Hawksworth Eyre & Co Victorian Silver Plated "Pineapple" Figural Tipping Tea Pot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Hawksworth Eyre & Co Victorian Silver Plated "Pineapple" Figural Tipping Tea Pot on Warming Base. Stunning and rare model. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 18" H x 10" ...
Silver Plate
Antique English Victorian PS Co. Silver Plated Tipping Tea Pot on Warming Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Victorian PS Co. Silver Plated Tipping Tea Pot on Warming Base. Item features a footed base, tilting handle, decorated body, original hallmark. Circa Early20th Centur...
Silver Plate
Antique English Sheffield Silver Plate Hnd Chsd Louis XIV Tipping Kettle & Stand
By Martin, Hall & Co. Ltd.
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
The FINEST Antique English Sheffield Silver Plate Louis Quatorze (XVI) Style Large Size Tipping Kettle on Stand. The Kettle retains its original pins and chains for allowing the Ket...
Silver Plate
Ornate Victorian Silver Plate Tipping Kettle
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Ornate Tipping Kettle/Water Jug. Victoran era Britannia Metal. Was given as a wedding present and dated Sept. 10th, 1884 Free shipping within the United States and Canada.
Silver Plate
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
$899
H 8 in W 13.5 in D 10.5 in
Antique Barker-Ellis Silver Plated Covered Entree Server with Floral Decoration
By Barker Ellis Silver Co.
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique silver plated covered server was made by the well known Barker Ellis Silver Company of England in approximately 1912 and done in a Victorian style. This entree server ha...
Silver Plate
19th Century English Tableware Tea/Coffee Service
By Sheffield Silver Co.
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century English Sheffield silver plate tableware five pieces tea/coffee service. The coffee/tea features intricate exterior floral details and paw. The set include a tall ...
Silver Plate
$533Sale Price|30% Off
H 23 in W 16 in D 21 in
Antique Teapot, Exclusive Silver Floral English Mid-century Coffee Pot
Located in Wembley, GB
An antique tea set and a silver-plated teapot that is beautifully designed and created are suitable for elegant serving. With lid pressed, cast and chased, gold gilding on the inside...
Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Silver Leaf
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
$1,004Sale Price|52% Off
H 4.73 in W 7.49 in D 7.49 in
Silver coffee pot with embossed female and elf faces, claw-foot base
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver coffee pot with female and elf faces, lid with lion-shaped handle and four claw-shaped feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Neederland. Brand: Walking Lion. Weight: 325.7...
Silver
$6,129
H 16.93 in W 13 in D 13 in
Twin-Handled Antique English Silver Plated Samovar, London, Late 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A twin-handled English silver plated samovar English, Late 19th century Measures: Height 43cm, width 33cm, depth 33cm This magnificent piece is a large silver plated and bone ha...
Silver Plate
$2,000
H 12.5 in Dm 7.5 in
Antique English Sheffield Silver-Plate Footed Tea Pot with Etching, Circa 1860.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Sheffield Silver-Plate Footed Tea Pot with Etching, Circa 1860.
Sheffield Plate
Victorian Sterling Silver Spirit Kettle by Creswick & Co., 1850
By Creswick & Co. 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, antique Victorian English sterling silver spirit kettle; an addition to our antique silver Teaware collection. This exceptional antique Victor...
Silver, Sterling Silver
$395
H 15 in W 10.5 in D 9 in
James Dixon & Sons Sheffield Victorian Silver Plated Tilting Coffee Tea Pot
By James Dixon & Sons
Located in Philadelphia, PA
James Dixon & Sons Sheffield Victorian Silver Plated Tilting Coffee Tea Pot. Item features "B from H" Monogram to front of pot. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 15" H x 10.5" W...
Silver Plate
Antique Art Nouveau English Silver Plated Tilting Tea Kettle On Stand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Art Nouveau English Silver Plated Tilting Tea Kettle On Stand. Item features ornate leafy scroll accents, tilting handle, very nice antique kettle. Circa Mid 20th Century. Me...
Silver Plate
Six-Piece English Silver Tea and Coffee Service
Located in London, GB
Six-piece English silver tea and coffee service English, circa 1850-1863 Tray: Height 6cm, width 58cm, depth 58cm Kettle on stand: Height 43cm, width 29cm, depth 23cm Weight: 7,1...
Silver
Antique Sterling 925/°°° Silver Finely Chased Teapot
Located in Torino, IT
Manufactured by Charles Wright, London, England, 1771.
Sterling Silver
$1,195
H 14 in W 10 in D 7.5 in
Antique English Silver Plated Tipping Hot Water Kettle with Chased Floral Motif
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique hot water tipping kettle is unsigned by a maker, but originated from England and dates to approximately 1900 and done in an Art Nouveau style. The kettle and stand are d...
Silver Plate
$931
H 15.75 in W 11.82 in D 8.67 in
19th Century Silver Plated Kettle Teapot on Stand - James Dixon & Sons Sheffield
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful antique kettle teapot on stand, made by the English brand James Dixon and Sons, Sheffield. The kettle teapot dates from around 1870-1880. It is in good condition with sli...
Silver Plate
19th Century Silver Tea & Coffee Service Made by Joseph Angell
By Joseph Angell
Located in London, GB
An exquisite tea & coffee service Made by Joseph Angell Assayed in London in 1852-1853, the solid silver 4-piece service in the manner of Edward Farrell decorated in high relief ...
Silver, 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.