Chinese teapots, teacups imported into Europe by the Dutch, in 1650 the Netherlands Delft (Delft) famous potter Qisai first imitated the Chinese style, the manufacture of coated with tin glaze and decorated with flowers of the tea set, called “Faience” (Faience transliteration), similar to the Chinese blue and white porcelain. The body was made of yellowish clay, which was immersed in a white tin glaze after the first firing. After the base was painted, a layer of transparent aluminum glaze was applied and then fired a second time. Until about the middle of the 17th century, a complete set of tea sets appeared. France, Germany, some of the manufacture of “Fayan”, often their own products as Chinese tea sets. 18 century, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, the potter continued to manufacture “Fayan” this early European teapots, now preserved more.

In 1710 Germany Meissen (Meissen) famous potter Po Tse made with China, Japan, a different real porcelain teapot tea cups, known as Dresden (Dresden) porcelain, its factory until 1863 still exists. 1761, Frederick the Great of Prussia, from the Meissen recruiting workers, set up the Royal Porcelain Factory in Berlin. Berlin now produces porcelain, similar to the products of Meissen. Holland, Denmark and Sweden made tea sets, are “German style”. France produces special translucent glassware. Vincennes (Vincennes) there are several porcelain factories large-scale imitation of the Japanese Ivory tea set, and later the appearance and style of tea sets have developed. Sevres (Sevres) porcelain to the bottom of the color famous, there are dark blue, rose, bean green, apple green and other colors.

Around 1690, Elers, a famous Dutch potter from Staffordshire, made a salt-glazed tea service. Sandy clay was used as the body, and salt was thrown into the kiln when the glaze was applied. John Chandler, who had worked with Witte at Fulham, assisted Elers in making the russet-colored teapots.

Thomas Whield-on, a Staffordshire potter, set up a workshop at Little Fenton between 1740 and 1780 to produce teaware. His teapots are prized and sought after by some modern art museums.

Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795) made cheese-colored teapots and teacups, the most exquisite of which was the Queen’s Ware. At the same time created “Jasper Ware” (Jasper Ware), the bottom is not glazed, the color has blue, green, black, etc., the flower decoration is white classical style. Most of the teapot and teacup styles imitated Greek and Roman jewels and vases. He also made a kind of black earthenware, also unglazed, with great artistic achievements.

From 1750 to 1755, Bristol and Plymouth (Plymouth) have set up porcelain factories, imitating the manufacture of real Chinese porcelain. The glazed products have the luster, but not interesting (Figure 8-14 is the 1770 handleless teacups).

Around 1780, the city of Caugh-ley in Shropshire copied the famous Chinese porcelain of the Yangliu style with blue flowers on a white ground. There were also imitations by various factories in Staffordshire (Figure 8-15 shows an English self-pouring teapot from 1885).