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
$803 / 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 Shelley Pottery, Mappin & Webb
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 Hammersley, Shelley Pottery
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
$11,500 / set
H 1 in Dm 1 in
Derby Porcelain Part Dessert Service, Red Botanical, John Brewer, 1795-1800
By Crown Derby, John Brewer
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning part-dessert service made by Derby between about 1795 and 1800, painted with named botanical studies by John Brewer. The service consists of a lidded sauce comport...
Porcelain
Library of Antique Leatherbound Books
Located in Brønshøj, DK
This collection consists of 400 antique decorative books, mainly dating from 1850–1950, with most published before 1920. The books are bound in leather, many with fine gold leaf embo...
Gold Leaf
$229,532Sale Price|33% Off
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
Other
$1,250 / set
H 6 in Dm 11 in
Wonderful Service 12 Selb Bavaria Heinrich & Co Gold Encrusted Dinner Plates
By Heinrich & Co. 1, Selb Porcelain
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Service Of 12 Selb Bavaria Heinrich & Co Gold Encrusted Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Set of 12 English Raised Gilt Porcelain Dinner Service Plates
By Royal Worcester
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A regal set of 12 elaborately gild service plates, by Royal Worcester. The set with delicate broad gilt borders with a white porcelain background. The mark on the back from 1950.
Porcelain
$114,754
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
Wrought Iron
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
$1,920Sale Price / set|32% Off
H 0.79 in W 15.16 in D 12.01 in
Limoges Bernardaud 62 Pieces Fine Faience Dinner Service
By Bernardaud
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Exquisite fine cream faience tableware set adorned with scattered roses and gold trim. The set consists of 62 pieces and would be ideal for casual dining, or would make an eyecatchin...
Faience, Paint
$975 / set
H 4.25 in Dm 10.5 in
Wonderful Floral Pattern Service 12 Dinner Porcelain Plates Aynsley Bavaria
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Floral Pattern Service 12 For Dinner Porcelain Plates By Aynsley Bavaria
Porcelain
$3,800Sale Price / set|40% Off
H 10.63 in Dm 12.6 in
19th Century Sèvres Porcelain Dinner Set with Comital Coronet
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite 52-piece porcelain dinner service, crafted by Sèvres in the 19th century, exemplifies the refined artistry and heritage of French porcelain. Each piece features a hand...
Porcelain
$630Sale Price / set|30% Off
H 1.5 in W 14 in D 10 in
120 Piece Vintage Franciscan Apple Pattern Dinnerware Hand Painted USA England
By Franciscan China 1
Located in Dayton, OH
This vintage china set in the apple pattern by Franciscan has doubles of many pieces suitable for large gatherings. Includes 120 hand painted pieces. Made in England and USA Measu...
Porcelain
Fabergé Silver Service
By Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary 128-piece service by Fabergé is a rare treasure in more ways than one. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and in pristine c...
Silver
$2,348Sale Price / set|25% Off
H 1.19 in Dm 12.6 in
Villeroy & Boch Petite Fleur Comprehensive Dinner, Tea and Coffee Service
By Villeroy & Boch
Located in Sofia, BG
Villeroy & Boch 'Petite Fleur' comprehensive dinner, tea and coffee service for six persons, plus extras in white porcelain. Base Plate 30 cm. 4 pcs. Plate 27 cm. 5 pcs. Plate 21 cm....
Porcelain
Set of 12 English Porcelain Dinner Plates, Royal Doulton, circa 1900
By Royal Doulton
Located in New York, NY
Set of 12 English porcelain dinner plates, Royal Doulton, circa 1900.
Porcelain
$4,800 / set
H 0.5 in Dm 7.75 in
Copeland Spode for Tiffany Dessert & Tea Set for 12 Floral Japonesque Service
By Copeland Spode
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is a complete dessert service for 12 that includes the matching coffee or teapot, creamer and sugar made by Copeland Spode, exclusively for Tiffany and Co. The butterscotch col...
Porcelain
$3,900 / set
Richard Ginori 105 piece Porcelain
By Richard Ginori
Located in Water Mill, NY
Richard Ginori 105 Piece Porcelain with Light Green Band and Gold Ropes 7 Piece Place Settings To include.. Coffee Pot, Tea Pot, Cream and Sugar…Two Platters Two Open Serving Dishes....
Porcelain
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.