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A photograph of English bone china vintage coffee cup and saucer

An instant hit: vintage coffee time with E Hughes & Co

June 15, 2013by Nancy's Vintage China Leave a comment

Sometimes vintage china can be challenging to photograph.  Pale patterns, in particular, can looked washed out in photographs yet be beautiful in person.  As much as I like a challenge, […]

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E Hughes & Co
A photo of a vintage china tea set

Celtic memories: From the heart of Wales to the new world

June 12, 2013by Nancy's Vintage China Leave a comment

I’ve been looking back at some of the photographs that I took when I first started Nancy’s Tea Shop.  I love looking at photos.  Before the digital era, I used […]

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Gaudy Welsh, History of English vintage tea china
A photograph of a blue door way in Carmarthen

Chapels and graffiti hearts: Vintage wanderings in West Wales

June 8, 2013by Nancy's Vintage China Leave a comment

On a sunny weekend in May I visited Carmarthen, a market town in West Wales. It’s sited on the lovely River Towy and lays claim to being the oldest town in […]

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Vintage outings
A picture of vintage English Shelley china

Archway to my heart: Shelley’s timeless rose garden tea set

June 5, 2013by Nancy's Vintage China Leave a comment

I wasn’t planning on writing another post about Shelley china but last weekend I stumbled upon a gorgeous tea set that I wanted to share with you. The tea set […]

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History of English vintage tea china, Shelley

Shelley and its ‘Dainty’ styles

June 1, 2013by Nancy's Vintage China Leave a comment

In contrast to my previous post about the many forms of Tuscan china, today’s post is about another Staffordshire company that produced china where much of it is distinctive enough […]

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History of English vintage tea china, Shelley

The many faces of Tuscan china: the real test of an expert

May 29, 2013by Nancy's Vintage China 2 Comments

After over a year of collecting and selling tea china, I’m getting better at recognising china makers such as Royal Vale, Colclough and Paragon but others still surprise me.  I’ve […]

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History of English vintage tea china, Tuscan
Colclough's Ballet pink vintage tea set

Ballet stars: Colclough vintage china gems

December 14, 2012by Nancy's Vintage China 9 Comments

When I started buying Colclough china the first sets that I bought were from the Ballet and Harlequin ranges. These simple and elegant tea sets were the first examples of […]

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Colclough and Royal Vale, History of English vintage tea china
Colclough vintage china history

A man with a tea mission: Herbert Colclough

December 8, 2012by Nancy's Vintage China Leave a comment

Last time I told you how my passion for Colclough and Vale china began and promised to tell you a bit about the man who started the Colclough company. Herbert […]

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Colclough and Royal Vale, History of English vintage tea china
Three tier cake stand with vintage china plates

Bright coloured china for the masses

December 3, 2012by Nancy's Vintage China Leave a comment

Wow, the days are flying by and it’s time for another blog post. I’ve been enjoying preparing my next few posts because they’re about some of my favourite china: Colclough […]

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Colclough and Royal Vale, History of English vintage tea china
Royal Albert 1930s tea cup saucer and plate from Nancy's Tea Shop

More Royal Albert beauties: from hand-painted flowers to marbled effects

November 29, 2012by Nancy's Vintage China 5 Comments

After a few months of only being able to find relatively common pieces of Royal Albert, I struck on two designs that I hadn’t seen before… One is this gorgeous […]

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History of English vintage tea china, Royal Albert

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