$2,783 / set
H 6.3 in W 11.03 in D 6.7 in
Herend Hungary Porcelain Tea set for 12 persons, Indian Basket Green pattern
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary Porcelain Tea set for 12 persons, Indian Basket Green pattern A Herend porcelain
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
Porcelain
Solimene Vietri, 'Decoro Campagna' Hand Painted Italian Pottery Tea Set for 12
By Vietri
Located in Morristown, NJ
Italy", incl. (12) cups, (12) saucers, (1) teapot, (1) creamer, and (1) lidded sugar bowl. The set is in
Pottery, Paint
$3,788 / set
H 5.91 in Dm 5.71 in
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" Tea Set for 12 Persons
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" tea set for 12 persons. A serving tea
Porcelain
Haviland Limoges Gilt Porcelain Coffee / Tea Service for 12
Located in Tarry Town, NY
pieces. Set include 12 tea / coffee cups 4" x 2.3". 12 tea / coffee saucers 6". Coffee / tea pot 9" x 8.5
Gold
$5,400
H 9.5 in W 8.5 in D 5.5 in
Minton Buckingham K-159 Tea and Coffee Service for 12, 65 pieces created in 1929
By Minton
Located in CA, CA
A Minton Buckingham pattern K-159 tea and coffee service 12 setting, 65 pieces in total. A
Porcelain
Coffee Set Vintage Bone China Kaiser For 12 Person Germany
By AK Kaiser
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage Coffee service for 12 person, 42 pieces from the famous AK Kaiser manufactory West Germany
Bone
$1,950 / set
H 4.14 in W 17.13 in D 15.36 in
Limoges Coffee Set for 12 in Blue and Gold, Early 20th Century
By Limoges
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite boxed coffee set from Limoges, France, embodies the elegance and refinement for
Porcelain
$950 / set
H 1.75 in W 3.25 in D 2.5 in
Vintage Boho Sargadelos Ceramic Demitasse Cup and Saucer - Service for 12
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This charming individual demitasse cup and saucer set embodies the bold, graphic style of Mid
Porcelain
36 Pieces Porcelain Rosenthal Tea Coffee Set for 12
By Rosenthal
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Rosenthal porcelain tea or coffee set for 12.
Porcelain
French Celadon Art Deco Tea and Coffee Set by Marcel Goupy Rouard for 12 p
By Marcel Goupy
Located in Crespières, FR
French Art Deco Tea and Coffee Set by Marcel Goupy Rouard for 12 people. This earthenware set has
Earthenware
Bernardaud "FRIVOLE" - Dessert / Coffee set - for 12
By Bernardaud
Located in LYON, FR
Rare and superb coffee / dessert set for 12 persons Like new condition All pieces marked
Porcelain
Unavailable
H 0.5 in W 9 in D 9 in
Coalport England Cobalt Blue & Gilt Porcelain Dessert Service for 12
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in Pasadena, CA
Coalport England hand painted porcelain dessert service for 12, circa 1895. Cobalt blue ground
Porcelain
Bing and Grondahl Tea Service
By Bing & Grøndahl
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Bing and Grondahl tea service. Tea set for 12.
Futurist Tea/Coffee set for 12
Located in New York, NY
, following the best tradition of ceramic making. This set comprises 1big pot, 2 sugar pots, 1milk pot,, 12
Vintage Danish Porcelain 43 Pieces Tea and Coffee Service for 12 People
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Vintage Danish porcelain tea and coffee service for 12 people. 12 cake plate measure 6.5 inches
Porcelain
Demitasse Service for 12 with Large Pot & 12 Cups, Spode's Fleur de Lys Gold
By Spode
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Demitasse Service for 12 with Large Pot & 12 Cups, Spode's Fleur de Lys Gold, Mid-20th century
Ceramic, Porcelain
Sold
H 27.56 in W 27.56 in D 27.56 in
Meissen Tea & Dessert Set For 12 Indian Flowers Coloured & Gold 20th Century
By Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Tea Service, Consisting of 42 Parts: 1 tea pot with lid, 1 milk jug, 1 lidded sugar bowl
Porcelain
Sold
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Strasbourg by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service w/ Tea Service
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
silver Flatware set, 117 pieces. This set includes: 12 Dinner Size Knives, 9 7/8” 12 Dinner Size Forks
Sterling Silver
Jacob Petit Paris Gilded Porcelain Tea Service for 12
By Jacob Petit
Located in Antwerp, BE
Fantastic and rare gilt and painted tea service for 12 by Jacob Petit. Each piece hand marked in
Porcelain
Jacob Petit Paris Porcelain Chinoiserie Tea Service for 12
By Jacob Petit
Located in New York, NY
Fantastic and rare gilt and painted chinoiserie tea service for 12 by Jacob Petit with individual
Porcelain
Art Deco Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori White Porcelain Tea Set, Italy 1932
By Gio Ponti, Richard Ginori
Located in Sacile, PN
" tea set for 12 people, designed by Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori in 1932, consisting of: Teapot,sugar
Porcelain
12 Sets of Minton for Tiffany Elaborate Gilded Coffee Cup Saucers 24 Pieces
By Minton
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gorgeous cup and saucer set for your table featuring a raised gilt pattern from Minton, England
Gold
Midcentury Purple Porcelain Service for 12 People, Poland
Located in Chorzów, PL
Porcelain service for 12 people, Poland. Very good condition.
Porcelain
Sold
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Strasbourg by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Dinner Size and Tea Set
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
four-piece sterling silver Strasbourg by Gorham tea set. This set includes: 12 dinner size knives, 9 3
Sterling Silver
Limoges French Art Deco Coffee Tea Service for 12
By Limoges
Located in Oakland, CA
An Art Deco Limoges coffee or tea service for twelve of the highest quality, embellished with
Porcelain
Noritake China Azalea Pattern Hand-Painted Service for 12 Plue Serving
By Noritake
Located in St. Petersburg, FL
later, in 1914, that Japan's first Western-style dinner set was finally completed and exported to the
Porcelain
Sold
H 10.25 in W 11.25 in D 7.5 in
Sascha Brastoff "Surf Ballet" Tea & Coffee Service for 12 and Serving Set
By Sascha Brastoff
Located in Westfield, NJ
Vintage circa 1960s/1970s Sascha Brasstoff 33 piece set Set includes: Tea & Coffee service for 12
Gold
Sold
H 7.49 in W 11.42 in D 9.85 in
Beautiful Vintage Jean Haviland Porcelain Tea Luncheon Service, France, 1960s
By Haviland & Co.
Located in BAAMBRUGGE, NL
Beautiful vintage Jean Haviland porcelain Tea and Luncheon set for 12 persons (the tea set for 6
Porcelain
Rosenthal Porcelain Kurfurstendamm Berlin Service for 12
By Rena Rosenthal
Located in Easton, PA
banding designed by Hans Theo Baumann for Rosenthal in 1959. 91 piece set consists of 12 dinner plates; 12
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
Richard Ginori Burnt Orange Contessa Extensive Dinnerware Service Of 141 Pieces
By Richard Ginori
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Richard Ginori extensive dinnerware service Contessa rust red pattern dinnerware service . Pattern having a burnt orange and double gilt gold and black trim decorated design on white...
Gold
$115,855
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
$1,250 / set
H 1 in Dm 10.5 in
Set of 12 Dinner Plates, Royal Worcester England All Over Gold Decorated
By Royal Worcester
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant set of 24 karat all over gold embossed design dinner or presentation plates by the storied English firm of Royal Worcester. We featured a single plate for the main picture...
Gold
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
$16,356 / set
H 7.88 in W 9.45 in D 10.63 in
Silver Mounted Sèvres-style Porcelain Cabaret Set, French, circa 1880
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine silver mounted Sèvres- style porcelain cabaret set. The Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory was founded to the east of Paris in the disused Royal Château of Vincennes, late in 173...
Porcelain
$7,500 / set
H 1.13 in Dm 9.25 in
Set of 12 Antique Meissen Porcelain 'Old Ozier' Pattern Cabinet or Dinner Plates
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine set of 12 antique, 18th century German porcelain plates. By the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. In the Old Ozier pattern. Each plate has a gilt and slightly scalloped ring ...
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
$950 / set
H 0.75 in Dm 10.5 in
Set of 12 Noritake Morimura Gilt Dinner or Service Plates, Ex-Seidenberg
By Noritake
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine set of 12 Noritake porcelain dinner plates. With transfer painted polychrome flowers to the center & rim, green Rococo style decoration, and raised gold highlights. (Labeled...
Porcelain
Bloch & Eschwege - 273pc. Antique French 950 Sterling Silver Flatware Set, Chest
By Maison Bloch Eschwege 1, Jorgen Bloch
Located in Wilmington, DE
Bloch & Eschwege 273pc. Flatware Set – Description 1st Dibs Direct from Paris, A Stunning 273pc. Privately Commissioned Napoleon III Sterling Silver Flatware Set with Rare Mother-of-...
Sterling Silver
$524,756 / set
H 114.5 in W 35.5 in D 5 in
19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall
Located in London, GB
The Lartington hall carved Boiserie panels by Signor Anton Leone Bulletti. A highly important suite of eight carved and patinated wood panels commissioned by Monsignor Thomas Edw...
Wood, Pine
$704 / set
H 8.27 in W 10.24 in D 2.76 in
Art Deco Tea, Coffee, Dessert Set, Porcelain, Victoria, Czechoslovakia, 1930s
By Victoria Czechoslovakia
Located in Bochum, NRW
Delightfully angular pure Art Deco porcelain tea / coffee and dessert serving set for 5 by Victoria, Czechoslovakia. Comprising: jug, sugar bowl, milk jug, serving plate, 5 cups wi...
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
$60,000
H 12 in W 14 in D 7 in
Magnificent French Antique Porcelain 116-Piece Dinner Set, 19th Century
Located in Montreal, Quebec
116 Pieces A magnificent French Antique porcelain 116-piece dinner set, 19th century, with burgundy and gold accents. This set is exceptionnal both in its beauty, its state of con...
Porcelain
Circa 1880 Italian Giltwood LXV Style Chaise Longue
Located in London, Park Royal
This wonderfully elegant Chaise Longue, Circa 1880 is from Tuscany, Italy. Finely carved in the LXV style, it includes an armrest on one side which adds the piece's overall form and ...
Gold Leaf
Meissen Porcelain Dinnerware Service for 12 People
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful German Meissen dinnerware service for twelve people with serving pieces. The dinnerware service is in great condition. Just exquisite & very rare to find a complete service...
Gold
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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