$395 / set
H 10.75 in W 10.5 in D 5 in
Vintage Oneida USA Silver Plated Victorian Style Tea Set w/ Tray - 4 Pc Set
By Oneida
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Oneida USA Silver Plated Victorian Style Tea Set w/ Tray - 4 Pc Set. Circa Late 20th
Silver Plate
Sold
H 2.25 in W 17.75 in D 30.5 in
6pc Sheffield Design Community Ascot Silver Plate Tea Coffee Serving Set
By Oneida
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century 6 piece Sheffield Design Reproduction by Community silver plate tea set, including a
Metal
Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Tableware Dinner Service, Denmark 1961
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Delft, NL
Royal Copenhagen porcelain tableware dinner service, Denmark 1961 A Royal Copenhagen porcelain dinner service with pattern number 595, the floral golden basket Flowers in the ce...
Porcelain
$6,000 / set
H 40 in W 27 in D 24 in
Pair of Louis XVI Style Giltwood Fauteuils / Armchairs, France Circa 1900
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
An attractive & very comfortable pair of giltwood fauteuils, both frames decorated with carved & molded foliate motifs, showing arched crest-rails with upholstered backs, sided by pa...
Giltwood, Fabric
$898Sale Price / item|43% Off
H 6.7 in Dm 3.94 in
Antique Pair of Candle Holder Silver Rococo Style Candlesticks, 1937s Home Decor
Located in Wembley, GB
Pair of Silver Candlesticks by C.G. Hallberg Rococo Style, Sweden 1937 A scarce and elegant pair of antique silver-plated Rococo-style candlesticks by the renowned Swedish silversmi...
Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
$33,415Sale Price|20% Off
H 10.6 in W 15.7 in D 9.8 in
18th Century Sterling Silver Soup Tureen Hammered Italian Venice Rococo
By Charles Nicolas Odiot
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Impressive Antique Georgian Italian Sterling Silver soup tureen Style & period Rococo, Georgian, Antique, Italian, Venice Design: Italian The fine hand crafted hammered body stan...
Sterling Silver
$250
H 1.5 in W 23 in D 14.25 in
Vintage Oneida Edwardian Style Silver Plated Oval Etched Serving Platter Tray
By Oneida
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Oneida Edwardian Style Silver Plated Oval Etched Serving Platter Tray. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 1.5" H x 23" W x 14.25" D.
Silver Plate
Louis XVI Style Giltwood Fauteuil
Located in Hudson, NY
An impressive Louis XVI style highly decorated gilt arm chair of exceptional quality and scale. The chair is upholstered in embossed green leather.
Fabric, Leather, Wood
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
Sold|$9,500
H 10 in W 8 in D 5 in
Antique English Sterling Silver 6-Piece Tea /Coffee Service /Goldsmiths London
By Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd.
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This exceptional 6-piece sterling silver tea and coffee service by the renowned Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company of 112 Regent Street, London, showcases the fine artistry and crafts...
Sterling Silver
$25,063 / set
H 17.33 in W 9.06 in D 6.3 in
20th Century Spanish Silver Rococo Style Tea and Coffee Service
Located in London, GB
20th century Spanish silver Rococo style tea and coffee service, Spanish, 20th century Kettle on stand: Height 44cm, width 23cm, depth 16cm Milk jug: Height 12cm, width 13cm, dept...
Silver
Large Christofle Service in Original Boxes.
By Christofle
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large Christofle service in original boxes. Christofle silver-plated cutlery service in two original boxes, 20th century, very good condition, complete, 60 pieces. Each box: H: 8cm,...
Metal
Superb Pair of Continental Silvered Candelabra
Located in Dallas, TX
Sensational pair of Continental silvered bronze 7-candle candelabra. Having ornate acanthus leaf motif arms and detailing, figural and lions head motifs on bases, and an elegant fin...
Bronze
$1,670Sale Price|27% Off
H 7.88 in W 8.27 in D 14.18 in
Silver Plated Tea Set, Exclusive Antique 3 Parts Kettle Coffee Pot, Warmer Set
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique Silver-Plated Tea Set with Warmer Swedish C. Keijser & Östberg A superb antique silver-plated three-piece tea set, including an elegant kettle with warmer and matching teapot...
Metal, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver
Christofle Empire Malmaison 1940 Tea Set
By Christofle
Located in palm beach, FL
A Christofle 'Malmaison Empire' four-piece coffee and tea set. It features a black-handled teapot and coffee pot, both of which have camel head-shaped spouts, and a lidded sugar bowl...
Silver Plate
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.