Wee Birdy: Top tea sets: Katy Potts Tea for Two

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November 13, 2008

Top tea sets: Katy Potts Tea for Two

I’ve been collecting vintage English tea sets for over 10 years now, and I’m a big fan of pieces from Staffordshire potteries. So I was thrilled to discover Katy Potts Tea For Two. Her collection of English tea sets make for a perfectly mismatched afternoon tea (the very best kind, in my opinion!).

Available online and in-store at Liberty, the tea sets are beautifully presented in a rather smart black box, making them an excellent (and totally unique) gift. A tea set for one, comprising of a cup, saucer and plate, will set you back £45, while a tea set for two, comprising of two cups, two saucers and two plates, costs £75. A wonderful selection of vintage teapots are also available for £60.

Liberty
Great Marlborough Street
London W1B 5AH
Tel. 0207 734 1234
Nearest tube: Oxford Circus
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13 Nov 2008 01:38:06 | A week of Tea, Ceramics, London homewares, London vintage, Shopping in W1, Shopping in West London

4 Comments

Any Birdy tips for storing tea set collection in a tiny rental? Where wall space for display cabinet-type thing is scarce? Where nails and screws on walls are not allowed? xx

Posted by: the likkle girl who wurves pwetty things | November 13, 2008 at 09:24 AM

Ah, good question. I feel your pain. I must admit that my tea collection only came out when I hosted an afternoon tea. But I did keep a cup and saucer on my dressing table and filled it with hairclips and stuff. I also like the idea of stacks of books up against a wall with a different cup and saucer on top of each one. xx

Posted by: Top Bird | November 13, 2008 at 03:58 PM

Oh! I've been dreaming about these ever since I found out about them a couple of weeks ago. Sigh.

Posted by: Paisley St Claire | November 15, 2008 at 01:16 PM

Thank you for the showing-tea-sets-off ideas! xxx

Posted by: the likkle girl who wurves pwetty things | November 19, 2008 at 08:52 AM

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