CHINA TEA SET

Bone China Tea Sets : Beauty and Royalty in your hands

Gorgeous, delicate and charming. These words are just apt to define the beauty of Bone China tea sets. Bone China sets are most admired and favored by the tea connoisseurs and commoners and treated as “The Best” among all porcelain types because only Bone China is constitute of more than 50 percent of bone ashes. The sets are flashy and creatively designed. Various size and shapes of Bone China sets are available in market. As the name indicates these sets are gift of China to the world but the designs, patterns and innovations in sets have been done by mostly English potters. As a result, the Bone China sets are mostly called as China – English tea set. You can get tea sets for four, six, 12 servings.

Generally these sets are not used on a daily basis because it’s considered as very delicate crockery ware. Bone China tends to break or chip very easily. The cost of a Bone china ranges much. You can choose according to your taste; from affordable to antique priceless sets. Some tea sets are electroplated with precious metal like gold and silver.

If stored properly, Bone China sets can last for generations.
1) These sets should be restored in a frame box where these can be kept away from dust as dust can affect the glaze and brightness of the polish. If you are thinking to display your set in a cabinet, take care that cabinet should have a delicate surface and have porcelain putty pasted inside. This paste will prevent the further damage to the finish of set.
2) Experts say that Bone China Sets shouldn’t be submersed in water. Instead, these should be wiped out with a rag and a mild non-lemon detergent.
3) Be sure that your set shouldn’t be kept in direct sunlight as it could result in the breakage or crack and loss of the finish in set.