J&G Meakin Celeste Blue Coffee Cup Saucer Set Glamour SOL Vintage Tea Pottery
£33.00
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J&G Meakin Celeste Blue Coffee Cup Saucer Set Glamour SOL Vintage Tea Pottery
£33.00
Item Overview
- Type: Vintage Art Pottery Tea / Coffee Cups and Saucers Matching Service Set
- Brand: J. & G. Meakin (Staffordshire)
- Manufacturer: J. & G. Meakin Ltd. (Eagle Pottery / Eastwood Works)
- Pattern / Collection: Celeste (Under the Glamour SOL Registry Line)
- MPN: Does Not Apply
- Place of Origin: Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
- Style: Mid-Century Modern Monochrome / Retro Scandinavian-Style British Pottery
- Colour: Celeste Blue (Optically soft, pale powder ice-blue glaze)
- Design Era: Late Post-War Modernist Era (Production range c. 1940–1959)
- Material: Durable English Earthenware / Ironstone Ceramic Glazeware
- Set Includes: Twelve (12) Total Matching Pieces forming a Six-Person (6) Coffee/Tea Service: Six (6) Fluted "Celeste" Footed Coffee Cups, and Six (6) Scalloped Edge "Celeste" Saucer Plates.
- Features: Elegant Vertical Body Fluting, Distinctive Sculpted Waved Saucer Rims, Integrated Thumb-Rest Loop Handles, and Official Rising Sun SOL Factory Backstamps.
- Condition: Excellent Vintage Condition with No Chips or Cracks.
- Size and Capacity: Each cup measures approximately 3 inches in height by 3 inches in rim diameter (approx. 7.5 cm x 7.5 cm); matching saucer plates measure approximately 5.5 inches in total outer diameter (approx. 14 cm).
Dating & Historical Context
- Dating: This matching service set can be dated precisely to c. 1940–1959. Records verify that J. & G. Meakin registered the "Glamour Celeste" solid pastel line at the onset of the 1940s, running production through the peak post-war period of the 1950s. The specific combination of the underglaze "Glamour SOL" transfer mark featuring the historic stylized rising sun (formally used until 1963) on the saucers, paired with the deep-moulded sans-serif "J&G MEAKIN ENGLAND" block lettering on the cup bases, represents the definitive 1940s–1950s manufacturing signature for this line.
- Historical Note: Operating out of the legendary Eagle and Eastwood Works in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, J. & G. Meakin was a global powerhouse of British ceramic engineering. At the dawn of the 1940s, the company made a radical design departure, breaking away from traditional Victorian multi-colour floral decals to embrace clean, minimalist European monochrome trends. The "Celeste" collection, produced under their premium "Glamour" banner, was a masterclass in this modernist transition. Rather than decorating the surfaces with paint, the potters relied entirely on sculptural vertical body fluting and a uniform, pastel ice-blue glaze. This complete six-person service reflects that beautiful shift toward functional mid-century elegance, making it an exceptionally desirable target for pottery completists looking to replace or expand an authentic period dinner service.
Description
An exceptionally clean, elegant, and highly collectible twelve-piece tableware service for six, this J. & G. Meakin "Celeste" coffee set is a stellar find for the archive. Rendered in Meakin's iconic post-war pastel palette, the set features a soothing, pale powder-blue glaze that highlights the sculptural lines of the pottery. Each cup is formed with crisp vertical fluting along the lower bowl, tapering gracefully into a footed base and balanced by a comfortable, scrolling loop handle. The matching saucers carry a beautiful wide-scalloped border rim that catches the light, providing a sophisticated, rhythmic framework for the entire tablescape.
Expert Identification & Design Features:
- Authentic "Glamour SOL" Pedigree: The saucers display the crisp underglaze backstamp featuring the historic Meakin rising sun emblem, certifying its placement in the elite "Celeste" collection.
- Sculpted Modernist Silhouettes: Features sophisticated vertical body pleating on the cups and matching undulations along the saucer plates to give a highly tactile dining experience.
- High-Durability Staffordshire Build: Crafted from Meakin's heavy-gauge English earthenware, engineered to resist structural temperature shock on a busy dining table.
- Uniform Underglaze Hue: The monochrome ice-blue colorway runs smoothly across all twelve pieces, ensuring a perfect visual match when displayed on an open dresser shelf.
Condition Report
This vintage twelve-piece tableware collection is in excellent condition, showcasing pristine preservation from a single-owner home. All six cups and all six matching saucers are entirely free from structural impact chips, edge bites, hairline cracks, or post-factory restoration. The glossy glazed surfaces are exceptionally bright and uniform, showing no signs of heavy dishwasher clouding, cutlery gouges, or severe surface scratching. True to its age, there is no heavy structural underglaze crazing present across the collection, and the bases are clean. Please inspect the comprehensive gallery photographs to appreciate the uniform colorway and confirm the crisp maker markings.
Shipping & Logistics
- Domestic Shipping: FREE UK TRACKED DELIVERY.
- Packaging: Every individual cup and saucer plate will be wrapped independently in thick, heavy-duty bubble cushioning to eliminate ceramic-on-ceramic friction. The items will then be bundled securely within a heavy-duty, double-walled shipping box lined with dense shock-absorbing void-fill peanuts to ensure safe transit.
- Dispatch: Order before 12.00pm and we ship same day.
Returns & Payment Policies
We want you to be delighted with your heritage find.
- Not as Described: In the unlikely event of an error in our listing, we will provide a full refund and cover the return postage costs.
- Change of Mind: We accept returns within 30 days; however, in these instances, the buyer is responsible for the return shipping costs.