£25.00

Collecting Miniature Tea-sets

“This book is a must for anybody interested in miniature China”

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GAP BOOKS ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE PUBLICATION OF A UNIQUE BOOK
“COLLECTING MINIATURE TEA-SETS”

This book has been compiled by Gail Philipp who has collected miniature tea-sets for over forty years and now has nearly 300 sets from all over the world. The book is based on her collection and includes many antique sets and, as well as porcelain, there are items made in silver, glass and other materials.

It is beautifully illustrated with 160 pages and nearly 300 colour photographs and descriptions together with brief histories of the leading porcelain manufacturers in England.

Very little has been written in the past about this subject. As far as we know the last book on miniature tea-sets was published in England almost forty years ago.

“THIS BOOK IS A MUST FOR ANYBODY WHO IS INTERESTED IN MINIATURE CHINA”

“An amazing Collection – to see so many complete sets is fascinating” – Museum of Royal Worcester
“There is an undeniable fascination in tiny objects” – Coalport China Museum
“This book will fill a void since the last related publication nearly 40 years ago” – Spode Museum Trust
“Gail’s collection of miniatures is both beautiful and fascinating” – Royal Crown Derby Museum

“Collecting Miniature Tea-sets” is available from GAP Books, 5 Raeburn Close, London, NW11 6UG

www.gapbooks.com email: alan@gapbooks.com
Price: £25.00

Additional information

List of Contents

Foreword – Page 7

Introduction – Page 10

Chapter 1. 18th Century Porcelain including Caughley – Page 12

Chapter 2. Coalport – Page16

Chapter 3. Crown Derby – Page 34

Chapter 4. Crown Staffordshire – Page 42

Chapter 5. Minton – Page 52

Chapter 6. Spode – Page 56

Chapter 7. Wedgwood – Page 64

Chapter 8. Worcester – Page 72

Chapter 9. Other English Potteries – Page 76

Chapter 10. European Miniature Tea-sets – Page 86

Chapter 11. USA and the Far East – Page 106

Chapter 12. Victorian Children’s Tea-sets – Page 120

Chapter 13. Miscellaneous China Tea-sets – Page 126

Chapter 14. Miniature Silver Tea-sets – Page 136

Chapter 15. Other materials including Glass, Wood, Metal – Page 148

detail product

  • ISBN : 978-1-913400-46-0

about the author

Author

Gail grew up in Lancashire and moved to London in her early twenties. For many years she worked as the HR and Finance Director of the family publishing company until she retired in 2008. She then studied on an Art Foundation course at a local college and became a glass artist and sculptor specialising in stone carving. She started collecting miniature tea-sets in the late 1970’s and has built up a collection of nearly 300 sets from all over the world. These are mainly made in porcelain but she also has little tea-sets made of silver, glass and other materials. Gail and her husband, Alan, now divide their time between their home in North London and their cottage in the Cotswolds. They have two grown-up children and three young grandchildren.