Rare vintage AYNSLEY bone china tea cup and saucer in a deep red/burgundy with huge cabbage roses inside cup in deep red/plum, rose pink and yellow on a cream colored ground with heavy gold gilt inside cup below rim, along the scalloped rim, the beautifully shaped thumb rest and the base of the tea cup. The scalloped rim of the saucer is trimmed in gold, and around the white center of saucer, as well. Base of cup is signed C1677. Tea cup measures approx. 3-1/2" in diameter (not i...ncluding handle) and 2-1/4" high. Saucer is 5-1/8" high. Previously owned and in excellent condition with no staining, chips or cracks. There is a tiny amount of crazing or squiggly lines in the gold gilt inside cup (pics #11 & 12) and a tiny superficial 1/4" scratch on outside of the cup (I could not capture this in a photo), inside the cup there is one dark speck under the glaze (probably occurring during manufacturing (pic #1 at 5 o'clock). On the saucer there are two pin dot sized specks where the glaze/color has lifted. These notations were found only when heavily scrutinized and are not significant but wanted to note everything I could find. Heavy gold gilt with no wear/fading/lifting. Thank you for looking!