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china Tea sets antique Please please help me. Really bad situation to be in. HELP HELP!?
My Grandmother recently passed away. We spent all of last week clearing out the house. Mom asked me to keep hold of a very valuable, sentimental china set that was a family heir loom passed down from daughter to daughter since my Grandmother's Great-Grandmother or something. It was a silver(ish) tea set (it's difficult to describe) but very antique. My Mom really valued it and has memories of it but when I was cleaning out the house, I dropped it and it smashed into a million pieces. I cleaned it up and Mom has not noticed but..
What am I going to do? HELP HELP!!
Oh my god! How awful! You're going to have to come clean. Your mum will be furious, but it was a genuine accident. Because she asked you to keep hold of it, she'd be angry with you anyway if she thinks it's missing. Best to come clean, apologise profusely and face the anger, and let it blow over. She may appear to overreact about it, but it'll be her grief manifesting.
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Perfectly sized for little girl Princess tea parties but the look and quality of set used at the finest High Tea. Our ANTIQUE ROSE pattern Tea set includes a 4.5 H inch Tea pot which holds 12 ounces of water; 3 inch H x 4 inch W sugar bowl; 2.5 inch H x 3.25 inch W creamer Two 2.5 inch H x 4.25 inch W demi teacups and saucers; Two 5 inch cup cake plates. Fully tested for safety. Mommy size and Doll size coordinating tea sets also available. Age: 8
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Set of three nested serving trays, crafted from wood. Finished in a bright red with antique mint green distressed overlay. Features diamond medallion decoupage on the center of each tray featuring ornate paintings of tea cups and saucers. Carved wood frame with built in handles.Product Features:Materials: WoodColor: Red, GreenLarge Tray Dimensions: 2 inches high x 18 inches wide x 12 inches deepMedium Tray Dimensions: 1.5 inches high x 17 inches wide x 10.5 inches deepSmall Tray Dimensions: 1.5 inches high x 16 inches wide x 9.5 inches deepStory Behind the Art:This handcrafted item and many others come from a third generation family run factory in mainland China. Their skills of hand-painting, hand-rubbed lacquering, and hand-tooling have been passed down for many generations. We are proud to support them in their quest to keep their age-old techniques alive for future generations. Many of the artists are hired out of semi-retirement to work from home training the next generation to become master craftsmen. These masters are highly respected in their craft and their culture which have survived through many Chinese dynasties and continue to produce valuable and desirable pieces for your home decor.What is Worldstock?The handcrafted touch of artisan skill creates variations in color, size and design. If buying two of the same item, slight differences should be expected. Note: Color discrepancies may occur between this product and your computer screen.Imported
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what kind of material is the tea cups that look kind of pearly inside? china or porcelain??
have a beautiful antique te set made in czechalsavakia and i dont know what to call it ....was under a bunch of junk on my grandmas back porch
In reality porcelain is a type of clay. It has a hotter melting temperature (or firing temperature than a clay like earthenware) is more durable and can be used on thinner pieces. It also has a translucency.
Now both china and porcelain have slightly different amounts and types of Kaolin.
From this site:
"China clay is kaolinised feldspar - they are highly valued for their whiteness, hence their use in bone china.
Pure kaolin is necessary for the manufacture of porcelain and other fine china; impure varieties are used in making pottery, stoneware, and bricks; as filler for pigments; and in the manufacture of paper."
But they aren't talking about the "pure porcelain" that you would be thinking of in dinner ware. They are talking about porcelain in more technical uses which would have to be much purer. So basically what I am saying is that a whole lot of people/companies have intermingled the terms. If the pieces are not stamped one material or the other, I generally call more translucent pieces porcelain, and ones that are thin white and a bit more ( a tiny bit more) chalky on the unglazed rim or foot china. China is not as valuable as porcelain and the difference is the type of clay used.
From your description "pearly inside", could be from a glaze finish or an over glaze and have nothing to do with the type of clay that was used.
The best thing you can do on short notice would be to ask someone at a pet shop to help, post signs therein, or buy a bird. Cockatails are fairly cheap (about $50 dollars here in the US), and they are mostly handfed. This means that they are much easier to handle and are accoustomed to humans. It really is a sound investment. What if someone contacts you and wants to use the bird again in something else. For as much trouble as your going through…you really could ease up the burden a little.
My Name is Joanna and I love Old China Patterns and sharing information with others on where to obtain those "hard to find" gems or replacements for your collection. Thanks for visiting my website!
09/08/2010 at 10:39 am
The best thing you can do on short notice would be to ask someone at a pet shop to help, post signs therein, or buy a bird. Cockatails are fairly cheap (about $50 dollars here in the US), and they are mostly handfed. This means that they are much easier to handle and are accoustomed to humans. It really is a sound investment. What if someone contacts you and wants to use the bird again in something else. For as much trouble as your going through…you really could ease up the burden a little.