The Complete Table: Efflorescent Autumn
The equinox on September 22 marks the beginning of a season of simple pleasures—chills in the air, changing colors of leaves, apples and gourds...
Collector’s Corner: My English Teapot Collection
An array of vintage and contemporary treasures
Text by Eileen Bostick • Photography by Jim Bathie
Tea has been a pleasant part of my life ever...
The Timeless Treasure of Silver Teapots
The art of collecting and taking care of antique silver tea wares
Text by Katherine Cloninger
Polished to shiny perfection and deeply coveted by antique collectors...
TeaTime 15: Notable Tea Accoutrements
Text by Lorna Reeves • Photography by John O'Hagan
While teapots and cups and saucers are, for many people, the stars of the table at teatime,...
Essential Tea-Table Extras: The History of Dainty Accoutrements
by Jane Pettigrew • Photography Courtesy of Replacements, Ltd.
The prettiest tea tables are always dressed with exquisite porcelain teacups and saucers, fine silver teaspoons, little linen...
Tea Infusers: The Evolution of Steeping
Tea infusers, whether made of silver or silicone, simplify the process of brewing the perfect cup of tea and add a bit of style to the tea table.
The Complete Table: Setting the Table with Family Heirlooms
The late 19th and early 20th centuries, no china company was more popular among American brides than Haviland. The company, founded in 1842 by American...
Collector’s Corner: Linens for Tea
A collector’s passion to set a pretty table
Text by Jeannie McGehee • Photography by John O'Hagan
My love of linens came from dinners at my...
The Complete Table: Hearts and Flowers
A pretty Royal Crown Derby pattern from the past finds new life in a new millennium.
The delicate geometric designs and stylized hearts and flowers of...
The Complete Table: An English Classic
Royal Albert’s Old Country Roses is the best-selling bone china pattern in the world.
In 1962, the Royal Albert Company introduced a new china pattern...
