Gien Oiseau Blue Breakfast Cup & Saucer Lobsters This is a functional object

This is a functional object transformed into something poetic

and sporting tradition

a diminutive diving bird that abruptly vanishes under the water while feeding

these make eating soft boiled eggs almost ceremonial

A retro set of two blue plain egg cups from one of the world's most revered porcelain manufacturers

Gien Oiseau Blue Breakfast Cup & Saucer Lobsters This is a functional objectThis large cup and saucer brings an archival motif to the morning table, with birds in flight and delicate branches set among crisp graphic flourishes. Rendered in deep blue against the softly warmed ivory of Gien faience, the pattern feels collected, calm, and quietly refined.