Does anyone else have a passion for Teapots - or anything else 😄

what a fantastic thread!!! I love copper cooking pots, I just cannot bear to leave beautiful examples on ebay!!! I do think they have been undervalued and prices are picking up now But I have got rather a lot. My husband says I have too many & packed some up to put in storage but he has forgotten where so I have to start all over again buying more!!!

I like teapots and do have some on display but l wouldn’t consider myself to be a collector of them. I have my everyday teapots as l think tea tastes better when made in a pot. I have several sets of china inherited from my grandmother but my collection has been the Royal Worcester Months of the Year and Days of the Week figurines of children designed by an artist called Freda Doughty. They are nostalgic, fifties style children and, as a child of the Ladybird books era with their beautiful illustrations, they are of a similar type. They are not in fashion at the moment but l like them, as does my mother, which is all that matters

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The first photo shows our trusty everyday teapot (we have more than one now, in case of breakages). It makes the best cup of tea out of any teapots I have had. Many of you may recognise the Marks and Spencer Harvest design. I was married in 1989 and I think Harvest was the set of choice for a very large number of people who were married between around 1985-1995. Either Harvest or Eternal Beau.
The second photo is part of my kitchen window display.

spabbygirl

My husband says I have too many & packed some up to put in storage but he has forgotten where so I have to start all over again buying more!!! smile

The perfect excuse to start collecting again. Lucky you 😁

Musicgirl

I love the colourful teapot in the middle of the three, on the window sill. Just my type of thing.

I remember the Harvest teapot. I think I'll look out for one seeing as it makes such good tea 😄

Used to be teapots but now its cushions clocks snd craft stuff lol

My mother collected teapots for a while but after a couple of Birthdays and Christmas's where she was given the most hideous teapots, she stopped! We chuckled about it as we sent those hideous ones down to the Charity Shop.

Jugs. I used to buy one as a souvenir in each place I went to on holiday. One day I thought, What do I want with so many jugs? and stopped doing it. I do use all the ones I have, for gravy, custard, squash, flowers, pens and pencils, as ornaments. Hiding things.

I have been collecting teapots for ages but only quirky interesting ones like a Mad Hatter teapot where the lid is an enormous black hat.

For about the last year I have been buying pieces of Royal Worcester. I worked in a gift shop at weekends and school holidays and this used to arrive in huge tea chests. I had to unpack it, price it and put it on display. I loved it and promised myself one day I would buy some. I never did as it was expensive but now I guess it’s old fashioned so people give it to charity shops, but it brings back memories for me and I do make a lot of stews and casseroles. It washes beautifully and all food looks very special in it.

This is just one piece.

Primrose53, that's a pretty casserole dish. Now you've set me off wanting one 🤣

Love it Primrose 😀

Foxes anything with foxes tea pots jugs salt and pepper pots ornaments plant pots it’s getting out of hand now.

Primrose53, that casserole dish is lovely. Fairycakes, eBay is your friend for Harvest crockery, including teapots. It is a range that has long been retired in their shops.

Thank you, Musicgirl, I'll check it out. I can feel a brand new collection coming on 🤣

Baggs

PS I use old woollen socks as the initial stuffing and then knitting yarn, then sewing thread to make the ball ready for decorating.

Historically they were often made as children's toys.

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They are beautiful baggs.

Fairycakes

Primrose53, that's a pretty casserole dish. Now you've set me off wanting one 🤣

Thanks. This pattern is my favourite and is called Evesham Gold as it has gold plating. I think it dates back to the 1960s. New they are about £50 but a lot of charity shops now sell them for about £5-6 in perfect condition as a lot of people bought them for show rather than for use. Everything in my kitchen is always used!

Thank you, Primrose. I have already begun my hunt on ebay and can see myself being hooked. I love the shape of yours, so I'll be looking out for one. It also gives me the perfect excuse to visit charity shops, and in the spring, boot sales 😜❤️

My mum collected the 'Evesham' Royal Worcester tableware, and the months / days of the week figurines described above, and also 'Booths' willow pattern. I've still got all of it, but won't be adding to the collection because I don't have space for any more!

My own passion is for vintage Britains farm models - my toy farm was my favourite thing all through my childhood and now I search ebay for rare pre-war items. It's packed away awaiting for the day when I've got somewhere to display it all, but sometimes I will set out a layout on the top of a sideboard or on a windowsill.

My late sister collected teapots - they adorned every available space in her home. So did my sister in law who had some very early examples found while trawling junk shops when they still contained treasures! I collect porcelain military figurines - mostly Napoleonic - and I used to collect blue and white china, which is now in boxes cluttering up the garage. I do have a Spode Copeland Italian tea service which is rarely used now but I can’t bear to part with it. When I go, there will be no sentimental attachment to any of it.

WhatamIdoinghere

I love your farm. I haven't seen one like that before.

fluttERBY123

Jugs. I used to buy one as a souvenir in each place I went to on holiday. One day I thought, What do I want with so many jugs? and stopped doing it. I do use all the ones I have, for gravy, custard, squash, flowers, pens and pencils, as ornaments. Hiding things.

I do like jugs but most of them are put away now and some are in the box for the charity shop.
🤔 perhaps I'll retrieve them!

I'm not really a collector, but I do buy local pottery whenever I'm on vacation, so I have a really eclectic variety of vases and bowls. I find them handy, and they do get used.

I have only one teapot, a brown betty. It is dear to me because my grandson bought it a charity shop when my previous one was badly chipped on the spout.

WhatamIdoinghere

My mum collected the 'Evesham' Royal Worcester tableware, and the months / days of the week figurines described above, and also 'Booths' willow pattern. I've still got all of it, but won't be adding to the collection because I don't have space for any more!

My own passion is for vintage Britains farm models - my toy farm was my favourite thing all through my childhood and now I search ebay for rare pre-war items. It's packed away awaiting for the day when I've got somewhere to display it all, but sometimes I will set out a layout on the top of a sideboard or on a windowsill.

Oh gosh, that is fab. My kids had many years of enjoyment from a Britain’s farm I bought at a jumble sale when they were tiny. I saw the exact same farm in a retro shop a few weeks ago. Ours was moulded plastic base with ponds, stables, yards etc and then you popped on fences, gates, buildings etc. there were a few farm animals but we bought loads more. (Plastic)
Thank you for sharing that, it brought back lovely memories.

I am 77 and have been collecting child size tea sets for years! Open a cabinet or closet in my house and uh oh, there's another one! My granddaughters are not fans. I've always loved small things! Silly collection, huh?