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Victorian Antique Teacup

1868 Rare Antique English Victorian Shadowbox Teacup Saucer & Plate Set
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare antique Victorian English / British porcelain teacup / saucer and serving plate, painted
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1860s Victorian Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Derby King Street Porcelain Teacup, Imari Red, Blue and Gilt, Victorian 1889
By Derby King Street
Located in London, GB
This is a charming teacup and saucer made by the Derby King Street factory in 1889. The set is
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1880s English Victorian Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Samuel Alcock Teacup, Japanese Green Border, Flowers and Ladybird, ca 1843
By Samuel Alcock & Co.
Located in London, GB
A teacup and saucer with ring handle, with green and pale yellow ground in Japanese style, and
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1840s English Victorian Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Samuel Alcock Teacup Trio, Yellow with Fine Romantic Landscapes, ca 1845
By Samuel Alcock & Co.
Located in London, GB
A true trio consisting of a teacup, a coffee cup and a saucer, “rustic bean” shape, in beautiful
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1840s English Victorian Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Coalport Porcelain Teacup, Beige with Landscapes, Rococo Revival, ca 1840
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful teacup and saucer made by Coalport in 1840, which was the Rococo Revival period
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1840s English Rococo Revival Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Belleek Cabaret Tea Set, Cream Cob Lustre, Erne, Victorian, 1890s
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in London, GB
of a teapot, a milk jug, a sugar bowl, two teacups and saucers, and a large matching tray. This
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Late 19th Century Northern Irish Victorian Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Belleek Cabaret Tea Set for Two, Cream Grass Pattern, Victorian 1863-1891
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in London, GB
, two teacups and saucers, a milk jug and a lidded sugar bowl, all placed on a large tray. All items
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Late 19th Century Northern Irish Victorian Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Antique Carl Thieme Dresden Porcelain Scalloped Demitasse Cups & Saucers
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique four piece Carl Thieme German Dresden porcelain demitasse teacup / tea / coffee cups and
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Early 20th Century Victorian Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Antique 49 Pc Charles Ahrenfeldt French Limoges Porcelain Dinnerware
By Charles Ahrenfeldt
Located in Dayton, OH
Dinner Plates - 9.75" / 18 Salad Plates - 7.5" / 12 Saucers - 5.75" / 9 Teacups - 3.5" x 2.25" (Width x
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Late 19th Century Late Victorian Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Belleek Cabaret Tea Set for Two, Shamrock Pattern, 1891-1946
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in London, GB
design, consisting of a teapot, two teacups and saucers, a milk jug, a sugar bowl, and a salt and pepper
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Late 19th Century Northern Irish Victorian Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Antique Haviland & Co Limoges 106 Pc Amstel Schleiger 497A Dinner Service China
By Haviland & Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
side of each piece. Service for 8-10. Set Includes: 7 Teacups, 1 Butter Dish (3 Part), 8 Bone Dishes
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Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Antique Chinese Baotou Scholar’s Rug with Confucian Pictorial Design
Located in Dallas, TX
, and a teacup and saucer. To the right of the center vase, a Chinese harp half-enclosed in a bag, a
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Victorian Antique Teacup

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Wool

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Le Tallec Set of 4 Demitasse Cups and Matching Tray with Profuse Raised Gilding
Located in Boston, MA
This is an exquisite Le Tallec set that includes four demitasse cups and saucers with a tray with a matching pattern. All the cups and saucers and the tray are embellished in raised ...
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1950s French Rococo Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

12 Antique Minton England Elaborate Cobalt Jewel & Gilt Encrusted Dinner Plates
By Minton
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant set of twelve dinner or presentation plates by the fine porcelain firm of Minton's of England. Custom ordered through the prestigious retailer of William Plummer, New York...
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1910s English Victorian Antique Teacup

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Enamel, Gold

Spode Porcelain Teacup Trio, Lavender Blue with Flower Sprays, Regency ca 1815
By Spode
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful "true trio" consisting of a teacup, a coffee cup and a saucer, made by Spode in about 1815. It is decorated with pattern 2234 with a striking lavender or periwink...
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1810s English Regency Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Chelsea-Derby Chocolate Cup Set, Gilt Stripes, Puce Flowers, Rococo 1770-1775
By Chelsea-Derby, Derby, Chelsea Porcelain
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful chocolate cup set made by Chelsea-Derby between 1770 and 1775, which was the Rococo era. The set consists of a cup, a saucer and a cover, and is decorated in a st...
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1770s English Rococo Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Royal Doulton White Blue Gold Coffee or Tea Demitasse Cup & Saucer, circa 19th C
By Davis Collamore & Co Ltd. 1, Royal Daulton
Located in New York, NY
A very special English Royal Doulton for luxury retailer Davis Collamore & Co LTD, espresso coffee or tea demitasse cup and saucer set, circa late 19th century, England; this set is ...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Teacup

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Gold

18th Century Chinese Blue and White Kangxi Period Porcelain Covered Vase
Located in New York, NY
A Large 18th Century Chinese Blue and White Kangxi Period Porcelain Covered Vase/Jar. Of baluster form this covered vase is truly exceptional in quality, condition and size. The body...
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1720s Chinese Chinese Export Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Samuel Alcock Porcelain Coffee Cup, Orange Imari Flowers, Rococo Revival ca 1830
By Samuel Alcock & Co.
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful coffee cup and saucer made by Samuel Alcock around 1830, which was the Rococo Revival era. The set is decorated with a bold Imari pattern and has a "ring-moulded"...
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1830s English Rococo Revival Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Belleek Coffee Cup Trio, Shamrock Pattern, 1891-1926
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in London, GB
This is a very charming coffee cup trio made by Belleek in the Shamrock design, consisting of a coffee cup, a saucer and a little cake plate. It has the 2nd Black Mark, which was use...
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Late 19th Century Northern Irish Arts and Crafts Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Ridgway Porcelain Plate, Green with Hand Painted Flowers, Regency ca 1825
By Ridgway Porcelain
Located in London, GB
This is a very beautiful plate made by Ridgway around 1825, which is known as the Regency period. The plate has a deep green ground and hand painted flowers, and would have formed pa...
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1820s English Regency Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Minton Tea cup attributed to Christopher Dresser, 1871
By Christopher Dresser, Minton
Located in Paris, FR
Wonderful aesthetic movement tea cup in hand-painted and hand-gilt porcelain by the English manufactory Minton. Blue background with stylized red flowers imitating the cloisonné tech...
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1870s English Aesthetic Movement Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Vintage 6 Person Tea Service, English, Ceramic, Decorative, Teapot, Serving Jug
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage 6 person tea service. An English, ceramic decorative afternoon tea set with teapot and jugs, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930. Delightfully decorative,...
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Mid-20th Century British Victorian Antique Teacup

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Ceramic

Sarreguemines, France, Two Pairs of Coffee Cups and a Tea Cup in Porcelain
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Sarreguemines, France. Two pairs of coffee cups and a tea cup in porcelain, hand-painted with floral motifs. Approx. 1870s. Marked. In excellent condition with minor signs of us...
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1870s French Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Samuel Alcock Teacup Trio, Beige with Hand Painted Flowers, Rococo Revival 1841
By Samuel Alcock & Co.
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful "true trio" made by Samuel Alcock in or shortly after 1841. The trio is decorated in a warm beige ground with a gilt pattern and beautiful flowers in the centre o...
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1840s English Rococo Revival Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Vintage Johann Haviland Bavaria Coffee Tea Set
By Johann Haviland
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful Crocus pattern. Soft pastels. Johann Haviland Bavaria Tea Set to include service for 10: Coffee Pot Tea Pot Creamer & Sugar 10 Cups 12 Saucers 12 Lunch Plates 2 Serving Pla...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

First Period Worcester Holly Berry Pattern Porcelain Tea Bowl and Saucer
By 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall
Located in Downingtown, PA
First Period Worcester Porcelain Holly Berry Pattern Teacup and Saucer, Hop Trellis Pattern, Circa 1775. The First Period Worcester porcelain teacup and saucer has a reeded Fren...
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1770s English Georgian Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Antique L. C. Tiffany Favrile Miniature Double Gourd Iridescent Glass Vase 1900
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile double gourd glass miniature cabinet vase, circa 1910. The vase of a double gourd shape and decorated in three colors with a light butter...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Victorian Antique Teacup

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Glass

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Samuel Alcock Teacup Trio, Pink with Fine Fruit Reserves, Victorian ca 1850
By Samuel Alcock & Co.
Located in London, GB
A true trio consisting of a teacup, a coffee cup and a saucer, the cups with "Bath" handles and in
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1850s English Victorian Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Minton Majolica Teacup and Saucer
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica cup and saucer which features lily pads, leaves and blossom. Coloration: green, ochre, white, are predominant. The piece bears maker's marks for the Minton pottery. B...
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1860s English Victorian Victorian Antique Teacup

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Majolica

Antique Minton Majolica Teacup and Saucer
Minton Majolica Teacup and Saucer
H 5.7 in W 5.7 in D 2.8 in
Wileman Teacup Quartet, Japan Pattern on Snowdrop Shape, 1898
By Shelley Pottery
Located in London, GB
This Wileman teacup quartet consisting of a teacup, saucer, side plate and large cake plate, is
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1890s English Late Victorian Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Pair of Patriotic American Eagle Teacups and Saucers, Circa 1840s
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
teacups and saucers, typical of the style found in the late Regency and early Victorian era. CONDITION
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1840s American Early Victorian Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Minton Porcelain Teacup, White Paris Fluted with Roses and Gilt, 1862
By Minton
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful teacup and saucer made by Minton in the year 1862. Minton was one of the
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1860s English Victorian Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Rare Vintage Meissen Mocha B-Form Porcelain Teacup & Saucer Cobalt Blue & Gold
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Dayton, OH
MEISSEN mocha/espresso cup with saucer, ¨B-Form¨, cobalt blue and white background with rich gold decoration and sword mark Circa 1825-1924 "Meissen porcelain or Meissen china was ...
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19th Century Victorian Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Minton Orphaned Porcelain Teacup, Imari Pattern, Regency, circa 1820
By Minton
Located in London, GB
fashionable during the Victorian era. Throughout the different phases of its existence, the factory made top
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1820s English Regency Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

English Porcelain Teacup, Aesthetic Movement Bronze-Gilt Sprigs, ca 1875
By Staffordshire
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful teacup and saucer made by an unknown factory probably in Staffordshire in about
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1870s English Aesthetic Movement Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Coalport Teacup, Adelaide Shape, Peach-Colored with Roses, circa 1839
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in London, GB
This is a teacup and saucer made by Coalport in or shortly after 1839. It was made in the famous
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1830s English Rococo Revival Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

EJD Bodley Teacup with Pink Japanese Blossoms, Aesthetic Movement, circa 1885
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful teacup from the mid-1880s, made by Edwin J.D. Bodley. The Bodley pottery was
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1880s English Aesthetic Movement Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Ridgway Sublime Tea Service, Gilt Foliage with Dedication, Victorian, 1853
By Ridgway Porcelain
Located in London, GB
true trios, each consisting of a teacup, a coffee cup and a saucer. The teapot has a rather moving
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1850s English Victorian Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Belleek Porcelain Cabaret Tea Set, Pink Neptune, Victorian, circa 1891
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in London, GB
, consisting of a teapot, four teacups and saucers, a milk jug, a sugar basin and a large tray. The set was
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Late 19th Century Northern Irish Victorian Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Belleek Porcelain Cabaret Tea Set, Green Neptune, Victorian, 1891-1926
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in London, GB
teapot, four teacups and saucers, a milk jug and a sugar bowl, all placed on a large tray. All items
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Late 19th Century Northern Irish Victorian Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Belleek Porcelain Cabaret Tea Set, Green Neptune, Victorian, 1891-1926
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in London, GB
teapot, four teacups and saucers, a milk jug and a sugar bowl, all placed on a large tray. All items
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Late 19th Century Northern Irish Victorian Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Belleek Porcelain Cabaret Tea Set, White, Japonism Dragon, Victorian, 1863-1891
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in London, GB
like bamboo contraptions bound together with straws. The teacup is surprisingly modern and very wide
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Late 19th Century Northern Irish Late Victorian Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Minton Orphaned Coffee Cup, Spiral Fluted with Blue and Gilt, Victorian ca 1881
By Minton
Located in London, GB
is a fresh azure blue that was very fashionable during the Victorian era. Throughout the different
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1880s English Victorian Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Belleek Porcelain Cabaret Tea Set for Two, Grass Design, Victorian 1863-1891
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in London, GB
1863 and 1891, which was the Victorian era. It consists of a teapot, two teacups and saucers, a milk
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Late 19th Century Northern Irish Late Victorian Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Belleek Porcelain Cup and Saucer, Grass Pattern, Victorian 1863-1891
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful teacup and saucer in the Grass design. Both items carry the 1st Black Mark
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Late 19th Century Northern Irish Arts and Crafts Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

12 Antique 19th Century English G Phillips Ironstone Lobelia Flow Blue Porcelain
Located in Dayton, OH
, one soup plate/bowl, one salad plate, three bread plates, two custard dishes, two teacups and one
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1840s Victorian Victorian Antique Teacup

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Ironstone

13 Pc Assorted Antique Gilded Blue Onion Meissen Tettau China Dinnerware
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Dayton, OH
berry bowls - 5.125” x 1.125” / 3 teacups - 3.5” x 2.375” / creamer - 4.75” x 3.25” x 3.625” / jam pot
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19th Century Victorian Victorian Antique Teacup

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Ceramic

36 Pc Antique Meissen Flow Blue Onion China Set X Sword Mark Germany Platters
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Dayton, OH
Plate - 7.75 x 1 / 8 Dessert Plates - 6.25 x 0.875 / 5 Teacups - 4 x 2.75 (Width x Depth x Height
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19th Century Victorian Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Minton Pottery Imari Pattern Part Dinner Service
Located in Essex, MA
, 13 soup plates, 12 dinner plates, eight teacups no saucers, two mid size soup tureens.
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19th Century British Victorian Victorian Antique Teacup

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Other

Davenport, Longport Staffordshire, Antique Tea Service for Eight People
Located in Copenhagen, DK
. Purple flowers and gold decoration. Early 20th century. The teacup measures: 10.5 x 5.5 cm. The saucer
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Early 20th Century English Victorian Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Silver Plated Metal Christopher Dresser Tea Suitcase, circa 1880
By Christopher Dresser
Located in Paris, FR
very good condition with its original pieces. Silverware is from England and pink teacups and saucers
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1880s English Victorian Antique Teacup

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Silver Plate

Minton Porcelain Tea Service, Yellow with Landscapes, Provenance Regency
By Minton
Located in London, GB
is a fresh azure blue that was very fashionable during the Victorian era. Throughout the different
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1820s English Regency Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Minton Porcelain Orphaned Coffee Cup, Green with Flowers, ca 1825
By Minton
Located in London, GB
azure blue that was very fashionable during the Victorian era. Throughout the different phases of its
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1820s English Regency Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Wileman Tea for One Set, Red Floral Chains on Court Shape, Art Nouveau, 1906
By Shelley Pottery
Located in London, GB
This is a court shape teacup trio (cup, saucer and side plate) and milk jug, made by Wileman in or
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Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Belleek Teacup Quartet, Cream Lustre Echinus, Victorian, 1869
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in London, GB
This is a Belleek teacup quartet consisting of a teacup, saucer, side plate and large plate. It was
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Late 19th Century Northern Irish Late Victorian Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Belleek Teacup Trio, Cream Lustre Echinus, Victorian 1867-1891
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in London, GB
This is a Belleek teacup trio consisting of a teacup, saucer, and a side plate. It was made in the
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Late 19th Century Northern Irish Late Victorian Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Coalport Porcelain Teacup, Beige with Landscapes, ca 1840
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful teacup and saucer made by Coalport in 1840, which was the Rococo Revival period
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1840s English Rococo Revival Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Sampson Bridgwood Cup and Saucer, Raised Gilt, Victorian ca 1860
Located in London, GB
This is a beautifully decorated teacup and saucer made by Sampson and Bridgwood around 1860. The
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1860s English High Victorian Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Belleek Porcelain Cabaret Teapot Set, Green Neptune, Victorian, 1891-1926
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in London, GB
extremely rare! If desired, I can supply matching teacups, please ask. Condition report: The set is in
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Late 19th Century Northern Irish Victorian Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Belleek Porcelain Cabaret Tea Set, Pink Tridacna Shell, Victorian 1891-1926
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in London, GB
teacups and saucers, a milk jug and a sugar bowl, all placed on a large tray. All items carry the 2nd
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1890s Northern Irish Late Victorian Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Belleek Cabaret Tea Set Solitaire, Pink Echinus Shells, 1869-1878
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in London, GB
consists of a small teapot, a milk jug, a footed bowl, a teacup and saucer, and a large matching tray. If
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Late 19th Century Northern Irish Victorian Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Samuel Alcock Coffee Cup, Pale Yellow, Flowers and Butterflies, ca 1834
By Samuel Alcock & Co.
Located in London, GB
Pattern 4626 Year: ca 1834 Size: teacup 8cm (3.15“),saucer 14.5cm (5.75“) diameter Condition: excellent
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1830s English Victorian Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Royal Crown Derby Breakfast Tea Set, Imari Pattern, 1899
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in London, GB
of a teapot, two demitasse teacups and saucers, a milk jug and a lidded sucrier or sugar box. I also
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1890s English Late Victorian Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Staffordshire Porcelain Tea Service, White and Gilt, Rococo Revival, circa 1845
By Staffordshire
Located in London, GB
, made in the early Victorian Rococo Revival style that was used between circa 1825 and 1850. We don't
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1840s English Rococo Revival Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

Coalport Coffee Cup and Saucer, Adelaide Shape, circa 1835
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in London, GB
designs. This cup was made in the late William IV / early Victorian period, which was the period of the
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1830s English Rococo Revival Victorian Antique Teacup

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Porcelain

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Victorian Antique Teacup For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the victorian antique teacup you’re looking for. Each victorian antique teacup for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, porcelain and fabric. Your living room may not be complete without a victorian antique teacup — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Each victorian antique teacup bearing Victorian or Arts and Crafts hallmarks is very popular. A well-made victorian antique teacup has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Belleek Pottery Ltd., Coalport Porcelain and Christopher Dresser are consistently popular.

How Much is a Victorian Antique Teacup?

Prices for a victorian antique teacup can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $206 and can go as high as $4,800, while the average can fetch as much as $1,635.

Finding the Right tea-sets for You

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.

Questions About Victorian Antique Teacup
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    There are a few things to check when determining if you’ve got an antique teacup. First, check the bottom of the piece. If there are handwritten marks, the tea cup was made before the 1800s. If the teacup has a stamped logo or has letters or numbers that aren’t blue, it was made after 1850. A tea cup with a trademark was made after 1862. You can also shop a collection of antique teacups from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.