$1,415 / set
Tête-à-tête tea service Wedgwood
By Wedgwood
Located in Delft, NL
Tête-à-tête tea service by Wedgwood A Black on yellow cane Jasperware wedgwood stoneware with black lines and scene of Putti A serving tea set with a serving plate, 2 plates, a tea...
Stoneware
French Porcelain Tete a Tete Tea Set Circa 1875
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Elegant 19th century porcelain in white gold and crimson raspberry. The teapot with lid, sugar bowl with lid, creamer, two tea cups with tray. The tray measures 17 wide, 12.75 deep a...
Porcelain
$1,654Sale Price / set|25% Off
Robin’s egg Blue Tea Set by Robj, Art Deco, 20th Century
By Villeroy & Boch, ROBJ
Located in Lisbon, PT
A tête à tête tea set in Robin’s-egg blue, each stamped Import de/ Robj / Paris / Luxembourg.
Earthenware
$4,200 / set
French Empire "Tête a Tête" Service
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This exquisite 7 piece coffee service makes an elegant statement in rich matted blue, accented with bright gold. Each piece is similarly decorated in the elegant French Empire style ...
Porcelain, Paste
Tete a Tete service in Porcelain by Ginori - Italy ca. 1880.
By Richard Ginori
Located in Milano, IT
Ginori porcelain tete a tete service with decoration executed by the Richard Ginori manufactory. Decoration with retouché decal with mythological motif. Manufacture mark under the ba...
Porcelain
Villeroy & Boch Glazed Faience Tete-A-Tete Set
By Villeroy & Boch
Located in Prato, Tuscany
A charming and unique tète-à-tète coffee/tea set; the pieces are made of French white glazed faience; one cup is inscribed with the French word “Toi,” the other with “Moi,” and the m...
Ceramic
Unavailable
H 7 in W 10 in D 4.5 in
English Porcelain Tete-a-Tete Tea Service, Cobalt Blue & Gilt, Early 19th
Located in WILMINGTON, CA
English Porcelain Tete-a-Tete Tea Service, Cobalt Blue & Gilt, Early 19th Cent Swirled ribbed texture with cobalt blue and gilt leaf designs to the rim.
Porcelain
Unavailable
Gorham Tete a Tete Tea Set
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Houston, TX
A small sterling tete a tete set in the “Aesthetic style” made by The Gorham Company of Providence, Rhode Island, in 1881.
Sterling Silver
19th Century Porcelain Tete-a-Tete Tea Service by Davenport
By Davenport Porcelain
Located in Pasadena, CA
An attractive porcelain tete-a-tete or tea service for two by Davenport of England.
Porcelain
Unavailable
H 4.73 in W 4.73 in D 5.91 in
Early 20th Century Flower Encrusted Tete a Tete 'Tea for Two'
Located in London, GB
The service comprising of two cups and saucers, milk jug, sugar pot and lid and a tea/coffeepot. The design stems from the service made for Frederik II of Prussia.
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Tete à Tete in Original Leather Case
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Shakespeare, ON
Ex. Collection of the Marquess of Ely.
Porcelain
Unavailable
H 2.5 in W 4 in D 4 in
Christofle Porcelain Tea Set for Two, "Tête-à-Tête", Model Talisman, Green
Located in Petaluma, CA
This is a beautiful Christofle porcelain tea set for two, "Tête-à-Tête" (breakfast for two).
Porcelain
Tête-à-tête, Tea Service, Sèvres Porcelain, Napoleon III Period.
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Tête-à-tête, Tea service, Sèvres porcelain, Napoleon III period.
Porcelain
Gorham Japanese Aesthetic Tête-à-tête Tea Set
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Litchfield, CT
This extraordinary diminutive or tête-à-tête tea service can only be described as gorgeous.
Sold
H 1.58 in W 8.27 in D 6.3 in
Helene Wolfsohn Dresden, Tête-à-Tête Tea Set in Hand Painted Porcelain
Located in København, Copenhagen
Helene Wolfsohn for Dresden. Tête-à-tête tea set in hand painted porcelain with merchants and gold decoration, 19th century.
Porcelain
Sold
H 2 in W 17.75 in D 13.63 in
Zurich Porcelain Tête-à-Tête Tea Set in the Meissen Style, circa 1770-1790
By Zurich Porcelain Manufactory 1
Located in Milford, NH
Hand painted porcelain tête-à-tête tea set in the Meissen style includes tray, covered teapot, covered creamer, covered sugar, two teacups, and two saucers.
Porcelain
Antique Meiji Period Japanese Satsuma Tête a Tête Tea Set with Butterflies
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Fabulous Tea service for two people (tête-à-tête) Satsuma earthenware, Meiji period, 19th c.
Porcelain
Sold
H 4.73 in W 8.67 in D 45.28 in
Victorian Sterling Silver Bachelor or Tete-a-tete Tea Set Ivory Handle
By Nathan & Hayes
Located in VALENZA, IT
Fine sterling bachelor sterling silver tea set. Finely chiselled and engraved on the entire outside with scroll and torchon motifs. The inside of the milk jug and sugar bowl is fi...
Sterling Silver
A Rare Miniature Chamberlain Worcester Tête à tête Tea Set.
Located in Downingtown, PA
The service is beautifully decorated with roses on a pink and gold ground. It consists of a serving tray , a teapot and cover, milk jug, a sugar pot and cover and two cups and saucers.
18th Century KPM Porcelain Tea Service
By KPM Porcelain
Located in New Orleans, LA
A beautiful 18th century porcelain tête-à-tête tea service by the renowned KPM, the Royal Porcelain Manufactory in Berlin, Germany.
Porcelain
Sold
H 2.76 in Dm 4.34 in
Winterling Bavaria German Coffee/Tea Service "Tète A Tète" in White Porcelain
By Winterling
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Nice...
Porcelain
Herend Porcelain "Rothschild Birds" Tete A Tete
By Herend
Located in Astoria, NY
Herend Hungarian porcelain assembled tea service for two, each with blue overglaze marks for Herend, decorated in the "Rothschild Birds" pattern and comprising a tea pot, a small pit...
Porcelain
Porcelain Tete a Tete service, 19th century
Located in Premariacco, IT
Tete a Tete service in hand-painted porcelain with various decorations and workmanship. Consists of teapot, milk jug, sugar bowl and two cups with saucers. 19th-century European pr...
Porcelain
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H 5.91 in W 11.82 in D 11.82 in
Service "Tête à Tête" in 19th Century Sèvres Porcelain, Napoleon III Period.
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Service Tête à Tête in 19th century Sèvres porcelain, Napoleon III period. Service Tête à Tête in Sèvres porcelain, portrait of French royalty, Napoleon III period, 19th century. ...
Porcelain
Tête-à-tête Coffee Set in Limoges Porcelain from the 1950s
By Limoges
Located in Milano, MI
Coffee set for two in Limoges porcelain made in the 1950s Tray - Ø 40 cm Ø 27.5 cm The Limoges porcelain dates back to the 1660s-70s, when in a French town near Limoges a kaolin de...
Porcelain
Sèvres Porcelain Tea Service, 19th Century
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Tête-à-tête, Sèvres porcelain tea service, 19th century, Napoleon III period, Royal Blue decoration.
Porcelain
Art Deco Tête-à-tête Tea Set Karlsbad Red Silver on Ivory
By PENZ Karlsbad
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Art Deco tête-à-tête tea set Karlsbad red silver on ivory porcelain.
Porcelain
Tête-à-tête Tea Service "Market Garden" Herend Porcelain, Hungary
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Tête-à-tête tea service "Market Garden" Herend porcelain, Hungary Herend Hungary Porcelain small tête-à-tête tea service with a unique pattern with flowers, fruits and insects.
Porcelain
Sold
H 6.5 in W 18 in D 13.25 in
Antique French Sevres Porcelain Neoclassical 8 Piece Tete-A-Tete Tea Set 1900
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine antique eight piece 'Sevres' porcelain Tete-A-Tete tea service, Paris, circa 1900. The set having a blue ground with finely hand-painted panels of Neoclassical scenes of...
Porcelain
Royal Crown Derby Imari Tête-à-Tête on Matching Tray
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A lovely "tea for two" royal crown derby Imari decorated service is presented on a matching tray. This 19th century example is beautifully hand-painted and gilded in the ever popular...
Porcelain
19th Century French Sevres Style Topographical Tête-à-Tête
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Pasadena, CA
An exceptional French porcelain tête-à-tête (tea service for two) in the Sevres style with a rose pink ground and the finest hand etched silver overlay.
Porcelain
Jean E. Puiforcat Sterling Silver Art Deco Four Piece Tea Set
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Tete-a-Tete tea set. Ebony handles and finales. Tray 16" wide across handles.
Sterling Silver
19th Century Wedgwood Creamware Butterfly Tête à Tête Tea Tray Set
By Wedgwood
Located in London, GB
A Wedgwood creamware tête à tête tray, teapot/lid, sucrier/lid, creamer/lid, bowl and two cups/saucers decorated with bugs and flowers.
Creamware
Sold
H 0.79 in W 10.24 in D 10.24 in
Early 19th Century Gold Gilded Decorated 'Tête à Tête' Tea Service
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Under plate 26cm. Teapot diameter 15cm, high 12cm. Sugarpot diameter 12cm, high 11cm. Milkjug 8.5cm, high 10cm. Two cups and saucers 8.5cm, 13cm.
Shelley "Dainty White" Tête-à-Tête Porcelain Tea Service, 1910-1966
By Shelley Pottery
Located in London, GB
This is a very charming "tête-à-tête" tea service serving two, made by Shelley.
Porcelain
Royal Crown Derby Breakfast Tea Set, Imari Pattern, 1899
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in London, GB
This is a super charming "tête a tête" tea service made by Royal Crown Derby in 1892.
Porcelain
Rosso Glass Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Crafted in the finest Murano tradition, this exquisite Venetian mirror is a true work of art. Assembled with crystal and gold elements, and adorned with red glass flowers, each piece...
Glass
$8,254 / set
H 43.31 in W 71.66 in D 29.53 in
Seating Set of Baroque Sofa and Two Armchairs, Budapest, 1870s
Located in Budapest, HU
Beautiful baroque seating set consisting of a sofa and two armchairs. Extraordinary workmanship of the woods made according to the canons of the time. Measures sofa: Depth 75 cm,...
Velvet, Wood
$116,966
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
Set of 12 Minton Gold Rimmed Porcelain Ball Dinner Plates
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
One of Minton's most popular patterns is named "Porcelain Ball” which features a large diameter plate bordered by a gold and white floral decoration and trimmed with an acid etc...
Porcelain
$7,250
H 16 in W 22 in
17th century follower of Rubens, two military men on horse back in a landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
17th century English/Dutch School, from the Circle of Sir Peter Paul Rubens A very interesting and well-painted 17th-century oil on canvas of two men seated on horseback in a landsc...
Canvas, Oil
Unavailable|$69,500 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Tetard Freres Perles Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service French 343 Pcs Dinner
By Tetard Freres
Located in Big Bend, WI
Founded in 1880 by Edmond Tétard (1860-1901) following the purchase of the house of Mr. Hugo. In 1889, he participated in the World Expo and received a Gold Medal. The house speciali...
Sterling Silver
$68,500 / set
H 0.75 in Dm 10.75 in
Minton Mazarine Extensive Pristine Dinner Service Cobalt Blue & Gold 232 Pcs
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
It's always time to entertain! This is one of the most elegant and versatile patterns imaginable in a Classic and rare Minton cobalt blue pattern with raised paste gold on a white gr...
Porcelain
$3,800Sale Price / set|40% Off
H 10.63 in Dm 12.6 in
19th Century Sèvres Porcelain Dinner Set with Comital Coronet
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite 52-piece porcelain dinner service, crafted by Sèvres in the 19th century, exemplifies the refined artistry and heritage of French porcelain. Each piece features a hand...
Porcelain
$268,335
H 57 in W 30 in D 31.5 in
One-of-a-kind 1851 Great Exhibition Carved Armchair by Arthur Jones of Dublin
Located in London, GB
*Winner of the 2022 Masterpiece Fair Furniture Highlight* The 1851 Great Exhibition Carved Bog Yew Armchair by Arthur Jones of Dublin Carved entirely from Irish bog yew wood, ...
Upholstery, Yew
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
$3,225Sale Price|50% Off
H 16 in W 19.5 in
Antique Dutch 19th century ships at sea, fishing boats, men rowing.
Located in Woodbury, CT
A very well-painted Dutch 19th century marine scene. The small boat is full of men who are rowing hard to get to the larger vessels, possibly to either take goods on or off the large...
Canvas, Oil
$243,040Sale Price|30% Off
H 68 in W 55 in
A Magnificent Pair of French Royal Paintings "Aurora and Diana" "Night and Day"
Located in Queens, NY
Jacques-Francois Delyen (1684-1761), Court Painter of King Louis XV. A Magnificent Pair of Palatial "French Royal" Allegorical Paintings "Aurora and Diana" "Night and Day" A truly ...
Oil
$36,000 / set
H 19.25 in Dm 12 in
Minton 19th C Gilt Dessert Service 15 Pc. W/ Parian Figures Hand Painted Roses
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Beyond belief! This set is museum worthy, exhibiting some of the finest workmanship Minton produced. The centerpiece features an exquisite pierced tall basket lifted up by 3 tall Par...
Porcelain
$22,000
H 104.5 in W 21.5 in D 10.25 in
Antique Georgian Long Case Grandfather Clock Higgs & Evans London Spanish Market
By Robert and Peter Higgs of London
Located in Portland, OR
A fabulous investment quality antique George III Flame mahogany & gilt bronze eight day movement tall case grandfather clock, by Robert & Peter Higgs & David Evans, made for the Span...
Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
$2,580Sale Price|25% Off
H 70.87 in W 85.44 in D 21.26 in
Exceptional Large Gothic English Victorian Burr Walnut Dressing Table Vanity
Located in Leicester, GB
An exceptional large vanity with six drawers, two cabinets and triple dressing mirrors. Circa 1900's. Made in England to the highest quality with fully panelled wooden back mirrors, ...
Mahogany, Walnut
$14,000 / set
H 19 in Dm 12 in
Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Sèvres Style Porcelain Planters
Located in Long Island City, NY
Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Sèvres Style Porcelain Planters Each urn mounted with bow tied ribbons connected in the front and back with a foliate swags. In late 1...
Bronze, Ormolu
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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