We are back from our annual buying trip and are excited about the wonderful new items arriving. Wedgwood, Shelley, knife rests, teacups, an antique postcard collection, a tea caddy spoon collection, horse brasses and biscuit jars to name a few items we acquired. Now, we need to make room! Use coupon code 014 or MAKE ROOM for 10% off any order aver $25.00. May be reused until July 1, 2009.
LAYAWAY ALWAYS WELCOME! See our FAQs for details.
NEW Items added almost daily. Feel free to contact us with items you are looking for that we may not have gotten to yet. We have over 2,000 items online already but still have 40 cartons from the last trip unopened in the warehouse we are listing as fast as we can. Always something new to see....and all BRILLIANT!
TIME WAS ANTIQUES and an interview with owner Ruth Weston was featured in the March/April 2008 online issue of TEA HOUSE TIMES. A great conversation about the business conducted by Lady Gayle of the Tea House Times. An honor and Fun!!!!!***************** Photos and descriptions taken from Time Was Antiques have been included in the 2007, 25th edition of Schroeder's Antiques and Collectibles Guide (see page 492 in the Shelley China listing)and have been invited to be included in the upcoming invitation only Schroeder's Guide to Internet Antique and Collectible sites.************************See our ad monthly in TEA TIME MAGAZINE, THE TEA HOUSE TIMES, and THE TEA TIME GAZETTE, VICTORIA Magazine....
*************We specialize in Shelley China, England and always have over 200 items in all sorts of patterns and shapes including chintz. We carry teapots, teacups and saucers, teacup trios, plates, dishes and more!
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NEW ITEMS added daily like Shelley China, Cottage Ware, Wedgwood and Adams jasperware, fabulous silver figural knife rests, sugar tongs, napkin rings, teacups, teacup trios, biscuit jars, transferware, Torquay Mottoware and everything for an elegant tea table. See our ad in TEA TIME MAGAZINE! Wonderful gifts, decorative items and things to add to your favorite collections. Welcome. Cuppa tea,then?!
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*****We have been featured in Southeastern Antiquing magazine and Tea Time magazine, our photos and descriptions in Schroeder's Antiques and Collectibles Guide and have been invited to be included in the upcoming invitation only Schroeder's Guide to Internet Antique and Collectible sites.*****
******************************We are proud to advertise in Tea Time Magazine and The Tea House Times. These are fine publications dedicated to the art and accoutrements of taking tea. Yum!!!********************************************
We are members of the United States, English and Australian Shelley China Societies. We are slao Torquay Pottery Collectors Association.
We are so happy you visited our webshop, Time Was Antiques! We keep an ever growing inventory of English antiques, uniques, tea related items and collectibles with a British accent. Please browse....We specialize in Shelley China and always have over 200 items of Shelley in stock.... If you have any questions or are looking for something in particular use the Ask A Question feature or Contact Us. We have over 6,000 items with only a portion being here on the webstore. We might have what you are looking for even if we haven't added it yet to our online inventory. Have fun and visit often!...We go to England every year for a month to find special treasures for Time Was Antiques and add items almost daily. Bookmark us and check back often!
