Bone china tea set for six
£49.50
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Opulent blue and white tea set for six persons with 6 cups and 6 saucers, in bone china of the Art Nouveau style; antique English 1890s.
Condition: minor surface wear
Size: cup 5.5 cm high, saucer 13.5;
Condition: minor surface wear
Size: cup 5.5 cm high, saucer 13.5;
The long Victorian period (1838-1901) spanned over an immensely prolific time in the history of art and design. It covers such great fashions as Gothic Revival, the Pre-Raphaelites, Aesthetic Movement, Expressionism, Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau. That was quite unlike any other period.
Facts of Lavish Cool history — tax on tea was so high in the 18th century Britain, that smuggling was a common practice. By 1780 most of the tea consumed was illegally imported.
