Poul Petersen Four Piece Sterling Tea and Coffee Service
By Carl Poul Petersen
Located in Montreal, QC
This set, made by the celebrated silversmith in Montreal, has much in common with the work of his father-in-law Georg Jensen. The teapot, of compressed spherical form, the coffee pot...
Silver
Poul Petersen Four-Piece Sterling Tea and Coffee Service
By Carl Poul Petersen
Located in Montreal, QC
This set, made by the celebrated silversmith in Montreal, has much in common with the work of his father-in-law Georg Jensen. The teapot, of compressed spherical form, the coffee pot...
Silver
Early 19th Century Hand-Hammered French Copper and Brass Teapot with Lid
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Taking the form of a Moorish teapot, this 19th century French piece features a stunning mixture of copper and brass. Its hand-hammered upper half has a copper spout and lid and two g...
Brass, Copper
Set of 6, W.M. Mounts Hand Hammered Silver Plated Tumblers or Ice Tea
By W. M. Mounts
Located in Atlanta, GA
American, 20th century. A great grouping of 6 American silver plated tumblers or iced tea glasses. Each piece is beautifully hand hammered to give a fantastic surface feel and appea...
Silver Plate
Gorham Sterling Art & Crafts Nouveau Tea Coffee Set, 1897
By Gorham
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Rare design Gorham Sterling Art Nouveau Arts & Crafts hammered tea and coffee set. The set comprising coffee pot, teapot, covered sugar bowl, cream jug and waste bowl. All with a won...
Sterling Silver
Carl Poul Petersen Sterling Silver Tea and Coffee Set with Tray C.1930
By Carl Poul Petersen
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Handmade and hammered sterling silver tea and coffee set with tray by the Master Silversmith Carl Poul Petersen of Montreal, Canada circa 1930.
Sterling Silver
Antique Marius Hammer Red Enamel & Gilt Sterling Silver Tea Strainer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine Norwegian tea strainer by Marius Hammer. With red enamel decoration to the above, a flower pattern top, and gold-washed finish throughout. Monogrammed to the reverse w...
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Silver Tea Set by Boston Silversmith Obadiah Rich
By Obadiah Rich
Located in Dallas, TX
A three-piece sterling silver tea set by "gifted Boston artist, Obadiah Rich, one of the most accomplished silversmiths of his day", apprenticed to silversmith Moses Morse, Rich comp...
Silver
Old or Antique Arts & Crafts Hand Hammered Sterling Silver Tea Caddy Spoon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique sterling silver tea caddy spoon. Textured throughout with hand hammering. Simply a great Arts & Crafts design Tea accessory! Date: 20th Century Overall Condition: ...
Sterling Silver
Sold|$150
Moroccan Silver Plated Tea Pot
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Traditional vintage silver plated and brass Moroccan tea pot, embossed with traditional repousse design, nicely aged, handcrafted in Fez, stamped in bottom. Great silver plated and ...
Metal, Brass
Sold|$150
Moroccan Silver Plated Tea Pot
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Traditional vintage silver plated and brass Moroccan tea pot, embossed with traditional repousse design, nicely aged, handcrafted in Fez, stamped in bottom. Great silver plated and b...
Metal, Brass
Sold|$150
Moroccan Silver Plated Tea Pot
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Traditional vintage silver plated and brass Moroccan tea pot, embossed with traditional repousse design, nicely aged, handcrafted in Fez, stamped in bottom. Great silver plated and ...
Metal, Brass
Art Deco Bauhaus Hutschenreuther Tea Pot Set Hammered WMF Metal Cozy, 1930s
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik, Hutschenreuther
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Art Deco Bauhaus Hutschenreuther tea pot hammered WMF metal cozy This handsome vintage tea pot marked Hutschenreuther Bavaria Germany is snugly nestled in a WMF D.R.P. hammered silve...
Metal
Antique Turkish Hammered Copper Gooseneck Tea Kettle Coffee Pot
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique copper clad gooseneck tea kettle with lid and turned wood handle. Measures: 13” x 9” x 9.5” / Height of Handle – 4.75” (Width x Depth x Height).
Copper
Vintage Moroccan Brass Tea Pot Kettle
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Moroccan Brass Kettle Tea Pot. Traditional handmade Moroccan vintage tea pot. A Moroccan tea pot hand-made by craftsmen from the city of Fez, known as the best craftsman in t...
Brass
19th Century English Brass Tea Kettle Warmer Rare Wrought Iron Stand
Located in Vero Beach, FL
19th century English brass tea kettle warmer rare wrought iron stand. This tall, Victorian wrought iron stand is a scrolled tripod warmer created with tremendous craftsmanship. Th...
Brass, Wrought Iron
Mid-Century 3-Piece Mixed Metals Coffee Set from Mexico
Located in Pasadena, CA
Mid century Mexican Modernist set of coffee pot, cream and sugar, in mixed metals: brass, copper, alpaca. Made in Mexico Measure: Coffee pot 8.5" L x 5" W x 9.5" H Sugar 5.75" L x 4...
Alpaca
Antique Moroccan Moorish Large Heavy Solid Brass Kettle, 19th C
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Moroccan Moorish large heavy solid brass kettle embossed with brass floral design. It is a unique piece to display in your kitchen or to add to your brass collection. Moroc...
Brass, Copper
Art Deco AEG Kettle "P-139" Peter Behrens Darmstadt Industrial Design
By AEG, Peter Behrens
Located in Hamburg, DE
Former AEG kettle "P-139" by industrial designer Peter Behrens in the style of Arts Deco with Art Nouveau influences. The kettle is made of hammered copper. The boiler contains 1.75...
Copper
Barbour Sterling Silver 3-Piece Demitasse Tea/Coffee Set in Martele Art Nouveau
By Barbour Silver Co.
Located in New York, NY
Barbour & Co. sterling silver three-piece demitasse tea set in the Martele Art Nouveau style, with beautiful intricate floral design and exquisitely hand hammered, consisting of: ...
Silver, Sterling Silver
Art Deco Hand Hammered Sterling Silver Tea & Coffee Set
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a great looking and substantial set. It consists of a tray, creamer, covered sugar, coffee and tea pot. The set is signed GK over a clover leaf in a shield.
The com...
Sterling Silver
Old Hand Hammered Silverplate Liquor/Wine/Tea Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Old hand hammered silverplate drink set. Includes a tray, 8 glasses, and a martini type pitcher with removable top. Perfect condition, and super looking.
Hand-Hammered Four-Piece English Pewter Tea Set, c. 1930
Located in Port Chester, NY
A small hand-hammered pewter tea set from England, circa 1930. The tea pot, sugar bowl and creamer all have diminutive claw feet. The tea pot has stylized black handles, probably b...
Pewter
Sold|$1,095 / set
19th Century Indian Tea Set and Caddy
Located in Richmond, VA
Offered is a gorgeous, 19th century eight piece, Indian tea set and caddy. The set includes, three larger lidded canisters, one smaller lidded canister, two lidded tea cups, two tea ...
Metal
Sold|$19,500 / set
William Spratling "Jaguar" Sterling Silver Coffee and Tea Service
By William Spratling
Located in Allentown, PA
1956-1962; Third Design Period; Taxco, Mexico Each stamped for William Spratling; Further stamped: 925 / Eagle 30 Each topped with a jaguar finial over a smooth silver body issuing...
Silver
Signed Prieto Juarez Mexico 950 Sterling Silver 5 Pieces Coffee Tea Set W/ Tray
Located in Surfside, FL
Vintage, PRIETO, Juarez Mexico, .950 sterling silver, hand hammered, 5 pieces Coffee/Tea set with large presentation tray, total 218.21 ounces troy of .950 sterling silver.
Sterling Silver
Large Indian Silver over Copper Hammered Kettle
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
This monumental tea kettle engraved with sacred flames and topped with a hand-wrought metal and wood handle, made in India during the last quarter of the 19th century.
Copper, Silver
Sold|$37,458 / set
Rare Georg Jensen Paris Coffee and Tea Service with Burner and Tray 483
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, Hellerup
Georg Jensen tea service with oak handles designed by Georg Jensen circa 1927, design #483, a late design by Georg Jensen with signs of Art Deco. This set includes a coffee pot with ...
Silver
Jugendstil WMF Kettle on Stand with Burner
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Janvry, Essonne
The stand in hammered brass with the burner set in the centre & a central mount for the kettle in hammered brass with a cane wrapped handle.Signed WMF(Wurttembergische Metallwaren Fa...
Brass
Sold|$1,796 / set
Vintage Calegaro Hammered Silverplate Coffee/Tea Set, Italy 1970s
By Calegaro
Located in London, GB
A sparkly coffee/tea set in hand hammered silverplate with rich gold wash interior accent by Calegaro Italy. It includes an elegant tray with two tiny milk jar and sugar bowl, one co...
Silver Plate
Rare Late 19th Century Wang Hing Three-Piece Chinese Export Coin Silver Tea Set
By Wang Hing & Co.
Located in Brisbane, Queensland
A late 19th three-piece Chinese export coin silver tea service by Hong Kong retail silversmiths, Wang Hing. The piece features a heavy prunus motif, with the centre of each piece rep...
Sterling Silver
Antique Chinese Sterling Silver Ten-Piece Tea Set
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
The workmanship on this tea set is truly amazing with dragons in relief surrounding the vessels and bamboo serving as handles and structure for the tea pot stand. Unusually the set i...
Sterling Silver
Sold|$1,600
Georg Jensen Blossom Sterling Tea Strainer
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Designed by Georg Jensen in 1905. Dimensions Length 10.8 cm/4 ¹⁄2 inches. This delicate blossom tea strainer is a typical Georg Jensen Art Nouveau design from 1905. The flower...
Sterling Silver
Eric Löfman, Sterling Silver Coffee Service, MGAB, Sweden, 1977
By Eric Löfman
Located in Berlin, DE
Eric Löfman, a very elegant Swedish modern coffee service. Hand-hammered silver & Teak handle, executed in 1977. Excellent condition.
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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