Animal egg cups

We have already seen some very well represented species in previous messages but here comes a selection with the rare animals from the egg cup world, in a variety of styles.

Zoological details: 1) hand-painted, made in China for US company Department 56, partly specialised in collectibles [eggcup2303]; 2) fine china, hand painted, designed by Loretta Jones for a series of egg cups issued monthly by The Franklin Mint company (United Kingdom) in 1988, currently sold out [eggcup4399]; 3) hand painted [eggcup2464]; 4) Greek souvenir egg cup [eggcup1360]; 5) originally sold by Marks & Spencer's stores [eggcup2275].

If you collect animal egg cups or simply enjoy their view, don't hesitate to go back to the Little chicken egg cups post, or the Poultry egg cups one.

Famous characters: plastic egg cups

Be careful! They are not toys.

Not so famous details: 1) Victoria Plum egg cup, marketed in 1981 by H.C. Ford & Sons (London, UK) [eggcup2508]; 2) Basil Brush egg cup, produced by Wing's in Hong Kong [eggcup1706]; 3) Big Ears egg cup (from the Noddy family) [eggcup1678]; 4) Muttley's egg cup (Hanna-Barbera), originally offered with Quickbrew tea [eggcup2442].

Egg cups with characters famous mainly in the UK

Yes, they are really famous over there, and everybody knows their names! (at least that's what we have been told)

Truly interesting details, at a global level: 1) Sooty egg cup, made in the 1960s by Keele Street Pottery, from Stoke On Trent (UK), from a series of six Sooty egg cups [eggcup4159]; 2) Sydney egg cup, made in Stoke On Trent (UK) in 1999 by Wade company, Sidney is a character from the Tetley Tea Folk family [eggcup4888] 3) Gaffer (another Tetley Tea Folk family member) made in Stoke On Trent (UK), by Wade, 1999 [eggcup4887].

Egg is the message

In case you wondered what you should put in them... now you know!

1) marked "Boiled egg", made in Britain by Bridgewater, "Toast & Marmalade" series [eggcup1313] 2) "Huevo", made by Happy Decor (Spain) [eggcup0605]; 3) "huevo", "egg", "Ei", "uovo", "oeuf", made by Thomas (Rosenthal) (Germany) [eggcup0581]; 4) "An egg boiled very soft is not unwholesome, Jane Austen" (reference to "Emma"), Fine white stoneware egg cup made in Scotland for Dunoon [eggcup0902]; 5) marked "Oeuf" [eggcup0780]; 6) marked "ei" [eggcup0996]; 7) marked "chicken egg" [eggcup2042] 8) "uovo" [eggcup0556]; 9) "El otro huevo de Colón" [eggcup0116]; 10) marked "uovo" [0081]; 11) marked "Huevo", made by Happy Decor (Spain); 12) marked "ei" [eggcup1365]; 13) marked "ik love ei" [eggcup3825]

Christmas egg cups

Merry Christmas to all egg cup collectors and egg cup lovers!

Details concerning the featured pieces: 1) designed by Eddie Walker for Seasons of Cannon Falls (United States), made in China, sold for the Christmas of 2003 [eggcup3468]; 2) produced by Maebata (Japan), from the "Merry Christmas" collection [eggcup3192]; 3) made in Japan [eggcup4091]; 4) made in Japan, sold with the previous one [huevdesp14]; 5) wooden egg cup [eggcup1206]; 6) marked "Fine China" and "Made in England" [eggcup1941] 7) wooden egg cup [eggcup1205]; 8) china [eggcup0111]; 9) has a "Japan" sticker [eggcup1929].

Aardman Animations egg cups

Wallace loves cheese and (apparently) the studio Aardman Animations loves not only chickens, but also soft-boiled eggs. Free-range or not, eggs are more than welcome in the generous selection of cups inspired in their characters that are available on the market. Nick Park fans are happy and so should be egg cup collectors.

Known details: 1) Wallace head with movable blue cap, made in China for Enesco's Border Fine Arts, designed by Paul Cardew, "The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" model [eggcup4879]; 2) Gromit head with movable blue cap, made in China for Enesco's Border Fine Arts, designed by Paul Cardew, "The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" model [eggcup4880]; 3) Rocky Rhodes bucket, produced in 2000, from a series of eight egg cups with "Chicken run" characters offered by a British eggs producer [eggcup1838]; 4) Wendolene head, offered by Ty-phoo tea [eggcup1689]; 5) plastic, Shaun head, made in China for The Boots Company PLC, first sold in 1989 [eggcup1836].

Frog egg cups

Frogs aren't the most popular animal in this egg cups' world, we know. Unlike rabbits or hens, they don't have any conceptual link with eggs, so it's understandable that they aren't featured in egg cups as often as them. What this selection wants to show is that even "secondary" animals like frogs can appear in a huge number of different models of egg cups, made in different styles, in different materials. We'll have a look at other animal egg cups another day.

Known and verified details: 1) plastic [eggcup3660]; 2) ceramic, marked CC. H.P. [eggcup2210]; 3) hand-made by potter Michel Auger for Poterie Auger, in St Amand en Puisaye (France) [eggcup4254]; 4) plastic, spoon marked "Salamanca", sold as a souvenir egg cup for the Spanish city Salamanca [eggcup3776]; 5) unglazed ceramic [eggcup2891]; 6) ceramic, bought in Italy in 1985 [eggcup0327]; 7) produced by Italian company Paolo Chiari [eggcup2930].

If you prefer to see egg cups with hens, please visit the Poultry egg cups post; if you're looking for rabbits, please check the Rabbit egg cups category.

Rabbit egg cups

Rabbits are a traditional feature in egg cups, the link between one thing and the other being, of course, Easter. For our first excursion in the wide rabbit egg cups' world we'll skip plastic egg cups, but don't worry, there'll be a post with plenty of plastic rabbit egg cups very soon - and surely before Easter.

Known details: 1) Heinrich Hoppel rabbit from "Die Hasenbande" series, designed by S. Krauss for Bodum's Räder company (Germany) [eggcup4383]; 2) created by Stockholm's Bruka design (Sweden) [eggcup0924]; 3) made by Goebel (Germany) [eggcup3969]; 4) bought in Belgium, 2004's Easter [eggcup3327]; 5) marked "Made in Japan", both rabbits look symmetrical, but aren't; this egg cup exists also with different colour combinations [eggcup1893]; 6) wooden [eggcup1154]; 7) made in Japan, exists also with different colour combinations [eggcup2622].

Are there more egg cups featuring rabbits than egg cups featuring chickens, or the opposite? We sincerely don't know and the lack of statistics in the field doesn't help at all. If you want a wider picture of the subject, nevertheless, you could have a look at our Poultry egg cups selection or even et the Little chicken egg cups post.