Christopher Dresser Design Antique Sterling Silver Tea Set on Tray by Elkington
By Christopher Dresser
Located in London, London
., this stunning, Aesthetic period, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Batchelor Tea Set & Tray, is wonderfully engraved throughout with naturalistic engraving, and each piece carrie...
Sterling Silver
William IV period Sterling Silver Batchelor Teapot - London 1835
By George Burrows and Richard Pierce
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1835 by George Burrows II & Richard Pearce, this handsome, William IV, Antique Sterling Silver Teapot, is round in shape, plain in style, and features shell a...
Sterling Silver
Rare First Black Mark Belleek Batchelor Dragon Tea Set
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in Daylesford, Victoria
Rare batchelor size, colored in first black mark includes registration date mark, individually numbered set and tea instructions in lid. Magnificent example of early Irish Belleek de...
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, the sugar basin and matching milk jug. Though small, it has a wonderful feeling of...
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 for London 1835. It is beautifully made in silver and is a fine example of his work...
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 piece, the design has rectangular shape and is decorated with flowers and acanthus ...
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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
Jones, this handsome, Modernist design, sterling silver tea set, is batchelor sized, and features angular handles and reed detailing throughout.
Sterling Silver
$185,000 / set
H 12 in W 12 in D 10 in
A 200 Plus Set of 19 Century Imperial Russian Silver Flatware by Andrei Bragin
By Andrei Bragin
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An exceptional and extremely rare set of a combination of silver and vermeil (gilded silver) flatware designed and crafted in St Petersburg Russia by Andrei Stepanovich Bragin d...
Silver, Vermeil
$1,996Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 2.625 in W 5.75 in D 3.625 in
10 Pc., Ambrosius Lamm, Dresden Porcelain Tea Set C. 1910
By Ambrosius Lamm
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite 10-piece Ambrosius Lamm Dresden porcelain tea set, dating to circa 1910, epitomizes the elegance and refinement of early 20th-century German porcelain artistry. Each p...
Porcelain
$458Sale Price / item|30% Off
H 9.06 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in
Antique Pair of Silver Peacock Stand, Decoration Object for Home Decor
Located in Wembley, GB
Pair of Silver-Plated Peacock Figurines Hollywood Regency Style, Vintage Luxury A striking pair of silver-plated peacock sculptures, masterfully handcrafted in the classic Hollywood ...
Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
$54,975 / set
H 0.25 in Dm 10.75 in
Set of Twelve Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Bamboo Pattern Charger/Dinner Plates
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite Set of Twelve Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Bamboo Pattern Charger/Dinner Plates originates from the United States, Circa 1970. This stunning set can serve as either c...
Sterling Silver
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
$9,960Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 16 in W 26.5 in D 19.5 in
Rare American Aesthetic Movement Six-Piece Silver-Plated Coffee and Tea Service
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Impressive and Rare American Aesthetic Movement Six-Piece Silver-Plated Coffee and Tea Service. The ornately designed service with griffon finials and raised on a tapered and foo...
Silver Plate
Antique Russian Silver Tea-set
Located in London, GB
This fine and charming silver tea-set comprises a teapot, a sugar pot with a spoon and two jugs; one smaller and one larger. Each piece features an engraved crest and crown to their ...
Silver
$17,370
H 11.82 in W 24.02 in D 14.97 in
Antique George III Sterling Silver Tea-Coffeeset ivory Handles & Tray 1798-1800
By Charles Asprey and Charles Asprey junior 1
Located in VALENZA, IT
Rare George III Sterling Silver Tea-Coffeeset ivory Handles plus tray 1799-1800 Hallmarked in London in 1798-9 by Charles Asprey, this superb, George III, Antique Sterling Silver Tea...
Sterling Silver
Victorian Sterling Silver Six Piece Bachelor Tea and Coffee Service
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver six piece bachelor tea and coffee service; an addition to our silver teaware collection This exceptiona...
Sterling Silver
Christopher Dresser Silverplate Tea Set
By Christopher Dresser
Located in New Orleans, LA
This silverplate tea set, striking in its simplicity, is the work of celebrated designer Christopher Dresser. Dresser first displayed his designs at the 1862 International Exhibition...
Silver Plate
Vases, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, German, 1910, WMF
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Logistics and International Shipping We provide a comprehensive export service so that your only concern is enjoying your acquisition. • Door-to-Door Service: Pieces located in our A...
Metal
C19th French Louis XVI style Boulle mantel clock. 86cm high
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An impressive 19th Century French Louis XVI style, Boulle mantel clock, having red stained Tortoiseshell veneer to the case, gilded Rococo influenced ormolu mounts, white enamel Roma...
Ormolu
$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
$10,142 / set
H 9.85 in W 19.69 in D 15.16 in
Art Déco Silver 5-Piece Coffee & Tea Set with Tray, Around 1920
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant 5-piece silver centerpiece consisting of a coffee pot, teapot, milk jug, sugar bowl and a tray. Bulbous, raised vessels, narrowing again towards the opening, with a vertical...
Silver
Antique Eight-Piece Silver Coffee and Tea Set by Tétard
By Tetard Freres
Located in London, GB
Antique eight-piece silver coffee and tea set by Tétard French, early 20th century Tray: Height 6cm, width 73.5cm, depth 46.5cm Water jug: Height 19cm, width 21cm, depth 11cm T...
Silver
$16,903
H 10.63 in W 27.17 in D 17.72 in
20th Century Italian Baroque Sterling Silver Engraved Tea-Coffeeset with Tray
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Important sterling silver tea and coffee service. The service was entirely handmade in the Baroque style. The body of the coffee pot, teapot, milk jug and sugar bowl is round and h...
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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