Art Deco Shelley Complete Tea Set for 4 +
By Shelley Pottery
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Set your table with this rare and complete teaset with bold Art Deco decoration, made by Shelley
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Tea Sets
Paste, Porcelain
Art Deco Shelley Complete Tea Set for 4 +
By Shelley Pottery
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Set your table with this rare and complete teaset with bold Art Deco decoration, made by Shelley
Paste, Porcelain
$828 / set
H 1 in W 8 in D 9.38 in
Art Deco period Shelley Porcelain 13 Piece Part Tea Set ptn 10797, circa 1920
By Shelley Pottery
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a 13 part porcelain tea set by Shelley Potteries Ltd, Staffordshire, England in a striking
Porcelain
$1,795
H 4.75 in W 15 in D 10.25 in
Shelley China Demitasse Cups Saucers Sterling Silver Mappin Webb Birmingham 1919
By Mappin & Webb, Shelley Pottery
Located in Portland, OR
A good presentation boxed set of six antique Shelley china demitasse cups & saucers with sterling
Sterling Silver
$164Sale Price / set|30% Off
H 4.25 in W 10.25 in D 10.5 in
10 Pc English Hammersley & Co Rose Point Strawberry Basket Tea Serving Set
By Shelley Pottery, Hammersley
Located in Dayton, OH
#38183 Vintage 10 piece serving set by Hammersley & Company. White bone china with gilded details
Porcelain
Shelley Porcelain Art Deco Serving Set, 8 Pieces
Located in Plainview, NY
An Art Deco Shelley serving tea time set with 8 pieces in good condition. The porcelain pieces
Porcelain
Shelley Dainty White Porcelain Tea Service for Six, Early 20th C
By Shelley Pottery
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful full tea service serving six, made by Shelley. The items are from different
Porcelain
Shelley "Dainty White" Porcelain Coffee Service, Art Nouveau, 1926-1940
By Shelley Pottery
Located in London, GB
This is a charming coffee service for four in the "Dainty White" design of Shelley. This design is
Porcelain
Shelley Art Deco Teacup Quartet, Peaches & Grapes on Queen Anne Shape, 1926
By Shelley Pottery
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful teacup quartet made by Shelley in or shortly after 1926. The set is made in the
Porcelain
Shelley Art Deco Slop Bowl, Peaches and Grapes on Queen Anne Shape, 1926
By Shelley Pottery
Located in London, GB
famous Queen Anne shape and it has the "Peaches and Grapes" pattern. Slop bowls were part of tea sets in
Porcelain
Shelley Art Deco Teacup Trio, Peaches and Grapes on Queen Anne Shape, 1926
By Shelley Pottery
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful teacup trio made by Shelley in or shortly after 1926. The set is made in the
Porcelain
Sold
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
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
Porcelain
Shelley, Demitasse Porcelain Coffee Set.
Located in Bellport, NY
Lovely little porcelain set of 5 demitasse cups and saucers,one milk jug, one sugar bowl
Porcelain
Wileman Teacup Quartet, Japan Pattern on Snowdrop Shape, 1898
By Shelley Pottery
Located in London, GB
manufacturers of fine bone china tea sets in the late 19th and early 20th Century, and many of their products
Porcelain
Shelley "Dainty White" Tête-à-Tête Porcelain Tea Service, 1910-1966
By Shelley Pottery
Located in London, GB
This is a very charming "tête-à-tête" tea service serving two, made by Shelley. The items are from
Porcelain
Shelley Art Deco Breakfast Set, Trees and Sunset, 1926
By Shelley Pottery
Located in London, GB
This is a rare breakfast service made by Shelley in or shortly after 1926. The set is made in the
Porcelain
Shelley "Dainty White" Porcelain Coffee Service, 1926-1940
By Shelley Pottery
Located in London, GB
This is a charming coffee set for four in the very desired "Dainty White" design of Shelley. The
Porcelain
1930's Teaset for 10 Persons Made by Shelly with Chintz Pattern
By Shelley Pottery
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful set of 10 porcelain tea trios from the English brand Shelley. The cups and saucers are
Porcelain
Shelley Art Deco Voguge Tea Set For Two
By Shelley Pottery
Located in London, GB
A stunning Shelley Vogue Shape Tea Set for Two in the Blue and Mauve Harmony design, Pattern
Shelley Art Deco Tea For Two Set
Located in London, GB
In 1919 Eric Slater joined Shelley China, following in Walter, his father's footsteps. Taught by
Shelley Art Deco Shades And Lines Coffee Service
Located in London, GB
A Rare Shelley Coffee Service for six on the Art Deco Mode Shape designed by Eric Slater, with the
$5,531 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Greenbrier by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Eight Service Dinner Size
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
Greenbrier by Gorham sterling silver dinner size flatware set of 54 pieces. This set includes: Eight dinner size knives, 9 1/2". Eight dinner size forks, 8". Eight salad forks, 6 1/...
Sterling Silver
Pair of Italian Cut Silk Velvet Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Italian cut silk velvet pillows with floral basket motif. The pillows are backed in silk velvet and have silk tassel trim.
Velvet
Lisa Larson 'Mikey' Cat Fabric Cushions
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
Cushions with zip on covers, fronts in 'Mikey' fabric designed by Lisa Larson, in typical Lisa Larson style, very reminiscent of her comical animal figures for Gustavsberg.
Cotton
$12,004Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 57.49 in W 129.93 in D 85.44 in
21st O'Connell I Bed Rattan Wood Leather Handmade in Portugal by Wood Tailors
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
Daniel O'Connell was an Irish political leader and one of the most prominent figures in the fight for Irish independence during the 19th century. Known as "The Liberator," O'Connell ...
Brass
$66,587 / set
H 35.43 in W 23.62 in D 25.59 in
1750 Venezia Italy Set 2 Green Lacquered Wooden Armchairs with Floral Decoration
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a magnificent set of two Venetian armchairs lacquered in light green with a fine polychrome little flowers decoration. The pieces have a delicate and refined drawing of poly...
Wood, Lacquer
Large Neoclassical Creamware Tureen
By Giustiniani Family 1
Located in New York, NY
Large Neoclassical creamware tureen. Large neoclassical creamware zuppiera of tripod form with lion masks with rings supported on fluted monopedia above stepped circular base, with b...
Creamware
$501Sale Price / item|25% Off
H 7.09 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Antique Pair of Silver Rooster Stand, Decoration for Home Décor, Animal Figure
Located in Wembley, GB
A Pair of Artistically created birds for table decor, silver-plated roosters - ideal for a coffee table or bookends. These figures are Classic Hollywood Regency! They are each unique...
Metal, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver
Pair of 18th Century Italian Chinoiserie Blown Glass Vases
Located in London, GB
Crafted in the popular 18th century Chinoiserie style, this fine pair of Italian vases are crafted of blown glass, and feature elongated curved bodies. The vases are painted all over...
Blown Glass
Paolo Buffa, Pair of high back armchairs.
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Milano, IT
COD-Z83 Paolo Buffa (1903 - 1970) Pair of high back armchairs with large seat and big armrest. Iconic piece of the period. Italy, 1940's 75x75xh98
Fabric
$563Sale Price|57% Off
H 7.49 in W 1.19 in D 1.58 in
Silver Serving Spoon Antique Pair of Decorative Sterling Silver Gilded Spoon
Located in Wembley, GB
Pair of Antique Sterling Silver Serving Spoons Gilded & Ornate Handles A distinguished pair of antique sterling silver serving spoons, exquisitely crafted and richly detailed in the ...
Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
$8,270Sale Price|70% Off
H 30.32 in W 45.28 in D 137.8 in
Danish Cabinetmaker Dining Table - Extendable to 350cm for 12/14 seats
By Gustav Bertelsen
Located in London, GB
This bespoke dining table was made in the 1960s by a cabinetmaker in Denmark. This dining table was found with a set of chairs made by cabinetmaker Gustav Bertelsen and designed by S...
Hardwood
$6,500 / set
H 1.5 in W 23.75 in D 16 in
Tiffany & Co. Antique Victorian Silver Plate Coffee or Tea Service Set
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Victorian silverplate tea or coffee service set, including: tea pots, sugar, creamer, and large service tray. By Tiffany & Co. USA, Late 19th Century Measuremen...
Silver Plate
English oval rolled rim tole tea tray, 1840-60
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Oval tole tea tray with rolled rim in black with a stenciled border decoration in bronze powder. Surfaces have been cleaned and polished. England, circa 1840-60.
Enamel, Tin
Brass Nautical Chain and Teak Wall Mirror
Located in Nantucket, MA
Rare, large brass chain links from the 1960's have been attached to a round, teak wood mirror frame. Designed by Deborah Lockhart Phillips. The Lockhart Collection is a personall...
Brass
$3,995
H 11 in W 26 in D 18 in
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Period Silver Plate Yacht Cocktail Service
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Originally used to serve cocktails on a yacht in the 1930's, this English Art Deco period silver plate bar service is supported by a green tinted wooden tray with silver handles on e...
Silver Plate
English Adam Gilt Marble Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
English Adam (circa 1780) gilt wood console with a carved frieze over rams head topped fluted legs with a stretcher & alabaster veneered marble top with a verde edge.
Alabaster, Marble, Gold Leaf
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.