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J. Mégemond, Samovar and its matching Tray, France, circa 1870
J. Mégemond, Samovar and its matching Tray, France, circa 1870

J. Mégemond, Samovar and its matching Tray, France, circa 1870

Located in PARIS, FR

handled teapot, surmounted by a lid with a finely worked finial, and flanked on either side by zoomorphic

Category

1860s French Napoleon III Antique Teapots

Materials

Bronze

Antique Chinese Porcelain Polychrome Tea Set Overglaze Blue Yongzheng Period
Antique Chinese Porcelain Polychrome Tea Set Overglaze Blue Yongzheng Period

Antique Chinese Porcelain Polychrome Tea Set Overglaze Blue Yongzheng Period

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

; some lines to nec. Size: 13CM high Milk jug > some fleebites to neck only. Size: 12CM high Teapot

Category

18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Teapots

Materials

Porcelain

Very rare coffee and tea service. In solid silver by A. Gorham, Art Nouveau.
Very rare coffee and tea service. In solid silver by A. Gorham, Art Nouveau.

Very rare coffee and tea service. In solid silver by A. Gorham, Art Nouveau.

By Gorham Manufacturing Company

Located in New York, NY

milk jug, a tray and a teapot. Stamped "martelé" Gorham. dimension for the tray. The Gorham

Category

Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Teapots

Materials

Silver

Puiforcat (Hermes) - 6pc. French Sterling Silver Tea Set, Empire Model
Puiforcat (Hermes) - 6pc. French Sterling Silver Tea Set, Empire Model

Puiforcat (Hermes) - 6pc. French Sterling Silver Tea Set, Empire Model

By Puiforcat

Located in Wilmington, DE

function, with each piece designed to enhance the tea-drinking experience. The teapots, sugar bowls

Category

Late 19th Century Empire Antique Teapots

Materials

Sterling Silver

18th Century, Chinese Export Coral and Puce Porcelain Tea Service
18th Century, Chinese Export Coral and Puce Porcelain Tea Service

18th Century, Chinese Export Coral and Puce Porcelain Tea Service

Located in Downingtown, PA

panels of puce flowers. The service comprises 11 saucers, teapot and cover, bowl, covered teapot

Category

Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Teapots

Materials

Porcelain

Odiot Henin - 5pc. Antique French 950 Sterling Silver Louis XVI Tea Set !
Odiot Henin - 5pc. Antique French 950 Sterling Silver Louis XVI Tea Set !

Odiot Henin - 5pc. Antique French 950 Sterling Silver Louis XVI Tea Set !

Located in Wilmington, DE

separate pieces: the teapot proper, a hot water jug, sugar bowl with tongs, creamer, waste bowl, and

Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Teapots

Materials

Vermeil, Sterling Silver

Group of Worcester Lord Henry Tynne Type Teawares, circa 1775
Group of Worcester Lord Henry Tynne Type Teawares, circa 1775

Group of Worcester Lord Henry Tynne Type Teawares, circa 1775

Located in New York, NY

, comprising: a fluted barrel-shaped teapot and cover and a hexagonal fluted stand; a covered sugar and another

Category

1770s English Antique Teapots

Materials

Porcelain

2017 Peter Shire Postmodern Memphis Exhibition Litho Poster Pacific Design Ctr
2017 Peter Shire Postmodern Memphis Exhibition Litho Poster Pacific Design Ctr

2017 Peter Shire Postmodern Memphis Exhibition Litho Poster Pacific Design Ctr

By Peter Shire

Located in St.Petersburg, FL

geometrical and colorful furniture and art objects, in particular his teapot collection His earlier works

Category

Early 20th Century American Post-Modern Antique Teapots

Materials

Paper

Circa 1891-1911 Chinese Export Rose Medallion Porcelain Tea Service
Circa 1891-1911 Chinese Export Rose Medallion Porcelain Tea Service

Circa 1891-1911 Chinese Export Rose Medallion Porcelain Tea Service

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

, teapot, covered sugar & cream jug; each piece marked "China". C-scroll bamboo handles. Minor original

Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Teapots

Materials

Porcelain

Magnificent Antique 8 piece Antique Silver Gilt Tea & Coffee Set Paris c. 1900
Magnificent Antique 8 piece Antique Silver Gilt Tea & Coffee Set Paris c. 1900

Magnificent Antique 8 piece Antique Silver Gilt Tea & Coffee Set Paris c. 1900

By Gustave Keller Freres

Located in London, GB

includes a Teapot, Side Handled Coffee Pot, Hot Milk Jug, Lidded Sugar Bowl, Cream / Milk Jug and a Slop

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Teapots

Materials

Silver

Antique Brass Trivet with Bird Sculptures, English, Late 19th Century
Antique Brass Trivet with Bird Sculptures, English, Late 19th Century

Antique Brass Trivet with Bird Sculptures, English, Late 19th Century

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

before serving. Also can be used to hold a kettle or teapot. The top of the piece features two birds

Category

Late 19th Century English Empire Antique Teapots

Materials

Brass

Antique Brass Trivet, English, 19th Century Floral Design
Antique Brass Trivet, English, 19th Century Floral Design

Antique Brass Trivet, English, 19th Century Floral Design

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

before serving. Also can be used to hold a kettle or teapot. The top of the piece features an openwork

Category

Early 19th Century English Empire Antique Teapots

Materials

Brass, Iron

1920s Indian Silver Sugar Bowl
1920s Indian Silver Sugar Bowl

1920s Indian Silver Sugar Bowl

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

crafted in the same style as the teapot C2005; these pieces would sit very well together as a set

Category

1920s Indian Antique Teapots

Materials

Silver

Extensive 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Dinnerware Service For Twelve People
Extensive 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Dinnerware Service For Twelve People

Extensive 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Dinnerware Service For Twelve People

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Tarry Town, NY

inches wide, a teapot measuring approximately 11 inches in width, a lidded tureen at 13 1/2 inches wide

Category

19th Century German Louis XVI Antique Teapots

Materials

Porcelain

Bauhaus Ceramic Alpha Omega Cruet Pair by Theodor Bogler, 1948-1968
Bauhaus Ceramic Alpha Omega Cruet Pair by Theodor Bogler, 1948-1968

Bauhaus Ceramic Alpha Omega Cruet Pair by Theodor Bogler, 1948-1968

By Theodor Bogler

Located in AMSTERDAM, NL

combination teapot and mocha machine, are held in museum collections including the Victoria and Albert Museum

Category

Mid-19th Century German Bauhaus Antique Teapots

Materials

Earthenware

Fine Gorham Six-Piece Sterling Silver Tea & Coffee Service
Fine Gorham Six-Piece Sterling Silver Tea & Coffee Service

Fine Gorham Six-Piece Sterling Silver Tea & Coffee Service

By Gorham

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

conforming bases with matching covers headed by pineapple and leaf finals. Comprising, a teapot, coffee pot

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Teapots

Materials

Silver

2 Chinese export porcelain tablewares, 18th c.
2 Chinese export porcelain tablewares, 18th c.

2 Chinese export porcelain tablewares, 18th c.

Located in New York, NY

5.25in(D) x 9.25in(W) x 5.3in(H) are the dimensions of the teapot; teapot's cover is surmounted by

Category

Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Teapots

Materials

Porcelain

Early 19th Century Paris Porcelain Tea Service with Rich Gilt Decoration
Early 19th Century Paris Porcelain Tea Service with Rich Gilt Decoration

Early 19th Century Paris Porcelain Tea Service with Rich Gilt Decoration

By Porcelaine de Paris

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

Parisian workshops of the period. The service includes a lidded teapot with an elegantly curved spout and

Category

Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Teapots

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

English Silver Plate Four Piece Tea / Coffee Service / Exterior Engraved Details
English Silver Plate Four Piece Tea / Coffee Service / Exterior Engraved Details

English Silver Plate Four Piece Tea / Coffee Service / Exterior Engraved Details

By Elkington & Co.

Located in Tarry Town, NY

this set, which includes a teapot, coffee pot, sugar bowl and creamer. Every element has been

Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Teapots

Materials

Gold, Silver Plate

group of 3 Chinese export porcelain tablewares, Yongzheng period
group of 3 Chinese export porcelain tablewares, Yongzheng period

group of 3 Chinese export porcelain tablewares, Yongzheng period

Located in New York, NY

3.8in(D) x 5.75in(W) x 4.9in(H) are the dimensions of the teapot; teapot and cup are decorated with

Category

Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Teapots

Materials

Porcelain

Haviland Limoges Tea Set with 24k Gold & Orientalist Frieze, c.1900
Haviland Limoges Tea Set with 24k Gold & Orientalist Frieze, c.1900

Haviland Limoges Tea Set with 24k Gold & Orientalist Frieze, c.1900

By Haviland & Co.

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

particularly decorative and collectible. The set includes multiple cups and saucers, a lidded teapot, covered

Category

Early 1900s French Antique Teapots

Materials

Gold

Rare Antique German Porcelain Tea Coffee Set Hand Painted Gilt KPM Berlin
Rare Antique German Porcelain Tea Coffee Set Hand Painted Gilt KPM Berlin

Rare Antique German Porcelain Tea Coffee Set Hand Painted Gilt KPM Berlin

By KPM Porcelain

Located in London, GB

(milk jug): Height 9cm, width 11cm, depth 6cm Largest (teapot): Height 18cm, width 21cm, depth 9cm

Category

Early 19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Teapots

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Japanese Cast Iron Tetsubin Tea Pots on Cast Iron Hibachi Stand
Antique Japanese Cast Iron Tetsubin Tea Pots on Cast Iron Hibachi Stand

Antique Japanese Cast Iron Tetsubin Tea Pots on Cast Iron Hibachi Stand

Located in Sheridan, CO

teapot/kettle is a Tetsubin, which is a teapot in Japanese, made from heavy cast iron. Since it is

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Teapots

Materials

Brass, Iron

Antique Sterling Silver Tea Service - Sheffield England
Antique Sterling Silver Tea Service - Sheffield England

Antique Sterling Silver Tea Service - Sheffield England

By Jenkins & Timm

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

portion of each piece of this silver tea set is plain and unembellished. The teapot is fitted with a

Category

Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Antique Teapots

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Antique Meiji Era Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Tea Set
Antique Meiji Era Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Tea Set

Antique Meiji Era Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Tea Set

Located in Long Island City, NY

comprises 2 cups and saucers, teapot, sugar bowl and creamer decorated with fine enamels depicting

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Teapots

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Antique Indian Silver Three Piece Tea Service
Antique Indian Silver Three Piece Tea Service

Antique Indian Silver Three Piece Tea Service

By Grish Chunder Dutt

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

of a teapot, cream jug and sugar bowl. Each piece of this service has a circular rounded form onto

Category

1890s Indian Antique Teapots

Materials

Silver

Antique Sterling Silver Four-Piece Tea and Coffee Service
Antique Sterling Silver Four-Piece Tea and Coffee Service

Antique Sterling Silver Four-Piece Tea and Coffee Service

By Walker & Hall

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

coffee set consists of a teapot, coffee pot, cream jug and sugar bowl. Each piece of this English

Category

Early 1900s British Antique Teapots

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Pair Carlton Ware Cobalt Blue Porcelain Vases 20th Century
Antique Pair Carlton Ware Cobalt Blue Porcelain Vases 20th Century

Antique Pair Carlton Ware Cobalt Blue Porcelain Vases 20th Century

By Wiltshaw & Robinson

Located in London, GB

more utilitarian than decorative—though still attractive. Useful shapes such as teapots, hot water jugs

Category

Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Teapots

Materials

Ceramic

Refined Victorian Sterling Silver Neoclassical Tea Set by W. & J. Barnard, 1887
Refined Victorian Sterling Silver Neoclassical Tea Set by W. & J. Barnard, 1887

Refined Victorian Sterling Silver Neoclassical Tea Set by W. & J. Barnard, 1887

By Walter and John Barnard

Located in London, London

antique sterling silver four-piece tea set is of a classic Neoclassical Revival design. The teapot and

Category

1880s English Victorian Antique Teapots

Materials

Sterling Silver

Puiforcat (Hermes) - 6pc. Hammer Finish 950 Sterling Silver Art Deco Tea Set
Puiforcat (Hermes) - 6pc. Hammer Finish 950 Sterling Silver Art Deco Tea Set

Puiforcat (Hermes) - 6pc. Hammer Finish 950 Sterling Silver Art Deco Tea Set

By Puiforcat

Located in Wilmington, DE

. These sets, often comprising a teapot, creamer, sugar bowl, and serving tray, are not merely utilitarian

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Teapots

Materials

Sterling Silver

Octagonal Stylish Art Deco Sterling Silver Tea Set by Roberts & Belk, 1928
Octagonal Stylish Art Deco Sterling Silver Tea Set by Roberts & Belk, 1928

Octagonal Stylish Art Deco Sterling Silver Tea Set by Roberts & Belk, 1928

By Roberts & Belk Ltd. 1

Located in London, London

, polished surface. The teapot and hot water pot are fitted with ebonised wooden handles and geometric

Category

1920s English Antique Teapots

Materials

Sterling Silver

Chinese Export Silver Three Piece Tea Service
Chinese Export Silver Three Piece Tea Service

Chinese Export Silver Three Piece Tea Service

By Tu Qing Yun

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

service consists of a teapot, cream jug and sugar bowl. Each piece of this silver tea set has a square

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Teapots

Materials

Silver

20th Century Continental Silver Five-Piece Tea and Coffee Service
20th Century Continental Silver Five-Piece Tea and Coffee Service

20th Century Continental Silver Five-Piece Tea and Coffee Service

By A. Collet

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

set consists of a coffee pot, teapot, cream jug, sugar bowl and slop bowl. Each piece of this five

Category

Early 1900s European Antique Teapots

Materials

Silver

Royal Vienna Style Bohemia Czecho-Slovakia Black Porcelain Tea Set - 12 pcs
Royal Vienna Style Bohemia Czecho-Slovakia Black Porcelain Tea Set - 12 pcs

Royal Vienna Style Bohemia Czecho-Slovakia Black Porcelain Tea Set - 12 pcs

By Bohemia

Located in Philadelphia, PA

includes (1) tray, (3) cups, (5) saucers, (1) covered sugar bowl, (1) creamer, (1) teapot. Circa Early 20th

Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Teapots

Materials

Porcelain

Victorian Sterling Silver Three-Piece Tea Service
Victorian Sterling Silver Three-Piece Tea Service

Victorian Sterling Silver Three-Piece Tea Service

By Elkington & Co.

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

teapot, cream jug and sugar bowl. Each piece of this silver tea service has a circular rounded shaped

Category

1880s British Antique Teapots

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Suzuribak or writting box decorated with a moonrise landscape
Suzuribak or writting box decorated with a moonrise landscape

Suzuribak or writting box decorated with a moonrise landscape

Located in PARIS, FR

leaves and is shaped like a small rectangular teapot. Japan – Early Edo Period (1603–1868) – (Late 17th

Category

Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Teapots

Materials

Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Cardeilhac: Magnificent 5pc. French Antique Sterling Silver Tea Set
Cardeilhac: Magnificent 5pc. French Antique Sterling Silver Tea Set

Cardeilhac: Magnificent 5pc. French Antique Sterling Silver Tea Set

By Puiforcat, Christofle Cardeilhac 1

Located in Wilmington, DE

gilded accents and were adorned with intricate patterns and designs. The shapes of the teapots, sugar

Category

Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique Teapots

Materials

Vermeil, Sterling Silver

Tetard - 6pc French Art Deco (Gatsby Era) 950 Sterling Silver Tea Coffee Set
Tetard - 6pc French Art Deco (Gatsby Era) 950 Sterling Silver Tea Coffee Set

Tetard - 6pc French Art Deco (Gatsby Era) 950 Sterling Silver Tea Coffee Set

By Tetard Freres

Located in Wilmington, DE

refinished to near new condition and there are nomonograms on any of the pieces. The teapot, coffee pot

Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Teapots

Materials

Silver

1900s Chinese Export Silver Three-Piece Tea Service
1900s Chinese Export Silver Three-Piece Tea Service

1900s Chinese Export Silver Three-Piece Tea Service

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

/ service consists of a teapot, cream jug and covered sugar bowl. Each piece of this tea service has a

Category

Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Teapots

Materials

Silver

Antique 4 Piece Tea Service, English, Silver Plate, Coffee Pot, Edwardian, 1910
Antique 4 Piece Tea Service, English, Silver Plate, Coffee Pot, Edwardian, 1910

Antique 4 Piece Tea Service, English, Silver Plate, Coffee Pot, Edwardian, 1910

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

metal, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. This elegant set comprises a coffee pot, teapot

Category

Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Teapots

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Dutch Silver Tea Service
Antique Dutch Silver Tea Service

Antique Dutch Silver Tea Service

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

silver teaware collection This exceptional antique Dutch silver tea set consists of a teapot, cream

Category

Early 1800s Danish Antique Teapots

Materials

Sterling Silver

Santsuma Tea Service Set
Santsuma Tea Service Set

Santsuma Tea Service Set

By Satsuma

Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina

includes: Teapot 25 cm high, 25 cm wide, 14 cm deep. Milkmaid: 16 cm high 16 cm wide 11 deep Sugar bowl: 16

Category

Early 1900s Japanese Neoclassical Antique Teapots

Materials

Porcelain

Early 19th-Century Paris Porcelain Coffee Pot with Gilding & Blue Florals
Early 19th-Century Paris Porcelain Coffee Pot with Gilding & Blue Florals

Early 19th-Century Paris Porcelain Coffee Pot with Gilding & Blue Florals

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

early 19th-century filter shape, confirming its original function as a coffee pot rather than a teapot

Category

Early 19th Century French Antique Teapots

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

S. Kirk & Son Sterling Tea and Coffee Pot
S. Kirk & Son Sterling Tea and Coffee Pot

S. Kirk & Son Sterling Tea and Coffee Pot

Located in Coeur d Alene, ID

S. Kirk & Son matching antique sterling silver coffee and teapot in a floral repousse design

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Teapots

Materials

Sterling Silver

American Queen Anne Style Sterling Silver Six Piece Tea and Coffee Service
American Queen Anne Style Sterling Silver Six Piece Tea and Coffee Service

American Queen Anne Style Sterling Silver Six Piece Tea and Coffee Service

By Black, Starr & Frost

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

American sterling silver six piece tea and coffee set consists of a spirit kettle, teapot, coffee pot

Category

Early 1900s North American Queen Anne Antique Teapots

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Sterling Silver Tea Set by Charles by Thomas Fox
Antique Sterling Silver Tea Set by Charles by Thomas Fox

Antique Sterling Silver Tea Set by Charles by Thomas Fox

By Charles Thomas Fox

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

silver three piece tea service consists of a teapot, cream jug and sugar bowl. Each piece has an oval

Category

1820s English George IV Antique Teapots

Materials

Sterling Silver

Boin-Taburet & Faberge-8pc 950 Sterling Silver Tea Set + 6 Faberge Egg Cups
Boin-Taburet & Faberge-8pc 950 Sterling Silver Tea Set + 6 Faberge Egg Cups

Boin-Taburet & Faberge-8pc 950 Sterling Silver Tea Set + 6 Faberge Egg Cups

By Limoges, Boin-Taburet

Located in Wilmington, DE

. These sets typically included a teapot, coffee pot, sugar bowl, milk jug, and serving tray—each element

Category

Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique Teapots

Materials

Silver

Christofle (Cardeilhac) - 10pc. Antique French 950 Sterling Silver Tea Set
Christofle (Cardeilhac) - 10pc. Antique French 950 Sterling Silver Tea Set

Christofle (Cardeilhac) - 10pc. Antique French 950 Sterling Silver Tea Set

By Christofle Cardeilhac 1

Located in Wilmington, DE

, which typically included a teapot, sugar bowl, creamer, and sometimes additional accessories, were

Category

Early 20th Century Renaissance Antique Teapots

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Victorian Sterling Silver Three-Piece Bachelor Tea Service
Victorian Sterling Silver Three-Piece Bachelor Tea Service

Victorian Sterling Silver Three-Piece Bachelor Tea Service

By George Richards Elkington

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

antique Victorian sterling silver three-piece bachelor tea set or service consists of a teapot, cream jug

Category

1860s Great Britain (UK) Victorian Antique Teapots

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

SAVORY and Sons - 9pc. 19th Century Victorian (British) Sterling Silver Tea Set
SAVORY and Sons - 9pc. 19th Century Victorian (British) Sterling Silver Tea Set

SAVORY and Sons - 9pc. 19th Century Victorian (British) Sterling Silver Tea Set

By Maison Odiot Paris, A. B. Savory

Located in Wilmington, DE

of a teapot or the monumental presence of a sterling silver water fountain, the pieces crafted and

Category

Early 19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Teapots

Materials

Vermeil, Sterling Silver

Fifteen-Piece Cloisonné Enamel Tea Set, Japan, Late Meiji Period
Fifteen-Piece Cloisonné Enamel Tea Set, Japan, Late Meiji Period

Fifteen-Piece Cloisonné Enamel Tea Set, Japan, Late Meiji Period

Located in Newark, England

throughout, the set comprises six teacups with matching saucers, a lidded teapot, a lidded sugar pot, and a

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Teapots

Materials

Metal, Enamel

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Antique Teapots For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of antique teapots for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique teapots was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, metal and silver. Antique teapots have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique teapots are generally popular furniture pieces, but Georgian, Victorian and Neoclassical styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Paul Storr, Wedgwood and Hester Bateman each produced beautiful antique teapots that are worth considering.

How Much are Antique Teapots?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,740, while they’re typically $51 on the low end and $798,500 highest priced.

Finding the Right Dining-entertaining for You

Your dining room table is a place where stories are shared and personalities shine — why not treat yourself and your guests to the finest antique and vintage glass, silver, ceramics and serveware for your meals?

Just like the people who sit around your table, your serveware has its own stories and will help you create new memories with your friends and loved ones. From ceramic pottery to glass vases, set your table with serving pieces that add even more personality, color and texture to your dining experience.

Invite serveware from around the world to join your table settings. For special occasions, dress up your plates with a striking Imari charger from 19th-century Japan or incorporate Richard Ginori’s Italian porcelain plates into your dining experience. Celebrate the English ritual of afternoon tea with a Japanese tea set and an antique Victorian kettle. No matter how big or small your dining area is, there is room for the stories of many cultures and varied histories, and there are plenty of ways to add pizzazz to your meals.

Add different textures and colors to your table with dinner plates and pitchers of ceramic and silver or a porcelain lidded tureen, a serving dish with side handles that is often used for soups. Although porcelain and ceramic are both made in a kiln, porcelain is made with more refined clay and is more durable than ceramic because it is denser. The latter is ideal for statement pieces — your tall mid-century modern ceramic vase is a guaranteed conversation starter. And while your earthenware or stoneware is maybe better suited to everyday lunches as opposed to the fine bone china you’ve reserved for a holiday meal, handcrafted studio pottery coffee mugs can still be a rich expression of your personal style.

“My motto is ‘Have fun with it,’” says author and celebrated hostess Stephanie Booth Shafran. “It’s yin and yang, high and low, Crate & Barrel with Christofle silver. I like to mix it up — sometimes in the dining room, sometimes on the kitchen banquette, sometimes in the loggia. It transports your guests and makes them feel more comfortable and relaxed.”

Introduce elegance at supper with silver, such as a platter from celebrated Massachusetts silversmith manufacturer Reed and Barton or a regal copper-finish flatware set designed by International Silver Company, another New England company that was incorporated in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1898. By then, Meriden had already earned the nickname “Silver City” for its position as a major hub of silver manufacturing.

At the bar, try a vintage wine cooler to keep bottles cool before serving or an Art Deco decanter and whiskey set for after-dinner drinks — there are many possibilities and no wrong answers for tableware, barware and serveware. Explore an expansive collection of antique and vintage glass, ceramics, silver and serveware today on 1stDibs.

Questions About Antique Teapots
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The value of old teapots depends on the quality, make and model. Work with an appraiser to determine the value since determining the value on your own can be tricky. While some online resources can be helpful when you’re looking for information about the value of an item, the suggested value you find may not be the actual value of your item. Shop a selection of expertly vetted vintage teapots on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A good indicator as to whether your teapot is antique is to check the spout holes. If it has three or four, it is likely your piece is an antique. There may also be a maker’s mark on the bottom, which could help identify the date made. Shop a collection of antique goods from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.