When tea sets are to silver trade’s taste

As every silver dealer knows, the value of standard Victorian three-piece tea sets has gone down, not up, over the past decade. But introduce a fashionable style to the casting, and the price will inevitably soar.

The Japonesque manner of this parcel gilt tea set, right, offered at Lawrences’ sale at Crewkerne al…

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