Silver Tea Sets
Sterling silver tea set In the 17th Century Great Britain saw a huge expansion of trade world wide but particularly with China, Arabia and the Americas. New commodities such as tea, coffee and chocolate became available to those used to solely beer, wine, cider and water. The excitement this created was significant, it soon became very fashionable for people to be seen drinking tea. This new fashion created the need for new vessels in which to prepare and serve the new commodities. A whole … [Read More...]
Tea Sets For Sale
Antique Sterling Silver Teasets Early teapots were of a heavy gauge of silver often crude and with little decoration. In the 18th century it was usual for teapots to be quite small which reflected the high cost of tea, often pear shaped and usually engraved with an armorial. By the mid to late … [Read More...]