Comments on: Can you help me find a tea set?

By: foxhound

foxhound — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 09:35:58 +0000

Try replacements.com. It will take a bit of rooting around but it may be worth it. Years ago as a child (I was like 5) I broke a teapot and my mother cried…. bigtime. Turned out it was super sentimental.

Years later after all was forgotten I was casting on the net for no real reason. I found the site and figured out what it was. They did not have it but I listed what I wanted so they sent an email for years saying "we don’t have it". 7, YES SEVEN years later they sent me an email saying they had it.

The look on my mother’s face……. when I gave it to her….. well you can imagine. So keep trying or get something close to what she is thinking of. A caution though. If it is old enough it might have been actually been made in England, even w. an asian theme.

So you will have to narrow down the question a bit.

By: cheerleadingrockslauren

cheerleadingrockslauren — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 09:35:58 +0000

it is japanese, try looking on google, that is all i have to say

By: yutgoyun

yutgoyun — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 09:35:58 +0000

After some quick research, blue and white wares originated and were developed from China, but were exported all around, so it may either be Chinese or Japanese (though more likely to be Chinese on the basis of abundance).
As for purchasing one, Chinatowns, ebay, and antique stores are always good local choices.
And if you ever get the chance, there’s plenty of cheap choices in China and Hong Kong.

By: fancypantsy

fancypantsy — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 09:35:58 +0000

also try ebay