An Edwardian silver tea service once owned by Irish explorer Ernest Shackleton (1874–1922) has sold for £20,990 at London auctioneers Roseberys. Two bidders in Ireland and the UK competed by phone, ...

Silver tea sets, vases, jewelry and other objects are sold at many jewelry stores and antiques shops for the meltdown value. Sterling silver has been about $21 an ounce, but midyear, it was down to ...

Once upon a time, sterling silver flatware and receptacles were de rigueur items for the upscale home. Tea sets were lovingly handed down from generation to generation and proudly displayed in the ...

A silver tea service once owned by an Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer is to go under the hammer for the first time. The set, originally owned by Sir Ernest Shackleton, will be offered at auction on 30 ...

An Edwardian tea set presented to Irish polar explorer Ernest ­Shackleton is expected to raise thousands at auction in London later this month. The auction lot consists of a silver tea service ...