any advice on where to look for a bone china set?

[SanadaKojiroh]

I've been in the market for a tea set since I broke my glass teapot.
Any suggestions where I can browse some selections?
Want it to be from a reputable dealer in case I receive a broken one.

Specifically looking for a thin/medium bone china or porcelain set...

The closest I've found to what I'm looking for is the Golden Blossom set from Teavana. (http://www.teavana.com/Tea-Products/Tea ... ea-Set.axd)
The problem is with that one is the giant teapot.

Stash also had some porcelain tea sets, but with the old fashioned ugly mug type cups; not to mention the horrible prints on the set.

- *must* have those thin cups with the wide mouths
- relatively small teapot
- (hopefully) delicate/gentle design, no ugly giant flower prints

Thanks in advance!
If I can't find any good ones, I might go with the teavana set.

[Victoria]

I think Teavana has some very nice wares.
I usually shop eBay or Ruby Lane and look for reputable sellers.

But here's more:

http://www.marylandchina.com/index.html

http://www.theteapotshoppe.com/cupsandsaucers.html

[Oolonga]

If you are more into contemporary and minimalistic looking stuff, try Upton Tea Imports. I recently bought a bone china teapot and a cup for my Darjeelings from them which I absolutely love.





Teapots come in 2 sizes: 2 cup and 4 cup with different color accents. And the best part is both cups and teapots are on sale right now

[SanadaKojiroh]

Thanks for the suggestions!
They seem to have a lot more choices than the tea purveyors' sites...

I like the white ones, but I just decided that I have too much boring stuff - want a little more flair this time

Also found this site which has a better mix of modern and traditional designs... http://www.englishteastore.com/

Still looking, not sure what I'm leaning towards...
Might pick the Grand Prussian from Teavana or the Poinsettia from the link above.

[edkrueger]

The real question is how much do you want to spend. Of the two you have picked out, so far, the Teavana one is much made of better quality porcelain.

[TIM]

Just got these from The Tea Gallery. A Taiwan Made, high quality Bone-China. Love how they followed a classic Yixing Shuiping shape

[Maitre_Tea]

*snip* Just got these from The Tea Gallery. A Taiwan Made, high quality Bone-China. Love how they followed a classic Yixing Shuiping shape

Oh my did they pick this up on their recent journeys? Man, I can't wait for my trip to NYC so I can drool at all their tea stuff.

[Victoria]

That indeed, is a beautiful set!

[Jasmin]

I like this one. And it's a pretty good price considering it's a complete set.
http://www.englishteastore.com/blue-set-15.html

[Geekgirl]

Just got these from The Tea Gallery. A Taiwan Made, high quality Bone-China. Love how they followed a classic Yixing Shuiping shape

I suppose you picked that set up in-store? I don't see it on the website.

[pb2q]

Just got these from The Tea Gallery. A Taiwan Made, high quality Bone-China. Love how they followed a classic Yixing Shuiping shape

Tim: what is the volume of this teapot please?

Thanks

[TIM]

I have not measure it yet. Around 120-150ml? Same as a 4 cups Yixing.

[tingjunkie]

Hey TIM! Saw that one in-person. Nice set indeed. Congrats.

[Maitre_Tea]

I saw it, and another one on their website. It's not categorized for some reason yet but if you go to product category you can find it. It's quite tempting, albeit a bit large for my personal taste though.

[Geekgirl]

I saw it, and another one on their website. It's not categorized for some reason yet but if you go to product category you can find it. It's quite tempting, albeit a bit large for my personal taste though.

Can't find. No can brain.