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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;afantiques, post: 10018, member: 25&quot;]I think&nbsp; a teacup in solid silver&nbsp; is about as decadent as you can get.</p><p><br /></p><p>Real folks&nbsp; use a thick china mug</p><p><br /></p><p>La-di-da finger crooking people use cups without broken handles, with a few flowers, made when people used to like flowers.</p><p><br /></p><p>Solid silver teacups is just drinking out of money. Silver teacup drinkers are simply taking a few minutes break&nbsp; from grinding the faces of the poor, and will get back to it refreshed.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, my silver teacup collection (and they are very hard to find as poor-face-grinders never part with anything) reflect the national characters of the nations&nbsp; that made them.</p><p><br /></p><p>British sterling. Modest, plain, restrained, possibly a bit embarassed</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]2314[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Austro Hungarian late 19th C. Elegant, fine restrained decoration, fin de siecle Vienna cafe, almost excusable.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]2313[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>French, same period, twice the size of&nbsp; the others and mad as a fish.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]2315[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>All top grade silver from the respective countries.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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