The motif of this 1982 Desirée annual cup from The Porcelain Factory Desiree, also known as Désirée Denmark, Svend Jensen of Denmark, Old Copenhagen Blue comes from the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale Twelve by the Mail. The 1982 Hans Christian Andersen Annual Cup had the same motif as the 1982 Svend Jensen Christmas plate. So the 1982 Desiree Annual Cup and the 1982 Desiree Christmas plate are actaully a beautiful coffee set with plate and cup. The motif of the 1982 Desiree Annual cup and Christmas plate shows the Mail-coach right before it will pass the gates into the town. At the gate The Mail-coach Passengers present each other as the twelve months and the listener gets a small impression of the weather in the month concerned. But the story cannot be ended until the end of the year. Then the citizens on the town will be able to tell what each month bought them. Svend Otto S. was the artist who has created this Sven Jensen Annual cup and Christmas plate. Désirée started the Annual cup series in 1982 and ended it in 2001. So 20 different sets were made to complete a perfect coffee set. All motifs of the Hans Christian Andersen annual cups from Désirée are inspired by Hans Christian Andersen´s Fairy Tales.