French Vintage White Glass Cup & Saucer Set

Bring 1950s French cafe culture to your home

Product Description:
This is a vintage cup and saucer set made of milky white glass from France. It features a charming round design and horizontal ribbed patterns. The gentle sheen characteristic of milk glass (white glass) brings a retro and elegant atmosphere to your table. The bottom is stamped with "MADE IN FRANCE," suggesting it was used in cafes and bistros across France during the 1950s-1960s. Its simple, easy-to-use size blends well with modern dining settings. (R070123)

Specifications:
・Material: Milk glass (white glass)
・Country of origin: France
・Cup size: Approx. 8cm diameter × 5cm height (excluding handle)
・Saucer diameter: Approx. 12cm
・Color: Opaque milky white
・Stamp: MADE IN FRANCE (on the bottom of the cup)

Key Features:
・Evokes a cafe ambiance: Classical design reminiscent of French cafe culture
・Gentle to the touch: The warm texture unique to milk glass
・Compact size: A small, user-friendly size perfect for Japanese lifestyles
・Ideal for display: A charming item for vintage enthusiasts, delightful even when displayed
・Also recommended as a gift: When packaged in a box, it makes a perfect present

Special Notes:
Milk glass, as its name suggests, is an opaque, milky white glass that has been popular as tableware and decorative items since the mid-19th century. It is characterized by its soft appearance and its ability to gently transmit light. It was widely produced, especially in America and France, during the mid-century period. Like regular clear glass (mainly soda-lime glass), milk glass begins with silica (sand), soda ash, and lime melted at high temperatures. To make the glass milky white, an "opacifier" is added. Common additives include tin oxide (SnO₂), phosphoric acid (P₂O₅), fluorides (such as calcium fluoride CaF₂), zinc oxide, and aluminum oxide. These components form tiny crystals within the glass, scattering light transmission and creating the opaque, milky white appearance. Developed in glass factories in America and Europe at the end of the 19th century, it is also known as opalescent glass. Between the 1930s and 1960s, it was mass-produced in America (by companies like Fire-King and Hazel-Atlas) and France, and became widely used in ordinary households.

*Based on AI research.