New Stock, Royal Doulton Berkshire, Purbeck Portland, Royal Albert and More

It has been a little while since our last proper stock update, but the shelves have finally started moving again.

This time there is a particularly strong arrival of Royal Doulton Berkshire, together with useful everyday pieces in Purbeck Pottery Portland and Royal Doulton Sandsprite. We have also expanded our Royal Albert Flower of the Month catalogue and added a useful group of Wedgwood Harrowby tea ware.

There are a few smaller additions too, including some Purbeck Dover, Marks & Spencer Hamilton, Royal Albert Moss Rose and, with Christmas now edging rather closer, a Whittard of Chelsea Christmas mug.

A few highlights

Royal Doulton "Berkshire" TC1021 is easily the largest arrival this time. Dinner plates and starter or dessert plates have been replenished, along with tea cups, tea plates and saucers. There is also a much broader selection of serving and tea ware, including a teapot, covered serving dishes, gravy boat and stand, milk jug, sugar bowl and oval platter.

It is exactly the sort of arrival we like because it is not simply a collection of obscure serving pieces. There is a good quantity of the everyday tableware people actually need when maintaining an existing service.

Purbeck Pottery "Portland" has also had a particularly useful boost, with dinner plates, breakfast or salad plates, tea plates and tea or biscuit plates all added. Portland is one of Purbeck's most extensive ranges, so having several of the core plate sizes arrive together makes this a particularly practical addition.

There is more Royal Doulton "Sandsprite" too. Tea cups, saucers and egg cups have all increased, while mugs and rimless cereal or soup bowls have now joined our catalogue as well. The bowls are especially welcome because they are precisely the sort of everyday piece that tends to disappear from a service through years of use.

We have also added several pieces to Royal Albert "Flower of the Month". The latest additions include January Snowdrops, May Lily of the Valley and November Chrysanthemum cups and saucers, together with February Violets and June Roses tea plates.

It is a range that lends itself rather nicely to collecting individually as well as building a complete service, and the different monthly flowers make even a mixed selection feel deliberate rather than mismatched.

Finally, Wedgwood "Harrowby" has gained tea cups, saucers and tea plates, together with a milk jug and sugar bowl, making this another arrival where a useful part tea service has come in together rather than one lonely saucer turning up by itself.

Latest discontinued china added or replenished

• M & S "Hamilton (Blue)" - Tea Cup and Tea Saucer
• Nescafé® "Dolce Gusto®" - White Cup
• Purbeck Pottery "Dover" - Tea Cups, Tea Saucers and Rare 1 Pint Teapot
• Purbeck Pottery "Portland" - Dinner Plates, Breakfast/Salad Plates, Tea Plates and Tea/Biscuit Plates
• Royal Albert "Flower of the Month" - January Snowdrops, May Lily of the Valley and November Chrysanthemum Tea Cups & Saucers, plus February Violets and June Roses Tea Plates
• Royal Albert "Moss Rose" - Tea Cup and Tea Saucer
• Royal Doulton "Berkshire" TC1021 - Dinner Plates, Starter/Dessert Plates, Tea Cups, Tea Plates, Tea Saucers, Teapot, Lidded Serving Dishes, Gravy Boat & Stand, Milk Jug, Sugar Bowl and Oval Platter
• Royal Doulton "Sandsprite" LS1013 - Cereal/Soup Bowls, Mugs, Egg Cups, Tea Cups and Tea Saucers
• Wedgwood "Harrowby" - Tea Cups, Tea Saucers, Tea Plates, Milk Jug and Sugar Bowl
• Whittard of Chelsea "At Christmas" - The Night Before Christmas 2004 Mug

As always, everything above comes from the pre-loved market, so quantities are limited and availability will continue to change as pieces find new homes.

Some of the larger arrivals should give us useful replacement stock for a while, while the one-off teapots, serving pieces and individual Royal Albert designs may be rather less predictable.

If you would like to purchase any of the pieces added this time, simply follow the collection links above and see what is currently available. Alternatively, give us a call on our freephone customer service line 0800 772 3428 and we will be happy to help.