Copeland Spode for Tiffany Dessert & Tea Set for 12 Floral Japonesque Service
By Copeland Spode
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is a complete dessert service for 12 that includes the matching coffee or teapot, creamer and sugar made by Copeland Spode, exclusively for Tiffany and Co. The butterscotch col...
Porcelain
Antique Spode Copeland's England Art Nouveau Tea Set – "Blue Lily" Fleur de Lily
By Copeland Spode
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful and highly collectible Art Nouveau porcelain tea service by Spode Copeland's England, featuring the elegant "Blue Lily" / "Fleur de Lys" pattern.
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Set of 6 Demitasse Cups & Saucers
By Copeland Spode
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-20th century set of 6 demitasse cups & saucers. "Victoria" pattern by Copeland Spode. 1939-65 period. Overall: 4/75" x 2 3/8" We are a family business that has been a major...
Porcelain
Antique Copeland Late Spode Blue Jasperware Hunting Scene Teapot & Stand c1833
Located in Nottingham, GB
A superb antique Copeland Late Spode blue Jasperware teapot with its original fitted stand, richly decorated with an elaborate raised hunting scene. The bright blue body is embellis...
Jasper
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H 6.7 in W 11.03 in D 7.88 in
Antique Robert Burns, Auld Lang Syne China Teapot By Copeland Spode 19th Century
By Copeland Spode
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE VICTORIAN BLUE AND WHITE CHINA TEAPOT Part of a range of china by Copeland Spode which celebrated the famous Scottish poet Robert Burns. This example features lyrics arou...
Porcelain
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H 2.75 in Dm 3.5 in
Antique English Copeland and Garrett 'Spode' Earthenware "Chintz" Mini Teapot
By Copeland & Garrett Spode
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Rare antique English Copeland and Garrett (Spode) earthenware "Chintz" mini teapot Rare size and rare "Chintz" pattern 6" W (handle to spout) with two "tiny fleabite" chips as i...
Earthenware
Copeland Spode Tobacco Leaf Tea Set
By Copeland Spode
Located in New York, NY
Antique Copeland Spode tobacco leaf or cabbage leaf tea pot, cookie platter, creamer and sugar bowl in blue, red, peach, pink and green with gilt highlighting. Markings for Spode in ...
Porcelain
Neoclassical Jasperware Espresso Coffee Cup Saucer Copeland Spode
By Copeland
Located in New York, NY
A rare English jasperware espresso coffee or tea demitasse cup and saucer, in the Neoclassical style, by Copeland Spode, circa 19th century, England. A beautiful cup and saucer with ...
Stoneware
Early 20th Century English Child's Teapot
By Copeland Spode
Located in Sheffield, MA
The early 20th Century English petite child's teapot is decorated around the opening with fluting as is the rim of the lid. Both pieces of the white teapot are marked "Spode Copeland...
Pottery
Six Blue and White Espresso Cups
By Copeland Spode
Located in New York, NY
Six blue and white espresso cups. Assembled set of three pairs of English espresso cups and in rich blues and white featuring Italian landscapes, chinoiserie birds and chinoiserie re...
Porcelain
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H 5.25 in W 7.25 in D 5.25 in
19th Century Copeland Spode Cobalt and White Hunting Scene Tea Set, Set of Three
By Copeland Spode
Located in Richmond, VA
Offered is a gorgeous, set of three, late 19th century, English Copeland Spode cobalt blue and white Jasperware hunting scene tea set.
Porcelain
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H 0.5 in Dm 9.5 in
Copeland Spode Porcelain Plate, Green Sèvres Style, Flowers, Thomas Goode, 1924
By Copeland Spode
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful dessert plate made by Copeland Spode in 1924. The plate is decorated in the traditional Sèvres style, which originated at this French factory in the 18th Century ...
Porcelain
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H 3 in Dm 6.5 in
Pair of 19th Century English Copeland Spode Ironstone Porcelain Cups and Saucers
By Copeland Spode
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of early 19th century English Copeland Spode ironstone porcelain cups and saucers, all marked Cups: 5.75" W x 4.75" D x 2.75" T Saucers: 6.5" diameter x 1.5" tall Overall: 6....
Porcelain
Rare and Fine Copeland Spode Dinnerware Service For 12
By Copeland Spode
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Copeland Spode dinnerware with ivory color china, rose band flanked by gilt gadroon trim, gold filigree embellishments. Included in this service: (12) dinner plates, 10 1/2" (12) lun...
Porcelain
Sevres Sky Blue Ground Porcelain Teapot and Cover, Dated 1785
Located in New York, NY
Painter: Vincent Taillandier (1753-90). Gilder; Boileau Le Jeune (1783-89).
Porcelain
$850
H 1.25 in W 11 in D 14 in
77 Pc Theodore Haviland American New York Vareene Rose China Dinnerware Set
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 20th Century Theodore Haviland porcelain dinnerware service in the discontinued Varenne pattern. Manufactured primarily between 1936 and 1952, this classic tableware was craft...
Porcelain
$1,584Sale Price / set|25% Off
Vintage ULIM Limoges Porcelain Tea and Coffee Set – 41 Pieces
By ULIM Limoges
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This beautiful 41-piece tea and coffee set is part of the ULIM collection, a classic and highly sought-after design from Limoges, known for its fine French porcelain. Adorned with a ...
Porcelain, Paint
$950 / set
H 1 in Dm 10.75 in
Minton Porcelain "English Rose" Pattern Part Dinner Service, 20th Century
By Minton
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A Minton porcelain 'English Rose' pattern part dinner service 20th century. Comprising nine dinner plates 10¾ in. (27.3 cm.) diameter. Nine 6 1/8 in.(15.5cm.) bread and butter...
Porcelain
$1,116 / set
H 0.79 in W 12.6 in D 12.6 in
Bernardaud Limoges “Singapour” 31-Piece Porcelain Dinner and Tea Service, France
By L. Bernardaud and Co.
Located in MONTPELLIER, FR
Elegant 31-piece porcelain dinner and tea service by Bernardaud of Limoges, France, in the “Singapour” pattern. The service features a richly detailed floral decoration inspired by ...
Porcelain
$800 / set
H 1 in Dm 9.75 in
Set 15 English Antique Dinner Plates Soup Dishes & One Platter Circa 1860
By Copeland Spode
Located in Katonah, NY
This set of nine dinner plates, six matching soup dishes, and a platter painted in Spode's "Peacock" pattern was made by Copeland Spode circa 1860. The "Peacock" pattern was first ma...
Ironstone
Spode Blue Italian 81 Piece Dinner Set
By Spode
Located in Montreal, Quebec
81 pieces crafted using fine earthenware porcelain make up this classic collection by Spode. The Blue Italian design depicts a scene in the Italian countryside with natural elements ...
Earthenware, Porcelain
$960Sale Price / set|38% Off
H 8 in W 6.25 in D 4.25 in
Rosenthal Kronach Viktoria German Porcelain Floral Design Coffee Set, 27 Pieces
By Rosenthal
Located in Plainview, NY
1930's Rosenthal Kronach Viktoria Lombul gold trim German porcelain large coffee set of 27 pieces decorated in a floral prink rose motif on white. Each piece is signed Rosenthal Kron...
Porcelain
19th C. Spode 44 Pc. Porcelain Tea Set
By Spode
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This Classic 19th century Spode Dessert and tea and coffee service encompasses the beauty of the period as well as the elegant floral decoration. The complete service for 8, plus ext...
Porcelain
$1,372 / set
H 7.68 in W 9.06 in D 5.91 in
Art Nouveau Tea Set Limoges Porcelain French A. Lanternier Floral Decor 15 Pcs
By Limoges Elite Porcelain 1, Dresden Porcelain, Limoges, A. Lanternier & Co. Limoges
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
French Limoges porcelain tea set. Style and period: Art Nouveau, Antique Design: Alfred Lanternier Limoges Porcelain Origin: France, Late 19th century begin 20th century Fine Limoges...
Porcelain
Haviland Limoges Porcelain Demitasse Cups and Saucers, Set of 6
Located in Coral Gables, FL
A delicate set of six Haviland Limoges porcelain demitasse cups and matching saucers, made in France and decorated with soft pink floral sprays, pale green foliage, and refined gilt ...
Porcelain
19th Century Flow Blue Rare India Pattern Tea Pot
By Meakin & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic and very rare India pattern flow blue goose neck teapot in amazing condition. The aging or crazing is from age and use. Some people say it comes from serving tea or coffee ...
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. Dimensions : h: 22cm, l: 41cm, p: 37,5...
Porcelain
$3,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 1 in Dm 10 in
Antique 74 Pc Copeland Spode Polychrome Transferware Dinner Service for 8
By Copeland Spode
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare 74 piece Antique Copeland Spode red polychrome transferware dinner / tea / coffee service set for eight. Made in England / Great Britain. Circa 1925. Includes: Round Serving ...
Porcelain
$1,973 / set
H 0.79 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in
Antique Copeland 60 Piece Spode Dinner Service 19th Century
By Copeland Spode
Located in London, GB
A Spode Copelands China porcelain 60-piece part dinner service for Thomas Goode & Co, the globally renowned purveyor of luxury china, circa 1880 in date. The set is beautifully prin...
Porcelain
$11,446 / set
H 1.19 in Dm 9.69 in
Italy Richard Ginori Mid-18th Century Porcelain Set 8 Dishes Floral Design
By Richard Ginori
Located in Brescia, IT
The set of eight hand-painted flower design porcelain dishes was manufactured by Richard Ginori in the historical headquarter of Doccia (Tuscany, Italy), one of the most important an...
Porcelain
$12,600
H 6.5 in Dm 16 in
Chinese Export Rose Medallion Canton Porcelain Punch Bowl w/ Multiple Cartooges
Located in New York, NY
A Chinese Export Rose Medallion Famille Rose canton porcelain punch bowl with multiple cartooge panels. The exterior of this gorgeous bowl is decorated with multiple panels which inc...
Porcelain
$3,319
H 14.57 in Dm 11.03 in
Model Frants T601 Ceiling Lamp by Hans-Agne Jakobsson for Hans-Agne Jakobsson AB
By AB Markaryd, Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in KUTNO, PL
The stunning Frants T601 pendant lamp, designed by Hans-Agne Jakobsson for his own company, Hans-Agne Jakobsson AB Markaryd, in the 1960s, embodies the essence of Scandinavian lighti...
Brass
Raynaud Limoges 23-Piece Porcelain Tea & Coffee Service with Gold Trim
By Limoges
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This 23-piece tea and coffee service by Raynaud & Cie embodies the elegance and artistry for which Limoges porcelain is renowned. Each piece is crafted from fine, translucent por...
Porcelain, Paint
1930's Italian Console & Stool
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Incredible 1930's Italian console or entry piece with matching stool. Bentwood with original rope detail on the sides and carved edges in original mahogany patina. Two Pull-out dr...
Bentwood
Antique French Beauvais Tapestry from the Late 17th Century
By Beauvais Royal Manufactory
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a large, horizontal fragment of a late 17th century Beauvais tapestry. Beauvais tapestry manufacture was one of the most well-known tapestry workshops in France. Beauvais was...
Wool, Silk
$6,400
H 26.25 in W 59.88 in D 23 in
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Painted Chest-Trunk in Pine & Iron
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An 18th century painted chest from Sweden, likely a marriage trunk, displaying a particular Scandinavian folk art style of joyful polychrome illustrations. The large, rectilinear vol...
Iron
$8,547
H 75.6 in W 69.3 in D 27.56 in L 75.6 in
Two-door painted wardrobe, dated 1804 - Folk art furniture
Located in Vo', Veneto
Two-door painted wardrobe, dated 1804 A refined example of continental cabinet making and decoration: this unique two-door wardrobe from 1804 represents a precious luxury testament ...
Fir
18th century Louis XVI Dressing Table
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI dressing table, France 1780. For the beautiful marquetry, the maker combined two types of veneer: Walnut and kingwood. The dressing table has one exterior drawer, a built ...
Kingwood, Walnut
19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Bed (full size)
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Bed accepts a full size mattress set with ease! (Linens shown but not included) Hand-crafted from select French walnut, it features timeless ar...
Walnut
$3,490
H 59.25 in W 29.5 in D 4 in
Large Empire Mirror in Cuban Mahogany with Columns and Carved Capitals, c. 1810
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
An exquisite Empire mirror in Cuban mahogany with carved anthemions as antefix decorating the crown molding and columns with carved acanthus capitals flanking the mirror and frieze, ...
Mirror, Mahogany
18th Century Pair of French Louis XV Carved Walnut Armchairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th century pair of French Louis XV carved walnut armchairs The chairs currently have a lightly distressed green linen fabric. Easily replaced. Measures: 26" wide x 21" deep x...
Walnut
$3,450
H 68 in W 31.75 in D 3 in
Tall Stately Empire Mirror in Cuban Mahogany with Columns, Denmark, c. 1820
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A very beautiful tall stately and elegant Empire mirror in fine Cuban mahogany with well-articulated carvings of anthemions as antefix decorating the crown molding. Turned columns wi...
Mahogany
$3,500
H 64 in W 25.6 in D 2 in
Mirror Swedish Beige Gray Empire Neoclassical Signed, 19th Century, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Mirror Swedish Empire Neoclassical signed, 19th century, Sweden. A mirror made during the Empire period, first half of 19th century. Signed with maker's name paper stamp on back, cir...
Wood
Hollywood Regency Bar Cabinet in the Style of Willy Rizzo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Cocktail bar, black fabric, brass, chrome-plated steel, stainless steel, laminated wood, smoked glass, smoked mirrored glass, aluminum, Italy, 1970s Hollywood Regency cocktail bar ...
Brass, Stainless Steel
$4,630 / item
H 16.54 in Dm 16.93 in
Hyatt Metal and Wood Table, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Hyatt table designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1984 for Memphis, in metal and laminated wood. Ettore Sottsass was born in Innsbruck in 1917. In 1939 he graduated in architecture at the...
Metal
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.