Sold|$15,000
Persian Silver Tea Set, Eight Pieces
Located in Vancouver, BC
Beautifully decorated and detailed Persian silver tea set. Includes kettle-on-stand, tray, teapot, coffee pot, sugar caddy, creamer and tea caddy.
Antique Victorian Kettle, Brass Toddy Kettle, Amber Handle, Scotland 1890, B75y
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Victorian Kettle, Brass Toddy Kettle, Amber Handle, Scotland 1890, B75y Scotland 1890 Brass Elegant shaped circular body with classic sprout Amber handle to the top T...
Brass
Sold|$650
Baroque Style Copper Kettle
Located in Essex, MA
A handwrought beautifully detailed copper kettle with repousse gadrooned decoration on the lid and lower section, a fixed strap handle and swinging larger handle. Excellent form and ...
Copper
Pair of Japanese Iron & Lacquer Sake Kettles
Located in Seattle, WA
One pair of Japanese cast iron sake kettles. The sides embossed with Paulownia Crest motifs, the inset top with scrolling Paulownia floral motifs and Chrysanthemum flowers on the fix...
Iron, Silver
Sold|$190
English Copper Kettle, circa 1865
Located in Fairhope, AL
English copper kettle with acorn finial! Measures: Height: 10.
English Oval Copper Kettle, circa 1820
Located in Ambler, PA
English Oval Copper Kettle, circa 1820
Copper
Sold|$1,450
Dutch Brass Serpent Spout Kettle, circa 1725
Located in Ambler, PA
Dutch brass serpent spout kettle. Swing handle, circa 1725. Measures: Height 9 3/4″. DOB: 7 1/4″.
Brass
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
Antique Victorian Brass Toddy Kettle, Milk Glass Handle, Scotland, 1880
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Victorian brass toddy kettle, milk glass handle, Scotland 1880, B74y Scotland 1880 Solid brass Elegant shaped milk glass handle Circular body and classic spout Inside ...
Brass
Edwardian Bachelors Tea Kettle, circa 1905
Located in Umberleigh, Devon
A lovely English Edwardian silver plated bachelors tea kettle. Sits on base which has three pad feet and central burner.
Silver Plate
Antique Solid Silver Sterling Samovar Tea Kettle London 1823 Philip Rundell
By Philip Rundell
Located in London, GB
A magnificent solid silver sterling tea kettle Made by Philip Rundell the celebrated london silversmith Comprising of 3 pieces, kettle, burner and stand.
Sterling Silver
Elegant Solid Silver Sterling Tiffany & Co Tea Kettle Samovar 2009g Art Deco
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in London, GB
An elegant Solid Silver Sterling Tea Kettle or Samovar with hard wood finial and Handle Beautifully crafted In 3 pieces kettle, burner and base Tiffany code 23650 Weight 2009 grams...
Sterling Silver
Magnificent Sterling Tea-set with kettle-on-stand. Odiot a Paris
Located in Vancouver, BC
Sterling silver. Odiot a Paris Tea-set with kettle on stand Impressive French Tea-set with kettle on stand.
Antique English Creamware Pottery Tea Kettle or Punch Pot, Late 18th Century
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
A fine quality late 18th century plain creamware silver shaped punch pot or tea kettle. Rope twist handles, a female head and florette finials add touches of elegance to this quali...
Sterling Silver Tea and Coffee Set with Tilting Kettle and Tray
By Lionel Alfred Crichton 1
Located in New York, NY
English hallmarked, sterling silver tea and coffee service with tilting kettle and tray.
Sterling Silver
Sold|$850
George II Mahogany Tea Kettle Stand
Located in Miami, FL
George II mahogany tea kettle stand (N31).
Brass
Sold|$649
Tea Kettle by Peter Behrens for AEG
By Peter Behrens
Located in Cologne, DE
Famous tea and water kettle by Peter Behrens This electrical tea kettle of Peter Behrens is an important sample for the beginning of early industrial design. Peter Behrens establi...
Metal
Sold|$636
Antique Silver Plated Spirit Kettle
Located in Stutton, GB
Antique silver plated spirit kettle, of circular outline, with a lovely shaped handle, on a (removable) base. Really pretty kettle in perfect condition.
Silver
Rare Small Dutch Copper Tea Kettle, circa 1850
Located in Ambler, PA
Rare small dutch copper tea kettle, circa 1850. Dovetailed with swing handle.
Copper
Tea Pot Kettle Brass Copper Ebony Handle by William Soutter & Sons
By William Soutter & Sons
Located in Cheltenham, GB
An early 20th Century brass and copper kettle with an ebony handle by William Soutter & Sons. A firm founded in 1760 but ceased manufacturing in 1928. Stamped with their trademark un...
Brass, Copper
Sold|$660
Early 20th Century Brass Kettle
Located in Burton, TX
This Early 20th Century Kettle was crafted from brass by artisans in the early 1900's. The piece features a detailed handle that leads to an oversized kettle. The seams are all hand ...
Brass
Sold|$400
English Copper Kettle, circa 1875
Located in Ambler, PA
English copper kettle, circa 1875. Acorn finial. Six pint capacity. Unusual curved tubular handle. Dovetailed. Measures: Height 10 7/8″. DOB: 6".
Copper
Sold|$925
English Copper Kettle, circa 1780
Located in Ambler, PA
English copper kettle. Cast handle. Double spurs. Dovetailed, circa 1780. Small repair on base. Measures: Height 11 3/4″, DOB 7 1/4″.
Copper
English Copper Oval Kettle, circa 1875
Located in Ambler, PA
English copper oval kettle, circa 1875. Signed army and navy CSL. Five pint capacity. Dovetailed. Measures: Height 9 1/4″, width 10 7/8″, base 7 1/8″ by 5 3/4″.
Copper
Rare Chinese Paktong Water Kettle, 19th Century
Located in Ambler, PA
Rare Chinese Paktong Water Kettle, 19th Century
Chinese Bronze Cast Water Kettle, circa 1820
Located in Ambler, PA
Chinese bronze cast water kettle, circa 1820.
Unusual English Copper Ship’s Kettle, circa 1890
Located in Ambler, PA
Very unusual rectangular English Copper Ship’s Kettle with rails on side. Mushroom Finial, circa 1890. Measures: Height: 10″. Width: 8 1/2″. Length: 9 1/2″.
Copper
Fabulous English Egyptian Revival Copper Kettle on Stand, circa 1860
Located in Ambler, PA
Fabulous English Egyptian revival copper kettle on stand, circa 1860. All embellishments are bell metal. Features include Sphinx finial, Greek key decoration. Signed under lid. ...
Copper
Sold|$1,416
Tea or Water Kettle by Karl Hagenauer
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien, Karl Hagenauer
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant tea or water kettle by Karl Hagenauer. Marked: WEKSTÄTTEN HAGENAUER WIEN, WHW. Logo, MADE IN AUSTRIA, Karl.
Brass, Copper
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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