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Make time for tea with someone you treasure.
Jaq and Gus Gus from the movie Cinderella. This cup we got at Disney World as a gift from Disney. This cup is one of my favorites. My mother had a complete service for 8 of these dishes, and used them for fancy dinner parties. I have inherited her set of dishes, and this is one cup from the set. It brings back lots of happy memories of special dinners with friends and family. This is another of my mother's set. Notice the pretty shape of the cup. The handle also has a little bit of a bamboo design on it.
The detail on this cup is amazing. The
handle has kind of a Greek Key design
feel and is echoed in a raised design in
the china around the bottom of the cup
and the inside circle of the saucer.
This is one of the newer additions to my
collection. It is very delicate and the handle
has some very nice detail.
Once friends discover that you have a
cup collection, they start to add to it.
This was a gift from a friend who loves
to give tea parties for friends and
neighbors.
Another gift from a friend. Like I
said before, once friends find out
that you have a collection, they
continue to add to it.
Our neighbor knows we love
everything Disney, and also knows I
collect cups, so this was a gift from
her.
Not all cups in the
collection are functional.
This one is crocheted and
stiffened to hold its shape.
It has been in the collection
for as long as I can
remember and may have
been crocheted by one of
my Mother's relatives.
This is another example of a
non-functional cup. I
bought it at a Cracker Barrel
restaurant a few years ago
just because I love how it
looks. It is completely
unglazed and therefore not
useable for drinking coffee
or tea.
This is a small demitasse
sized cup. Although it
looks expensive, it was
part of a set with a coffee
pot and two cups I bought
from one of those "junk"
mail order catalogs.
Another gift from a friend.
It is always so interesting
to see how the saucer is
decorated as prettily as the
cup itself.
This beautiful cup showed up with
my name on it at church a couple
days after my birthday. I think it is
one of the prettiest ones I now own. I
absolutely LOVE it!
This is one of the
classic designs. I
bought this on a
family trip to
British Columbia
in the late 1970's.
Years ago, Nescafe coffee gave
away these coffee mugs with the
purchase of their instant coffee.
I couldn’t resist getting a set, and
have hardly ever used them.
My mother’s collection is varied, and has no
specific theme. She had a set that included
many different brands of china. She also
had different qualities of china, from very
inexpensive stoneware to fine china.
This was one of my mother’s finest
pieces of china. It is very delicate china
that you can see light through, and rings
when it is bumped with a spoon.
This cup and saucer have markings
on the bottom that indicate that it is
fine bone china made in England.
This is one of our newer acquisitions. Joanie is always
drawn to teacups with lavendar flowers.
Also one of our newer teacups. The
sunny yellow color of the daffodils on the
cup and saucer just make you feel happy.
We had planned and saved for an extensive cruise to
Europe and back again. Finally we found the cruises we
wanted in a time frame that would work well for us and
booked the cruises over to the British Isles, around the
Island nation and back to the USA. Unfortunately, it was
booked for early summer of 2020. And then, because of
the pandemic, all international travel was cancelled. Part
of our plans had included high tea and a tour of Highclere
Castle, where Downton Abbey was filmed. We had booked
in advance to insure that we could attend on one of the
days we were scheduled to be on land from the cruise.
When the travel ban happened, we had to cancel our
reservation. They were very understanding about it, but
offered, rather than to send a refund, to give us a credit for
their store and actually included an extra amount above
what we had originally paid. So with the credit, we were
able to obtain this beautiful teapot and tea cup, a sugar
bowl and a couple other items to commemorate the trip we
would have had if we had been able to go.
© heavenlycastles.com 1999 to Present
Welcome
Make time for tea with
someone you treasure.
Jaq and Gus Gus from the movie Cinderella. This cup we got at Disney World as a gift from Disney. This cup is one of my favorites. My mother had a complete service for 8 of these dishes, and used them for fancy dinner parties. I have inherited her set of dishes, and this is one cup from the set. It brings back lots of happy memories of special dinners with friends and family. This is another of my mother's set. Notice the pretty shape of the cup. The handle also has a little bit of a bamboo design on it.
My mother’s collection is varied, and has no specific
theme. She had a set that included many different brands
of china. She also had different qualities of china, from
very inexpensive stoneware to fine china.
The detail on this cup
is amazing. The
handle has kind of a
Greek Key design feel
and is echoed in a
raised design in the
china around the
bottom of the cup and
the inside circle of the
saucer.
Not all cups in the
collection are
functional. This one is
crocheted and
stiffened to hold its
shape. It has been in
the collection for as
long as I can
remember and may
have been crocheted
by one of my Mother's
relatives.
This is another
example of a non-
functional cup. I
bought it at a
Cracker Barrel
restaurant a few
years ago just
because I love
how it looks. It is
completely
unglazed and
therefore not
useable for
drinking coffee or
tea.
This is a small
demitasse sized
cup. Although it
looks expensive,
it was part of a
set with a coffee
pot and two cups
I bought from
one of those
"junk" mail order
catalogs.
This is absolutely
one of my favorite
things in the world.
When Ray was
stationed in
Germany, I fell in
love with this set.
We bought it there
and have used it
several times
through the years.
It is a service for 12
and includes the
dessert plates.
This is one of
the classic
designs. I
bought this on a
family trip to
British
Columbia in the
late 1970's.
This was one of my mother’s finest pieces of
china. It is very delicate china that you can see
light through, and rings when it is bumped
with a spoon.
This cup and saucer have
markings on the bottom that
indicate that it is fine bone china
made in England.
This is one of the newer additions to my
collection. It is very delicate and the handle has
some very nice detail.
Once friends discover that you have a cup
collection, they start to add to it. This was a gift
from a friend who loves to give tea parties for
friends and neighbors.
Another gift from a friend. Like I said, once
friends find out that you have a collection, they
keep adding to it.
Another gift from a friend. It is
always so interesting to see how
the saucer is decorated as prettily
as the cup itself.
This beautiful cup showed up with my name on it
at church a couple days after my birthday. I think
it is one of the prettiest ones I now own. I
absolutely LOVE it!
This is one of our newer
acquisitions. Joanie is always
drawn to teacups with lavendar
flowers.
Also one of our newer teacups. The sunny
yellow color of the daffodils on the cup and
saucer just make you feel happy.
We had planned and saved for an extensive cruise to Europe
and back again. Finally we found the cruises we wanted in a
time frame that would work well for us and booked the
cruises over to the British Isles, around the Island nation and
back to the USA. Unfortunately, it was booked for early
summer of 2020. And then, because of the pandemic, all
international travel was cancelled. Part of our plans had
included high tea and a tour of Highclere Castle, where
Downton Abbey was filmed. We had booked in advance to
insure that we could attend on one of the days we were
scheduled to be on land from the cruise. When the travel
ban happened, we had to cancel our reservation. They were
very understanding about it, but offered, rather than to send
a refund, to give us a credit for their store and actually
included an extra amount above what we had originally
paid. So with the credit, we were able to obtain this
beautiful teapot and tea cup, a sugar bowl and a couple other
items to commemorate the trip we would have had if we had
been able to go.
Years ago, Nescafe coffee gave
away these coffee mugs with the
purchase of their instant coffee.
I couldn’t resist getting a set, and
have hardly ever used them.
Our neighbor knows we love everything Disney, and
also knows I collect cups, so this was a gift from her.
