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Tag Archives: History

Vintage simplicity: The charm of plain tea sets

September 2, 2013by Nancy's Vintage China 4 Comments

As beautiful as some of the intricate patterns on vintage china are, sometimes I appreciate the simplicity of tea sets that have minimal decoration.  So much beauty can be conveyed […]

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History of English vintage tea china

Summer roses: from gardens to tea sets

July 21, 2013by Nancy's Vintage China 6 Comments

After being away a few weekends in a row, I’m enjoying spending this weekend at home, particularly in my garden.  After having recently re-potted some plants, I have been tending […]

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History of English vintage tea china
A photo of a Paragon china fortune telling vintage tea cup

Paragon’s Fortune Telling tea set: Looking back at the future

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This tea set has got to be one of the most beautiful and intriguing pieces of vintage tea china that I’ve owned.  So much so that I still have it […]

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History of English vintage tea china, Paragon
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 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 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
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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