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Butterfly Cup

Set of ‘Farfalle’ Butterflies Cups and Saucers by Piero Fornasetti, Italy, 1955
By Richard Ginori, Piero Fornasetti
Located in London, GB
A rare and early set of 'Farfalle' (Butterflies) ceramic cups and saucers designed by Piero
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Haviland Limoges Butterfly Handled Cup and saucer set, 1879-1889, Aesthetic
By Haviland & Co.
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Cup and saucer set by Haviland & Cie is decorated in Aesthetic style, combining elements of 3
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Antique 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain, Ceramic

Antique Wedgwood Makeig-Jones Fairyland Lustre Butterfly Porcelain Bowl or Cup
By Wedgwood, Daisy Makeig-Jones
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique, diminutive English lustreware porcelain tea bowl or cup. By Wedgwood. Pattern no
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Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Porcelain

Materials

Luster, Porcelain

Gold Porcelain Coffee or Tea Cup and Saucer with Butterfly Design
Located in New York, NY
has beautiful green leaf and red flower bud design around, and butterfly design at center. Cup with
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Early 20th Century European Tea Sets

Materials

Gold

Porcelain Cup and Saucer with flowers and butterflies, early 19th century French
By Porcelaine de Paris
Located in DELFT, NL
Early 19th Century French Porcelain Cup and Saucer with Hand-Painted Roses and Butterflies. This
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Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Bing & Grondahl / B&G, Butterfly, Set of 10 Coffee Cups with Saucers
Located in København, Copenhagen
Bing & Grondahl / B&G, Butterfly. Set of 10 coffee cups with saucers. Cup measures: 7.8 x 6.3 cm
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20th Century Danish Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Modern Set of Six Porcelain Tea Cups Butterfly Decor Sofina Boutique Kitzbuehel
By Sofina Boutique Kitzbühel
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
-free modern decor. The set comes as a set of six hand painted cups with a butterfly decor all-around
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2010s German Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Ruby Wedgwood Ordinary Lustre, Butterfly York Cup by Daisy Makeig-Jones, c1925
By Daisy Makeig-Jones
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Exquisite ruby Ordinary lustre york cup by Daisy Makeig Jones for Wedgwood, England. The interior
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Early 20th Century British Art Deco Decorative Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

Elegant Italian Pendant "Butterfly"
By Matlight Milano
Located in Milano, IT
modules, resembling the delicate and translucent wings of butterflies. The alabaster cups not only
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2010s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster, Brass

Elegant Italian Pendant "Butterfly"
Elegant Italian Pendant "Butterfly"
$4,683
H 44.1 in W 9.85 in D 9.85 in
Meissen Porcelain Rothschild Pattern Birds Set of Cup And Saucer
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Guaynabo, PR
birds with some insects and butterflies. The cup as well as the saucer have a gilt serpentine rim. The
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Rothschild Pattern Birds Set of Cup And Saucer
Meissen Porcelain Rothschild Pattern Birds Set of Cup And Saucer
$600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 2.45 in Dm 3.2 in
Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) Satsuma Cup and Saucer Pair by Kinkozan
By Kinkozan
Located in Newark, England
clutching a pearl and butterflies to the centre. The cups with matching decoration to the saucer finished
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery

9 Pc, Chinese Export Porcelain Instant Starter Collection Including Armorial
Located in Atlanta, GA
butterfly" bowl, two cups and saucers with floral decoration, and a cup and saucer with armorial decoration
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

SALE Rare Huge Monumental David Palumbo Forged Iron Mid Century Modern Menorah
By David Palombo
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
unique, signature, abstract butterfly shaped base. Because the cups, that hold the candles, are all
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Mid-20th Century Israeli Brutalist Candelabras

Materials

Iron

Recent Sales

Famille Verte Set of Porcelain Cabbage and Butterfly Pattern
Located in Cookeville, TN
painted with cabbage leaves and butterfly's floating about. The cups have a swirled border inside and the
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Antique Late 19th Century Hong Kong Art Nouveau Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Herend Porcelain Candelabras, Hand Painted, 1920
By Herend
Located in Lugano, Ticino
Pair of beautiful Herend porcelain candelabras, hand painted, 1920. Flower and butterfly pattern
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Vintage 1920s Hungarian Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Porcelain

Bing & Grondahl "Butterfly", Four Coffee Cups with Saucers and Four Plates
Located in København, Copenhagen
Bing & Grondahl / B&G, "Butterfly". Four coffee cups with saucers and four plates in hand painted
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Vintage 1960s Danish Art Nouveau Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Chic Set of 12 Designer Italian Pottery Gold & White Butterfly Plates & Cups
By Carole Stupell
Located in Hopewell, NJ
and matching cups that rest in slightly recessed circles. The cups have whimsical butterfly shaped
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Vintage 1960s Italian More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Pottery

Bing & Grondahl/B&G, Butterfly. Set of 10 Coffee Cups with Saucers
Located in København, Copenhagen
Bing & Grondahl / B&G, Butterfly. Set of 10 coffee cups with saucers. Cup measures: 7.8 x 6.3 cm
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20th Century Danish Victorian Porcelain

Bing & Grondahl / B & G Butterfly, Set of Six Coffee Cups with Saucers
Located in København, Copenhagen
Bing & Grondahl / B & G Butterfly. Set of six coffee cups with saucers ,sugar bowl and small dish
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20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Porcelain

Materials

Silver

Cobalt Aynsley English Bone China Hand Painted Butterfly Tea Cup and Saucer Set
By John Aynsley
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very intricately hand painted tea cup and saucer set is made of fine bone china by the Aynsley
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Mid-20th Century English Arts and Crafts Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Satsuma Handled and Stemmed Tea Cup, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
butterflies flit around the bottom of the cup. Butterflies can also be found on the underside of the cup. The
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Japanese Satsuma Thousand Butterflies Sake Cup, Gunkozan, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A small and finely painted Japanese Satsuma "Thousand Butterflies" Satsuma sake cup, signed
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Samuel Alcock Coffee Cup, Pale Yellow, Flowers and Butterflies, ca 1834
By Samuel Alcock & Co.
Located in London, GB
A coffee cup and saucer in “embossed fluted” shape, pale yellow ground with flowers and butterflies
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Antique 1830s English Victorian Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Famille Verte Porcelain Cabbage Leaf & Butterfly Coffee or Tea Cup and Saucer
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful and rare porcelain Famille Verte cabbage leaf and butterfly pattern coffee or tea
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Fantasy Moth, Wedgwood Ordinary Lustre Butterfly York Cup By Daisy Makeig-Jones
By Daisy Makeig-Jones
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Bone china Ordinary York cup by Daisy Making-Jones for Wedgwood Decorated on the outer with a trio
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Early 20th Century British Art Deco Decorative Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

Bing & Grondahl/B & G Butterfly, Seven Sets of Espresso/Mocha Cups and Saucers
Located in København, Copenhagen
Bing & Grondahl / B & G Butterfly, 7 sets of espresso / mocha cups and saucers. In
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20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Porcelain

Bing & Grondahl "Butterfly", Set of Six Coffee Cups with Saucers and Six Plates
Located in København, Copenhagen
Bing & Grondahl / B&G, "Butterfly". Set of six coffee cups with saucers and six plates in hand
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Vintage 1960s Danish Art Nouveau Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Japanese Satsuma Cup
Located in Marseille, FR
Satsuma cup with multicolored butterfly patterns signature in gold under the bottom dimension
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Antique 19th Century Decorative Bowls

Materials

Earthenware

Four Chinese Export Porcelain Cups Hand-Painted Rose Medallion, Qing 19th C
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
and a bird, with a butterfly between the panels. The cups also have some gilding around the panels and
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Royal Worcester ‘Butterfly’ Cup and Saucer, Dated 1880
By Royal Worcester
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
A rare royal Worcester ‘Butterfly’ porcelain cup and saucer, dated 1880. The cup modelled with a
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Spode Porcelain Cup and Saucer, ‘Butterfly’ Handle, circa 1810
By Spode
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
A rare Spode porcelain cup and saucer, circa 1815. Both items moulded, and painted with cobalt blue
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Antique 1810s English Georgian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Set of 12 Herend Fortuna Cups and Saucers Painted with Butterflies and Flowers
By Herend
Located in Boston, MA
butterflies and flowers on a white ground. These cups would be perfect to use for either tea or coffee. They
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1990s Hungarian Romantic Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

KPM Berlin Porcelain Cup and Saucer, c. 1870
By KPM Porcelain
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
saucer, painted with exotic birds, and butterflies. Height of cup – 6.5 cm, 2 1/2”. Diameter of saucer
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Antique 1870s German Victorian Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Spode Porcelain Tulip Cup and Saucer, circa 1820
By Spode
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
A fine Spode porcelain cup and saucer, circa 1820. The cup modelled as a tulip, and naturistically
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Antique 1820s English Regency Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

French Silver Mounted Porcelain Kakiemon-Painted Cups and Saucer Sets
By Paul Tonnelier, Jean Pouyat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
palette with a finely-painted butterfly in brackets to the cup center. The saucers with the same teal
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Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Tea Sets

Materials

Silver

19th Century Japanese Cup & Saucer, Satsuma Ceramics by Yabu Meizan, Red Flowers
By Yabu Meizan
Located in London, GB
maintaining his attention to detail throughout. You can see a hundred hand-painted butterflies in the cup
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Antique 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Kakiemon Cup and Saucer
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Washington Crossing, PA
with floral scenes, birds & butterfly Cup 4.25 In. W x 3 In. D x 2.13 In H Saucer 5.5 In. W x 4.63
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Antique 18th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Set of 10 Herend Fortuna Cups and Saucers Painted with Butterflies and Flowers
By Herend
Located in Boston, MA
This is a wonderful set of ten Herend Fortuna cups and saucers hand-painted with blue butterflies
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1990s Hungarian Romantic Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century German Meissen Demitasse Cup and Saucer
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Washington Crossing, PA
flowers, rockwork, vases, birds, butterflies, and fences Measures: Cup 1.75" H x 2.5" W. Saucer 4.25" W
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Antique 19th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Gilt Metal

19th Century Vintage German Meissen Demitasse Cup and Saucer
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Washington Crossing, PA
decoration of flowers, rock work, vases, birds, butterflies, and fences Measures: Cup 1.75" H, 2.5” D
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Antique 19th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Gilt Metal

19th Century German Vintage Meissen Demitasse Cup and Saucer
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Washington Crossing, PA
chinoiserie-style decoration of flowers, rockwork, vases, birds, butterflies, and fences. Measures: Cup 1.75
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Antique 19th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Gilt Metal

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Delft Blue and White Monumental Baluster Vase, Hand-Painted, 1950s Dutch
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Salvadori Fleur de Lis Gold Wall Lights Italian, 1970's
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Striking Art Nouveau Ceramic and Bronze-Mounted Vase in Victor Horta Style
By Victor Horta
Located in Lisse, NL
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French Sarreguemines Advertising Face Jug for OVH Greer's Scotch Whiskey, 1890s
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$1,850 / item
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Butterfly Cup For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic butterfly cup available at 1stDibs. A butterfly cup — often made from ceramic, porcelain and metal — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a butterfly cup, we have 10 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect butterfly cup — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A butterfly cup, designed in the Art Nouveau, Scandinavian Modern or Victorian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made butterfly cup over the years, but those crafted by John Aynsley, Meissen Porcelain and Royal Worcester are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Butterfly Cup?

Prices for a butterfly cup can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $240 and can go as high as $1,895, while the average can fetch as much as $625.