Pewter Tea Pot Set
American Pewter Tea Pot, 1820
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American pewter tea pot with a distressed exterior finish.
Meridan, Connecticut, circa 1820.
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Antique Early 19th Century American American Classical Tea Sets
Materials
Pewter
Tuareg African Pewter Tea Pot from Mauritania
Located in North Hollywood, CA
African tribal silver tea pot form is specific of the Mauritanian Tuareg Nomadic tribes, in north Western
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Mid-20th Century Mauritanian Folk Art Tea Sets
Materials
Brass, Copper, Pewter
African Tuareg Silver Pewter Tea Pot from Mauritania
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage African Tuareg Tea pot Mauritania
Mid-20th century Tuareg teapot from Mauritania, Africa
Category
Mid-20th Century Mauritanian Folk Art Tea Sets
Materials
Brass, Copper, Pewter
Delavan French Art Deco Pewter Tea Set, 1920s
By Rene Delavan
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco pewter tea set set by René Delavan (Paris), France, late 1920s. Hammered pewter
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Pewter
British Mid Century Royal Selangor Pewter & Rosewood Tea Pot By Gerald Benney
By Gerald Benney, Royal Selangor
Located in San Diego, CA
. The tea pot is made of solid pewter. In nice condition for its age. Some light patina and can be
Category
Late 20th Century English Tea Sets
Materials
Pewter
H 7.75 in W 5.5 in D 9 in
Havstad Norwegian Art Deco Pewter Tea Set on Serving Plate
By Gunnar Havstad
Located in New York, NY
A Norwegian Art Deco pewter tea set made by Havstad in the 1920s-1930s. The set includes spherical
Category
Early 20th Century Norwegian Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Pewter
19th Century English Pewter Tea Service
Located in Austin, TX
production, this is an extremely well-preserved three-piece pewter and brass tea service. It consists of a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Tea Sets
Materials
Brass, Pewter
Archibald Knox Liberty Tudric Pewter Tea Set and Tray, circa 1905
By Liberty & Co.
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Archibald Knox Liberty Tudric Pewter tea set and tray, circa 1905.Teapot, cream jug, sugar and tray
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Tea Sets
Materials
Pewter
Meeuws & Zoon Den Haag Pewter Five Piece Coffee and Tea Service Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
tea pot. This Netherlands pewter set consists of one lidded coffee pot, one lidded tea pot, one
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Pewter
Art Nouveau German Pewter Tea Service Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
This whimsical Art Nouveau German tea service consists of a covered tea pot, creamer, and sugar
Category
Vintage 1910s German Art Nouveau Tea Sets
Materials
Pewter
Vintage Woodbury Pewter Henry Ford Museum Pewter Coffee Serving Set, 4 Piece Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Woodbury Pewter Henry Ford Museum Pewter coffee serving set - 4 Piece Set. Item features
Category
Late 20th Century Jacobean Tea Sets
Materials
Pewter
H 9 in W 9 in D 4.25 in
Early 19th Century Pewter and Granite Coffee Pot, Dated 1818
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early American pewter and granite coffee pot in fantastic form. This wonderful goose neck coffee
Category
Antique 19th Century American Tea Sets
Materials
Granite, Pewter
Vintage Art Nouveau Pewter Pot by Paul Haustein, Germany, 1905
By Paul Haustein
Located in Roma, IT
Art Nouveau pot is an original decorative object realized in 1905.
Original pewter.
Produced
Category
Antique Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Tea Sets
Materials
Pewter
British Mid Century Royal Selangor Pewter & Rosewood Coffee Pot By Gerald Benney
By Royal Selangor, Gerald Benney
Located in San Diego, CA
handle. The tea pot is made of solid pewter. In nice condition for its age. Some light patina and can be
Category
Late 20th Century English Tea Sets
Materials
Pewter
H 9 in W 4.75 in D 8.5 in
Antique Sheffield Silverplate Tea Set
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Elegant classic antique sheffield silverplate tea set- 3 pieces.
These are silver plated with black
Category
Early 20th Century English Victorian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate, Pewter
Royal Holland Four-Piece Coffee or Tea Service Set
By Royal Holland, Daalderop KDM Royal Holland
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. This Royal Netherlands Metalworks set consists of two lidded pots used for coffee or tea, one creamer
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Scandinavian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Pewter
Liberty & Co. Tea Service
By Liberty & Co.
Located in Bronx, NY
motifs over its surfaces. On the tray, one finds a large coffee/tea pot, a regular size tea pot, a sugar
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Pewter
Dixon & Son 3 Piece English Pewter Coffee Service '1830'
By James Dixon & Sons
Located in Kenilworth, IL
pewter handles.
Sheffield, England, circa 1830.
Dimensions: Coffee Pot: 10-3/4" L x 6-1/2" W x 8-1/2
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Tea Sets
Materials
Pewter
1936 Antique 3pc Reed & Barton X610 Sterling Silver Tea Coffee Serving Set 1194g
By Reed & Barton
Located in Dayton, OH
"Antique 1936 Reed and Barton number X610 sterling silver 925 tea pot, creamer and sugar bowl set
Category
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 10.5 in W 9.5 in D 5 in
Vintage John Prip for Reed & Barton "Denmark" Coffee Service
By Reed & Barton, John Prip
Located in North Hollywood, CA
& Barton "Denmark" Coffee Service in Scandinavian style.
Includes coffee pot, sugar bowl with lid, cream
Category
Mid-20th Century American Scandinavian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate, Pewter
Italian Midcentury Five-Piece Pewter Coffee and Tea Service
Located in Asheville, NC
Exquisite Italian five-piece pewter tea set. Coffee and tea pots, cream and sugar.
Tray with nice
Category
Early 20th Century Italian More Dining and Entertaining
Red and Gold Lacquer Portable Tea Bucket and Cover Ryukyu Kingdom Okinawa
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare and complete set of wood bucket with cinnabar lacquer and gold paint housing a pewter tea
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
Pewter
19th Century English Regency 3 Garniture Chestnut Urns tole Tea Urn Los Angeles
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th Century English Regency 3 Garniture Chestnut Urns tole Tea Urn Los Angeles. Early 1800’s
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Garniture
Materials
Tôle
H 12.5 in W 7 in D 4.5 in
Jugenstil Silver Plate Centerpiece on Tray / Teaset by Karl Berghof, 1905
By Karl Berghof, J.P. Kayser Sohn
Located in Roma, IT
includes: one coffee pot, one tea pot, one cream server, one sugar bowl and one rectangular tray.
All the
Category
Antique Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Centerpieces
Materials
Silver Plate
Karl Raichle Tea Set 1930
By Karl Raichle
Located in Encino, CA
Karl RAICHLE,
Urach. Mocha set, tea set.
Mocha pot, creamer, sugar bowl, tray.
Four pieces
Category
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Serving Pieces
Materials
Pewter
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Located in Van Nuys, CA
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Antique Early 1900s American Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Silver
20th Century Brass Teapot
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
20th century Brass teapot.
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Primitive Antique Copper Tea Pot Coffee Kettle Cowboy Farmhouse Teapot 11"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique copper teapot / coffee pot featuring primitive styling with nice handles and lid.
Dimensions:
10.75" x 8" x 10.75" (Width x Depth x Height)
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Rustic Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
H 10.75 in W 8 in D 10.75 in
Antique Silver Repousse Islamic Talisman Holder
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Silver Repousse Islamic Talisman box Holder.
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Jewelry Boxes
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Silver
Royal Holland Pewter Tea Pot
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
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Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Tableware
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Antique Martin, Hall & Co. English Silver Plate Tea Set
By Martin Hall & Co.
Located in Norwood, NJ
Fine quality English Rococo-style 6-piece Martin Hall & Co. silver plate tea/coffee set with associated tray. Large tray with coffee and tea pot, sugar and creamer and large tipping ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Rococo Tea Sets
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Silver Plate, Copper
Moroccan Metal Brass Decorative Moorish Tray
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Moroccan Moorish hand-hammered brass tray, intricate artwork, Metalwork brass repousse Moorish geometric designs with the star of Salomon in the center.
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Art
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Metal, Brass
Antique Aesthetic Movement 7 Piece Silver Plated Tea Set with Floral Decoration
By Meriden Silver Plate Co.
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
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Antique Japanese Cloisonné Meiji Period Teapot CO#05
Located in Norton, MA
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Arts & Crafts Copper & Brass Tea Pot, Burner & Tray by WMF on Wrought Iron Stand
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Lisse, NL
Aesthetically beautiful and unique secessionist stand by WMF.
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Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Tray Tables
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Metal, Brass, Copper, Wrought Iron
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H 53.5 in W 15.2 in D 16.2 in
Antique Japanese Cloisonné Meiji Period Dragon Footed Teapot CO#04
Located in Norton, MA
Quality work, amazing workmanship with absolutely fine details bronze cloisonné enameled teapot depicting the scene of a flying dragon with vivid colors of yellow, light golden green...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Metalwork
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Copper, Bronze
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Pewter Tea and Coffee Set Royal Holland Midcentury
By Daalderop KDM Royal Holland
Located in Cookeville, TN
Royal Holland manufactured this midcentury tea or coffee set. It consists of a coffee or tea pot
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
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Pewter
Porter Blanchard Mid Century pewter five piece Coffee and Tea Set
By Porter Blanchard
Located in Paris, ile de france
A mid century Porter Blanchard Pewter five-piece hammered Silver Plated and wicker coffee and tea
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
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Silver Plate, Pewter
1870s Victorian Salt Glazed White Ironstone Coffee Pot with Pewter Lid
Located in Milan, IT
This salt glazed ironstone coffee pot with a lid made from pewter was realized in Staffordshire
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Antique 1870s English Victorian Tea Sets
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Pewter
Rene Delavan French Art Deco Pewter and Wood Coffee & Tea Service
By Rene Delavan
Located in New York, NY
Hand-wrought dinanderie pewter martele coffee and tea service with vertical lines on body and
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Tea Sets
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Just Andersen Coffee & Tea Service, Signed
By Just Andersen
Located in Brambleton, VA
A very fine, pewter and wicker wrapped handles five piece set of coffee & tea service by Just
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20th Century Danish Tea Sets
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Just Andersen Coffee Service
Located in Charleston, SC
Four Piece Pewter Coffee Set including Modernist Designed Coffee Pot with Raffia Wrapped Handle
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Vintage 1930s Danish Tea Sets
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Pewter
Just Andersen Coffee Service
By Just Andersen
Located in Brambleton, VA
Pewter & Wicker Coffee Service
Just Andersen, Signed
A streamlined and beautifully designed
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20th Century Danish Tea Sets
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Pewter
LATE 18THC C. TEA POT PEWTER
Located in Los Angeles, CA
EARLY AND RARE PEWTER TEA POT WATTACHED LID GREAT AS FOUND CONDITION AND WONDERFUL FORM AND PATINA
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Tea Sets
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Pewter
LATE 18THC C. TEA POT PEWTER
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Antique 19th Century American Tea Sets
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Pewter
Vintage round decorative Art Deco pewter tea pot Norway 1930s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Lovely Norwegian Art Deco pewter tea pot shaped as a ball from ca 1930s. A special design pewter
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Tea Sets
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Located in Dayton, OH
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Antique Early 19th Century Early Victorian Tea Sets
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Hand-Hammered Four-Piece English Pewter Tea Set, c. 1930
Located in Port Chester, NY
A small hand-hammered pewter tea set from England, circa 1930. The tea pot, sugar bowl and creamer
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Vintage 1930s English Tea Sets
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Kirk Stieff Williamsburg Pewter Coffee Tea Set with Tray, 5 Pc Set
By Kirk-Stieff
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Kirk Steiff Williamsburg Pewter coffee tea set with tray - 5 pc set. Item features wooden handles
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Early 20th Century Regency Tea Sets
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Royal Holland Pewter Four-Piece Coffee or Tea Serving Set
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Dansk, Royal Holland, Jens Quistgaard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
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By Royal Holland
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
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By Fenton Brothers
Located in Atlanta, GA
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Vintage 1910s British Art Nouveau Tea Sets
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Located in Troy, MI
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Early 20th Century English Tea Sets
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Pewter
Art Nouveau French Pewter Coffee Service Set
Located in Dallas, TX
Art Nouveau period French Pewter coffee service set. Elegant complete French five-piece pewter tea
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Lighthouse Form Pewter Coffee Pot with Hinged Lid by Kirk-Stieff, 1979
By Kirk-Stieff
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Academic Revival lighthouse form pewter coffee pot with hinged lid and carved wooden handle
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Vintage 1970s American Tea Sets
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Pewter
Art Deco Botanical Pewter Coffee Set on Tray
Located in Troy, MI
This Art Deco pewter coffee serving set includes coffee carafe, tea pot, sugar and creamer on a
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Pewter
Coffee and Tea Service by KDM Royal Holland
By Daalderop KDM Royal Holland
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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French Porcelain Chocolate Pot on Stand
Located in Vista, CA
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Early 20th Century French Tea Sets
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Porcelain
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By Liberty & Co., Archibald Knox
Located in Highclere, Newbury
ornamental and utilitarian objects with ease. From Silver and Pewter tea sets, to mirrors, watercolour
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Located in Cincinnati, OH
Avant Garde styled three-piece pewter coffee or tea set with wood handles, pot, sugar and creamer
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PC Consolidated Listing
Located in San Diego, CA
Midcentury Stainless Steel "Cylindia" Tea Pot by Arne Jacobsen for Lauffer , 5 x 5.5 x 9.25 ,f_21196742
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Pewter Tea Pot
By Alice & Eugene Louis Chanal
Located in Bridport, CT
Hand-hammered pewter tea pot. Alice + Eugene Chanal.
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18th Century Pewter Coffee Pot from Brussels
Located in Atlanta, GA
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Boswell Gleason Pewter Teapot
Located in Carson City, NV
rare pewter teapot. It is marked "4000" as the model number. The pot is also numbered "10" on the
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Antique Liberty & Co. English Tudric Tea Set by W.H. Haseler, circa 1905
By Archibald Knox, Liberty & Co., William Hair Haseler
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An early 20th century English Arts and Crafts pewter tea set comprised of four pieces: A teapot
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WMF Art Nouveau Tea Service
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in New York, NY
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Important and Rare Tea and Coffee Service by Christian Fjerdingstad
By Christian Fjerdingstad
Located in Paris, FR
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China, Zisha Teapot, Daoguang Period, 1840
Located in Paris, FR
China, a zisha tea pot, pewter and jade over a Yixing teapot. Poem and signature by You Xiangming
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Pewter Tea Pot Set For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal pewter tea pot set for your home. Frequently made of metal, pewter and silver, every pewter tea pot set was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the pewter tea pot set you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A pewter tea pot set made by Art Deco designers — as well as those associated with Art Nouveau — is very popular. A well-made pewter tea pot set has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Gunnar Havstad, J.P. Kayser Sohn and John Prip are consistently popular.
How Much is a Pewter Tea Pot Set?
The average selling price for a pewter tea pot set at 1stDibs is $980, while they’re typically $150 on the low end and $15,000 for the highest priced.
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.
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