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Japanese Raku Antique Set Four Tea Ceremony Plates Signed Mint & Boxed
Japanese Raku Antique Set Four Tea Ceremony Plates Signed Mint & Boxed

Japanese Raku Antique Set Four Tea Ceremony Plates Signed Mint & Boxed

Located in South Burlington, VT

painted and hand glazed. Signed. Lovely set with original kiri wooden collector box tomobako included

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Japan Fine Old Tea Ceremony Set Complete Signed Mint and Boxed
Japan Fine Old Tea Ceremony Set Complete Signed Mint and Boxed

Japan Fine Old Tea Ceremony Set Complete Signed Mint and Boxed

Located in South Burlington, VT

Signed, mint and boxed. Japan, a superior and fine old tea ceremony eight-piece set Natsume

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Bamboo, Wood

Herend Queen Victoria Porcelain Coffee or Tea Set for Six Persons
Herend Queen Victoria Porcelain Coffee or Tea Set for Six Persons

Herend Queen Victoria Porcelain Coffee or Tea Set for Six Persons

By Herend

Located in Sofia, BG

Herend Queen Victoria hand printed line is made up of almost a hundred kinds of stylised

Category

Mid-20th Century Hungarian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Herend Queen Victoria Porcelain Coffee or Tea Set for Six Persons
Herend Queen Victoria Porcelain Coffee or Tea Set for Six Persons

Herend Queen Victoria Porcelain Coffee or Tea Set for Six Persons

By Herend

Located in Sofia, BG

Herend Queen Victoria hand printed line is made up of almost a hundred kinds of stylized

Category

Mid-20th Century Hungarian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

3 Asian Tea Caddy
3 Asian Tea Caddy

3 Asian Tea Caddy

Located in Pomona, CA

Set of three Chinese hand painted tea caddy.

Category

Late 20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Philippe Deshoulieres Limoges "Les Caraïbes" Porcelain Dinner & Tea Service
Philippe Deshoulieres Limoges "Les Caraïbes" Porcelain Dinner & Tea Service

Philippe Deshoulieres Limoges "Les Caraïbes" Porcelain Dinner & Tea Service

By Deshoulières Limoges

Located in Norwalk, CT

A rare near-complete dinner & tea service for 6 by the exceptional designer of Fine china, Philippe

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Chinese Export Blue and White Canton Ware Platter
19th Century Chinese Export Blue and White Canton Ware Platter

19th Century Chinese Export Blue and White Canton Ware Platter

Located in Savannah, GA

traditional Chinese hand decoration set against a white porcelain background. The bottom rim of the platter is

Category

Antique 1820s Chinese Chinese Export Platters and Serveware

Materials

Porcelain

Important "Mandarin" Style Rose Medallion Chinese Export Ceramic Bowl
Important "Mandarin" Style Rose Medallion Chinese Export Ceramic Bowl

Important "Mandarin" Style Rose Medallion Chinese Export Ceramic Bowl

Located in New York, NY

This rare and exquisite rose medallion porcelain bowl was realized in China, likely for an American

Category

Antique 1840s Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Gold

Set of 18th Century Nanking Cargo Cups and Saucers
Set of 18th Century Nanking Cargo Cups and Saucers

Set of 18th Century Nanking Cargo Cups and Saucers

Located in Atlanta, GA

sank along with its cargo of tea, raw silk, porcelain and gold ingots. Some 235 years after it set out

Category

Antique 1750s Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Art Deco Style French Octagonal Tea-Coffee Table
Art Deco Style French Octagonal Tea-Coffee Table

Art Deco Style French Octagonal Tea-Coffee Table

Located in Prato, Tuscany

technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our objects. A peculiar and elegant tea

Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

Spode & Copeland Stone China Trio in Tobacco Leaf Pattern No. 2061, 19th Century
Spode & Copeland Stone China Trio in Tobacco Leaf Pattern No. 2061, 19th Century

Spode & Copeland Stone China Trio in Tobacco Leaf Pattern No. 2061, 19th Century

By Spode

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a good stone China (Ironstone) TRIO of three pieces, all in the hand - painted Tobacco Leaf

Category

Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Spode & Copeland Stone China Trio in Tobacco Leaf Pattern No. 2061, 19th Century
Spode & Copeland Stone China Trio in Tobacco Leaf Pattern No. 2061, 19th Century

Spode & Copeland Stone China Trio in Tobacco Leaf Pattern No. 2061, 19th Century

By Spode

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a good stone China (Ironstone) TRIO of three pieces, all in the hand - painted Tobacco Leaf

Category

Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Set of 14 Gold Encrusted Service Plates by Pickard
Set of 14 Gold Encrusted Service Plates by Pickard

Set of 14 Gold Encrusted Service Plates by Pickard

By Pickard

Located in Lambertville, NJ

and over simple and Classic white China. A perfect set of 14. Diameter 10.5". The Pickard China

Category

Mid-20th Century American Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Set of 12 Pickard Lavish Border Service Dinner Plates
Set of 12 Pickard Lavish Border Service Dinner Plates

Set of 12 Pickard Lavish Border Service Dinner Plates

By Pickard, Hutschenreuther

Located in Lambertville, NJ

company specialized in hand painted art pieces and dessert and tea sets. Artists from the famed Art

Category

Early 20th Century German Edwardian Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Teapot from Nanking Cargo Shipwreck
18th Century Teapot from Nanking Cargo Shipwreck

18th Century Teapot from Nanking Cargo Shipwreck

Located in Atlanta, GA

Blue and white teapot and cover from Nanking Cargo shipwreck, mid-18th century, painted with a

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage German Porcelain Royal Tettau Complete Coffee Service
Vintage German Porcelain Royal Tettau Complete Coffee Service

Vintage German Porcelain Royal Tettau Complete Coffee Service

By Royal Tettau

Located in Dallas, TX

Complete porcelain/china coffee set……coffee pot, creamer, sugar bowl and 5 cups and saucers

Category

Mid-20th Century German Country Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Screen, 19th Century, Rabbits and Horsetail Reeds on Silver Leaf
Japanese Screen, 19th Century, Rabbits and Horsetail Reeds on Silver Leaf

Japanese Screen, 19th Century, Rabbits and Horsetail Reeds on Silver Leaf

By Nenma

Located in Kyoto, JP

Unknown artist Rabbits and Horsetail Reeds Painted in the Year of the Fire Dog, 1826 or 1886

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silver Leaf

Early 20th Century Yosemite Mountain Landscape
Early 20th Century Yosemite Mountain Landscape

Early 20th Century Yosemite Mountain Landscape

By Margaret Rogers

Located in Soquel, CA

Heath died in 1921, his wife Lillian continued to paint china, tapestry and watercolors and to work for

Category

1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Cardboard

Edme Samson Porcelaine De Paris French Armorial Coat of Arms Lidded Jar 6"
Edme Samson Porcelaine De Paris French Armorial Coat of Arms Lidded Jar 6"

Edme Samson Porcelaine De Paris French Armorial Coat of Arms Lidded Jar 6"

By Edmé Samson

Located in Dayton, OH

"Mid 20th Century (Circa 1950-1980) porcelain tea caddy, pharmacy or apothecary jar, hand painted

Category

Late 20th Century French Provincial Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Three Chinese Tea Bowls, Blue and White Kangxi 1662-1722
Three Chinese Tea Bowls, Blue and White Kangxi 1662-1722

Three Chinese Tea Bowls, Blue and White Kangxi 1662-1722

Located in London, GB

This is a beautiful set of three Chinese tea bowls and saucers, made in the Kangxi period between

Category

Antique 17th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Noritake China Azalea Pattern Hand-Painted Service for 12 Plue Serving
Noritake China Azalea Pattern Hand-Painted Service for 12 Plue Serving

Noritake China Azalea Pattern Hand-Painted Service for 12 Plue Serving

By Noritake

Located in St. Petersburg, FL

United States. Thus hand-painted set of azalea epitomizes the quality and beauty of the Noritake

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Rich Court Dragon Tea or Coffee Set With 6 Plates and 6 Cups & Saucers
Meissen Rich Court Dragon Tea or Coffee Set With 6 Plates and 6 Cups & Saucers

Meissen Rich Court Dragon Tea or Coffee Set With 6 Plates and 6 Cups & Saucers

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Boston, MA

This is a fabulous Meissen rich court dragon tea or coffee set, which includes a tea or coffee pot

Category

Vintage 1960s German Chinese Export Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Wileman Porcelain Tea Set, Chrysanthemum, Pastel Colors, Art Nouveau, 1896
Wileman Porcelain Tea Set, Chrysanthemum, Pastel Colors, Art Nouveau, 1896

Wileman Porcelain Tea Set, Chrysanthemum, Pastel Colors, Art Nouveau, 1896

By Wileman

Located in London, GB

most respected manufacturers of fine bone china tea sets in the late 19th and early 20th century, and

Category

Antique 1890s English Art Nouveau Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Compagnie des Indes Tea Service, 18th Century
Compagnie des Indes Tea Service, 18th Century

Compagnie des Indes Tea Service, 18th Century

Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur

Tea set with 12 cups and saucers, a teapot, a sugar bowl and a small pot, Japanese inspired

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Teacup, White with Hand Painted Flowers, Regency, circa 1825
Teacup, White with Hand Painted Flowers, Regency, circa 1825

Teacup, White with Hand Painted Flowers, Regency, circa 1825

By Staffordshire

Located in London, GB

cheerful gilt sprigs and some superbly hand painted flower posies in the "Swansea" style; this style of a

Category

Antique 1820s English Regency Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Belleek Porcelain Cabaret Tea Set for Two, Grass Design, Victorian 1863-1891
Belleek Porcelain Cabaret Tea Set for Two, Grass Design, Victorian 1863-1891

Belleek Porcelain Cabaret Tea Set for Two, Grass Design, Victorian 1863-1891

By Belleek Pottery Ltd.

Located in London, GB

This is a beautiful Belleek porcelain cabaret tea set in the Grass design made by Belleek between

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Northern Irish Late Victorian Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

New Hall Set of 4 Porcelain Tea Plates, Cobalt Blue, Pink Roses, Regency
New Hall Set of 4 Porcelain Tea Plates, Cobalt Blue, Pink Roses, Regency

New Hall Set of 4 Porcelain Tea Plates, Cobalt Blue, Pink Roses, Regency

By New Hall

Located in London, GB

This is a set of four small tea plates with a charming pattern of roses set in a cobalt blue and

Category

Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Samuel Alcock Solitaire Tea Set, White with Pink Flowers, Rococo Revival ca 1826
Samuel Alcock Solitaire Tea Set, White with Pink Flowers, Rococo Revival ca 1826

Samuel Alcock Solitaire Tea Set, White with Pink Flowers, Rococo Revival ca 1826

By Samuel Alcock & Co.

Located in London, GB

A beautiful solitaire tea set consisting of a teapot with cover on a stand, a sucrier with cover, a

Category

Antique 1820s English Rococo Revival Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Davenport Porcelain Teacup, White with Hand Painted Flowers, circa 1820
Davenport Porcelain Teacup, White with Hand Painted Flowers, circa 1820

Davenport Porcelain Teacup, White with Hand Painted Flowers, circa 1820

By Davenport Porcelain

Located in London, GB

quality tea and dinnerware. The set is finely potted in extremely white porcelain. The surface of the cup

Category

Antique 1820s English Regency Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Wileman Tea for One Set, Red Floral Chains on Court Shape, Art Nouveau, 1906
Wileman Tea for One Set, Red Floral Chains on Court Shape, Art Nouveau, 1906

Wileman Tea for One Set, Red Floral Chains on Court Shape, Art Nouveau, 1906

By Shelley Pottery

Located in London, GB

the most respected manufacturers of fine bone china tea sets in the late 19th century, and many of

Category

Antique Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of English Tole Tea Canisters
Pair of English Tole Tea Canisters

Pair of English Tole Tea Canisters

Located in Stamford, CT

Pair of English tole tea canisters that feature red paint with Chinese figures, circa 19th century.  

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinoiserie Tea Sets

Materials

Tôle

Rathbone Porcelain Teacup Trio, Hand Painted Flowers and Gilt, Regency ca 1820
Rathbone Porcelain Teacup Trio, Hand Painted Flowers and Gilt, Regency ca 1820

Rathbone Porcelain Teacup Trio, Hand Painted Flowers and Gilt, Regency ca 1820

By Coalport Porcelain, Richard Rathbone

Located in London, GB

painted and gilded with the greatest skill.  The items are entirely unmarked. Condition report: The set

Category

Antique 1820s English Regency Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Samuel Alcock Teacup Trio, Beige with Hand Painted Flowers, Rococo Revival 1841
Samuel Alcock Teacup Trio, Beige with Hand Painted Flowers, Rococo Revival 1841

Samuel Alcock Teacup Trio, Beige with Hand Painted Flowers, Rococo Revival 1841

By Samuel Alcock & Co.

Located in London, GB

, a coffee cup and a saucer; as you would never drink tea and coffee at the same time, why invest in

Category

Antique 1840s English Rococo Revival Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Teapot, Imari Flowers, Qianlong, circa 1750
Chinese Export Teapot, Imari Flowers, Qianlong, circa 1750

Chinese Export Teapot, Imari Flowers, Qianlong, circa 1750

Located in London, GB

This is a beautiful little teapot made in China for export to the West in the Qianlong period

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Orphaned Saucer, Famille Rose, Qianlong, 1736-1795
Chinese Export Orphaned Saucer, Famille Rose, Qianlong, 1736-1795

Chinese Export Orphaned Saucer, Famille Rose, Qianlong, 1736-1795

Located in London, GB

Rose" style, with a pink-tinted floral rim around the saucer beautiful hand painted flowers in the

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Grainger Worcester Tea Service, Orange Imari, Regency 1810
Grainger Worcester Tea Service, Orange Imari, Regency 1810

Grainger Worcester Tea Service, Orange Imari, Regency 1810

By Grainger Worcester

Located in London, GB

This is a beautiful tea service made by Grainger in Worcester around the year 1810. The service is

Category

Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Cup and Saucer, London Decorated Qianlong, 1760-1780
Chinese Export Cup and Saucer, London Decorated Qianlong, 1760-1780

Chinese Export Cup and Saucer, London Decorated Qianlong, 1760-1780

Located in London, GB

tea tray in her hands.  The items are not marked, but there are old collectors' labels on the

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Minton Porcelain Tea Service, Yellow with Landscapes, Provenance Regency
Minton Porcelain Tea Service, Yellow with Landscapes, Provenance Regency

Minton Porcelain Tea Service, Yellow with Landscapes, Provenance Regency

By Minton

Located in London, GB

circa 1825. The service is extremely rare; it has a yellow ground with sublimely hand painted landscapes

Category

Antique 1820s English Regency Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Qianlong Chinese Export Orphaned Porcelain Saucer, Famille Rose, 1736-1795
Qianlong Chinese Export Orphaned Porcelain Saucer, Famille Rose, 1736-1795

Qianlong Chinese Export Orphaned Porcelain Saucer, Famille Rose, 1736-1795

Located in London, GB

Rose" style, with a pink-tinted fish scale rim around the saucer and beautiful hand painted flowers in

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Ridgway Sublime Tea Service, Gilt Foliage with Dedication, Victorian, 1853
Ridgway Sublime Tea Service, Gilt Foliage with Dedication, Victorian, 1853

Ridgway Sublime Tea Service, Gilt Foliage with Dedication, Victorian, 1853

By Ridgway Porcelain

Located in London, GB

tea and dinnerware. Ridgway had a tradition of a very wide-ranging offer of china products, anything

Category

Antique 1850s English Victorian Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Machin Orphaned Porcelain Tea Bowl, White with Flowers, 1812-1815
Machin Orphaned Porcelain Tea Bowl, White with Flowers, 1812-1815

Machin Orphaned Porcelain Tea Bowl, White with Flowers, 1812-1815

By Machin

Located in London, GB

white porcelain, has hand painted flowers and a very striking band on the inside of the rim. Machin

Category

Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Miles Mason Tea Service, Pagoda Pattern Blue and White Transfer, Regency
Miles Mason Tea Service, Pagoda Pattern Blue and White Transfer, Regency

Miles Mason Tea Service, Pagoda Pattern Blue and White Transfer, Regency

By Miles Mason Porcelain

Located in London, GB

also made very fine porcelain tea services. This set is made of bone china, which points to

Category

Antique Early 1800s English Regency Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Rockingham Tea Service for 4, Gilt Seaweed, Flowers, Rococo Revival, 1832
Rockingham Tea Service for 4, Gilt Seaweed, Flowers, Rococo Revival, 1832

Rockingham Tea Service for 4, Gilt Seaweed, Flowers, Rococo Revival, 1832

By Rockingham

Located in London, GB

china. The design is cream coloured with gilt seaweed all over and beautiful small hand painted flower

Category

Antique 1830s English Rococo Revival Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Derby Porcelain Tea Bowl, Artichoke Pattern in Turquoise, Georgian ca 1785
Derby Porcelain Tea Bowl, Artichoke Pattern in Turquoise, Georgian ca 1785

Derby Porcelain Tea Bowl, Artichoke Pattern in Turquoise, Georgian ca 1785

By Derby

Located in London, GB

This is a beautiful tea bowl and saucer made by Derby in about 1785. The set has the distinctive

Category

Antique 1780s English George III Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

New Hall Porcelain Tea Service, White, Mazarine Blue, Flower Baskets, ca 1810
New Hall Porcelain Tea Service, White, Mazarine Blue, Flower Baskets, ca 1810

New Hall Porcelain Tea Service, White, Mazarine Blue, Flower Baskets, ca 1810

By New Hall

Located in London, GB

hybrid hard-paste porcelain and has beautiful hand painted flower baskets set in a mazarine blue and gilt

Category

Antique 1810s English George III Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

New Hall Porcelain Tea Service, Cobalt Blue and Gilt, Regency ca 1810
New Hall Porcelain Tea Service, Cobalt Blue and Gilt, Regency ca 1810

New Hall Porcelain Tea Service, Cobalt Blue and Gilt, Regency ca 1810

By New Hall

Located in London, GB

china, which was already used by most other factories around the time this set was made. This set

Category

Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Chamberlains Worcester Tiny Tea Service for Two, Orange Floral, Regency ca 1805
Chamberlains Worcester Tiny Tea Service for Two, Orange Floral, Regency ca 1805

Chamberlains Worcester Tiny Tea Service for Two, Orange Floral, Regency ca 1805

By Chamberlains Worcester

Located in London, GB

This is an incredibly charming tiny tea service serving two, made by Chamberlain's Worcester in

Category

Antique Early 1800s English George III Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Coalport John Rose Breakfast Tea Service, Finger and Thumb Pattern, 1803-1807
Coalport John Rose Breakfast Tea Service, Finger and Thumb Pattern, 1803-1807

Coalport John Rose Breakfast Tea Service, Finger and Thumb Pattern, 1803-1807

By Coalport Porcelain, John Rose

Located in London, GB

tea service for two like this one is often called a "breakfast set". Coalport was one of the

Category

Antique Early 1800s British George III Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Barr Flight and Barr Tea Service, Peach with Gilt Greek Keys, ca 1804
Barr Flight and Barr Tea Service, Peach with Gilt Greek Keys, ca 1804

Barr Flight and Barr Tea Service, Peach with Gilt Greek Keys, ca 1804

By Flight & Barr Worcester, Barr, Flight & Barr Worcester

Located in London, GB

of china production, producing exceptionally finely painted and sculpted forms. This service has a

Category

Antique Early 1800s English Neoclassical Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

New Hall Bone China Teacup and Saucer, Elephant Pattern, Regency ca 1815
New Hall Bone China Teacup and Saucer, Elephant Pattern, Regency ca 1815

New Hall Bone China Teacup and Saucer, Elephant Pattern, Regency ca 1815

By New Hall

Located in London, GB

This is gorgeous teacup and saucer made by New Hall around the year 1815. The set is decorated in

Category

Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the hand painted China tea set you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each hand painted China tea set for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, porcelain and metal. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer hand painted China tea set, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right hand painted China tea set, those designed in Regency, Arts and Crafts and Baroque styles are of considerable interest. Herend, Minton and Noritake each produced at least one beautiful hand painted China tea set that is worth considering.

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