Miniature Cream Porcelain Mug with Red Blossoms

A tiny cream porcelain mug, small enough to hold between your fingertips. It has a neat loop handle and a slightly flared foot, and on one side it's decorated with a cluster of bright red five-petal blossoms with white centres among glossy dark-green leaves. The back is left plain, and there's a hint of gold on the handle. It's perfect for a dollhouse kitchen, a curio cabinet or a miniature-collector's shelf, and it also works as a ring or toothpick holder. Maker unmarked. It's in good condition with a clean glaze.

The world's most famous miniatures are in Queen Mary's Dolls' House, built between 1921 and 1924 for the wife of King George V by the architect Sir Edwin Lutyens. It's a perfect 1:12 scale Edwardian home with electricity, working lifts and running water. Over 1,500 artists and craftspeople made its tiny furnishings, including real miniature porcelain like this little mug.