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Tea Sets For Sale
Hazel Atlas Pastel Moderntone Platonite Coffee Tea Cups - Set of Four
Located in Munster, IN
Adorably vintage... this set of four tea cups is ready to bring their pastel vibes into your home. We love the iconic colors: pink, green, yellow and blue in light but saturated hues...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Glass
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 Hei...
Category
Late 19th Century Rustic Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
Keller - 8pc. Louis XVI 19th Century 950 Sterling Silver Tea Set, Museum Quality
Located in Wilmington, DE
Keller 8pc. Tea Set – Description
Direct from Paris, A Gorgeous 19th Century Louis XVI, 8 pc. 950 Sterling Silver Tea / Coffee Set by one of France's Premier Silversmiths, Gustave Keller, Includes a Large Sterling Silver Serving Tray...
Category
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victoria Teacup and Saucer Set by Bethan Gray
Located in Milan, IT
This charming teacup with saucer is part of the Victoria tea set, inspired by the British afternoon tea tradition and hand-crafted using Arabescato marble. The iconic precious stone ...
Category
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Marble
Aurora Ironstone Coffee Pot
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Japanese mid-century coffee pot in mustard yellow, made by Aurora Ironstone. Sleek lines throughout, with a straight spout and squared handle. The body of the pot is decorated with...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Ironstone
Mid-century modern piled up Tea set, SC3 Italy 1970s
Located in Firenze, IT
Mid-century modern piled up brown porcelain and metal Tea set
SC3 Italy 1970s
Teapot - H 10.5 x 21.5 cm
Sugar bowl - H 6.5 x 15 cm
Milk jug - 8 x 16 cm
Marked on base
Conditio...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
Twelve Richard Ginori Decò Tea Set in Porcelain from the 1940s
Located in Milano, MI
Complete deco tea/coffee set of 12 porcelain cups, made by Richard Ginori in the 1940s. The set is in really good condition, only minor fading due to time.
Coffee maker / Teapot: Ø ...
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
1940s Art Deco Set of Three Alpaca Coffee Pot By Krupp Designed by Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A set of three alpaca coffee pot designed by Gio Ponti and manufactured by Krupp Milano in the Forties, they were used in the hotels and they are marked on the bottom Krupp and Jolly...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Alpaca
Bing & Grøndahl, "Tema". Four sets of tea cups with saucers in stoneware.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bing & Grøndahl, "Tema". Four sets of tea cups with saucers in stoneware.
From the 1970s.
Model: 475.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
First factory quality.
Cup: H 6.4 cm x D 8.5 cm (w...
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Stoneware
Tiffany Exotic Sterling Silver 3-Piece Turkish Coffee Set
Located in New York, NY
Exotic sterling silver 3-piece Turkish coffee set. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1910. This set comprises coffeepot, creamer, and sugar. Cof...
Category
Early 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victoria Complete Tea Set by Bethan Gray
Located in Milan, IT
This exquisite set is inspired by the classic British tradition of afternoon tea and created using a combination of noble materials: marble and brass. The set includes a sugar bowl, ...
Category
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Marble, Brass
Set of 8 Antique Edo Japanese Porcelain Imari Tea Cup & Saucer, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely Japanese porcelain 18th c cup & saucer. underglaze blue, overglaze red and gold. Unusual design.
Lovely Japanese porcelain 18th c cup & saucer. underglaze blue, overglaze red...
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Haviland & Suzanne Lalique Coffee Set Limoges Porcelain
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Coffee Set made in Limoges porcelain by Haviland and Suzanne Lalique.
All pieces are signed.
All pieces are in perfect condition.
Service including:
- 6 cups and 6 saucers
- 1 co...
Category
Early 2000s French Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Victoria Teapot by Bethan Gray
Located in Milan, IT
Part of the Victoria collection that celebrates the ritual of enjoying tea in the afternoon, this piece reinterprets the iconic teapot luxuriously and sumptuously, crafting a handmad...
Category
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Marble, Brass
Victoria Milk Jug by Bethan Gray
Located in Milan, IT
This classic item belonging to the British afternoon tea tradition is reinterpreted in an Italian way, thanks to the use of noble materials and a modern design. The curves of the jug...
Category
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Marble, Brass
Victoria Sugar Bowl by Bethan Gray
Located in Milan, IT
The Victoria Collection celebrates the tea ritual by merging the British afternoon tradition with a classic Italian and noble material: marble. This superb sugar bowl, part of the se...
Category
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Marble, Brass
Samuel Alcock Matched Solitaire Porcelain Tea Set, Pink with Flowers, ca 1836
Located in London, GB
A matched solitaire tea set consisting of a teapot with cover, a sucrier with cover, a milk jug and a matched trio consisting of a teacup, a coffee cup and a saucer. With pink ground...
Category
1830s English Rococo Revival Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Samuel Alcock Porcelain Solitaire Tea Set, Cobalt Blue, Gilt, Landscapes, ca1825
Located in London, GB
A solitaire tea set consisting of a teapot with cover on a stand and a trio consisting of a teacup, a coffee cup and a saucer, in “half orange” shape with deep cobalt blue and yellow...
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
George II Bullet Teapot Made in London by John Swift in 1734
By John Swift
Located in London, GB
A Very Fine George II Bullet Teapot Made in London in 1734 by John Swift
The "Bullet" shaped Teapot is one of the best known shapes of the George II period and this represents an ea...
Category
18th Century English George II Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Samuel Alcock Tearcup Trio, Maroon, Yellow, Gilt and Fine Landscapes, ca 1845
Located in London, GB
A true trio consisting of a teacup, a coffee cup and a saucer, “rustic bean” shape, in deep maroon and pale yellow ground, with gilt and finely painted landscape reserves
Pattern 95...
Category
1840s English Rococo Revival Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Derby Porcelain Tea Service, Artichoke Pattern in Turquoise, ca 1785
By Derby
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful and extremely rare tea service made by Derby in about 1785. The set has the distinctive "artichoke" moulding and a bright turquoise ground with the white artichok...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Gio Ponti Tea / coffee set from the Parco dei Principi hotel in Rome 1960s circa
Located in Roma, IT
Tea or coffee set designed by Gio Ponti for the Hotel Parco Dei Principi in Rome and produced by the historic Italian manufacturer Fratelli Calderoni between 1950s and 1960s.
This vintage breakfast set consists of 5 pieces:
1 small teapot with built-in filter in the body
1 large coffee maker
1 Water Jug
1 sugar bowl
1 Tray with feet...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate, Nickel
1930 Jean Puiforcat Modernist Tea Coffee Egoiste Set Sterling Silver Rosewood
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Art Deco Modernist tea and coffee egoiste set in sterling pure silver and rosewood by Jean E. Puiforcat created in the 1930s.
Service including:
- a coffee pot : 9 cm x 9 cm
- a tea...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Limoges Porcelain Tea and Coffee Set.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
" Limoges Porcelain Tea and Coffee Set. "
Porcelain tea or coffee service, composed of 4 cups and saucers, a teapot and a tray, 20th century.
h: 2...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
1980s Vintage Alessi Tea Kettle Stainless and White Italy
By Alessi
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1980s Alessi 9093 Modernist Kettle Stainless Steel White
maker stamped
9.5 h x 8.75 diameter x 9.75 d
Not new, preowned unrestored vintage condition.
Comes...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
1980s Postmodern Tea Kettle Designed by Michael Graves
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1980s Postmodern Tea Kettle Designed by Michael Graves
With a fun whistle that works when the steam comes out!
12 h x 11.5 long x 7.5 diameter
Preowned unrestored vintage condition. ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
1950s Large Traditional Engraved Sterling Silver Teapot
Located in Paris, FR
A handcrafted Moorish sterling silver teapot handcrafted in the 1950s. Its wooden handle, meticulously sculpted, complements the silver. What truly sets this piece apart are the intr...
Category
1950s Unknown Moorish Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Samuel Alcock Porcelain Teacup, White with Flower Sprays, ca 1823
Located in London, GB
A teacup and saucer in the “half orange” shape, white with simple gilt rim and beautiful hand painted flower sprays
Pattern unknown but similar to 1082
Year: ca 1823
Size: cup diameter 10cm (4”), saucer diameter 14.2cm (5.5”)
Condition: excellent, some rubbing to gilt
There are several items available in this design, please see group image and ask for more info if interested.
The Samuel Alcock factory was operative in Staffordshire between 1822 and 1856, after which it was bought by Sir James Duke and Nephews. The factory started as a partnership between the young Samuel Alcock and the older Ralph Stevenson, who provided the factory and capital. Alcock quickly took the factory to great heights, building one of the biggest factories of its time. Alcock jumped on the new Rococo Revival fashion and served a huge new middle class market. The reason we now don't hear much about Samuel Alcock porcelain...
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
1930 Jean E. Puiforcat Modernist Tea Coffee Set Sterling Silver Vermeil Rosewood
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Art Deco Modernist tea and coffee set in sterling pure silver, vermeil and rosewood by Jean E. Puiforcat created in the 1930s.
Service including:
- a...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Arita Edo Period Japanese Porcelain Chocolate Cup / Tea Bowl Japan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Very nice edo period examples, 18th century
A Japanese pair of Imari tea bowls / chocolate cups.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Type: Tea/Coffee Drinking: Bowls, Cups & Teapots...
Category
17th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 6 Astronomici Tea Cups
By Fornasetti
Located in Milan, IT
This set of hand-decorated porcelain tea cups with gold accents is adorned with exquisite zodiac designs, making this ensemble a true collector's item. Any minor discrepancies betwee...
Category
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Kangxi Blue and White Floral Tea Bowl Fire of Rotterdam
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely made set of tea bowls China and Japan. Historically very interesting. It has burning damage. According to the history of the family who owned it was burned after the fi...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 5 Antique Japanese Porcelain Edo Period Tea Bowls Floral Imari
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red. Its a mariage
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Color: Blue & White
Region of Origin: China
Empe...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Victorian 4 Piece Sterling Silver Tea & Coffee Set London England 1852
Located in London, GB
An impressive Antique Victorian 4 piece Silver Tea and Coffee Set comprising of a Coffee Pot, Teapot, Cream / Milk Jug & Sugar Bowl. This Tea Set features a panelled gothic design wi...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Il Viaggio di Nettuno Set of 2 Tea Cups and Saucers by Luke Edward Hall
Located in Milan, IT
This stunning set of two tea cups and two saucers is a vibrant interpretation of classical elegance by designer Luke Edward Hall. The kingdom of Neptune, the Roman god of the sea, li...
Category
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 2 Arts And Crafts White Brown Ceramic Teapots
Located in Miami, FL
Life's cares seem to fade away and become more manageable over a steaming hot cup of tea. Here we offer a Set of 2 Teapots Studio Pieces American Handmade Arts and Crafts.
The perfec...
Category
Late 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
"Il Litro" Ceramic Black Teapot by Nicolaï Carels for The Meccano Company
By Meccano
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsomely constructed, black ceramic teapot with grey rubber handle and stopper by renowned and award winning designer Nicolaï Carels. Wonderful example of innovative Dutch design w...
Category
Early 2000s Dutch Post-Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Rubber
Hukin & Heath, Dresser style, A silver-plated sugar bowl & matching sugar spoon
Located in London, GB
Hukin and Heath, Dr C Dresser style of, A silver plated sugar bowl and matching sugar sifting spoon.
Category
1880s British Aesthetic Movement Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Set of 6 Sole Tea Cups
By Fornasetti
Located in Milan, IT
The sun occupies a privileged place in Fornasetti's imagination and is one of the main decorative themes of the Atelier: here it is the protagonist of this set of hand-decorated porc...
Category
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
English Porcelain Chinoiserie Imari Teapot
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Porcelain Chinoiserie Imari Teapot
19th Century
The bullet-shaped porcelain teapot is painted with an unusual design with a Chin...
Category
19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Antique Chinese Enamel Bronze Cantonese Tea Cups, 18/19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely made 18/19th century enamel on bronze/copper powder box. Canton Qianlong.
Additional information:
Material: Bronze & Cloisonne
Region of Origin: China
Emperor: Qianlon...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Bronze
Set of Six Postmodern Lacquered Ceramic Mugs by Padilla, Mexico
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Mexico by Padilla, 1970s.
This set of Mugs is handcrafted and made in lacquered ceramic and can be stacked on a wooden stand.
They are vintage the...
Category
1970s Mexican Post-Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Hand Painted Porcelain Tea Set from Central Asia in Kobalt Blue & Gold
Located in Vienna, Austria
Porcelain tea set from Central Asia, that consist of 6 small tea bowls, a tea pot and one plate for cookies.
The traditional floral pattern is in cobalt blue glaze, the hand painted...
Category
1960s Central Asian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
exceptional George III teapot by preeminent silversmith Paul Storr, 1793
By Paul Storr
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
This rare and exceptional George III teapot is the work of preeminent Georgian silversmith Paul Storr, it is one of his earliest works, the date mark on this pieces of the year 1793 which is the first year Storr marked items with his own initials (P S)
The teapot is designed in the neoclassical taste with some Chinese influences, or Chinoiserie taste, even the figure on the cover of the teapot is Chinese.
It is very hard to impossible to find works from this early period with this interesting Royalty provenance.
The family crest on the front is of the Tollemache family, and dating of The teapot indicate It belonged and probably commissioned by or as a gift to William Manners Tollemache, Lord Huntingtower, William, On 12 January 1793, at the Age of 26, he Was created a Baronet, of Hanby Hall in the County of Lincoln.
So this teapot was commissioned to celebrate the occasion.
William Manners Tollemache:
Lord Huntingtower (19 May 1766 – 11 March 1833), known as Sir William Manners, Bt, between 1793 and 1821, was a British nobleman And Tory politician.
Born William Manners, he was the eldest son of John Manners and Louisa Tollemache, 7th Countess of Dysart. On 12 January 1793, at the age of 26, he was Ceated a Baronet, of Hanby Hall in the County of Lincoln.On his mother's Succession to the earldom in 1821, he was styled Lord Huntingtower, and adopted The surname of Talmash or Tollemache
Paul Storr:
(baptised 28 October 1770 in London – 18 March 1844 in London) was an English goldsmith and silversmith working in the Neoclassical and other styles During the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. His works range from Simple tableware to magnificent sculptural pieces made for royalty
Paul Storr was England's most celebrated silversmith during the first half of the Nineteenth century and his legacy lives on today. His pieces historically and Currently adorn royal palaces and the finest stately homes throughout Europe and The world. Storr's reputation rests on his mastery of the grandiose neo-Classical Style developed in the Regency period. He quickly became the most prominent Silversmith of the nineteenth century, producing much of the silver purchased by King George III and King George IV. Storr entered his first mark in the first part of 1792, which reflects his short-lived partnership with William Frisbee. Soon after, he Began to use his PS mark, which he maintained throughout his career with only Minor changes. His first major work was a gold font commissioned by the Duke of Portland...
Category
1790s English Neoclassical Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
1920s German Silver Ten Piece Picnic Tea Service
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique German 935 standard silver ten piece picnic tea set/service - boxed; an addition to our silver teaware...
Category
1920s Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Set of 12 Antique Super Japanese Porcelain Tea Bowl Cup Saucer Flowers, 18C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Set of 12 Antique Super Set Japanese Porcelain Tea Bowl Cup Saucer Imari Flowers, 18th Century.
Lovely pieces.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Type: Tea Bowl...
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
20th century Russian Miniature Brass Samovar Set
Located in St. Catharines, ON
Of typical form in the Russian imperial style, a classic samovar set tooled in brass comprising a miniature brass samovar, drip bowl and tray. The samovar ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Empire Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
Persian Engraved Glass and Silver Part-Drinks Service
Located in London, GB
Persian engraved glass and silver part-drinks service
Persian, 20th Century
Tray: Height 2cm, width 43.5cm, depth 29.5cm
Cups: Height 8cm, width 7.5cm, depth 5cm
Showcasing sensati...
Category
20th Century Persian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Antique Meiji Period Japanese Satsuma Tea Pot Japan, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Faboulous japanese earthenware Teapot of unusual shape.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Type: Tea/Coffee Drinking: Bowls, Cups & Teapots
Japanese Style: Satsum...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Hot Water Kettle 251
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A significant creation from Georg Jensen, this sterling silver hot water kettle or tea machine, bears the distinctive design #251 by Johan Rohde dating ba...
Category
1930s European Art Nouveau Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sole Teapot
By Fornasetti
Located in Milan, IT
The motif of the sun covers this hand-decorated porcelain teapot with gold accents, transferring Fornasetti's imagery to an object for daily use and thereby transforming it into a co...
Category
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Japanese Solid Silver Tea & Coffee Service On Tray, c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique stunning and exceptional early-20th Century Japanese solid silver siz piece tea and coffee service, comprising a coffee pot, teapot, kettle on stand, tea caddy, waist bowl, s...
Category
20th Century Japanese Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Argentor Art Nouveau coffee/tea set Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Argentor Art Nouveau coffee/tea set, silver plated, Vienna Austria, good original condition
Category
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Miniature Teapot
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 exceptional and rare antique Victorian sterling silver miniature teapot...
Category
1840s British Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
English tea set, Name: Tango, Design: A. Susie Cooper, Style: Art Deco, 1933
By Susie Cooper
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
12 small plates : 14,5 cm diameter x 2,1 cm high
5,7 inch diameter x 0,82 inch high
12 medium plates: 17 cm diameter x 1,5 cm high
6,69 inch diameter x 0,59 inch high
2 large plate...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Pacific Thermal Carafe
By Giobagnara
Located in Milan, IT
This exquisite insulated stainless steel carafe is suitable for both hot and cold beverages, thanks to a double-walled, vacuum-sealed glass liner that maintains the perfect serving t...
Category
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Leather
Vintage Cased Tea Set, English Ceramic, Coffee Cans, Silver Spoon, Hallmark 1932
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage cased tea set. An English, ceramic and Sterling silver coffee can service, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930.
Fascinating te...
Category
Early 20th Century British Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Totem Cat Mug with Lid
Located in Milan, IT
This exclusive porcelain mug with lid from the Totem Collection is a contemporary take on porcelain cups from the 18th century, which were adorned with decorations of symbolic animal...
Category
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique, New and Vintage Tea Sets
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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