Royal Albert | Flower of the Month Series | November — Chrysanthemum | Full Trio & Miniature Duo | Bone China | England | Mint Unused Condition

November's flower is the chrysanthemum — not delicate, not understated, but full-faced and unapologetic, exactly right for the last bold month of autumn.

Launched in 1970, Royal Albert's Flower of the Month series became one of the most consistently collected bone china series of the twentieth century — twelve patterns, each dedicated to a month and its birth flower, with the month's name carried in gold script on the cup interior and plate face. November is assigned the chrysanthemum, here rendered in full-headed blooms of deep rose-pink with scrolling green foliage and yellow-green autumn leaves on a warm ivory ground. The November Chrysanthemum is widely considered one of the most visually arresting months in the series — the blooms are large, densely petalled, and painted with a richness of tone that makes the transfer look almost three-dimensional against the white bone china body. This listing offers a rare opportunity to acquire both the standard full-size trio and the miniature duo together — two formats of the same month, both in unused condition.

The full-size trio consists of a generous flared cup with scrolled gilt handle, a matching saucer, and a side plate. The cup carries "November" in gold script on the interior, framed by the characteristic green foliate and gold dot inner border. The saucer and plate carry the full chrysanthemum scatter transfer with matching border and gilt scalloped rim. There is one small area on the foot ring of the teacup where gilding is absent — examined in detail, this is a manufacturer's flaw rather than wear: the gold is cleanly missing rather than rubbed, and the surrounding gilding is entirely intact. This is noted transparently and is reflected in the pricing.

The miniature duo — a small cup and saucer in the same November Chrysanthemum pattern — is in perfect unused condition throughout. The miniature format is less commonly encountered than the standard trio and is particularly sought after by collectors who display rather than use their pieces.

All five pieces are free of chips, cracks, and crazing. Gilding is perfect throughout with the single manufacturer's exception noted above on the full-size cup foot.

Key Details

• Maker: Royal Albert (Royal Albert Ltd), Longton, Staffordshire, England
• Pattern: Flower of the Month Series — November, Chrysanthemum
• Shape: Standard Flower of the Month flared cup with scrolled handle, saucer, and side plate (trio); miniature cup and saucer (duo)
• Backstamp: Royal Albert Bone China England — Flower of the Month Series — Chrysanthemum — consistent with © Royal Albert Ltd 1970 production series
• Pieces: 5 — full-size cup, saucer, side plate (trio) plus miniature cup and saucer (duo)
• Material: Fine English bone china
• Period: 1970s — original production series
• Decoration: Full-headed pink chrysanthemum blooms with scrolling green foliage and yellow-green autumn leaves; "November" in gold script on cup interior and side plate face; green foliate and gold dot inner border; gilt scalloped rim throughout
• Gilding: Mint throughout — one small area of absent gilding on the foot ring of the full-size teacup confirmed as a manufacturer's flaw, not wear; all other gilding on all five pieces is perfect and unused
• Condition: Mint unused — no chips, cracks, or crazing on any piece; manufacturer's gilding flaw on full-size cup foot noted and reflected in price
• Buyer profile: Royal Albert Flower of the Month collector completing a set or adding a November duplicate; November birthday gift — personal or for a recipient; collector of miniature bone china pieces; decorator seeking a display pair

Five pieces, one month, two scales — the chrysanthemum in every format it was made, unused and waiting for a November collector who knows exactly what they have found.