Booths Real Old Willow Blue and White China Teacup and Saucer

Rare peaked arch teacup handle version of Booths Real Old Willow china Teacup and Saucer

• Vintage mid century Booths china in superb condition
• Real Old Willow  A 8025 pattern
• Classic 1940's English Teacup design with peaked arch handles
• 3.5-inch diameter teacup 2.5-inches tall plain rim peaked handle 1.75-inch diameter base plate
  
• 5-7/8th-inch diameter rolling scalloped rim saucer with 2-inch diameter well
  
• Blue and white china with no gilt detailing on the rims of these post war pieces and A8025 made in England Booths factory marks on all pieces
  
• Rich and crisp blue and white transfer ware silicone china
• Amazingly bright transfer good glaze with some inclusions.

Booths real old willow was manufactured over a long period of production which spanned both World Wars. Most was characterised by the rich and thick rim detailing in gold. These pieces were manufactured after 1944 with gilt rim detailing. The teacup base plate diameter is 1.75-inch and the saucer well diameter is 2-inches which is characteristic of Booths sets (the cups never fit the saucer well snuggly) and goes someway to explaining why intact sets are so rare. Most teacups have flat top handles with no spurs, these are rare peaked arch handle versions and the smaller of the side plate options from the period.