1930's Johnson Brothers Blue And White Willow China Teacup
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Vintage Johnson Brothers China Blue Willow Teacup
3.5-inch diameter rim classic pre war teacup
2.75-inch tall with plain rim with imprint mark made in England
1913 to 1939 Johnson Brothers Willow pattern.
Manufactured by Johnson Bros in Hanley Staffordshire
Very good used condition
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AI GeneratedThis video showcases four vintage Johnson Brothers Blue Willow pattern teacups from the early 20th century. The presenter highlights their specific design features, historical dating, and current condition, noting that they are being sold as replacements for collectors who already own the matching saucers.
I'm going to show you this Johnson Brothers Blue Willow pattern teacup. It's quite an
early one this, we know that from the shape and the transfer pattern that's being used and the way
It has been applied. I did a bit of research and found out that this is a Johnson Brothers.
piece, because as you can see, most of these teacups were never marked with the manufacturer
due to the small base plates. These will go on the standard five and a half inch Johnson Brothers
Tea saucers. These were made between approximately 1914 and 1918, up to around 1939, probably in the 1930s.
Looking at this piece. Now they do have some manufacturing imperfections.
where you can see this little bit here where the transfer has just not taken place as it's being
applied. They have some vintage little nicks around the base plate, but that one isn't actually
showing on the side elevation but quite normal for things of this age. This probably is coming up to
Being a proper antique now. All the measurements are on the website—you can see the classic.
English D shape with that kind of snug fit around the midsection. Nice touch of decoration there
Hatching down the handle, and if you look at most Willow teacups, you'll see they don't have this top.
band decoration mimicking the rim decoration on the flatware. Most of them have just the
the Willow classic blockwork from the central portion, with none of that banding around the
actual rim. So nice, off-white creamy white glaze, in very good condition, the glaze on all of
None of them have cracks or micro glaze crazing, which is quite a common finding on such pieces.
of ironstone from this era. So nice and clean—we have four available, but no saucers.
at this time. We have had sets with the saucers and teacups, but these are just being sold for the
replacement market where you already have a set and have broken the teacup handle or cracked it.
So we have four of these available from the Vintage and Antiques website here in the UK.
Thank you for watching.