• English Violet fine bone china coffee mug by Otava, purple violet chintz pattern on a white ground.
  • English Violet bone china mug shown from the side, dense purple violets and green leaves on white.
  • Tall tapered English Violet bone china coffee mug with an all-over violet floral pattern.
  • English Violet bone china mug with the patterned handle in view, purple violets on white.
  • Otava English Violet bone china mug, slim silhouette with delicate purple violet sprigs.
  • English Violet bone china mug viewed from above, violet pattern around the rim and the Otava mark inside the base.
  • Top-down view of the English Violet bone china mug showing the floral patterned handle.
  • Plain white bone china mug shown from the side in the same tall tapered silhouette.
  • Plain white bone china coffee mug with a curved handle, undecorated finish.
  • Plain white bone china mug showing the shaped handle and slim tapered body.
  • Plain white bone china mug showing its small rounded foot and tall profile.
  • Plain white bone china mug viewed from above, with the Otava mark inside the base.
  • Top-down view of the plain white bone china coffee mug and its handle.
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Otava

English Violet Bone China Mug

English Violet Bone China Mug

$39.00 SGD
$39.00 SGD
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The English Violet mug covers a bright white ground with sprigs of purple violets and their rounded green leaves — a dense, all-over chintz in the English cottage tradition, cheerful without being loud. Violets have long carried a quiet sentiment of faithfulness and modesty, which gives the pattern a gentleness that suits the people you tend to give gifts to.

English Violet fine bone china coffee mug, purple violet chintz pattern on a white ground, from Otava Singapore.

It is made from fine bone china, the material that has defined English tea and coffee ware for two centuries. Held to the light, the walls carry the faint translucency only true bone china gives; in the hand, the mug feels lighter than its size suggests, with a smooth, cool glaze and a handle shaped to sit against the fingers.

The silhouette is taller and slimmer than the usual barrel mug — a little over 10 cm high, the body drawing gently inward to a small rounded foot. It holds a full 340 ml, so nothing is lost in the elegance: it is as happy with a pot of tea as with a morning coffee, and its narrow footprint suits a crowded desk or a shallow cabinet shelf.

Tall slim English Violet bone china mug with purple violets and green leaves, shown from the side.

It makes a naturally thoughtful gift. A violet-strewn bone china mug is the sort of thing people are pleased to be given and seldom buy themselves — ideal for a teacher at the end of the year, a friend moving into a new home, a colleague heading off, or a simple thank-you. Carrying no name or slogan, it never misjudges its recipient; it simply arrives as something pretty and considered.

Prefer something quieter? Every design in this range is also offered as a plain white bone china mug in the same silhouette — the same fine material and comfortable form, undecorated, for those who like their tableware unadorned or want to mix the patterned with the plain. Choose your finish above.

Plain white fine bone china mug in the same tall tapered silhouette as the English Violet design.

Care. To protect the design, we recommend gentle hand washing with a soft cloth and mild detergent.

Dimensions
Capacity 340 ml · Height 10.4 cm · Rim (mouth) diameter 7.5 cm · Base diameter 4.8 cm

At a glance
Fine bone china · English Violet design, also in Plain White · 340 ml · Ships across Singapore

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