficient than doing the job with your bare hands.  They are usually in maple or another fine grained wood, but I have had an ornate pair of Victorian era walnut ones that were quite posh!

To see more info about the Shelley English Lakes teacup or the butter paddles at Time Was Antiques, click on the photos.

Have a great Thursday vising the teacups and Thingies, and don't forget to have a cup of tea with a friend.

Cheers!

Wedding Bell Teacup Princess Elizabeth Engagement by Paragon

It's Tuesday Cuppa Tea. I'm a bit late....had a back issue that kept me off the computer for a day....sigh....But I am here and sharing with the other wonderful tea related blog parties shown at the bottom of the post.

Did you know that you need to be a bit of a detective when collecting teacups? This is a pretty Paragon, England cup and saucer with hand colored enamel in a variation of the Indian tree design with a very unusual wedding bell border which is very unusual with this type of a pattern. 

That's what began the detective saga. The teacup bears the Royal Warrants for Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth who are the mother and grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II, and that was what gave me the clue. The cup and saucer therefore dates from 1937 to 1952. Princess Elizabeth met Philip Mountbatten in 1939 and married in 1947. I actually found a reference to the design dedicating it to the Royal Wedding of Elizabeth and Philip so I knew I had been right. Isn't that fun?

There was a bit of history about the design choice as well. As it was wartime and skilled workers were difficult to find, and the wedding was planned in a relatively short time, the design was in fact recycled from an existing design, color changed and the wedding bell border added for the engagement. So...it's amazing what history may be in your teacups!

To see more info on the Princess Elizabeth Paragon teacup at Time Was Antiques, click on the photos.

I'm joining the following tea related blog parties and others. Love Tuesday!

 

Ruth ~ http://antiquesandteacups.blogspot.com/
Teacup Tuesday

Martha~  http://www.marthasfavorites.com/ 
Teacup Tuesday 
Terri~  http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.com/ 
Teacup Tuesday

Wanda Lee~  http://silkenpurse.blogspot.com/ 
Teapot and Tea Things Tuesday 
Pam~  http://breathoffreshair-paperbutterfly.blogspot.com/ 
Teapot and Tea Things Tuesday 
Wanda Lee~  http://theplumedpen.blogspot.com/ 
Tea For Two and Wednesday Tea For Me and Thee

Trisha~  http://sweetology101.blogspot.com/ 
Tea Party Tuesday

Lady Katherine~  http://ladykatherineteaparlor.blogspot.com/ 
Teatime Tuesday

Sandi  ~  http://sandimyyellowdoor.blogspot.com

Teatime Tuesday

King George VI Coronation Cup And Saucer 1937

Hi there! It's Thursday Teacups and Tea Things again. Today I am also sharing with Vintage Thingie Thursday with Coloradolady.

This is a cup and saucer made for the coronation in 1937 of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of England, parents of Queen Elizabeth II and the King from the King's Speech movie with Colin Firth. The maker of this teacup is a little known maker called Morley Fox who only existed between 1932-1944. I love the great profiles with the cipher on the back. So bright and cheerful!

I love British Royal memorabilia because of the history behind it...and it's my heritage! I am a first generation Yank from a Leicester family and I married a Brit who emigrated to the USA in 1972 from another Midlands area, Lady Wood outside Stratford-on-Avon.

This is a handkerchief my grandmother gave me from the coronation in 1937 which she watched from the street. I had it framed years ago and it hangs on the wall of the bedroom.

To see more info about the George VI coronation teacup at Time Was Antiques, click on the photos.

Have a great time visiting the other blog parties and keep dry! We have had rain all evening and will tomorrow as well. But it IS the Pacific Northwest!

Teacup Tuesday, Shelley Drifting Leaves Teapot and Teacup

Hi and welcome to Teacup Tuesday, and all the other tea realted blog parties I am joining listed at the end of the post.

I am sharing the Drifting Leaves pattern by Shelley China, England which is so perfect for fall. I love the teal leaves and the little black stars which are calle Snow Crystals. I have several pieces in this pattern but am just sharing a few of them.

The teapot is in the Gainsborough shape, and there is platinum trim on all the pieces.

The Drifting Leaves cup and saucer, as well as the other pieces were produced from 1956 until the pottery closed in 1966.

The set really sets a wonderful fall tea table and it is nice to have a lot of pieces in the same pattern.

For more info on the Shelley Drifting leaves pieces at Time Was Antiques, click on the photos.

On our way to Costco recently, I remembered to take a photo of a little bit of yard art by a local artisan. The business does green houses, but apparently he does this in his spare time. It's a great recycling project. The 8 foot high rooster is made of oil drums, and other discarded stuff. I think it is so cool!!!

Have a great time visiting the other tea realeted blog parties...and have a cuppa tea with a friend!

Ruth ~ http://antiquesandteacups.blogspot.com/
Teacup Tuesday

Kathy~  http://blissfulrhythm.blogspot.com/
Victoria - A Return to Loveliness

Martha~  http://www.marthasfavorites.com/ 
Teacup Tuesday 
Terri~  http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.com/ 
Teacup Tuesday

Wanda Lee~  http://silkenpurse.blogspot.com/ 
Teapot and Tea Things Tuesday 
Pam~  http://breathoffreshair-paperbutterfly.blogspot.com/ 
Teapot and Tea Things Tuesday 
Wanda Lee~  http://theplumedpen.blogspot.com/ 
Tea For Two and Wednesday Tea For Me and Thee

Trisha~  http://sweetology101.blogspot.com/ 
Tea Party Tuesday

Lady Katherine~  http://ladykatherineteaparlor.blogspot.com/ 
Teatime Tuesday

Sandi  ~  http://sandimyyellowdoor.blogspot.com

Teatime Tuesday

Historic Change for Succession to Throne In England

In an historic decision believed to be set in motion by the marriage of Prince William to Catherine and the esteem in which Queen Elizabeth II and her reign, The commonwealth has ratified a change in the succession to the throne that places female children on the same footing as male heirs for inheritance of the throne.

The BBC announced today that:
 

The leaders of the 16 Commonwealth countries where the Queen is head of state unanimously approved the changes at a summit in Perth, Australia.

It means a first-born daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge would take precedence over younger brothers.

Announcing the succession changes, Prime Minister David Cameron said they would apply to descendents of the Prince of Wales. They will not be applied retrospectively.

"Put simply, if the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were to have a little girl, that girl would one day be our queen," he said.

"The idea that a younger son should become monarch instead of an elder daughter simply because he is a man, or that a future monarch can marry someone of any faith except a Catholic - this way of thinking is at odds with the modern countries that we have become."

 An historic change indeed!

To read more, here is a link to the BBC website:

Girls equal in British throne succession

 

Pink Saturday Pink Transferware Platter And Fall Photos

It's time to join all the wonderful bloggers for Pink Saturday with How Sweet The Sound which is such fun!

With the holidays approaching, here is a pink transferware platter in with a great rural scene called Woodland, that was made by Enoch Wedgwood, England in the 1960s. Enoch is related to the great Josiah Wedgwood family, but a kissing cousin. But their ironstone tablewares are still very popular.

I love pink transferware, which is also called red. Perfect for the wonderful feasts we can look forward to in the coming months!. For more info on the platter at Time Was Antiques, just click on the photos.


Here are some photos of pumpkins for fall from the Cottage Journal from Hoffman Media Publishing who publish Victoria, Tea Time and Southern Living magazines and from Sunset magazine. Makes me smile!

Have a wonderful Pink Saturday. I intend to stay in and keep warm as we have a heavy storm coming through. Perfect for a cup of tea with the cat and a book...while my sweetie watches English football! Cheers!