$1,996Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 2.625 in W 5.75 in D 3.625 in
10 Pc., Ambrosius Lamm, Dresden Porcelain Tea Set C. 1910
By Ambrosius Lamm
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite 10-piece Ambrosius Lamm Dresden porcelain tea set, dating to circa 1910, epitomizes
Porcelain
$1,020 / set
H 9 in W 4.7 in D 4.7 in
English Wedgwood Tea Set Etruscan Empire Creamware Porcelain Turquoise 15 pcs
By Royal Albert, Dresden Porcelain, Furstenberg Porcelain, Wedgwood
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Beautiful English porcelain - Wedgwood Bone China Tea Set Decorated in the coveted Etruscan Empire
Ceramic, Porcelain
$1,428 / 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 A. Lanternier & Co. Limoges, Limoges, Dresden Porcelain, Limoges Elite Porcelain 1
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
French Limoges porcelain tea set. Style and period: Art Nouveau, Antique Design: Alfred Lanternier
Porcelain
Unavailable
H 9 in W 11 in
Dresden Tea Set with Hand-Painted Flowers and Raised Figural Faces of Ladies
By Dresden Porcelain
Located in Boston, MA
I want to offer you this fabulous Helena Wolfson Dresden tea set decorated with hand-painted flower
Porcelain, Cedar
Sold
H 1.58 in W 8.27 in D 6.3 in
Helene Wolfsohn Dresden, Tête-à-Tête Tea Set in Hand Painted Porcelain
Located in København, Copenhagen
Helene Wolfsohn for Dresden. Tête-à-tête tea set in hand painted porcelain with merchants and gold
Porcelain
Lamm Dresden Hand-Painted Tea and Coffee Service Eight Cups and Saucers
By Ambrosius Lamm
Located in Great Barrington, MA
The finest workmanship is evident on this beautiful service consisting of a tall coffee pot, tea
Porcelain
Set of 4 Handpainted Dresden Cups & Saucers
Located in Dallas, TX
A Set of 4 Handpainted Dresden Cups & Saucers depicting beauties.
Fabergé Silver Service
By Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary 128-piece service by Fabergé is a rare treasure in more ways than one. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and in pristine c...
Silver
$185,000 / set
H 12 in W 12 in D 10 in
A 200 Plus Set of 19 Century Imperial Russian Silver Flatware by Andrei Bragin
By Andrei Bragin
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An exceptional and extremely rare set of a combination of silver and vermeil (gilded silver) flatware designed and crafted in St Petersburg Russia by Andrei Stepanovich Bragin d...
Silver, Vermeil
$27,547Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 6.3 in Dm 3.31 in
Baccarat. Louis XVI style 43-piece glassware, France, mid-19th century
By Baccarat, Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
43-piece French glassware set from Baccarat, 19th century. According to references from the 1916 Baccarat catalogue, this glassware is in the Louis XVI style, similar to models 11582...
Crystal
$662,103 / set
H 38.39 in W 83.47 in D 31.11 in
Antique Rare Fine Pair of French Marquetry and Gilt Bronze Mounted Commodes
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique fine French rare pair of early 20th century mahogany, fruitwood marquetry and gilt bronze mounted commodes In the Louis XVI Style, after the original model of the commode com...
Bronze, Other
$1,040Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 0.79 in Dm 9.65 in
Limoges Porcelain Service Glazed in an Opulent Royal Blue with Gilt Edges
By Limoges
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A partial coffee/dessert service in opulent Limoges porcelain, comprising 6 dessert plates, 6 side plates and a two-handled sugar container. Glazed in an opulent royal blue, the body...
Porcelain
$24,500Sale Price|30% Off
H 29 in Dm 44.25 in
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Center Table
By Maison Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine french 19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze-mounted tulipwood, kingwood and fruitwood marquetry round side or center table, in the manner of Théodore Millet. The circ...
Ormolu, Bronze
$571,921 / set
H 38.59 in W 27.56 in D 9.85 in
Important Five Pieces Marble and Gilded Bronze Clock Set, France, Circa 1860
By Henri Picard
Located in PARIS, FR
Marked on the dial Furet & Bon, Hrs du Roy, à Paris Measures: Clock – Height 98 cm (38 1/2 in.), width 70 cm (27 1/2 in.), depth 25 cm (9 3/4 in.) Candelabra – Height 116 cm ...
Marble, Bronze
$4,800 / set
H 0.75 in Dm 10.75 in
12 Lamm Dresden Arts & Crafts Raised Paste Gold & Cream Dinner Service Plates
By Dresden Porcelain, Ambrosius Lamm
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 12 dinner plates are made by the iconic Ambrosius Lamm Dresden in a rare Arts & Crafts style decoration featuring a clear white center, framed with an ivory border. It is...
Porcelain
$1,851 / item
H 7.88 in W 5.12 in D 5.52 in
21st Century, Hand-Carved Amethyst Crystal and Bronze Box in Style of Luigi xvi
By Oggetti D'Arte
Located in Calenzano, FI
Amethyst crystal box with cut engravings embellished with brass detail made with the artisan lost wax technique with patinated gold finish. Each object is handcrafted and the care fo...
Crystal, Bronze
Six-Piece English Silver Tea and Coffee Service
Located in London, GB
Six-piece English silver tea and coffee service English, circa 1850-1863 Tray: Height 6cm, width 58cm, depth 58cm Kettle on stand: Height 43cm, width 29cm, depth 23cm Weight: 7,1...
Silver
$36,000
H 4 in W 7 in D 6 in
A Highly Important Viennese Enamel, Silver, and Rock Crystal Mounted Hinged Box
By Hermann Ratzersdorfer
Located in New York, NY
A Highly Important Viennese Enamel, Silver, Lapis Lazuli, and Rock Crystal Mounted Hinged Box, Attributed to Hermann Ratzersdorfer. The box is constructed from silver-gilt and fully ...
Lapis Lazuli, Rock Crystal, Enamel, Silver
$225,000 / set
H 31 in W 22 in D 15 in
A Very Large Rare Meissen Porcelain 3 Piece Clock & Candelabra Garniture Set
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Very Large and Rare German Ormolu Mounted Meissen Porcelain Three Piece Clock & Candelabra Garniture Set. This impressive set consists of three pieces: a center clock and two cande...
Bronze
$1,846 / item
H 8.27 in W 5.52 in D 5.52 in
21st Century, Hand-Carved Clear Crystal and Bronze Box in Style of Luigi XVI
By Oggetti D'Arte
Located in Calenzano, FI
Clear crystal box with cut engravings embellished with brass detail made with the artisan lost wax technique with patinated gold finish and the semiprecious stones (Malachite). The c...
Crystal, Malachite, Bronze
$101,426 / set
H 20.48 in W 10.63 in D 9.85 in
19th Century French Monumental Silver-Gilt Tea Service by Cardeilhac, circa 1870
By Cardeilhac
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th century exceptional French Louis XVI style silver-gilt monumental tea service, comprising of a silver plated kettle on stand and silver plated plated tray, all other pie...
Silver, Silver Plate
$28,000 / set
H 1 in W 10.25 in D 10.25 in
Important Set of 12 Ambrosius Lamm Dresden Opera Plates Cabinet Dinner
By Ambrosius Lamm
Located in Austin, TX
Important set of 12 dinner / cabinet plates known as Opera Plates features the finest hand-painted porcelain made in Dresden by studio of Ambrosius Lamm. Plates come from famous Oper...
Porcelain
Sèvres Porcelain and Dorè Bronze Vases
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of Porcelain and Dorè Bronze Vases Sèvres Circa 1845 With porcelain vessels in the iconic Sèvres cobalt blue, encased in lavish doré bronze armatures, this pair of Louis XVI-st...
Bronze
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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