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Tag Archives: food and drink

Banana heaven on a (vintage!) plate

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

This weekend I baked a cake.  I like trying new recipes but I also like coming back to old favourites.  A firm family favourite is banana cake. My gran, Nancy, […]

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Cake recipes

Bostonian vintage in the blazing heat

July 24, 2013by Nancy's Vintage China Leave a comment

After reading Modflower’s post about her first visit to an antiques fair, I’ve been thinking about the antiques and vintage fairs I’ve been to over the last year or so. […]

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Vintage outings

Nancy’s china around the world: Brooklyn pays homage to Downton

June 30, 2013by Nancy's Vintage China 4 Comments

The other weekend I received some fabulous pictures in my inbox from Jacqui, a recent customer in New York City.  A week or so earlier, Jacqui had bought this bright […]

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Nancy's china around the world, USA
A photo of English china cake stand from nancysteashop on Etsy made with vintage Paragon china

What’s in a name? Paragon English china

June 26, 2013by Nancy's Vintage China Leave a comment

After almost two years of collecting vintage English china, my mum and I have become familiar with many different makes and styles.  One company that never fails to impress is […]

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History of English vintage tea china, Paragon
A photo of Colclough ballet mint green sugar bowl and creamer

Nancy’s china around the world

June 22, 2013by Nancy's Vintage China Leave a comment

One of the most enjoyable aspects of having my Etsy shop is the opportunity to make contact with customers from many different countries and hear their stories behind their hunt […]

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Australia, Nancy's china around the world
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
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
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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