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Tea Sets For Sale
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
Il Viaggio di Nettuno Set of 2 Coffee Cups and Saucers by Luke Edward Hall
Located in Milan, IT
This sophisticated set of two coffee cups with their saucers is a celebration of classical aesthetic and ancient mythology, seen through the eyes of designer Luke Edward Hall. The de...
Category
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
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
Stoneware tea pot with spaniel lid finial by Wedgwood, c. 1829
By Wedgewood
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Slip cast stoneware tea pot in a putty colored smear glaze. The tea pot features a spaniel finial and heavy Renaissance scrolls of flowers on an overall dimpled ground. Cast from the...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
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
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
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
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
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 fires that occurred during the German bombardment of Rotterdam in WW2.
The German bombing of Rotterdam in World War II, also known as the Rotterdam Blitz, was the aerial bombardment of Rotterdam by the Luftwaffe on 14 May 1940, during the German invasion of the Netherlands in World War II. The objective was to support the German troops fighting in the city, break Dutch resistance...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Christofle (Cardeilhac) - 10pc. 950 Sterling Silver Tea Set - Renaissance Model
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from Paris, A Magnificent 10-piece Sterling Silver Tea Set by France's Premier Silversmith Cardeilhac (Christofle), "Silversmiths to the Aristocracy of Europe". The French si...
Category
1910s French Renaissance Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Carl Thieme Dresden Porcelain Scalloped Demitasse Cups & Saucers
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique four piece Carl Thieme German Dresden porcelain demitasse teacup / tea / coffee cups and saucers featuring floral design with gold accents.
Dimensions:
4.5” x 2.5” (Diameter...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
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
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
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
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
Edmond Bellefroid Tea Set by Petrus Regout Maastricht, Bauhaus, Dutch Art Deco
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful Art Deco, Bauhaus set designed by Edmond Bellefroid 1929, execution Petrus Regout Maastricht.The set is in very good condition.Included table ware set.
Dimensions:Height 9...
Category
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Coffee Service by Ana Maria Nunez De Brilanti for Plateria Victoria, Mexico 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the remarkable Copper & Silver Coffee/Tea Service by Ana Maria Nunez De Brilanti for Plateria Victoria, Mexico 1960's. Immerse yourself in the rich heritage of Mexican cr...
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
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
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
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
Five piece Arne Jacobsen Stelton stainless steel modernist tea service
By Arne Jacobsen, Stelton
Located in Ferndale, MI
Five pieces of beautifully designed and ergonomic Stelton stainless steel tea service . These are from the cylinder line designed by Arne Jacob...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
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
Mitterteich Eternal White/Gold Bavarian Teacups & Saucers; Set of 6
Located in Malibu, CA
Mitterteich Bavarian fine porcelain, in the pattern "Eternal".
Complete set of six with 6 extra saucers.
12 Saucers each 5.75x.75H
6 Cups each 4"Wx3.5"Dx2.5"H
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern 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
Las Palmas, Tea Set with Six Contemporary Porcelains with Decorative Design
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The Las Palmas Porcelain Collection owes its name to the city of Palmas, in Brazil. It is a true tribute to palm trees, whether it is their leaves, the whole plant, or even the lands...
Category
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Brass & Stone Inlay by Justo "Coco" Castillo for Los Castillo, Mexico 1950's
By Los Castillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the exquisite Brass & Stone Inlay by Justo Lucio Castillo for Los Castillo, Mexico, a true testament to the artistry of 1960's design. This meticulously crafted set of te...
Category
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Brass
Service "Tête à Tête" in 19th Century Sèvres Porcelain, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Service Tête à Tête in 19th century Sèvres porcelain, Napoleon III period.
Service Tête à Tête in Sèvres porcelain, portrait of French royalty, Napoleon III period, 19th century.
...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
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
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
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
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
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
English 19thc. "Imari" Decorated Hand Painted Tea Dessert Service for 8-26 Pcs
By Hammersley
Located in Great Barrington, MA
An amazing hand painted example of the influence of the Japonesque influence on English wares ca. 1890's. This is a complete set of 8 footed cups and saucers and 8 matching dessert p...
Category
1880s English Japonisme Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
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
Midcentury Porcelain Beige Marble Tea Coffee Service Jug and Cups, Poland, 1960
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Lovely Mid-Century Modern porcelain painted marble coffee set.
Service for 6 people produced by Zaklady Porcelany in Wloclawek in the 1960s.
The service consists of a jug, sug...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Tea Sets
Materials
Enamel
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 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
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
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 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
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
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
Outstanding Molded Painted Pearlware Teapot & Cover, Possibly Wilson
Located in Downingtown, PA
Outstanding Molded Painted Botanical Pearlware Teapot & Cover,
Possibly Robert Wilson,
Circa 1795
A fabulous molded and painted teapot decorated ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Pottery
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
"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
Coffee Set Vintage Bone China Kaiser For 12 Person Germany
By AK Kaiser
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage Coffee service for 12 person, 42 pieces from the famous AK Kaiser manufactory West Germany,
Romantica Collection, Monte Carlo series, 1970-1980s.
The service made of high quality bone china porcelain.
Gilded underglaze decor.
Each piece of this elegant Coffee Service has the blue AK Kaiser backstamp.
Never used, in perfect condition.
No chips, cracks or crazings.
Set contains:
1 Coffee Pot with lid
1 sugar bowl with lid
1 milk jug
1 small sugar bowl with lid
12 dinner plates
12 coffee pairs...
Category
1970s German Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Bone
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
Antique Meissen Acanthus Leaf Mocha Teacup & Saucer 1st Choice White & Gold
Located in Dayton, OH
Meissen Porcelain, blue sword mark 1st choice, Pfeiffer period 1924-1934, acanthus decor, model no. Y33
"Meissen porcelain or Meissen china was the first European hard-paste porcela...
Category
Early 20th Century Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
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
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
Vintage j.c. Moore Copper Tea Set- 5 Pieces
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Boho tea set. Made by the iconic J.C. Moore Group. Beautiful large tea pot on a warming pedestal with a coordinating tray and two coordinating serving pieces. Sign...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Bohemian Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
Japanese Antique Cast-Iron Tea Pot 'Dot' 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
This kettle was made in 1980s, in Showa era.
The cast iron kettles like this item are called 'Tetsubin' in Japan.
It can be put on the fire or an ind...
Category
1980s Japanese Showa Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Iron
Buccellati Sterling Silver Hand Hammered 4-Piece Tea & Coffee Set
By Buccellati
Located in New York, NY
Buccellati sterling silver hand-hammered 4-piece tea and coffee set, beautifully adorned with stylized, geometric finials, consisting of:
- a coffee pot measuring 11 1/4'' in height...
Category
20th Century Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Reed And Barton Sterling Silver Four-Piece Tea And Coffee Service with a Tiffany
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Reed And Barton Sterling Silver Four-Piece Tea And Coffee Service with a Tiffany & Co. Silver Plated Tray
1928, marked with Reed and Barton eagle symbols, Sterling, 650.b, the tray m...
Category
20th Century Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
A Large Belleek Willets Porcelain Tea Service, circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
Consisting of pot, sugar, creamer (restored), two trays and six cups and saucers. Delicately gilded on an ivory ground.
Category
1890s American Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
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
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
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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