Samovar Set
Early 20th Century Russian Empire Tea Sets
Brass
Late 20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern More Dining and Entertaining
Brass
Antique 19th Century Indian Moorish Tea Sets
Brass
Vintage 1960s Italian Renaissance Tea Sets
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Tea Sets
Silver Plate
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Tea Sets
Silver Plate
Antique Mid-19th Century Polish Rococo Tea Sets
Silver Plate, Brass, Copper, Stainless Steel
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
Antique Late 19th Century British Empire Tea Sets
Silver Plate, Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century English George III Tea Sets
Silver Plate
Antique 19th Century Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Urns
Marble, Silver Plate
Early 20th Century Persian American Colonial Persian Rugs
Wool
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20th Century Unknown Empire Tea Sets
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century Russian Belle Époque Tea Sets
Brass
Antique 1870s British Neoclassical Tea Sets
Silver
Antique 1880s Italian Rococo Tea Sets
Silver
Antique Mid-19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Brass
Antique 1870s Russian Neoclassical Tea Sets
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Tea Sets
Metal
Vintage 1930s Italian Baroque Tea Sets
Silver
Vintage 1940s Italian Queen Anne Tea Sets
Silver
Antique 19th Century Unknown Neoclassical Tea Sets
Silver Plate
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Tea Sets
Silver Plate
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
Antique 19th Century Georgian Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Tea Sets
Ebony
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
Antique 19th Century English Tea Sets
Brass, Copper
Antique Early 1900s Russian Empire Tea Sets
Brass
Antique 19th Century Russian Other Tea Sets
Brass
Early 20th Century German Jugendstil Tea Sets
Silver Plate
Antique 1880s European Napoleon III Tea Sets
Bronze, Copper
Early 20th Century European Tea Sets
Brass
Early 20th Century French Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Persian Serving Pieces
Silver
Antique Late 19th Century Russian Empire Tea Sets
Brass
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20th Century Tableware
Sterling Silver
Antique 19th Century French Empire Beds and Bed Frames
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Chesterfield Sofas
Leather
Antique 15th Century and Earlier African Natural Specimens
Bone
Antique Early 19th Century English Gothic Revival Musical Instruments
Brass
Vintage 1980s American Neoclassical Chaise Longues
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Walnut, Burl
Antique 19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Balustrades and Fixtures
Oak
Early 20th Century Vases
Porcelain
Antique 15th Century and Earlier German Decorative Art
Other
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Chaise Longues
Wool, Upholstery, Walnut
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Living Room Sets
Fabric, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Living Room Sets
Fabric, Wood
Antique 19th Century American Beds and Bed Frames
Silk, Wood
Antique 1720s Spanish Baroque Beds and Bed Frames
Giltwood, Paint
Vintage 1960s American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Marble, Metal, Brass
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Finding the Right Tea-sets for You
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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