Canton Cups and their accompanying Saucers make up a confusing world in defining the many variations/sizes to be found for each. Accordingly, they will be found in separate listings. We will try not to differentiate between coffee, chocolate and tea cups or straight sided cans but will separate out demitasse cups. The Chinese did not have handles on their cups but for export they added them.
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: Canton Cups and their accompanying Saucers make up a confusing world in defining the many variations/sizes to be found for each. Accordingly, they will be found in separate listings. We will try not to differentiate between coffee, chocolate and tea cups or straight sided cans but will separate out demitasse cups. The Chinese did not have handles on their cups but for export they added them.
Canton Cups and their accompanying Saucers make up a confusing world in defining the many variations/sizes to be found for each. Accordingly, they will be found in separate listings. We will try not to differentiate between coffee, chocolate and tea cups or straight sided cans but will separate out demitasse cups. The Chinese did not have handles on their cups but for export they added them.
Canton Cups and their accompanying Saucers make up a confusing world in defining the many variations/sizes to be found for each. Accordingly, they will be found in separate listings. We will try not to differentiate between coffee, chocolate and tea cups or straight sided cans but will separate out demitasse cups. The Chinese did not have handles on their cups but for export they added them.
Canton Cups and their accompanying Saucers make up a confusing world in defining the many variations/sizes to be found for each. Accordingly, they will be found in separate listings. We will try not to differentiate between coffee, chocolate and tea cups or straight sided cans but will separate out demitasse cups. The Chinese did not have handles on their cups but for export they added them.
Canton Cups and their accompanying Saucers make up a confusing world in defining the many variations/sizes to be found for each. Accordingly, they will be found in separate listings. We will try not to differentiate between coffee, chocolate and tea cups or straight sided cans but will separate out demitasse cups. The Chinese did not have handles on their cups but for export they added them.
Canton Cups and their accompanying Saucers make up a confusing world in defining the many variations/sizes to be found for each. Accordingly, they will be found in separate listings. We will try not to differentiate between coffee, chocolate and tea cups or straight sided cans but will separate out demitasse cups. The Chinese did not have handles on their cups but for export they added them.
Canton Cups and their accompanying Saucers make up a confusing world in defining the many variations/sizes to be found for each. Accordingly, they will be found in separate listings. We will try not to differentiate between coffee, chocolate and tea cups or straight sided cans but will separate out demitasse cups. The Chinese did not have handles on their cups but for export they added them.
Canton Cups and their accompanying Saucers make up a confusing world in defining the many variations/sizes to be found for each. Accordingly, they will be found in separate listings. We will try not to differentiate between coffee, chocolate and tea cups or straight sided cans but will separate out demitasse cups. The Chinese did not have handles on their cups but for export they added them.
Canton Cups and their accompanying Saucers make up a confusing world in defining the many variations/sizes to be found for each. Accordingly, they will be found in separate listings. We will try not to differentiate between coffee, chocolate and tea cups but will separate out demitasse cups. The Chinese did not have handles on their cups but for export they added them.
Canton Cups and their accompanying Saucers make up a confusing world in defining the many variations/sizes to be found for each. Accordingly, they will be found in separate listings. We will try not to differentiate between coffee, chocolate and tea cups or straight sided cans but will separate out demitasse cups. The Chinese did not have handles on their cups but for export they added them.
Canton Cups and their accompanying Saucers make up a confusing world in defining the many variations/sizes to be found for each. Accordingly, they will be found in separate listings. We will try not to differentiate between coffee, chocolate and tea cups or straight sided cans but will separate out demitasse cups. The Chinese did not have handles on their cups but for export they added them.
Syllabub cups are divided into two categories on two pages: this page covers early twisted handled cups with berry knob tops. The other category are late cups with loop handles and ball knobs. Also, on this page the cups are divided between rare extra large cups and the more common regular size cups. All the cups here are early to mid 19th Century cups. The large cups here have pedestal bases. All cups have glazed bottoms and the decoration is well done. The tops of the large cups are somewhat flat compared to the more domed look of the smalls.
Syllabub cups are divided into two categories on two pages: this page covers late cups with loop handles and ball knobs. The other category is the rare large and scarce small early twisted handled cups with berry knob tops. Here are 4 of the more common syllabubs. All the cups here are mid 19th Century to late 19th Century. The 4 cups have glazed bottoms and the decoration is well done.
Here are 15 Egg Cups, they range in height from 2 1/4" to 2 7/8". See the shortest & tallest in the 3rd picture. They range in weight from 1.5 oz. to 3 oz. All but three have rain cloud borders, all have swastika like symbols on their pedestals, Herbert Schiffer said these symbols appeared on 17th century Chinese porcelain. All but one has a blue ring on the inside of the cups. Some are well decorated (see next to last picture picture) and one has the very late flag decoration (see last picture). Most of these cups are too small to hold today's larger eggs so they have also been used as cordial cups!
This is a very unusual covered cup which we call a demitasse cup because of its small size. It has 2 fairly plain loop handles and a very unusual knob that we have never seen before. The knob has 3 holes in an arched loop. It is of late 19th century into the 20th century manufacture. The two pieces have straight line borders which indicate their late manufacture. The pieces are made of thin delicate porcelain and the decoration is poor. Besides the borders, the tea houses are elementary and the usual early Canton trees have morphed into what Schiffer calls: "...giant ferns". The cover with its strange knob is easy to pick up and it acts to keep the contents warm.
These simple cups have been generally called "Custard Cups" over the years. However, Herbert Schiffer called them "Beakers-Mugs" and shows a pair of them on page 129 of his 1975 book. We prefer to call them custard cups as beakers are generally associated with laboratories and Canton mugs are straight sided. Custard cups are tapered, do not have handles, have straight line borders inside, are thin, delicate and translucent. The bottoms are glazed.
These small, straight line border cups probably were used for many purposes: custard, sauces, soup, garnishes, condiments, berries. They are interesting as they have flat unglazed bottoms, flared rims and a complete Canton scene around their outsides. They are made of thin porcelain and the sides are translucent. The two pictured here are the only ones we have personally seen and we consider them very rare. Herbert Schiffer does picture one on page 86 of his 1975 book and calls it a "berry bowl".
These are handleless, covered tea or rice cups that sit perfectly into an elevated ring base. The cups are of late 19th century into the 20th century manufacture. The cups and covers have straight line borders which indicate their late manufacture. These two pieces are made of thin delicate porcelain and the decoration is poor. The base ring is quite sturdy and sometimes they are fluted. Besides the borders, the tea houses are elementary and the usual early Canton trees have morphed into what Schiffer calls: "...giant ferns".
There are two types of these Tea & Toast trays: Type 1--these trays are longer and heavier than the Type 2s, they have deeper cup wells, the oval holes at the left ends are larger, the bottoms are decorated with leaves and they have raised glazed bottoms whereas Type 2s are flat bottomed and are unglazed. Both types have scalloped edges and rain cloud borders along the rims.
These late 6" Saucers are common. They range in diameter from 6" to 6 1/8" and from 3/4" to 7/8" high. The 2 saucers pictured are a representative sample. These late saucers have glazed bottoms, are made of thin porcelain and have straight-line borders.
These late, deep 6" Saucers are common. They are 5 7/8" in diameter and from 1 1/4" to 1 3/8" high. The 2 saucers pictured are a representative sample. These late saucers have glazed bottoms, are made of thin porcelain and have straight-line borders. These are marked: "MADE IN CHINA".
These covered cups & saucers are generally called "Bouillon Cups". We do not feel they are large enough to be considered "bowls". The cups have two handles each and each handle has one circular hole and another very small hole created by a support extension (see next to last picture). These bouillons are late 19th century into the 20th century manufacture. All 3 pieces have straight line borders which indicate their late manufacture. The pieces are made of thin delicate porcelain and the decoration is poor.