It fetched almost 40 times its estimated price when it was sold for $130,000 to an American collector at the Hansons Auction in 2009. Handcrafted by Josiah Wedgewood this 1765 teapot with a colonial protest message: “No Stamp Act” on one side and “Success to trade in America”on another is considered a symbol of American sentiment at the time of revolution. No Stamp Act Teapot - 〈 $54,012 〉 Image Courtesy Hansons Auction House in the 19th century was sold by Tiffany itself for $54,012. Yet again, a 7-piece tea set designed by Tiffany & Co. “Chrysanthemum” pattern sterling silver coffee and tea service - 〈 $54,012 〉 Image Courtesy Tiffany’s Made in 1984, this tea set of 21 glazed, coloured ceramic dishes designed & signed by American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein fetched $31,200 when it went under the hammer at a Christie’s auction in New York in 2006. Roy Lichtenstein Tea Set - 〈 $ 31,200 〉 Image Courtesy Christie’s Auction House This six-piece sterling silver tea and coffee service made by TIffany & Co in New York in 1873-85 was sold at more than four times the original estimate by Skinner Auction House in Boston in January 2014.ġ4. Sterling Silver tea and Coffee Service - 〈 $ 22,800 〉 Image Courtesy:
With a collective value of over 10 million dollars, many of these teapots are some of the most desirable & collectible design-ware in the world. This Eyes on Luxe list is perhaps the most recent compilation of world’s most expensive tea-ware.
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