My Love for Ceramics

I have a passion for collecting ceramics (especially tea sets). So much so that my husband has said that the next ceramic item that enters our house entails we buy a new apartment, since our current home has no further space to accommodate it!! I, of course, beg to differ. If he can find enough space to store his new books, Cd's and suitcases (my husband has a strange fetish for buying suitcases), so can I!

For the past 10 years I have been collecting bits and pieces of ceramic ware that range from decor items to teapots, various types of cookware to dining ware. I am especially partial to white ceramics that have small roses (or any other flower) patterned on it, and not too overtly fond of transparent glassware. I absolutely hate anything to do with plastic and thanks to microwave cooking and heating, have managed to get rid of almost all plastic (my husband for some strange reason loves to buy plastic jars and bottles) in my house.

Just a minor part of my collection, showing a monk bearing a candle, a Wedgewood jar and a German beer mug

A cupboard full of ceramic ware

 A Turkish teapot

In my collection I have four antique tea/coffee sets, which are very close to my heart. One is a silver plated (on copper base) Sheffield's tea set and another is a silver plated Leonardo tea set. The other two are demitasse sets, one by Royal Albert and the other by Bengal Potteries (now closed shop- a very famous maker of ceramic ware, in colonial India).

The Sheffield's tea set. In front are a pair of ceramic teacups molded in pure silver. These antique teacups made in Japan  are very rare (since they are very difficult to make).

The Leonardo tea set

My next aim is to acquire a Wedgewood dinner set for 4, which will take some time for sure, and a look at the prices confirm the same. I would also like to buy a very expensive tea set from Rosenthal, Royal Albert, or Noritaki, just for the sake of acquiring a collector's item. Despite my husband's constant protests about lack of space in the house, I have decided not to lend him an ear and move ahead in my pursuits for acquiring more ceramic ware!