Fine China Tea Sets
Fine China Tea Sets are available for several different intended uses and with several different accessory options. They are also available in a wide range of qualities, patterns, and styles from a variety of different manufacturers. There is a fine china tea set that is available to meet the needs and desires of any buyer. The traditional tea set comes with four cups, four saucers for those cups, a single teapot, and a creamer container and a sugar container.
Some of the intended uses for fine china tea sets is for display and not for actual tea service. This is important to know prior to purchase because different types of china are made to withstand different types of uses. Some need to be cleaned in a very precise manner and other contain materials such as lead that lend themselves more to display than actual use. It is less common for newly manufactured fine china tea sets to contain lead, but many of the antique fine china tea sets can contain lead that could seep into the tea.
The ability of a fine china tea set to endure modern dishwashers is also limited. For the most part you want to only wash these sets by hand and rarely should you even use them in a microwave. These modern appliances are very harsh on fine china and oftentimes not only damage the china but also the patterns that decorate the china. It is especially tempting to machine wash a china tea set because tea can oftentimes stain the china. It is best to consult the manufacturer of the china you are using to determine the best way to eliminate residual tea stains without using a machine.
A simple English tea fine china tea set that has an elegant floral pattern and is beautiful for entertaining can conservatively cost around a hundred dollars. That would include six cups, saucers, and sugar and creamer set. This of course would be for an off brand manufacturer. For a brand name mass produced manufacturer such as Wedgwood you would expect to pay around rather more. There are seven piece Wedgwood sets that cost several thousand dollars.
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