Hi there! Just joined the forum in hopes of getting assistance in identifying a recently acquired tea/coffee set. I know nothing about it other than it has a sticker that says it is sterling silver plated over what appears to be porcelain. I don’t see any identifying marks whatsoever and do not even know the country of origin. Please help if you can! Searching by an image just returns a bunch of random tea pots when I try to do it that way, lol. It is a set of 6, but one of the cups is broken. Thanks!
As the stickers say “Made in China” there seems to be no reason think that it comes from anywhere else. There is no regulation governing electroplate so you cannot necessarily expect any more information. Note that electroplate has a coating of pure silver, not sterling silver, over a base metal.
Phil
The photos are blurry and of poor quality.
I would hazard a guess that the set is of fairly recent vintage, probably even 21st Century. It’s unlikely to be any earlier than 1980.
The electroplating would be using miniscule quantities of silver, barely measurable. In short, decorative value only, and not of interest to any collector, even a collector of silverplate.
Didn’t even notice that sticker lol thanks all
Best my iPhone can do sadly but thanks for your criticism