I'm looking to buy an interesting tea set at a reasonable price (so not those from the Chinese antique collectors where a teapot is 4500 Baht alone!) that isn't Siam Celadon.

Any recommendations?

On a related note I popped into Thailand Post in Chiang Mau to look at shipping fees to the UK. 800 Baht for 1kg by ship seemed a lot more expensive than I'd been reading - is this the standard price now or should I wait until Bangkok to ship?

Many thanks!

Have a look in Isetan at central world plaza. It's a Japanese departmentstore.

They have 4500 baht teapots (not antique) but also cheaper ones.

Edited December 28, 201510 yr by Thian

Try searching ชุดชา or ชุดน้ำชา in Google.
eg
http://www.lazada.co.th/shop-tea-sets/
https://portal.weloveshopping.com/search?q=%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B3%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B2

It's like shopping for a diamond. There are many different levels of quality workmanship and materials used. Asking others will only provide you their opinion. Try finding your own diamond and not care so much about cost but instead what you personally like. Most likely it will be a one time buy.