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    I'm not really trying to be critical. Perhaps my words were (and are) a bit harsh, but there is a segment of the western European and American aesthetic community that would consider those designs kitschy and overly wrought instead of classy. They would appeal to my wife though, who was raised in the former Soviet Union.

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    They would also appeal to those from the middle east.

    I prefer plain and/or Chinese looking ones - a lot cheaper and harder wearing.


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    Quote Originally Posted by vikulya:
    Thanks, everyone, for the suggestions!

    And why would anyone find it 'humorous' to see "gilded edges and intricate decorations" mentioned along with "classy"? Don't those at the links below look classy? They do to me. That's about what I had in mind:

    Fine Bone Exporter | China Fine Bone Products, Suppliers, Manufacturers
    ✵{C'EST LA V}✵, I drink tea over coffee whenever possible.
    Aynsley Dusty Rose Floral Tea Cup at Classy Option - Vintage... - Polyvore
    China Tableware Care at Replacements, Ltd.
    Thanks for giving us more of an idea of what you are looking for.

    I cannot honestly think where you could buy items like that and I even had a look at the King Tak Hong Porcelain Co. website. If I had ever see such a shop with such items I would have been sure to erase from my memory.



    Edit: I actually remember a shop in the (old, Gloucester Road) Fleet Parade that sold boxes of china, including some kitschy stuff. Is it in the current Fleet Parade? (Sorry, years since I visited there.)
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    I haven't been to Horizon Plaza in Ap Lei Chau for several months but, the last time that my wife and I were there, we noticed a Lane Crawford outlet store that had some tea services and, IIRC, plates, cups, etc.

    We weren't looking for that sort of thing at the time, so I didn't check the prices and can't say how significant, if at all, they were discounted.


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    In my previous post, that should be "Fleet Arcade". *facepalm*


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    Thanks for the input, everyone.

    I honestly can't call those items "kitschy" but each to his own.
    I travelled in France, Czech Rebublic and I lived in the UK for quite a while. All of these countries seemed to use the kind of tableware that I am referring to, rather commonly. So I wouldn't think of them as only appealing to those brought up in the Soviet Union.

    I dislike something too austere and China's got lots of austere stuff (from tableware to the way they arrange their homes, etc).
    Tastes differ, that's all I can say.

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    Indeed tastes differ but I am British and don't know anyone, family or friends, who has crockery like that back in the UK. Look at Wedgewood, Royal Doulton or in our case Denby for examples of what people would consider classy tableware because it's not what you have on your list of examples.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Satay Sue:
    Indeed tastes differ but I am British and don't know anyone, family or friends, who has crockery like that back in the UK.
    Then you must not know too many Russians, Turks, Arabs and the like
    Those patterns are very popular and desirable items for middle eastern households.

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    You're right HC, i don't, but the OP mentioned that the UK all use this kind of crockery which was what I was referring to.


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    The households I saw them in did not belong to either Russians, Turks or Arabs. They were all local people (as in, French, English etc). I do admit though that the English people were primarily of the older generation.