Tea Cup Tuesday/Mismatched!

Low and behold, I saw snow when I opened the drapes this morning. Not much which was a relief for sure! It is cold and dark and wet again here, is to rain all day. I am NOT thinking about it though.


I have been pretty lame about posting for Teacup Tuesdays. I haven't had a thing to show! But a couple of weeks ago, a quick dash through a few aisles at the local flea markets got me some goodies-cheap ones.

The first is a very pretty bone china cup and saucer numbered and stamped Queen Anne. When I took it to counter, I told my friend I thought the plate and cup were mismatched. She thought the cup was just an open rose. Well, I got home and found out they are both the same china company, both Queen Anne, but a different number. It doesn't matter because I think they look fine and I got them for a song!

                                                      

The other cup is a dandy too. There is no saucer but it was lidded. I looked  hard and thought these were not quite the same but an excellent fit. I brought it home and decided for sure that these two pieces were never meant to be together. However, they fit nicely and present an interesting look. It is marked Noritake, Japan.  I only paid $2 for the set and an sure I can use it somewhere, somehow if for nothing more than nuts or sweetner packages.

For a total of $5 I had a great day!