Essex Jewelry and Antiques

Rare Set 12 Antique Mason's Ironstone Flying Bird Large Double Egg Cups

$362.00

Presented is a fine set of 12 antique Mason's Ironstone china double egg cups, dating to circa 1890-1910. These cups are made in the highly sought after Flying Bird pattern, which is a vibrant and colorful Chinoiserie pattern depicting a long tailed bird in flight surrounded by stunning flowers and foliage. The palette is a very eye-catching array of blues, greens, orange, and pink shades, with fine gold gilt detailing. This pattern was originally made by Davenport starting circa 1815, but would go on to be made by Mason's Ironstone and other high end English companies as well. These particular cups are the double sided variety, with a narrow end that will hold and serve a hard boiled egg in the traditional way as well as a larger, deeper end that can serve peeled eggs chopped and seasoned, or something else entirely of course. We have many additional pieces in this pattern from the same estate including some particularly rare examples, which you can find by searching “Flying Bird” in our store.

This set is in great condition. Most if not all of the cups have some cracklature to the glaze, but none have any chips, cracks, breaks, or repairs.

Each cup is stamped on the underside with the mark for Mason's, England.

Each cup stands about 3 7/8 inches tall and measures about 2 3/4 inches in diameter. -jm