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Italian Art Deco Style Mid-Century Modern Tea Set by Montagnani
By Montagnani
Located in Northampton, GB
Designed by Punta Bacola for Montagnani From our Accessories collection, we are pleased to offer this uber stylish Tea Service in the Art Deco Style. The Service complete with a Tea...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Tea Sets

Materials

Metal

SAVORY And Sons - 9pc. 19th Century Victorian (British) Sterling Silver Tea Set
By Joseph & Albert Savory
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from a private residence in Paris, a Stunning Victorian 9pc.Sterling Silver Tea / Coffee Set by Two Internationally Renowned Silversmiths - "Savory & Sons" from London and "Od...
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Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Used Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate, Sterling Silver

19th Century Raj Period Tea and Coffee Service, 4 Piece
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A copper and silver Indian 4-piece tea and coffee service, 3 pots and covered sugar. Dragons cavort over handles and surfaces. 19th Century Raj period. Kashmir region 9" h. tallest: ...
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19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Used Tea Sets

Materials

Silver, Copper

Large Ceramic Elephant teapot, hand made in South Africa
By Wiseman Ndlovu
Located in North Miami, FL
Immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of African culture with Wiseman Ceramics' Elephant Teapot, a masterpiece handcrafted in South Africa. Sculpted by the talented George-Thabo and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Used Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

Sterling Silver Kettle/Pot, Creamer and Sugar Bowl by Frantz Hingelberg, Denmark
By Svend Weihrauch, Frantz Hingelberg
Located in North Miami, FL
1930s Jugendstil sterling silver 3-pieces coffee and tea set: kettle/pot, creamer and sugar bowl designed by Svend Weihrauch for Frantz Hingelberg, Denmark By: Frantz Hingelberg, Sv...
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Used Tea Sets

Materials

Metal, Sterling Silver, Silver

Antique English Georgian Sterling Silver Kettle on Stand
Located in New York, NY
English Georgian sterling silver hot water kettle, 18th century. Globular with s-scroll spout and rattan-wrapped swing handle with scroll supports and mounts. Hinged and flush cover ...
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18th Century British Georgian Used Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Meissen Gold Ming Court Dragon Chinoiserie Tea Cup & Saucer Swords
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Meissen scalloped porcelain demitasse cup and saucer, numbered B117 with gold and red dot Chinese Court dragons. Measures: Saucer - 4.75” x 4.5” x 1.125” / Teacup - 3.5” x...
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Early 20th Century Ming Used Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Moroccan Metal Silver Plated Tea Pot
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Traditional vintage silvered-metal and brass Moroccan tea pot, embossed with traditional repousse design, nicely aged, handcrafted in Fez, stamped in bottom. Great silver plated and ...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Used Tea Sets

Materials

Metal, Silver Plate, Brass

Tiffany and Co. Sterling Silver Teapot and Creamer
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A sterling silver teapot and creamer by Tiffany and Co. makers. Teapot is style number 23750 and also marked 2 pints. The creamer is style 23243. They both feature the same feet. The...
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20th Century American Used Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

1950's Gio Ponti silver plated coffee pot, a tiny dish & egg holder by A. Krupp
By Arthur Krupp, Gio Ponti
Located in London, GB
A Gio Ponti mid-century silver plated 35CL unused coffee pot designed for the VI triennale, an A. Krupp egg cup as well as a tiny dish, used but in good condition. All from the Abner...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Tea Sets

Materials

Metal

Royal Doulton White Blue Gold Coffee or Tea Demitasse Cup & Saucer, circa 19th C
By Royal Daulton, Davis Collamore & Co Ltd. 1
Located in New York, NY
A very special English Royal Doulton for luxury retailer Davis Collamore & Co LTD, espresso coffee or tea demitasse cup and saucer set, circa late 19th century, England; this set is ...
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Late 19th Century English Used Tea Sets

Materials

Gold

Service à thé Calico Burleigh Staffordshire England décor fleurs bleues 20th
By Burgess & Leigh
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Service à thé ou café Calico, signé Burleigh Staffordshire England à fleurs bleues. Il se compose d'une théière, un pot à lait, 8 sous tasses, 6 tasses, 2 ramequins. Le tout est en é...
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20th Century British Other Used Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Set of Six Cups and Saucers with Tanks, Karlsbad, 1970s, Never Used
Located in Praha, CZ
Never used set of six cups and plates. Very unusual decor - gold tanks Made in Karlsbad in Czechoslovakia in 1970s. Perfect original condition including original box Measures of ...
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1970s Used Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Chelsea-Derby Chocolate Cup Set, Gilt Stripes, Puce Flowers, Rococo 1770-1775
By Chelsea-Derby, Chelsea Porcelain, Derby
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful chocolate cup set made by Chelsea-Derby between 1770 and 1775, which was the Rococo era. The set consists of a cup, a saucer and a cover, and is decorated in a st...
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1770s English Rococo Used Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Peter & Denise Orlando, Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Tea Set 1960s, Era Capron
By Peter and Denise Orlando
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Peter & Denise Orlando, Mid-Century Modern ceramic tea set 1960s, Era Capron Free form Ceramic cups and under cups by Peter and Denise Orlando, France 1960s. Glazed in grey with ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Used Tea Sets

Materials

Enamel

Flight & Barr Porcelain Teacup Trio, Brown and Gilt Pattern, Georgian, 1792-1804
By Flight & Barr Worcester
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful "true trio" consisting of a teacup, a coffee cup and a saucer, made by Flight & Barr between 1792 and 1804. The items are decorated with a sohpisticated abstract-...
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1790s English George III Used Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Mid-Century Coffee and Tea Set
Located in Pasadena, CA
Mid-Century coffee set with coffee pot, tea pot, cream and sugar. Newly polished silver plate over brass. Bottom of coffee pot is stamped "silver plate." Coffee pot measurements: ...
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1950s Used Tea Sets

Mid-Century Coffee and Tea Set
Mid-Century Coffee and Tea Set
H 12 in W 5.5 in D 11 in
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Miniature Teapot
By Yapp & Woodward
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, miniature antique Victorian English sterling silver teapot in the Chinoiserie style; an addition to our silver teaware collection This exception...
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1840s British Victorian Used Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Large Victorian can-shaped silver teapot
By John Aldwinckle & James Slater
Located in London, GB
Late Victorian silver teapot of panelled, can-shaped form and decorated with fine hand engraving around the entire body and cover. The cover is fitted with a flush-mounted jeweller's...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Used Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Large Victorian can-shaped silver teapot
Large Victorian can-shaped silver teapot
H 5.52 in W 9.85 in D 4.34 in
Tiffany & Co. 1912 Sterling Silver 6-Piece Tea & Coffee Set Hampton Art Deco
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Co. sterling silver tea and coffee service in the celebrated Hampton pattern number 18389 from 1912 and in Art Deco style, with an elegant, geometric design, consisting of:...
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1910s American Art Deco Used Tea Sets

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Japanese teapot, Meiji period
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Japanese teapot in bronze with decorations in silver. Meiji period (1868 -1912), circa 1880. H: 12cm. W: 15,5 cm. D: 12cm.
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1880s Japanese Japonisme Used Tea Sets

Materials

Silver, Bronze

Japanese teapot, Meiji period
Japanese teapot, Meiji period
H 4.73 in W 6.11 in D 4.73 in
H&R Daniel Teacup Trio, Green with Flowers Patt. 4516, Rococo Revival ca 1827
By H&R Daniel
Located in London, GB
This is a rare and beautiful true trio made by H&R Daniel in about 1827. The set is potted in the "second gadroon" shape and bears pattern 4516 with a green ground and beautiful flow...
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1820s English Rococo Revival Used Tea Sets

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Porcelain

H&R Daniel Teacup Trio, Green with Flowers Patt. 4479, 2nd Gadroon, ca 1829
By H&R Daniel
Located in London, GB
This is a rare and beautiful true trio made by H&R Daniel in about 1829. The set is potted in the "second gadroon" shape and bears pattern 4479 with a green ground, gilt vines and be...
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1820s English Rococo Revival Used Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Spode Porcelain Teacup Trio, Lavender Blue with Flower Sprays, Regency ca 1815
By Spode
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful "true trio" consisting of a teacup, a coffee cup and a saucer, made by Spode in about 1815. It is decorated with pattern 2234 with a striking lavender or periwink...
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1810s English Regency Used Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Art Deco Tea Set 3-Piece Sterling Silver Fine Quality, Sheffield England, 1930
By Cooper Brothers & Sons
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a fine quality Sterling Silver, Art Deco period, 3-piece tea set consisting of teapot, milk jug and Sugar Bowl, made by Cooper Brothers & Sons of Sheffield, England in 1930. ...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Used Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

William IV period Sterling Silver Batchelor Teapot - London 1835
By George Burrows and Richard Pierce
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1835 by George Burrows II & Richard Pearce, this handsome, William IV, Antique Sterling Silver Teapot, is round in shape, plain in style, and features shell a...
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1830s English William IV Used Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Goldsmith Jean E. Puiforcat - Coffee Tea Service In Sterling Silver Period 1930
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Tea / coffee service consisting of a teapot, coffee maker, sugar bowl and milk jug, DEAUVILLE model, round shape, the plain body is threaded at the base and at the neck. the handles ...
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Early 20th Century French Used Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Orfèvre Boin Taburet - Tea / Coffee 4 Pieces In Sterling Silver Plus Samovar In
By Boin-Taburet
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
4-piece tea / coffee service in solid silver plus Samovar in silver metal XIXth LOUIS XV style model with twisted ribs highlighted with waves. each piece is decorated with a cartouch...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Used Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Set of six KP, Karlskrona (Sweden) tea cups with saucers.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A set of six KP, Karlskrona (Sweden) tea cups with saucers in cream-colored porcelain with gold decoration. Classic style. 1930s/1940s. Marked. In perfect condition. Cup: D 9.6 cm. w...
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1930s Swedish Used Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

3-piece trapezoid Art Deco silver tea set
By John Round & Son Ltd. 1
Located in London, GB
Stylish three-piece Art Deco style silver tea set comprising teapot, milk jug and sugar bowl. The set's trapezoid form and simplicity of style is typical of the Art Deco era with jus...
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1920s British Art Deco Used Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Set of five KP, Karlskrona tea cups with saucers and a creamer
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A set of five KP, Karlskrona tea cups with saucers and a creamer in cream-colored porcaelain with gold decoration. Classic style. 1930s/1940s. Marked. In perfect condition. Cup: D 9....
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1930s Swedish Used Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

14-Piece Japanese Gilt and Painted Tea and Dessert Serving Set with Peacock
Located in Norwood, NJ
14-piece Kutani Japanese gilt and painted tea and dessert serving set with Peacock. Hand painted gilt and painted Peacock tea and serving set. Features floral and peacock design. Lid...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Used Tea Sets

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Gold

Stylised Art Nouveau silver coffee pot
By Charles Edward Nixon
Located in London, GB
A highly stylised antique silver coffee pot in the Art Nouveau style. Made at the beginning of the 20th century, this lovely handmade and hand chased silver coffee pot, with its natu...
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Used Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

Circa 1880s Chinese Export Rose Medallion Tea Pot & Cover
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1880s Chinese Export Rose Medallion Tea Pot & Cover. Late Qing dynasty. Elegantly molded, ribbed body. A form popular in China & the West for hundreds of years. No markings. Fi...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Used Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

Boin Taburet - Set Tea/Coffee In Silver Xixe
By Boin-Taburet
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Set TEA / COFFEE 4 pieces silver Regency style, in its original box, consisting of a teapot, a coffee maker, a milk jug, and a sugar bowl, the handles are wooden. Dimensions: box :...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Used Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Victorian English Sterling Silver Bachelor Teapot
By William Comyns & Sons 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver bachelor teapot; an addition to our silver teaware collection. This exceptional antique Victorian teapo...
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Late 19th Century European Victorian Used Tea Sets

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Silversmith Georges Lecomte - Tea-Coffee Set In Silver Art Déco 1925
By Georges Leconte
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
SERVICE THE CAFE 4 PIECES MARTELE in silver 1st grade. Flat-bottomed model, the body is slightly ribbed. The covers of the teapot and the coffee maker are provided with a shell-shape...
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20th Century French Art Deco Used Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Neoclassical 18th Century Sterling Silver Teapot On Stand - John Denziloe 1787/8
By John Denziloe
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1787 and 1788 by John Denziloe, this handsome, George III period, Antique Sterling Silver Teapot on Stand, is in the Neoclassical style, with brightcut engrav...
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1780s English Neoclassical Used Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Art Nouveau 3 Piece Silver Tea Set in Presentation Box - London 1902
By James Wakely & Frank Clarke Wheeler
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1902 by Wakely & Wheeler, this charming, Antique Sterling Silver Tea Set, is presented in its original box, and comprises a teapot, cream jug and sugar bowl, ...
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Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Used Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Goldsmith G. Keller - Teapot In Sterling Silver Nineteenth
By Georges Keller
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Ovoid-shaped solid silver teapot decorated with palm leaves, zoomorphic spout, cover taken represented by a swan with outstretched wings, blackened pear handle. empire style. Dimensi...
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19th Century French Empire Used Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Tobacco Leaf Pattern Plate, Cup and Saucer
By Copeland & Garrett Spode
Located in New York, NY
Tobacco leaf pattern plate, cup and saucer. Copeland and Garrett tobacco leaf/cabbage leaf individual plate, coffee cup and saucer in blue, red, peach, pink and green with gilt high...
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Early 19th Century English Used Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

A. Aucoc - Tea/coffee Service 6 Pieces In Silver And Its Tray - Nineteenth
By A. Aucoc
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Important TEA/COFFEE service in solid silver, model with a flat bottom, with pinched ribs, each piece is chiseled with a berain decoration, interlacing on amati background and gadroo...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Used Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Memphis Design Silver Plate and Lucite Tea and Coffee Set by Guildart France
Located in Atlanta, GA
A sophisticated French modernist Memphis-style coffee or tea serving set. The set features a coffee pot, teapot, creamer, and sugar pot with a sculptural polished silver plate metal ...
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1980s French Mid-Century Modern Used Tea Sets

Materials

Metal, Silver Plate

Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Tea Pot
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji Era lidded copper tea pot. Circa: late 18th century to early 19th century. The body of the ware is adorned with impressed medallions. The lid of the pot is ...
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Late 18th Century Japanese Used Tea Sets

Materials

Enamel, Copper

beautiful four-piece set ART DECO coffee service silver-plated tea service, 1920
Located in Saarburg, RP
Coffee/tea set - 1920s This coffee set from the 1920s is in the typical style of the streamline modern. It includes a coffee pot, teapot, sugar bowl and a creamer. Coffee pot Heigh...
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1920s French Art Deco Used Tea Sets

Materials

Metal, Silver Plate

Vintage J.F. Curran & Co Victorian Silver Plated Small Coffee Tea Set - 4 Pc Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage J.F. Curran & Co Victorian Silver Plated Coffee Tea Set - 4 Pc Set. Item features a etched and engraved "ENL Dec 25/66" on all pieces, original hallmark, very nice small set....
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Early 20th Century Victorian Used Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Tiffany Edwardian Classical Sterling Silver Coffee Set on Tray
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Classical sterling silver coffee set on tray. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1921. This set comprises coffeepot, creamer, and sugar on tray. Each: Fluted ovoid body ...
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Early 20th Century American Edwardian Used Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

English Silver Tea Set Birmingham 1896 John Millwood Banks
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Antique English Silver three-piece Tea Set Birmingham 1896-7 John Millwood Banks retailed by Thornhill London. Comprising teapot, milk and sugar, oval part fluted, carved ebony wood ...
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19th Century English Georgian Used Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Charles Nicolas Odiot - Important Service Tea / Coffee Sterling Silver In Box XI
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Important solid silver coffee tea service finely chiseled in rococo style with a decoration of foliage, acanthus and cartridges on a mat background. The spouts represent dolphins and...
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Mid-19th Century French Used Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Art Deco Tea Set by Jean Theobald for Wilcox Silver Plate Company, 1928
By Wilcox Silver Plate Co.
Located in Dallas, TX
an Avant Garde Art Deco Tea Set designed by Jean G. Theobald and styled by Virginia Hamill, for Wilcox Silver Plate Company in 1928. This was an extremely modern design for the time....
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1920s North American Art Deco Used Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate

Pierre Cardin - Tea Coffee Service 4 Pieces Sterling Silver Futuristic Model XXt
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Rare and exceptional 4-piece coffee tea service in solid silver futuristic type composed of a teapot, a coffee maker, a milk jug, a covered sugar bowl, the handles are in rosewood st...
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Late 20th Century Italian Used Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Polish Hand Chased Silver Plated Tea Urn Samovar mid 19th century
Located in Sweden, SE
Copper body tea urn decorated with hand chased brass cast and silver plating. This is pretty rare fire operated samovar of beautiful artisan performance. This samovar can also be use...
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Mid-19th Century Polish Rococo Used Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate, Brass, Copper, Stainless Steel

Frank Brangwyn Royal Doulton Art Deco Harvest Pattern Cup & Saucer
By Frank Brangwyn
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish and scarce Art Deco Royal Doulton cup and saucer decorated in a harvest pattern by renowned Welsh artist Sir Frank William Brangwyn (Belgian, 1867-1956) and dating from aro...
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1930s English Art Deco Used Tea Sets

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Pottery

Art deco tea set, 1940's
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Silver colored tea pot, with milk can and sugar pot. Teapot: 25 x 9 x 20 cm (LxWxH) Milk can: 14.5 x 6 x 10cm (LxWxH) Sugar pot: 20 x 9 x 10cm (LxWxH)
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1940s Dutch Art Deco Used Tea Sets

Materials

Metal

Art deco tea set, 1940's
Art deco tea set, 1940's
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H 7.88 in W 9.85 in D 3.55 in
English Porcelain Cup and Saucer, Worcester, circa 1820
Located in New York, NY
Painted in grisaille on a marbleized peach ground.
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1820s Used Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Tiffany Sterling Silver Double Tea Caddy, circa 1870
Located in New York, NY
With upright beaded and key fret handle, the body and lids finely engraved with classical anthemion decoration, with key fret borders, one side lightly engraved with monogram.
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1870s Used Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

British Silver Plated Tea Urn Samovar 19th century Egg Shaped with Lion Heads
Located in Sweden, SE
Neoclassical shape coffee and tea urn decorated with lion heads and solid silver plating and hand chased. Tea Urn Samovar is made in the so-called “Egoist” size for very few persons ...
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Late 19th Century British Empire Used Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate, Stainless Steel

Vintage Memphis Naj Oleari Ceramic Tea Set by Massimo Iosa Ghini - 1980s
By Massimo Iosa Ghini
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Experience the iconic style of the 80s design movement with this rare and amazing tea or coffee set designed by Massimo Iosa Ghini for Memphis Naj Oleari in the 1980s. This beautiful...
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1980s Italian Used Tea Sets

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Ceramic

Tiffany Engraved Hampton Sterling Silver Kettle on Stand
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Engraved Hampton sterling silver hot water kettle on stand. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1912. Kettle curved and rectilinear with concave corners faceted s-scroll handle, an...
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Early 20th Century American Edwardian Used Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

Japanese tea service for 10 in fine mid-19th century porcelain
Located in Catania, IT
Japanese tea service for 10 in fine porcelain from the mid-19th century Hand painted of excellent workmanship as visible in the photo in good condition. The service consists of: 10 c...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Used Tea Sets

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Porcelain

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Used Tea Sets For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of used tea sets is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, silver and ceramic, all used tea sets available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of used tea sets available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Used tea sets bearing Art Deco or Mid-Century Modern hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many used tea sets are appealing in their simplicity, but Tiffany & Co., Georg Jensen and Coalport Porcelain produced popular used tea sets that are worth a look.

How Much are Used Tea Sets?

Prices for used tea sets start at $15 and top out at $798,500 with the average selling for $1,605.

Finding the Right Tea Sets for You

Ready to serve high tea and brunch for your family and friends? Start with the right antique, new or vintage tea set.

Tea is a multicultural, multinational beverage and isn’t confined to any particular lifestyle or age group. It has humble beginnings, and one of its best-known origin stories places the first cups of tea in 2700 B.C. in China, where it was recognized for its medicinal properties. Jump ahead to 17th-century England, when Chinese tea began to arrive at ports in London. During the early 1800s, tea became widely affordable, and the concept of teatime took shape all over England. Today, more than 150 million people reportedly drink tea daily in the United States.

Early tea drinkers enjoyed their beverage in a bowl, and English potters eventually added a handle to the porcelain bowls so that burning your fingers became less of a teatime hazard. With the rise in the popularity of teatime, tea sets, also referred to as tea service, became a hot commodity.

During Queen Victoria’s reign, teakettles and coffeepots were added to tea services that were quite large — indeed, small baked goods were served with your drink back then, and a tea set could include many teacups and saucers, a milk pot and other accessories.

During the early 1920s, a sterling-silver full tea service and tray designed by Tiffany & Co. might include a hot-water kettle on a stand, a coffeepot, teapot, a creamer with a small lip spout, a waste bowl and a bowl for sugar, which the British were stirring into tea as early as the 18th century.

But you don’t have to limit your tea set to Victorian or Art Deco styles — shake up teatime with an artful contemporary service. If the bold porcelain cups and saucers by Italian brand Seletti are too unconventional for your otherwise subdued tea circle, find antique services on 1stDibs from Japan, France and other locales as well as vintage mid-century modern tea sets and neoclassical designs.

Questions About Used Tea Sets
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Silver is a chemically non-reactive metal, so as long as the tea set is clean and has been properly cared for, it is safe to use. However, silver is an excellent conductor of heat, so be careful not to burn your lips or tongue whilst drinking tea. Shop a collection of authentic silver tea sets from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 2, 2021
    Tea bowls are vessels with no handles that are used for preparing and drinking tea. Early tea drinkers enjoyed their beverage in a bowl, and English potters eventually added a handle to the porcelain bowls so that burning your fingers became less of a teatime hazard. With the rise in the popularity of teatime, tea sets, also referred to as tea service, became a hot commodity. Today, tea bowls form a crucial part of East Asian tea ceremonies. Find a collection of antique and vintage tea bowls on 1stDibs today.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    There are many types of tea sets available. You may wish to have a small tea service if your needs are modest. During Queen Victoria’s reign, teakettles and coffeepots were added to tea services that were quite large — indeed, small baked goods were served with your drink back then, and a tea set could include many teacups and saucers, a milk pot and other accessories.A tea set best suited for you may depend on a variety of factors. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage tea sets.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Bavaria tea set is a tea set that was crafted in the Bavaria region of Germany. This region is renowned for its exceptionally fine porcelain. Pieces are often painted by hand, giving each one a unique style. Shop a range of Bavaria tea sets from top sellers around the world on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A cruet set is used to hold condiments. Most sets include one cruet for oil and another for vinegar. In addition, sets may provide salt and pepper shakers and pots or jars for condiments like mustard. Shop a selection of cruet sets on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The pieces in a silver tea set vary. Most sets include at least four pieces: a spirit burner, a teapot, a cream pitcher and a sugar bowl. Some sets also contain a matching coffee pot or a small serving spoon for the sugar bowl. Find a range of antique and vintage silver tea sets on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    To identify an antique tea set, look for hallmarks on the bottoms of the pieces. Handwritten markings indicate a set produced prior to the 19th century. You can also research the pattern to get a rough idea of when the maker manufactured it. Shop a range of expertly vetted antique tea sets on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Japanese teapot is called a kyusus, while the everyday drinking glasses for tea are called yunomi. For more formal occasions, a chawan tea bowl is used. You can shop a range of antique and vintage Japanese tea sets from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A bar tool set is a set of tools used to create cocktails and drinks. Whether you are a pro bartender or an amateur mixologist, these specialized tools help make it simple to craft delicious cocktails with ease. Shop a collection of bar tool sets on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    A basic sterling silver tea set costs around $1,000. However, the older the set is, the more expensive it will be. Some antique silver tea sets are worth up to $400,000.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Silver tea sets can range in value depending on a variety of factors. A silver-plated tea set is not usually very high value, though certain pieces and who the maker is plays a large role. A sterling silver set can be worth at least $1000.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    The value of a sterling silver tea set is based on age, maker, and the pieces included. A set can start at $1,000, but the value can be a wide range. If it is sterling, it should have a hallmark of .925. This indicates that the piece is 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper alloy. The more pieces in the set, the more it is likely to be worth in some cases. Find a collection of antique and vintage sterling silver tea sets on 1stDibs today.

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