Fluted antique Victorian bone china loving cup in Imari pattern and colours planted with miniature white daffidols. In very good condition. Manufactored by Samuel Radford c1900. Samuel Radford was known for elaborately shaped and extravagantly decorated bone china teaware and tableware using traditional patterns, and the company was an important exporter to North America, the Dominions, and European countries. 
 
A loving cup is a double-handled mug commonly used at weddings to celebrate the happy couple’s union and to symbolise the pledge they have made to one another. They are also frequently used at livery companies and City of London banquets as a toast to friendship and fraternity. They were particularly popular during the Victorian times for their sentimental and commemorative value.
 
Couriered by Royal Mail Tracked 24, please let us know which date you would like delivery on for Mothers Day (if this is for Mothers Day!) and we will ensure this. Gift-wrapped with a handwritten card and care instructions and the provenance also enclosed.