Antique Royal Crown Derby Chinoiserie Styled Teapot, Cream & Sugar Set
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This teapot and cream and sugar set were made by the well known Royal Crown Derby maker of England and dates to approximately 1850 and done in the period Chinoiserie style. The set i...
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Antique Royal Crown Derby Chinoiserie Styled Five Small Cup & Saucer Sets
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
These five small cup and saucer sets, and one additional saucer, were made by the well known Royal Crown Derby maker of England and date to approximately 1850 and done in the period ...
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Pair Gilt Green Pink Ivy and Rose Plates Cups and Saucers
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
Charming and elegant gift set. Early red Derby crown marks to underside. England, early 19th century.
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Pair of Antique George Jones & Sons Porcelain Tennis-themed Tea Cups & Saucers
By George Jones & Sons, Minton, Royal Crown Derby Porcelain, Copeland
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of signed antique English porcelain cups and saucers. By George Jones and Sons. In a rare tennis themed gilt patten with crossed racquets, tennis balls, and set nets. ...
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Derby Coffee Cup, Monochrome Sepia Landscapes Zachariah Boreman, ca 1785
By Crown Derby, Derby
Located in London, GB
This is a very rare and stunning coffee cup and saucer made by Derby in about 1785. The set has a white ground with graceful gilding, and two stunning little landscapes painted by Za...
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Bloor Derby Tea Service, Witches Pattern Imari, ca 1825
By Bloor Derby
Located in London, GB
All items carry the red hand painted crowned Derby mark with batons. There is a collectors label with elegantly written "Derby c. 1825" included.
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H 1 in W 19 in D 13 in
19th Century Royal Crown Derby "Kings" Pattern Tea Service with Tray Dated, 1892
Located in Toronto, ONTARIO
A lovely tea service by Royal Crown Derby in "Kings" pattern. Consisting of four demi tasse cups and saucers, teapot, creamer, covered sugar and a two handled rectangular tray. ...
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Derby Beaker & Saucer, Cornflower Pattern #100, c. 1790
By Derby
Located in Geelong, Victoria
Unusual Derby tall beaker & saucer, decorated with a cornflower & gilt star pattern in the French manner within a gilt dentil rim. Crown & batons mark in purple, Also painted mar...
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Teapot, Derby Porcelain Works, circa 1775
By Derby
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
It was originally located in the city of Derby and produced a wide range of ceramic wares, including tea sets, vases, and figurines.
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Royal Crown Derby Miniature Tea Set
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Classic Royal Crown Derby style and comprised of a 7.5" oval tray, 3" tea pot, tea cup with saucer, creamer and waste bowl. The waste bowl has an old repaired crack.
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Rare Antique English Derby King's Patt. Imari Porcelain Cabaret Set on Stand
By Crown Derby
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Exceptionally Rare & Fine Antique English Crown Derby 11 piece hand painted "King's" pattern imari decor porcelain Cabaret Set on a never-before-seen "lazy susan" revolving pedestal ...
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Derby Tea Service for Eight
Located in New York, NY
Antique Derby tea service with eight trios of teacup, coffee can, and saucer, lidded teapot on stand, lidded sugar bowl, waste bowl, creamer, and pair large cookie plates with rich b...
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19th Century English Royal Crown Derby Service for Six
Located in Tarry Town, NY
19th century English Royal Crown Derby Porcelain tea / coffee service for six people. Each piece is in great antique condition. Maker's mark undersigned with Red Iron Mark 198. Servi...
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19th Century English Royal Crown Derby Service for Six
Located in Tarry Town, NY
19th century English Royal Crown Derby Porcelain tea / coffee service for six people. Each piece is in great antique condition. Maker's mark undersigned with Red Iron Mark 198. Servi...
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19th Century English Crown Derby Service for Ten People
Located in Tarry Town, NY
19th century English Royal Crown Derby Porcelain tea / coffee service for ten people. Each piece is in great antique condition. Maker's mark undersigned with Red Iron Mark 198. Servi...
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19th Century English Crown Derby Luncheon for Six People
Located in Tarry Town, NY
19th century English Royal Crown Derby Porcelain luncheon service six people. Each piece is in great antique condition. Maker's mark undersigned with Red Iron Mark 198. Service inclu...
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A Derby Breakfast Cup in an Imari Pattern
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Katonah, NY
This popular early 19th century Spode pattern is known by several names; "Rock and Tree", "Money Tree", "Regency", and "Tree of Life". The saucer shows a hand painted scene with a fe...
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H 6.25 in W 5 in D 10.5 in
Derby Porcelain Teapot with English Imari Design and Cobalt Ground Ca. 1815
By Derby
Located in Katonah, NY
This five cup Derby porcelain teapot is decorated in the English Imari palette on a rich cobalt ground. The decoration is lavish. The saturated blue anchors the bold Regency design. ...
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H 0.79 in W 7.68 in D 6.11 in
Antique English Royal Crown Derby Tea Set on Tray, Imari Pattern, 19th Century
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful antique late Victorian English Royal Crown Derby miniature tea set, decorated in the stunning Imari palette with gilded highlights, late 19th century in date and ...
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Royal Crown Derby Imari Tête-à-Tête on Matching Tray
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A lovely "tea for two" royal crown derby Imari decorated service is presented on a matching tray.
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19th Century Derby Porcelain Regency Imari Style Tea Service for 12
By Derby
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
The prevalence of this pattern on Derby porcelain created throughout the 19th and 20th centuries is a testament to its beauty.
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Royal Crown Derby Imari pattern tea set
Located in Seattle, WA
19 piece Imari pattern tea set. 3 piece tea set, 6 tea cups, 6 saucers, 2 plates, 1 platter, 1 cake plate on rotating stand. Smaller platter is 20th century. Dimensions are for large...
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Derby Porcelain Teacup, Japan Pattern with Ducks, Regency, 1815-1820
By Derby
Located in London, GB
This is a charming teacup and saucer made by Derby some time between 1815 and 1820. The set is decorated with a striking Japanese style pattern with a garden landscape and three litt...
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H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Derby King Street Tiny Porcelain Demitasse Cup, Pink Roses and Gilt, 1862-1935
By Derby King Street
Located in London, GB
This is a very cute tiny demitasse coffee cup and saucer made by the Derby King Street (Stevenson Hancock) between 1861 and 1935. It holds just about one small espresso. The Derb...
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Imari Cup with Grecian Handle and Saucer
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Leeds, GB
A Derby Imari decorated Cup and Saucer. The Grecian handle accords with the example per Twitchett. Cup h 6.40 cm. d 6.40 cm. Saucer h 3.20 cm. d 13.80 cm.
Derby Porcelain Coffee Can and Saucer, White with Gilt Georgian, circa 1795
By Derby
Located in London, GB
Together they laid the foundations of what would become a very refined tradition of figure making at Derby. In 1769 Duysbury bought up the bankrupted Chelsea factory, incorporating t...
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Royal Crown Derby Breakfast Tea Set, Imari Pattern, 1899
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in London, GB
It was fashionable in the 19th and early 20th century to have little tea sets for two and these were called "tête a tête", which is French for "head to head" as it suggests intimate ...
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Derby Porcelain Teacup Trio, Green with Red Flowers, 1800-1810
By Derby
Located in London, GB
It is also possible that the coffee can simply wasn't fired as well so the gilt may have worn off more easily. The set is marked with the red crowned hand painted Derby mark.
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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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