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Geisha Tea Cup

Amazing Eggshell Porcelain Coffee-Tea Service with Lithophane from Japan, 1940s
Located in Bastogne, BE
are finished with your tea, a beautiful geisha appears when your cup is held up to the light. A
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Vintage 1940s Japanese Japonisme Tea Sets

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Porcelain

14-Piece Japanese Gilt and Painted Tea and Dessert Serving Set with Peacock
Located in Norwood, NJ
pots, lidded creamer, sugar bowl, and five snack sets with handled dishes and tea cups. Tea cup feature
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Tea Sets

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Gold

4-Piece Vintage Japanese Koshiba Tea Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
cups feature raised embossed lithophane image of Geisha on inside bottoms 2 trays, width 9 inches
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20th Century Japanese Porcelain

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Porcelain

Early 20th Century Chinese Porcelain Tea Set, 1920s
By Satsuma
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful Satsuma fine porcelain tea set Moriage Lithophane Geisha. Hand painted in brown with
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique 32pc 19th Century Chinese Export Mandarin Famille Rose Porcelain China
Located in Dayton, OH
/ coffee cups / saucers. Scenes feature Geishas, Pagodas, Greek Key, Flowers, Birds and Butterflies
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Export Tableware

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Porcelain

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Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns
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Old Paris Porcelain Coffee and Tea Set, 40 Pieces, 19th Century, France
By Old Paris
Located in Delft, NL
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Traditional Antique French Coffee Set of 21 Pieces, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique tea set consistent of 21 pieces including coffee plates, coffee cups and pots. Made by an unknown manufacturer in France. In original condition, with minor wear consis...
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

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A pair of large Meiji period Satsuma Rouleau vases
Located in London, GB
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Earthenware

Karolina Porcelain Coffee Service, Poland, 1950s / 1960s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Porcelain coffee set, a rare design of the Karolina set from the mid-twentieth century. The service includes a jug, milk jug, sugar bowl, 6 cups and 6 saucers. One saucer has more...
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Vintage 1950s Polish Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Belleek Cabaret Tea Set, Cream Cob Lustre, Erne, Victorian, 1890s
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in London, GB
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Antique Late 19th Century Northern Irish Victorian Tea Sets

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1930s Wedgwood Lustreware Tea Cups & Saucers, Set of 6
By Wedgwood
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of six 1930s Wedgwood lusterware tea cups and saucers. Overall silver floral motif on bone China background. Set includes 6 tea cups and 6 saucers, 12 pieces total. Each piece i...
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Vintage 1930s English Edwardian Tea Sets

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Antique Japanese Parcel-Gilt Porcelain Dish
Located in London, GB
Antique Japanese parcel-gilt porcelain dish Japanese, late 19th century Measures: Height 7.5cm, diameter 37cm This fine porcelain dish is a superb piece Satsuma ware from the Me...
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Porcelain

Antique Regency Satinwood Récamier Chase Lounge Sofa Fainting Couch Daybed
Located in Dayton, OH
"A rare and impressive Regency period Récamier sofa or fainting couch, circa 1820s. Exquisite and vibrant Satinwood sleigh form featuring a scroll crest rail, rolled and flared arms....
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Antique Art Deco Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery for Twelve Persons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
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Samuel Alcock Teacup Trio, Beige with Hand Painted Flowers, Rococo Revival 1841
By Samuel Alcock & Co.
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful "true trio" made by Samuel Alcock in or shortly after 1841. The trio is decorated in a warm beige ground with a gilt pattern and beautiful flowers in the centre o...
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Porcelain

STUNNiNG ANTIQUE VICTORIAN "TETE A TETE" CONVERSATION SOFA WITH EBONISED FRAME
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale lovely Victorian Aesthetic Movement “Tete a Tete” Conversation couch Please note the delivery fee listed is...
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Vintage Copper Tea Set by Eugen Mint, Germany, 1960s
By Eugen Zint
Located in Roma, IT
Copper tea set is an original decorative object realized in the 1960s. The lot includes several handmade pieces: a tea pot, an oval tray, five tea cups and eight saucers. All the ...
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Vintage 1960s German Tea Sets

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Copper

New Hall Tea Service for Four, Elephant Pattern 876, Regency ca 1810
By New Hall
Located in London, GB
PLEASE NOTE THE NUMBER OF TRIOS IN THIS SERVICE HAS BEEN REDUCED FROM SIX TO FOUR, AND THE PRICE HAS BEEN REDUCED ACCORDINGLY. IT NOW IS AN 18-PIECE SERVICE. This is spectacular ful...
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21-Piece Japanese Satsuma Tea Service circa 1920
By Satsuma
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
spout and fish topped covers, four serving plates, four tea cups, two saucers, creamer and cover, sugar
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Satsuma Handled Serving Plate with Gold Relief Design
By Satsuma
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
teapots with dragon spout and fish topped covers, four serving plates, four delicate tea cups, four
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Ceramics

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Porcelain

“LADY PLAYING WITH KITTENS IN AN ORIENTALISING INTERIOR”
Located in Ghent, BE
, completely opposite of the stereotype image of a geisha sitting down on the floor for a cup of tea. Just like
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1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Kutani Japan Lithophane Geisha Silhouette Egg Shell Porcelain Tea Set for 6
By Kutani Studio
Located in Torquay, GB
Geisha tea cups, 6 saucers and 6 side plates. In very good vintage condition with small signs
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Japanese Geisha and Cherry Blossom Kutani Ware Porcelain Tea Cup and Saucer Set
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful Japanese Kutani tea serving set of 13. This set includes six cups, six saucers, and one
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20th Century Japanese Japonisme Tea Sets

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Ceramic, Porcelain, Paint

Antique Japonisme Moriage Dragon Ware Cup and Saucer Set with Lithophane Geisha
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
moriage dragon design. Created from slip and applied around the body of the cup, the eye-catching dragon
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Japonisme Tea Sets

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Gold

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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 Geisha Tea Cup
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    Japanese tea cups are usually called Yunomi, which are cylindrical in shape. They do not have any handles. These tea cups are made of ceramic materials and are the most common tea cups used in Japan. Grab your unique Yunomi tea cups on 1stDibs today.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Handleless tea cups are called “sipper cups”, and are probably the oldest form of tea cups. There’s also a proper way to use them - two fingers on the bottom and your thumb on top of the cup. On 1stDibs, find vintage and contemporary tea cups from some of the top sellers around the world.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A plate under a teacup is a saucer. Often, saucers come with teacups and show off matching designs. The use of saucers dates back to the Middle Ages. During the 18th century, people often poured tea onto the saucer to cool it and then sipped from the dish. On 1stDibs, find a large collection of saucers.

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