Welcome to The Fancy China Company - where timeless charm meets thoughtful gifting

Vintage Tea Gift Boxes for Life’s Meaningful Moments

Hello, Vintage Tea Lovers!

Thank you for being here. This all began as a small pilot - just me, a love of pretty china and around 100 tea sets waiting to be cherished again. There is so much beauty in the craftsmanship of vintage pieces, and I’m a firm believer that tea always tastes better when enjoyed from a beautiful cup.

At The Fancy China Company, we create beautifully curated vintage tea gift boxes designed to bring comfort, connection and joy. Whether you are looking for a thoughtful sympathy gift, a unique present for a loved one, or a timeless afternoon tea experience, each box is carefully prepared with hand-selected vintage china and elegant finishing touches.

I hope you enjoy browsing the collection as much as I’ve enjoyed curating it!

Hannah x

Our Products

Our vintage tea gift boxes include:

  • Hand-selected vintage tea cups, saucers, and plates

  • Elegant silver plated teaspoons

  • Locally sourced tea bags

  • Beautiful keepsake packaging

  • Additional items for custom gifts

Every item is one-of-a-kind, lovingly sourced and prepared to a high quality standard - perfect for gifting to a loved one as a celebration gift, remembrance box or perhaps you would like to add to your own collection of beautiful tableware - or to start a collection and have fun hunting down the full set!

At The Fancy China Company, we love thoughtful and unique gifts with charm and character.

Royal Doulton "Avignon" Vintage Birthday Tea Box (ref. 39)
£39.99

Celebrate their special day with a thoughtful gift that's as unique as they are.

Each Birthday Vintage Tea Gift Box includes 2 trios (cup, saucer, side plate), 2 silver plated teaspoons and 2 bucks blend tea pillows, a hand-poured soy candle with scented wax melts, a happy birthday balloon and table stand together with a happy birthday poem card. This gift is presented in a beautiful keepsake box.

This elegant vintage tea set by Royal Doulton features a beautifully embossed white china design, delicately decorated with scattered wildflowers in soft pink, blue and green tones, inpsired by English country gardens. Royal Doulton is one of the most famous and collectible names in British ceramics and fine china. This set was produced in the 1980's and is now a discontinued pattern making it more desirable.

A truly thoughtful gift and a little piece of English heritage, ready to be loved again.

Each set from The Fancy China Company is carefully selected and lovingly presented to celebrate the enduring joy of tea. We hope you enjoy your vintage tea gift set.

A note on craftsmanship: each piece in this collection is vintage bone china, crafted using traditional methods. You may notice tiny inclusions, specks or irregularities within the glaze - these occurred naturally during the original firing process and are part of the piece’s unique character. Far from flaws, these subtle variations and light signs of age are a reminder of the hand-finished nature of vintage china and the story each piece carries through time.

  • “This china tea set arrived in a beautifully decorated box inscribed with a lovely poem, the cups and saucers are excellent quality and the locally sourced tea provides a great finishing touch...”.

    — Rachel

  • "Everything from the box to the beautiful wrapping and tissue paper and finally the gorgeous china... not to mention the beautiful dainty tea spoons. Such a joy of a gift".

    - Debbie

  • I absolutely love it. The box, wrapping and contents are first class. It's beautiful.

    - Vera

  • I love, love, LOVE it! The packaging and presentation is just beautiful. I adore it and know for sure my friend will too! I think I shall be a repeat customer.

    - Geri

  • This is such a pleasant surprise! The product, positioning and packaging is awesome. I wish you success for your business.

    - Sucharita

  • The box was absolutely gorgeous, and it felt like Christmas uncovering all of the beautiful items nestled within it.

    - Carolyn

  • My son and daughter-in-law bought me this lovely surprise present of two very pretty flowered bone china cups, saucers, plates and teaspoons all beautifully wrapped in protective sleeves and pink tissue paper inside a strong rose patterned box. A delightful and original gift with two packets of tea as well!

    - Fiona

  • Beautiful! My friend could not believe how exquisite this gift was-she commented not only on the gorgeous vintage tea set and spoons, but the quality of the wrapping paper, the box, everything! A truly special gift that brings so much joy. I have a whole list of people I am hoping to send this gift to!

    - Kathy

  • I was lucky enough to receive a set for my recent birthday - what a little package of absolute joy to open and use...my morning cuppa is calm and reflectful before a busy day.

    - Genevieve

Browse our store and find your perfect vintage tea set!