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Tag Archives: tea time

A picture of Pukka three ginger tea in a vintage tea cup

Taste-tea Tuesday: Three Ginger tea by Pukka

October 22, 2013by Nancy's Vintage China 3 Comments

As you might have guessed, I like tea.  Sometimes it’s regular tea with milk for when I need something comforting and familiar.  More often however, I’m drawn to the vast […]

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Taste-tea Tuesday

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
a photo of a Desk organiser stand made from Thames vintage china

Essential vintage tea time accessories: sugar and slop bowls

August 7, 2013by Nancy's Vintage China Leave a comment

The word slop isn’t usually a word I associate with fine tea drinking and vintage tea parties.  However for many tea time occasions of the past, a slop bowl was […]

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History of English vintage tea china
A photo of a selection of vintage china jugs

Essential vintage tea time accessories: milk jugs and creamers

July 31, 2013by Nancy's Vintage China 4 Comments

When starting to collect vintage china, the choice of patterns, styles and makes can be bewildering.  It’s not only the vast selection of tea cups and tea pots, there are […]

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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 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

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

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