Rita ' S Vintage Cup Of Knowledge Fortune Teller ' S Tea Cup
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:3845146 | Type: Cup |
| Original/Reproduction: Antique Original |
Rita's Vintage Cup of Knowledge Fortune Teller's Tea Cup. Shipped with USPS Priority Mail.
This cup is by Ainsley and in great condition, from what I can find the date of the cup is some where around the 1943's. It was made in England and is in beautiful condition. The cup has an 18K gold rim and is stamped and numbered on the bottom, worth holding onto for a lifetime.
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The art of tea reading or tasseography dates back to medieval times and evolved to fortune readings over time. Imagination, insight and symbolism are the three keys to be able to read your tea leaves.
"The Encyclopedia of Occultism & Parapsychology, Fifth Edition, Vol. 2 edited by J. Gordon Melton, notes:
After a cup of tea has been poured, without using a tea strainer, the tea is drunk or poured away. The cup should then be shaken well and any remaining liquid drained off in the saucer. The diviner now looks at the pattern of tea leaves in the cup and allows the imagination to play around the shapes suggested by them. They might look like a letter, a heart shape, or a ring. These shapes are then interpreted intuitively or by means of a fairly standard system of symbolism, such as: snake (enmity or falsehood), spade (good fortune through industry), mountain (journey of hindrance), or house (change, success)."
I am not a tea cup collector nor do I claim to hold all the knowledge of each antique piece, so I have done my best to describe them with what I have learned about them.
This cup is by Ainsley and in great condition, from what I can find the date of the cup is some where around the 1943's. It was made in England and is in beautiful condition. The cup has an 18K gold rim and is stamped and numbered on the bottom, worth holding onto for a lifetime.
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The art of tea reading or tasseography dates back to medieval times and evolved to fortune readings over time. Imagination, insight and symbolism are the three keys to be able to read your tea leaves.
"The Encyclopedia of Occultism & Parapsychology, Fifth Edition, Vol. 2 edited by J. Gordon Melton, notes:
After a cup of tea has been poured, without using a tea strainer, the tea is drunk or poured away. The cup should then be shaken well and any remaining liquid drained off in the saucer. The diviner now looks at the pattern of tea leaves in the cup and allows the imagination to play around the shapes suggested by them. They might look like a letter, a heart shape, or a ring. These shapes are then interpreted intuitively or by means of a fairly standard system of symbolism, such as: snake (enmity or falsehood), spade (good fortune through industry), mountain (journey of hindrance), or house (change, success)."
I am not a tea cup collector nor do I claim to hold all the knowledge of each antique piece, so I have done my best to describe them with what I have learned about them.
