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Is the Copeland antique heart shaped china teacup about to cross the Atlantic?

It's part of English China history and has been someones sweetheart in England since around 1895.

 Dutch blue and white china   With a production history stretching back to the 1600s Dutch blue and white china collectors have a large range of styles and patterns to choose from. Much of the original has been copied and reproduced using transfer printing, common marks include Royal Japan and Boch, who mass produced these pieces in the late 20th Century. While they may not be to the taste of the ardent purist collector, they can make an attractive, and affordable entry point into collecting Delfts Blauw Handwerk china

Vintage Johnson Brothers is avidly collected these days and it's becoming increasingly difficult to find pieces in really great condition, so it was a real treat to find this iconic piece in the same condition it was sold. His Majesty is the iconic large Turkey platter in the Johnson Brothers catalog. This is a massive piece of Ironstone 20-inches wide and just under 16-inches tall and the condition is so good we think it has probably only been used for display. Brown and white transfer ironstone with hand applied colour make this piece of Ironstone a real eye catcher. A...

Blue and white china We have added quite a large selection of blue and white china to the vintage and antique china collections over the last week, but these 9-inch period Adams English Countrysidblue and white china dinner plates really stood out, not only because of the richness of the transfer design, but also because of the condition. It's pretty unusual to find a set of six, date matched plates in almost as new condition. These pieces of Adams china have a pretty wide date line, as Adams used this factory mark over a long period, so they were produced sometime...