$8,601
H 5.12 in W 13 in D 11.03 in
Christopher Dresser Design Antique Sterling Silver Tea Set on Tray by Elkington
By Christopher Dresser
Located in London, London
, Antique Sterling Silver Batchelor Tea Set & Tray, is wonderfully engraved throughout with naturalistic
Sterling Silver
William IV period Sterling Silver Batchelor Teapot - London 1835
By George Burrows and Richard Pierce
Located in London, London
, Antique Sterling Silver Teapot, is round in shape, plain in style, and features shell and scroll feet, and
Sterling Silver
Rare First Black Mark Belleek Batchelor Dragon Tea Set
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in Daylesford, Victoria
numbered set and tea instructions in lid. Magnificent example of early Irish Belleek design. The set is
Victorian Silver Batchelors' Tea Service with Lobed and Acanthus Decoration
By James Wakely & Frank Clarke Wheeler
Located in Montreal, QC
This charming set would be ideal for a single discriminating tea drinker. It comprises: the teapot
Silver
Antique Paul Storr Silver Batchelor's Teapot 1835
Located in London, GB
A wonderful antique silver batchelor's teapot by the master silversmith Paul Storr, with hallmarks
Silver
Victorian Silver Batchelor’s Teapot By Atkin Brothers of Sheffield 1895
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Victorian Silver Batchelor’s Teapot By Atkin Brothers of Sheffield 1895 This is a very attractive
Sold
H 7.88 in W 11.82 in D 11.82 in
Modernist Sterling Silver 4-Piece Batchelor Tea Set by A. E. Jones, 1995
By Albert Edward Jones
Located in London, London
tea set, is batchelor sized, and features angular handles and reed detailing throughout. The teapot
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Spanish Silver Coffee and Tea Set
Located in London, GB
Art Deco Spanish silver coffee and tea set Spanish, c. 1930 Tray: height 3cm, width 56cm, depth 35cm Milk jug: height 10cm, width 13cm, depth 8cm This fine Spanish Art Deco tea...
Silver
$1,620
H 3.55 in Dm 4.14 in
Silver Chamberstick / Candleholder Hippocampus / Seahorse, 1837 Munich, Germany
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Silver Chamberstick / candleholder hippocampus / seahorse, circa 1837 Munich, Germany. This silver Chamberstick retain the original detachable snuffer. We have specialized in the sa...
Silver, Sterling Silver
$83
H 3.55 in W 2.37 in D 1.58 in
Mid Century Vintage Small Black Decorative Glass Perfume Bottle, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in very good condition. The bottle looks like it has just been taken out of the box. No jags, defects etc. Stopper have some cut - as on pictures. Only one unique piec...
Glass
$17,272
H 8.08 in W 13.59 in D 11.03 in
Victorian Mappin & Webb Antique Silver Coromandel Vanity / Dressing Box
By James Vickery, Mappin & Webb
Located in Northampton, GB
Antique Vanity Box / Dressing Box with its original leather carry case. The silver vanity box itself is veneered in exotic coromandel with brass edging and double stringing on the...
Brass
$180
H 0.75 in W 6.88 in D 0.63 in
Beautiful Bird Claw Bronze Letter Opener, Vienna Austria, 1920s Vintage Antique
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1950s Austrian bronze letter opener. Nice addition to your room, on your desk top or just for your collection of Austrian midcentury items. Found at an estate sale in V...
Bronze
Pair of Large Japanese Imari 19th Century Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A superb pair of large 19th century Japanese Imari vases, decorated throughout in the typical palette of dark blues and iron reds on a white background with gilt highlights, the main...
Ceramic, Porcelain
Original Christopher Dresser teapot Elkington & Co
By Christopher Dresser
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Silver plated Victorian teapot by Elkington & Co designed By Dr Christopher Dresser. A stylish design years ahead of its time. In good condition and becoming increasingly rare.
Silver Plate
Odiot Henin - 5pc. Antique French 950 Sterling Silver Louis XVI Tea Set + Tray
By Henin et Cie 1, Odiot
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from a Private Mansion in Paris, a Magnificent 4pc. Antique French 950 Sterling Silver and Vermeil Tea Set by France's Premier French Silversmith Jean-Baptiste Odiot and an ac...
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
$1,918
H 8.75 in W 4.75 in D 5 in
Anatomical model: a decomposable eyeball, SOMSO, Germany circa 1950.
Located in Milan, IT
Anatomical model for schools, educational use, depicting a decomposable eyeball, complete in all its parts, made out of polyvinyl chloride, plaster, glass and painted paper, metal ho...
Metal
17thC Italian Cedar Wood Coffer
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1680 17thC Italian Cedar Wood Coffer sku 1833 W124 x D63 x H69 cm Weight 30 kg
Cedar
$2,589
H 5.32 in W 20.08 in D 17.52 in
Late Baroque Games Box Chess Backgammon Decorated with Rich Wooden Interior.
Located in Knivsta, SE
A beautiful Late Baroque Box used for Chess/Backgammon and Nine Men’s Morris Game pieces. Rich interior and exterior decorated with different types of wood, including olive, walnut a...
Birch, Olive, Walnut
$10,411
H 15.75 in W 19.69 in D 15.75 in
Christopher Dresser design sterling silver tea and coffee set by Asprey 1995
By Christopher Dresser, Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1995 by Asprey & Co. Ltd., this stylish, Elizabeth II period, Sterling Silver 4 Piece Tea Set, is a reproduction of a design by Christopher Dresser, with t...
Sterling Silver
$12,500 / set
H 2.5 in Dm 9.25 in
Minton Hand Painted Ornithological 13 Piece Dessert Service- C. Dresser
By Christopher Dresser
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This amazing 13 piece hand painted ornithological dessert service is painted in the "Aesthetic Movement Style" with each exotic bird realistically represented in it's natural landsca...
Porcelain, Paste
Refractor telescope by François Can, 81 Quai de l'Hôpital, Lyon
Located in London, GB
2 ¾ inch refractor telescope by François Can, 81 Quai de l'Hôpital, Lyon. Circa 1835. Mounted on a cast iron stand with adjustable height, folding tripod feet, and castors. 2 ¾ inc...
Brass, Iron
Antique Canadian Sterling silver Teapot Toronto C.1900 Roden Bros
By Roden Brothers
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Antique Canadian Sterling silver Teapot Toronto C.1900 Roden Bros. The teapot of plain ribbed design oval rounded form, collet style base. The upper body of the teapot is ribbed with...
Sterling Silver
Boulenger - 8pc. Louis XVI, Silver Tea Set - Museum Quality !
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from Paris, A Superb 8 piece 19th Century Louis XVI Sterling Silver Tea Set by the one of France's Premier Silversmiths "Adolphe Boulenger" in like new condition. Silversmith...
Sterling Silver
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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