James Dixon English Silvered Teapot Water Pot Sugar Bowl Cream Jug Teaset c1885

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Please Note: A Wide Variety of Antiques and Collectibles are Listed by maisy-patcheye every Thursday evening (5.00pm). UNITED KINGDOM BUYERS PLEASE NOTE - YOU CAN BUY ANY AMOUNT OF ITEMS FROM US AND THE POSTAGE WILL NEVER EXCEED 10 UK POUNDS TO ANY UK LOCATION. B-12 Description You are viewing a most attractive example of English Silver Plate We are offering a very pretty four piece teaset An exquisite set of quality that would have been affordable to only the more affluent of the period Crafted By: James Dixon Origin: England Date: circa 1885 Rare Example from the: Victorian era Highly decorative - crafted with detail in releif Outstanding fenials Hinged lids A set that is not only functional, but displays wonderfully. Background Information: The custom of drinking tea became a British institution when the Victorians took to serving it every afternoon in the parlour - until 1800 it had been customary to drink tea after dinner. This custom was to continue well into the 1930s when coffee became the vogue for the middle to upper classes. For the Edwardians, everything really did stop for tea and no afternoon was not complete without at least one serving of tea and cakes. The early dusks of winter in the drawing room were brightened with the arrival of the maid with her tray, while in warm summers the bright, airy conservatory read more