UK china maker rolls out souvenirs for king’s May coronation

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UK china maker rolls out souvenirs for king's May coronation

A British manufacturer of fine bone china is busy making “God Save The King” commemorative plates and mugs for King Charles II's May 6 coronation. Craftspeople at the Duchess China factory in the central England city of Stoke-on-Trent painted delicate gold edges on more teacups and saucers this...
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At the money they charge? £45 for a teacup and saucer, 1 of each?
 
Despite the odd looks, a mate of mine drinks his tea in the rig teashack from a bone china cup that commemorates Charles and Diana's wedding in 1981.

'It was ten bob in a junk shop and it holds the right amount.'

I think it's offshore Guyana at the moment. I'm amazed its survived all this time. Mind you it doesn't go in the galley dish washer. 'Don't be daft, it'd take the gilt off, Chris'

So, it's only going to be a quid a year Arjen.

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Ah, go on. Go On. GO ON!

Chris
 
I think it was ten bob because there was no saucer.

Chris
 
I have a couple of favourites, a 1.5 pint mug Sara got me with "Angry old git" prominant on the front (Right or correct hand on handle) and a "Pete's eats" 1 pint mug. Anyone who has been to Llanberis (Snowden) will know that though.
Most of my guest mugs come from the bin and one perfect Wills and Kate wedding mug went to the old girl upstairs who dotes on this sort of thing so that will have a quiet life now. None of the above came in over 10 quid.
 
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It still surprises me that Stoke-on-Trent has a ceramics industry, when I was at Uni there 30 years ago you'd pass at least 5 different makers on the way from digs... when I went back 10 years ago most had been turned into car parks and supermarkets with just some of the higher end ones left... given the workmanship that goes into them now I'd say £45 is a snip...

My favourite mug, one with a Steve Bell cartoon of Jeremy Corbyn as Obi-Wan Kenobi died over lockdown...

Zeb
 
CJGibson said:
Ah, go on. Go On. GO ON!
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I had the opportunity to buy 'a bone china cup that commemorates Charles and Diana's wedding in 1981' in 1982. In Durham. Missed out then, but my lack of foresight was mitigated when I eventually found this in a thrift shop:
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This, I bought in a junk shop not 10 miles away from Boeing Field.
Just had to have it.

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How many levels of wrongness exhibited here?

Chris
 
On the plus side, it doesn't say Northrupp.
 
CJGibson said:
This, I bought in a junk shop not 10 miles away from Boeing Field.
Just had to have it.

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How many levels of wrongness exhibited here?

Chris
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It could have redeemed itself had it been glazed with that stuff that changes color with temperature, so the B-2 vanishes...
 
Arjen said:
CJGibson said:
Ah, go on. Go On. GO ON!
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I had the opportunity to buy 'a bone china cup that commemorates Charles and Diana's wedding in 1981' in 1982. In Durham. Missed out then, but my lack of foresight was mitigated when I eventually found this in a thrift shop:
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I use a cup of coffee bought at Starbucks but if I had to choose between Charles and Paddington I would keep the bear.
 

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