erehweslefox
Sous Chef
I actually have one somewhere in my stash of minis, 1:12 scale. It's porcelain, though they do make them in actual silver if you've got the $$ for it. I think I enjoyed the buying more than the making. Had to stop myself because I kept buying with nothing to put the things in, though I'll still look through the mini catalogs when they come and dream. You'd be amazed at how much money you can spend (and I mean as much or more than normal size furniture).
I really adore your miniature houses, particularly the detail you gave to the tapestries. As I don't have a miniature house to put it in I suspect a miniature tea set would be some thing I would play with once or twice, and forget.
You have a really cool hobby.
TBS