Tuesday 17 January 2012

White Bristol Tea

Its been a while since I joined with the Tuesday tea parties, but its nice to be back.
I found this pretty little white tea set in a local charity shop.  Particularly like its simplicity and the lovely shiny glaze.


Made by Bristol China in England, it is very plain, but the cups and saucers have a pretty little edge detail.



I think it looks great in either a vintage or modern setting.


Love, Liz

I'm joining Martha for Tea Cup Tuesday and Terri at Artful Affirmations.

23 comments:

VintageVicki said...

I like that - pretty & simple - a good find :)

claire said...

lovely china :) I get all eacited when i find nice china in a charity shop, i think the sales people know me now haha!

Kylie said...

More often than not, in my opinion Liz, plain is good. And you're right Liz, they are lovely and shiny.

A Treasured Past said...

Such a pretty set. If only they made plain sets like that these days, I would love dinner set like this to use everyday. Lovely and understated.

I am looking forward to seeing the first episode of Call the Midwife, I shall watch it tomorrow.

Hello Vintage said...

I nearly bought a set of plain blue tea cups and saucers last week (I might even go back and get them). I love the simplicity. The detail on then is really pretty.

21 Wits said...

Amazing, how lovely and how very old they are too!

Rachael said...

Love the edging to the plates, that really adds something. I think we might have to invest in some random, and somewhat miss matched tea seats, we just have a Japanese set at the moment which is too good to always be used [if that makes sense].

Protector of Vintage said...

Very elegant and would look lovely with any tablecloth!

Anne said...

They may be a plain colour but the design is so beautiful.Lovely find.

Kandi said...

Ooohh yeah I really like these, I love fancy vintage china but these are just beautiful, result!
Kandi x

MomWaldsPlace said...

Crisp classic white, what a beautiful set!

Mum said...

Very pretty with just the right amount of detail. Looks good.
Love from Mum
xx

Karen S Booth said...

Liz ~ you manage to get such wonderful vintage china, and I LOVE this....so simple and beautifully elegant!
My blog has moved by the way...from blogger to Wordpress here:
http://www.lavenderandlovage.com

Terri said...

Lucky find Liz! Your new white tea cups are very romantic and work so well in so many different settings. The detail around the edges is so sweet, and the shine is great too. They really are lovely. Thank you so much for sharing them with us.
Hugs,
Terri

Terri said...

Liz, I just saw your comment on my tea post (Rip Van Winkle tea) and I have to tell you that you made me laugh out loud!
("hope it doesn't make you sleep for a hundred years!").
LOL!!!!!
Hugs,
Terri
although I think I am tired enough that 100 years just might catch me up : )

Ruth Kelly said...

Plain is elegant. My daughter would love them; she is the artist in the family.

Anonymous said...

Very pretty tea set, love it. Shall drop on by for an afternoon cuppa xo

Riitta Sinikka said...

Hi! So nice cups! Have a nice day!

Maxabella said...

I think it's a lovely set! x

blackenpot said...

Such a lovely sett Liz. I do love the simple white myself. And your tablecloth made it quite stunning, good find.

Thanks for sharing.

Annie said...

Hello :D I just blog hopped over here. What a perfect tea set! Colour me green, as a friend of mine always says when I have something she wants! I can't imagine not being happy drinking tea from these cups :D

Diane said...

Ive loved catching up with you - you find such gorgeous things. I'm loving the Midwife programme and can't wait for Miranda to appear in it!!! xxxx

Linda @ Itsy Bits And Pieces said...

Those are lovely, Liz...I love the glaze and edge detail!