Teapot teaspoons, handmade in lead free pewter by Glover and Smith

Click on the above image to enlarge There is no trouble so great or grave that cannot be much diminished by a nice cup of tea. - Bernard-Paul Heroux Unlike the knife, the spoons friendly and feminine character makes an ideal gift or souvenir; an expression of love, commitment and memory. Spooning can also mean kissing, caressing or even courting, there is a Welsh custom of lovers carving love spoons for each other. The gift of a spoon implies caring and themed spoons imply empathy: the tea lover’s spoon, the nature lover’s spoon. The giving of such spoons recognises the passions and personality of the recipient.

£17.00 Code: ts2 Teaspoons with a teapot on the end of its handle, from the Teatime Collection, lead free pewter handmade in England by Glover and Smith. There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea. - Henry James Length 115mm. Boxed.   Glover and Smith jar spoons, jam spoons, preserve spoons, marmalade spoons, sugar spoons and honey spoons, all lovingly handmade by us in Wiltshire. Strange how a teapot can represent at the same time the comforts of solitude and the pleasures of company. - Zen Haiku Gift Wrapping Service   £3.00 per item.  (tick to select) Type your Gift Wrapping Message below: Qty: Print this page Email these details to a friend

The teapot probably derived from the ceramic kettles and wine pots which were made in bronze and other metals and were a feature of Chinese cultural life for thousands of years.

From the end of the 17th century tea was shipped from China to Europe as part of the export of exotic spices and luxury goods. The ships that brought the tea also carried porcelain teapots.

 Tea drinking in Europe was initially the preserve of the upper classes since it was very expensive. Porcelain teapots were particularly desirable because porcelain could not be made in Europe at that time. It wasn't until 1765 that William Cookworthy devised a way of making porcelain and founded a works at Plymouth.
 

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