I thought I heard birds singing, but it's just this table of Chelsea Bird from the Colonial Williamsburg Collection. Porcelain produced at Chelsea in London in the eighteenth century is regarded by many as the apex of English ceramic art. Among the most treasured pieces of Chelsea are those decorated in the workshop of James Giles with his birds of “distinctly disheveled appearance.” Our Chelsea Bird pattern has been adapted from Giles’ originals in the Colonial Williamsburg ...
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We're feeling a bit green today with our Majolica collection. a single hand painted green leaf plate is accented by 2 green plates from Robert Haviland & C. Parlon. A grape leaf tureen and stand sits on the table also from our Majolica collection.
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Spring is in the air and are serving up desserts in our favorite spring inspired pieces; dessert trays, dessert bowls and footed cake plates shown in apple green lace, pink lace, cobalt blue lace, Tobacco leaf, and Blue Canton.
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A cup full of spring to welcome spring Some blossoms fresh from the garden are sitting in the Lowestoft Garden teacup and saucer, an updated version of our lavish design called Lowestoft Rose circa 1785. The design incorporates delicate flowers and an engraved 22 carat gold border.
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What is a Teacup Tuesday without a side? A beautiful apple strudel is served on a Tobacco Leaf dessert tray. We love this shape for baked goods but it can be used for so much more; sandwiches, appetizers, chocolate covered pretzel logs, asparagus, a jam and jelly tray or even in the bath to hold your secret serums!
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The table is set for a beautiful Sunday Supper with our Bargello dinner service. This charming pattern has a contemporary vibrancy and versatility that belies its antique origins, adapted from English porcelain, circa 1810. Like the needlework for which it is named, it combines random dashes of red, green, blue, yellow, orange and magenta is a geometric patchwork enhanced by 22 carat gold lines.
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We still have our New Year's resolution going, how about you? Eating healthy and serving it on a pretty plate helps! Chinoise Blue; this pattern is derived from 18th century Chinese Export porcelain. The simple leaf and ribbon borders in gold, cobalt and rust create a subtle yet elegant effect. This service is equally appropriate in a board room, formal dinner setting, or for a quiet evening at home.
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Year of the Dragon is coming soon but you still have time to order your dragon tableware in classic blue and white. Bring luck all year with this Chinese dragon design dating back to the period of the Emperor K’ang Hsi (1622-1722), available in dishes, serving pieces, tea pot, and a tajine.
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Don't hide your good dishes in the closet, use them! Our dishes are made from high fired hard porcelain, they are quite durable and dishwasher safe. Shown here is Golden Butterfly, the original of this distinguished dinner service was made in China for the East India Company during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor (1736-1795). Glowing against a starry sky of cobalt blue are golden butterflies signifying happiness. It became the personal dinner service of President Ronald and Nancy Reagan while ...
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Mottahedeh's votive collection make the perfect double holiday gift. First a wonderful fragrance fills your room then after the candle is done you are left with a beautiful covered porcelain container. Use it for jewelry bedside, in the bathroom for small goods or the entrance foyer to hide your keys and spare change.
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To all our friends celebrating Hanukkah, May this festival bring blessings upon you and your family! We are celebrating on Imperial Blue from the Colonial Williamsburg Collection. Happy Hanukkah from all of us at Mottahedeh.
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Holiday parties are coming and we have the perfect hostess/host gift. The Heirsavonaire soap set; a beautiful porcelain soap dish available in 6 iconic Mottahedeh patterns with 3 bars of hand milled soaps beautifully presented in a turquoise gift box.
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Got Thanksgiving dessert perfected, not too sweet, not too heavy; individual apple cranberry gazettes. Now we just have to figure out which china pattern to use; Chelsea Bird, Sacred Bird & Butterfly, or Duke of Gloucester?
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Cappuccino, Tea, or Espresso? We have you covered, our Blue Shou comes in all 3 sizes. As a matter of of fact, most of our patterns come with different size cups & saucers plus mugs!
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It only takes a couple of daisies to brighten up a Thursday lunch. Mottahedeh's modern interpretation of blue and white Chinoiserie is Blue Shou and is dishwasher and microwave safe.
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Baked Brie and pears from the orchard, what could be better. We are serving ours on a Leaf stoneware plate. Leaf is available in four colorways; Blue Topaz (shown here), Agate, White Silk, and Blue Haze
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Fall is in full bloom with the Orion vases from our Rookwood collection, The vellum glazes made famous by Rookwood in the early 1900s is precisely reproduced in an Ombre radiating from a warm honey to a deep brown.
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A lemon meringue tart sits pretty on our Chelsea Feather Gold plates. Tradition with a modern twist, Mottahedeh deconstructed a formal Rococo dinner service dating back to 1770, keeping the scalloped shape and 22K gold feathered edge and removed the design to create a clean fresh look.
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Our solution for flowers with a short stem, a tea cup! These are the last of the flowers before a frost. A Famille Verte Tea cup and saucer is the is the perfect size, not too big, not too small, and the berries match the flowers perfectly, we threw in a few leaves to tie the whole thing together. Perfect for next your bed, or on a side table, guaranteed to brighten up every room.
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