Every day a man drinks a few servings of tea . Most often, ceramic mugs of different capacities are used for this. But for the reception of guests or family gatherings it is better to buy a tea set from porcelain. In the china stores there is a large assortment of such sets, so making the final choice is quite difficult.
What are porcelain tea sets?
For the first time dishes from this material began to be produced in China and Japan. In those days, they were very expensive and therefore met only in the homes of wealthy people. Now tea sets from porcelain, produced by Chinese and Japanese firms, are both budgetary and expensive. The peculiarity of them is that they release with handles on the cups and without them.
The products of such Czech factories as Bohemia, Leander or Concordia Lesov are considered more expensive and qualitative. Their products are suitable for everyday use, and for solemn events. The same can be said about the services produced by the St. Petersburg Imperial Plant.
The most expensive are English and German tea sets from porcelain. The most famous brands are Meissen, Rosenthal, Wedgwood, Fuerstenberg, Nymphenburg, Weimar Porzellan. At these factories, you can even order an exclusive set.
How to choose a tea set from porcelain?
Buy a tea set follows, based on the following criteria:
- matching the interior of the room where it will stand (kitchen or living room);
- the maximum permissible cost (it depends on the quality of the porcelain and the painting applied to it);
- the number of people in the family (most often they are for 6 or 12 people).
When you have decided on the service, before buying it, you need to inspect it for chips, cracks, stains of paint. Also it is worth paying attention to the color of the porcelain itself, if it is white with a warm shade, then this is a high quality. Despite the fineness of porcelain, tea in mugs made from it, retains heat longer, and their appearance will help make a tea party a holiday.