Butterfly — Coffee Cup & Saucer

European Form. Botanical Soul.

A coffee cup and saucer in the Butterfly manner — the same hand-painted multi-species butterflies as the rest of the collection, here placed on a tall, straight-sided European cup form with a scrolled handle, the whole set lighter and more restrained than the gaiwan.

The Cup

A tall, gently tapered cylinder in high-white porcelain, its exterior divided by soft vertical ribs into shallow panels. Two or three butterflies are placed freely across the panels — a small gold-toned specimen, a red-brown one near the handle — their scale deliberately small against the white ground. The rim is traced in a fine gold line. The handle is a European scroll form — a double S-curve with a small upturned tip at the top, its outer face carrying a single butterfly. The interior is plain white.

The Saucer

A wide, flat disc with a scalloped petal edge traced in fine gold, its surface scattered with four or five butterflies in full colour — morpho blue upper left, monarch orange lower right, sulphur yellow beside it, two smaller grey specimens filling the negative space. A plain white centre circle receives the cup.

Specifications

• Cup: Ø8 cm rim | 11 cm with handle | 7 cm tall | 225 ml capacity | Fluted ribs | Scroll handle | Fine gold rim
• Saucer: Ø15.3 × 1.5 cm | Scalloped petal edge | Fine gold rim | Multi-species butterfly motifs
• Set includes: 1 × Cup + 1 × Saucer
• Material: High-white porcelain
• Finish: Glossy high-white glaze | Hand-painted butterfly motifs | Fine gold rim | Plain white interior
• Style: Botanical illustration, European form, quiet luxury
• Use: Coffee, tea, cappuccino, afternoon tea service
• Care: Hand wash recommended to preserve painted decoration and gold rim