Shelley Polka Dots Added Time Was Antiques Polka dots are IN! Antique Trader just stated it's the THING for today...a revival from the 1950-1960s. COOL! And Time Was Antiques has polka dots from Shelley china!
News-Antique.com - Oct 24,2008 - To be On The Spot even with your collecting, look no further than Time Was Antiques for their collection of Shelley China, England items in the Polka Dot patterns.
We have just added items from a collection of turquoise Polka Dots including cups and saucers, plates, bowls, coffee pot or tall teapot and a covered muffin dish, eggcups and cream and sugar all in a pattern guaranteed to put spots before your eyes! Most of the items are in the coveted Dainty shape but there is also a cup and saucer in the Henley shape in blue polka dots and can be seen at http://www.timewasantiques.net in the Shelley categories.
The Polka Dot pattern came in several different colors including green, coral red, pink, blue and of cours, turquoise. The pattern was made and was popular from 1940 to 1966 when the company closed. Polka Dots are hord to find and a very popular collectible today from a famous manufacturer.
To read the Antique Trader article about this dotty comeback, go to http://www.antiquetrader.com/article/Polka_dots_back_in_the_spot_light/.
Time Was Antiques is a Shelley China specialist, always stocking at least 200 items of Shelley in all shapes and patterns. We also carry othe English antiques and collectibles, mottoware, cottageware, English made Royal Albert, teacups, teapots, knife rests, open salts, horse brasses to name a few popular categories, and everything for the tea table.
See our ads in Tea Time Magazine, The Tea House Times and Victoria Magazine. We are featured in Schroeder's Antique And Collectible Guide.