The Most Wonderous “Tea Set” In The Whole Wide World …….

Yesterday while out mooching Nigel spotted the most beguiling tea set he had ever seen in prime position in the window of the Salvation Army shop.

It was simply just too beautiful for words ………

… every single piece was sumptuously gilded and embossed in gold …

…… and then encrusted with rubies!  How unbelievably would your bedtime Horlicks taste when sipped from these cups and saucers?

Nigel knew that he would probably never see it’s like of it again and was sorely tempted to go in and with devil may care ask them to box it up forthwith. It would have made a glorious present for Darrell, who he knew would also have been as overwhelmed by its beauty, as would indeed his best friend and mentor of all that glitters, Hugh.

However at £50, it was a little out of his price range, especially considering that Nigel’s average spend in any charity shop is generally around the £3 mark.

So with regret, Nigel knew said slurping of Horlicks was a bit of a pipe dream, and that he had to steel himself, regretfully, away. It was emotional, especially knowing that it wasn’t something he could easily put on his bucket list if ever we got rich …… this was a one off for Evesham.

Post Scriptum Stuff

Nigel did his homework when he got home, finding out that £50 was the bargain of the century for this 1950’s Rieber Mitterteich Bavaria porcelain and 22ct gold coffee set and that similar have sold for around £369 to well over £400 in the past! Needless to say, he scrapped every single penny he had together, borrowing £10 from me, but when he got back to the shop, it had gone!  Obviously it got very emotional with the little fella vowing that the very next time he sees something of beauty, that makes his heart race until it almost bursts in his chest ……… he WILL trust his instincts! He is devastated!