5 3/4" long. An unusual and true Victorian TEA spoon, which doubles as a tea ball. This would be stirred directly into a cup without requirig a pot - one cup for a solitary sole. The body is conventional with scroll work and a generaous spoon in the form of..... More
2" x 1 1/16" x 1 1/8" high. A tea ball on chain in the form of a small 10-sided tea kettle. The body and lid are punched with holes. A flat bottom is welded in place and has no punched holes. The 2" hanger chain (chain link) runs through..... More
1 5/8" round. A tea ball on chain resembling a mustard pot. The body is punched in 9 cascading falls of small holes ending in a ring of these holes at the bottom. The hinged lid has no punches. A ring is welded to accept to the center of the..... More
1 5/8" x 1 7/8" A tea ball on chain resembling a censer. The body is embossed into an 8-paneled urn ending in a point. The panels continue into the lid and end at the top center where a ring is welded to accept the hanger chain. It appears that..... More
1 5/8" round. Two segments of a round ball open to receive (or empty) tea leaves, no marking. The two halves are held shut by friction. The 3" chain runns through a small silver sleeve at the top of the ball, and ends in a 3/4" thin wire ring. [Could..... More
1 1/2" round. Two segments of a round ball are hinged and open to receive (or empty) tea leaves, no marking. A clasp the front serves as a point to grasp for opening the two halves. Two incised rings around the lower portion resemble the two tropics of the Earth..... More
1 1/2" round. The ball was cast in so that half of the body and half of the top lid were cast and then welded together to finish the piece. The two halves are hinged and open to receive (or empty) tea leaves. The lip edge of the top half..... More
1 1/2" round deep. A more intersting than usual tea ball with repousse diamond and scroll pattern on the top and bottom of the ball. The ball seapartes at the equator and a silver chain attached at the bottom, rises through a small aperature in the top half, then 4..... More
2 1/2" x 3/4 deep. Fluted edge.Tea strainer silimar to one shown with Tasha's teapot in the films Take Joy and Take Peace. The crenolated and embossed edge rises from 8 concave panels around the sides, bottom slightly raised. No markings, but presumed to be sterlng with sterling wire bail..... More