Hand Painted Teacup
Antique 1790s French Louis XVI Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1740s German Porcelain
Porcelain
2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets
Porcelain
Vintage 1950s Danish Porcelain
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Pottery
Earthenware
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique 18th Century Chinese Porcelain
Porcelain
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique 1840s English Rococo Revival Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique Early 1800s English Regency Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1810s English Regency Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century British Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1810s English Regency Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1830s English Rococo Revival Tea Sets
Porcelain
Early 20th Century English Porcelain
Porcelain
Early 20th Century English Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1810s English Regency Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1820s English Regency Tea Sets
Porcelain
20th Century Japanese Ceramics
Ceramic
Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Sets
Porcelain
20th Century Japanese Ceramics
Ceramic
Antique Early 1800s English Regency Tea Sets
Porcelain
Vintage 1980s Danish Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique 1880s Danish Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1820s Welsh Regency Tea Sets
Porcelain
Early 20th Century German Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1840s English Rococo Revival Tea Sets
Porcelain
Vintage 1910s Swedish Art Nouveau Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Sets
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century English Porcelain
Porcelain
Vintage 1910s Chinese Chinese Export Tea Sets
Porcelain
Vintage 1930s English Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1840s English Victorian Tea Sets
Porcelain
Vintage 1960s German Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1840s English Victorian Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique Early 1800s English Regency Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1810s English Regency Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1810s English Regency Porcelain
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1820s English Rococo Revival Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Sets
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1820s English Regency Tea Sets
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique 1820s English Regency Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique 1790s English George III Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique 1880s English Victorian Tea Sets
Porcelain
Vintage 1940s Danish Porcelain
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
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Vintage 1960s English Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century English Tea Sets
Porcelain
Vintage 1920s German Porcelain
Porcelain
20th Century English Baroque Revival Tea Sets
Gold
Mid-20th Century Chinese Decorative Bowls
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Toys and Dolls
Porcelain
Vintage 1930s German Porcelain
Porcelain
Vintage 1920s German Porcelain
Porcelain
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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.
- Is Fornasetti hand painted?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, each and every Fornasetti design is hand made and hand painted. The colors are expertly applied by painters, ensuring no two items are alike. You’ll find a variety of Fornasetti designs from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To tell if a plate is hand-painted, examine it closely and inspect the painting with a magnifier. If the design is hand-painted, there are bound to be irregularities in at least a few places. Transfer prints will look much more uniform. Feel the plate's surface to see if you can detect areas with more texture — an indication of hand painting. Shop a wide collection of hand-painted plates from some of the world's top sellers on 1stDibs.
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