{"product_id":"royal-albert-wild-flower-of-the-month-poppy-august-duo-bone-china-1987","title":"Royal Albert | Wild Flower of the Month — Poppy | August | Duo | Bone China | 1987","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoyal Albert | Wild Flower of the Month — Poppy | August | Duo | Bone China | 1987\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAugust — the month the harvest begins and the poppies are already going over — Royal Albert chose its flowers well.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoyal Albert's Wild Flower of the Month series was introduced in 1987, following the long commercial success of the Flower of the Month series that preceded it. Where the earlier series drew on cultivated garden flowers, Wild Flower of the Month turned to the British hedgerow and field, assigning a different wildflower to each month of the year. August was given the field poppy — Papaver rhoeas — depicted here among wheat ears and green stems with a small tortoiseshell butterfly in flight above. The series was produced at the Royal Albert factory in Longton, Staffordshire, and carries the standard green crown backstamp of the period alongside the series name, month, and flower name in a decorative circular arrangement. The duo format — cup and saucer without a side plate — was a standard offering within the series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe cup is a footed, gently flared form with a scalloped rim and a shaped scroll handle gilt at the upper terminal. The exterior carries a meadow scene of open red poppies with dark centres, green ferny foliage, golden wheat ears and a closed bud, with a small tortoiseshell butterfly in amber and brown positioned above the main spray. The interior carries the word \"August\" in gold script below the rim, with a small poppy spray repeated on the inner wall. The rim line is gilt. The saucer carries a continuous arrangement of poppies, wheat ears and buds around the well, with scattered individual poppies extending to the scalloped, gilt-edged rim. The cup interior shows a faint pale blue sky wash visible in the upper background, consistent with the series' naturalistic field setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are no chips, cracks or crazing on either piece. The gilding on the rim line and handle terminal is intact with no wear or loss visible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaker: Royal Albert, Longton, Staffordshire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePattern: Wild Flower of the Month — Poppy, August\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackstamp: Royal Albert Bone China England — Wild Flower of the Month Series — Poppy — August — © 1987 Royal Albert Ltd\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePieces: 2 — cup and saucer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: Bone china\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeriod: 1987\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecoration: Field poppies, wheat ears, green foliage and small tortoiseshell butterfly; gold script \"August\" to cup interior; printed transfer throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGilding: Gilt rim line and handle terminal; intact\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Excellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuyer profile: Royal Albert collector; buyer completing the Wild Flower of the Month series; gift buyer with an August birthday or anniversary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA field poppy on bone china — the most perishable flower England produces, preserved in the most durable form the Staffordshire potteries knew how to make.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Dancing Faun ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45007573483720,"sku":null,"price":275.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/3497\/2104\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_2345666f-464c-4a01-a904-25ff86c0cb6c.png?v=1775889978","url":"https:\/\/dancingfaun.co.za\/products\/royal-albert-wild-flower-of-the-month-poppy-august-duo-bone-china-1987","provider":"The Dancing Faun ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}