Elkington coffee set
£64.50
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Opulent coffee set in silver plated metal, including a coffee pot, hot water pot, creamer and a sugar bowl, of the Art Deco style, by Elkington & Co; vintage English 1930s.
Condition: surface dents, some surface wear
Size: coffee pot 18 cm high, creamer 9 cm high;
Condition: surface dents, some surface wear
Size: coffee pot 18 cm high, creamer 9 cm high;
Art Deco style — the famous novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald was written in 1925 and is set in the contemporary Art Deco period. The story perfectly catches the opulent lifestyle of the Roaring Twenties with its spectacular parties. It was also known as the Jazz Age.
Facts of Lavish History is cool. Tea drinking in Britain was initially limited due to it's high cost. Instead, coffee and chocolate dominated the market — hence the immense popularity of London coffee houses.
