Coffee and Tea Sets
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Coffee and Tea Sets
Silver
Mid-18th Century British George II Antique Coffee and Tea Sets
Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Russian Coffee and Tea Sets
Silver Plate
19th Century Russian Antique Coffee and Tea Sets
Silver
20th Century Danish Art Deco Coffee and Tea Sets
Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 2000s Asian Artist Coffee and Tea Sets
20th Century Coffee and Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Coffee and Tea Sets
Silver, Sterling Silver
20th Century Coffee and Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
18th Century American George III Antique Coffee and Tea Sets
Silver
Early 20th Century Coffee and Tea Sets
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Danish Art Deco Coffee and Tea Sets
Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Coffee and Tea Sets
Silver
1950s French Modernist Vintage Coffee and Tea Sets
1720s English George II Antique Coffee and Tea Sets
Silver, Britannia Standard Silver
Early 20th Century Russian Russian Empire Coffee and Tea Sets
Silver, Enamel
1970s Dutch Vintage Coffee and Tea Sets
Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Coffee and Tea Sets
Gold Plate, Silver
1820s Unknown George IV Antique Coffee and Tea Sets
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
1930s Vintage Coffee and Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Russian Russian Empire Coffee and Tea Sets
Silver, Enamel
1730s English George II Antique Coffee and Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Russian Russian Empire Coffee and Tea Sets
Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Russian Russian Empire Coffee and Tea Sets
Silver, Enamel
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Russian Russian Empire Coffee and Tea Sets
Silver, Enamel
1790s English George III Antique Coffee and Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century American Modernist Coffee and Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
20th Century Coffee and Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
20th Century Coffee and Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
20th Century Coffee and Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
20th Century Coffee and Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
20th Century Coffee and Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
20th Century Coffee and Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
20th Century Coffee and Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century British Rococo Coffee and Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
20th Century Coffee and Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
20th Century Coffee and Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Russian Russian Empire Coffee and Tea Sets
Silver, Enamel
20th Century French Empire Coffee and Tea Sets
Silver Plate
20th Century Coffee and Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
19th Century Antique Coffee and Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
20th Century Coffee and Tea Sets
Gold, Silver
18th Century English Antique Coffee and Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
20th Century Coffee and Tea Sets
Gold, Sterling Silver
20th Century Coffee and Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
20th Century Coffee and Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
20th Century Coffee and Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
20th Century Coffee and Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
20th Century Coffee and Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
20th Century Coffee and Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
18th Century English Antique Coffee and Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
20th Century Coffee and Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
Mid-18th Century British Georgian Antique Coffee and Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
20th Century Coffee and Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
20th Century Coffee and Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
20th Century Russian Russian Empire Coffee and Tea Sets
Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Coffee and Tea Sets
Gold Plate, Silver
Vintage and Antique Silver Coffee Sets and Tea Sets
As a part of your efforts to introduce a calm and tranquil aesthetic to your living room, dining room or other common area, consider how vintage and antique coffee sets and tea sets might play a role in welcoming guests as well as a relaxing atmosphere to your home.
Coffee and tea both have a ritualistic place in history that spans centuries and continents. Some of the oldest tea sets date to the Han dynasty in China. The early tea sets were simple and featured serving bowls rather than teapots. Over time, tea sets and coffee sets evolved to include the variety of pieces that modern sets have today.
Europe became enthralled with tea in the early 1600s when Portuguese and Dutch traders brought it back from China. Around this time, the Ottoman Empire — today’s Turkey — introduced coffee to Europe. In England, tea drinking has been a royal preoccupation for hundreds of years.
It all began in 1662, when Portugal’s Catherine of Braganza brought a canister of tea with her as part of her dowry when she arrived in England to wed King Charles II. 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. Early coffee tables surfaced in Victorian-era England, likely influenced by the use of tea tables in Japanese tea gardens. Since then, tea sets and coffee sets have been created in a range of styles and materials over the years.
Browse 1stDibs for a selection of authentic antique and vintage coffee sets and tea sets, reflecting a time when serving tea and coffee to guests represented the height of class and sophistication. Modern and contemporary designs offer a new take on these enduring objects.