Royal Albert Blue Heaven Teacup and Saucer Set Dainty Bone China England Forget Me Not 1950s

This is a Royal Albert Blue Heaven teacup and saucer set in white bone china, with the pattern's scattered blue forget-me-nots, tiny pink buds, and green leaves printed across both pieces.

Both pieces are clean, with no chips, cracks, or crazing, and the thin gold rim on the cup and the saucer and the gold band on the cup foot sit bright and unbroken.

Royal Albert made the Blue Heaven pattern primarily from the 1950s into the 1970s, and this set carries the fan embossed ribbing of the Dainty shape, modeled on the classic Shelley molds, which collectors of English tea china watch for. A blue and white teacup like this one sits as easily on an afternoon tea table as it does behind glass in a china cabinet.

Details

• Item: Teacup and saucer set
• Item Type: Vintage bone china teacup and saucer
• Era: Likely 1950s to 1970s
• Materials: Bone china with gold gilding
• Color: White china with blue forget-me-not flowers, pink buds, green leaves, and gold trim
• Maker and Mark: Royal Albert. The blue backstamp on both pieces reads ROYAL ALBERT, Bone China, ENGLAND, BLUE HEAVEN, with the blue floral mark above it
• Pattern or Model: Blue Heaven
• Style: Mid century English bone china, fan embossed ribbing in the Dainty shape
• Dimensions: Saucer 5.5 in across. Teacup 3.5 in across the rim, 2 in across the base, about 3 in tall
• Special Features: Scalloped rim on both pieces, fan embossed ribbing, gold band on the cup foot, and forget-me-not sprays printed inside the cup rim as well as outside

Condition Grade: Very Good

Positives

• Graded Very Good: light use, with every flaw named here
• The gold rim runs unbroken around the scalloped edge of the cup and the saucer, with no flaking and no rubbed patches in the photos
• The gold band on the cup foot is complete all the way around
• The blue forget-me-nots, pink buds, and green leaves print crisply, with no fading and no worn spots in the decoration
• The fan embossed ribbing stands out clearly under the glaze, from the saucer edge up the sides of the cup
• The cup handle is whole, with no cracks or repairs where it joins the body
• The white bone china is bright and even, with no discoloration in the cup interior and none around the backstamp on the saucer base
• The underside of the saucer shows an even foot ring with no roughness

Issues / Wear

• No chips, cracks, crazing, or repairs found on the cup, the saucer, or the backstamps

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If you collect Royal Albert Blue Heaven, this set brings the pattern's scalloped Dainty shape and intact gold to a tea shelf that is missing a blue and white duo. If it's the one you've been looking for, it's ready to come home.