Louis Vuitton Is Selling A $53,000 Tea Set

Do you ever wonder what you’d buy if you had all the money in the world? Maybe a Celine Pilates reformer or a Hermès Rolls Royce? The truth is that luxury brands could make almost anything, and the one percent would buy it.

I would be lying if I said I never dreamed about a life of extravagance, but one thing I can promise you I’ve never dreamed about buying was a Louis Vuitton tea set…until now. I thought I’d seen almost everything, but nothing prepared me for what I thought was a casual scroll through Louis Vuitton’s new arrivals.

Right in front of my very eyes was something I never thought I’d see. I even had to look twice to ensure I read the number correctly.

High Tea in High Style

As part of its Summer Holidays Collection, Louis Vuitton celebrates the season with a selection of refreshed leather goods and unique pieces designed to foster connections and make memories. And make memories you will with Louis Vuitton’s $53,000 Boîte Afternoon Tea set.

Inspired by picnic trunks found in the Maison’s archives, the set includes service for four guests to share a “gourmet moment wherever they travel.” The LV Monogram trunk is fitted with three drawers, a removable wooden tray with leather handles, a zippy pouch to hold cutlery, and detachable compartments that store the set’s tableware.

Tableware includes a glass-covered cake dish, mugs, saucers, plates, and utensils. They’ve really thought of everything here, except for the fact that anyone with a spare $50K to spend on a tea set is probably not the demographic who would actually sit on picnic blankets and have a tea party in the grass.

But then again, maybe actually using it is not the point so much as is simply being able to own it.