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Tea Sets For Sale
Bloor Derby Tea Service, Witches Pattern Imari, ca 1825
By Bloor Derby
Located in London, GB
This is a rather extravagant tea service serving four, made by the Bloor Derby factory between 1825 and 1830 in the wonderful "Witches" pattern in the Imari colour scheme.
The set c...
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century German Tea or Coffee Pot by Heinrich Löffelhardt for Arzberg, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-century German tea or coffee pot by Heinrich Löffelhardt for Arzberg, 1960s This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Materials: Porcelain
Color: Blue
Styles: ...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
5-Piece Art Deco Silver Plated Tea and Coffee Set - France
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Elegant five-piece French silver-plated tea and coffee service from the Art Deco Period. The set includes a coffee pot, teapot, sugar bowl with lid, milk jug, and a large oval tray w...
Category
1930s Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Wolmar Castillo Taxco Silver Plate Tea Set with Sculptural Lizard Stone Handles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant mid-century Mexican silver tea and coffee service by renowned silversmith Wolmar Castillo, handcrafted in Taxco, Mexico. ...
Category
1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Serpentine, Silver Plate, Brass
Antique Silver Tea and Coffee Set, 4-Piece Footed Service Ornate Handles lids
Located in Wembley, GB
Vintage Silver Tea and Coffee Set – 4-Piece Victorian / Edwardian Footed Service with Ornate Handles & Lids, Elegant Silverplate Teapot, Coffee Pot, Sugar Bowl & Creamer
Bring timeless elegance to your table with this exquisite vintage silver tea and coffee service set. Beautifully crafted with ornate scroll handles, finial lids, and claw-style feet, this 4-piece silverplate set combines luxury, tradition, and functionality in one.
Perfect for hosting elegant tea parties, afternoon gatherings, or as a refined display piece, this set includes a teapot, coffee pot, sugar bowl, and creamer—all designed with stunning detail and polished to a radiant shine.
Complete 4-piece silver service set...
Category
1920s British Rococo Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Metal, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Sheet Metal, Silver Leaf
$2,008 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Art Deco Silver plated Coffee Set
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960, we offer this Silver plated Art Deco Coffee Set.
1. Height: 23.5 cm. Width: 14.5 cm. Depth: 8 cm.
2. Height: 17.5 cm. Width: 20 cm. Depth: 10 cm.
3. Height: 13 cm. Width:...
Category
1940s Mexican Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Bakelite
$1,620 / set
Porcelain cups and saucers from Royal Albert
By Royal Albert
Located in Delft, NL
Porcelain cups and saucers from Royal Albert
A set of eleven porcelain cups and saucers made by Royal Albert, England.
Royal Albert was founded
by Thomas Clark Wild, ca 1894.
The Royal Albert is known for its fine quality Bone China, England
two small cups and saucers of the "Serena" model from before 1977
two cups and saucers, large and small, model Chelsea Bird 1950s-70s
small cup and saucer model "Sweet Violets" 1960s-70s
two cups and saucers small and large from the "Moss Rose" model before the 1960s-70s
small cup and saucer, Model Blue Blossom, 1988
large cup and saucer model "Lady...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Beautiful ART DECO coffee set tea set silver plated, 1930s
Located in Bingen am Rhein, RP
Coffee/tea set - 1930s
This coffee set from the 1930s is in the typical style of the streamline modern. It includes a coffee pot, teapot, sugar bowl, creamer and a handled tray.
Th...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Art Deco Tea Set 3-Piece Sterling Silver Fine Quality, Sheffield England 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a fine quality Sterling Silver, Art Deco period, 3-piece tea set consisting of teapot, milk jug and Sugar Bowl, made by Cooper Brothers...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Japanese Ceramic Teapot with Geometric Handle
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Japanese teapot is decorated with dark brow semi-matte glaze on the body and high-gloss burnt orange glaze on the lid; the earthy palette is complemented by natural wood color if the geometric handle.
The teapot has a minimal, restrained appearance; it is clearly marked with the original sticker "MCI Japan".
Category
20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
John Prip for Reed & Barton Dimension Coffee Service Set
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Dimension service was introduced in 1961; the onion-shaped tea and coffee service in silver plate is a classic design that is currently on display at the Rhode Island School of Desi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate
Antique 12 Pc Meissen B-Form Teacups & Saucers Floral Crossed Sword Tea Set B154
Located in Dayton, OH
Twelve piece set of antique Meissen China. Porcelain, blue swords marks 1st and 2nd choice, form number B-154, B-form purple with scattered flowe...
Category
Late 19th Century Baroque Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
French Pink Porcelain Art Deco Chinoiserie Coffee Tea Service for Six
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pink Porcelain gold gilt coffee set for six + sugar pot with lid. France, 1930-1940.
This set is comprised by 6 coffee or tea cups, 6 saucers and 1 sugar pot with handles.
Eye-catchi...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Japanese Kettle with Iron Tetsubin : Calabash Design 1930s
Located in Paris, FR
This kettle was made in 1930s, Showa era. And the design is with Calabashes.
The iron kettles like this item are called 'Tetsubin' in Japan.
It can be pu...
Category
1930s Japanese Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Iron
ROYAL CROWN DERBY - Imari Pattern #2451 - Tea Cup & Saucer - U.K. - C.1913-50's
Located in Chatham, ON
ROYAL CROWN DERBY - Imari Pattern Number 2451 - Vintage bone china tea cup with fluted sides (replacement - circa 1950's) and an antique sau...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Victorian Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Large Antique George III Quality Copper Kettle
Located in Suffolk, GB
Large antique George III quality copper kettle with a shaped handle, spout and lift off lid.
In lovely original condition.
Dimensions:
Height 38.5 cm (15.15 in)
Width 41 cm (16.14...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
1930s Wedgwood Lustreware Tea Cups & Saucers, Set of 6
By Wedgwood
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of six 1930s Wedgwood lusterware tea cups and saucers. Overall silver floral motif on bone China background. Set includes 6 tea cups and 6 saucers, 12 pieces total.
Each piece i...
Category
1930s English Edwardian Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage ULIM Limoges Porcelain Tea and Coffee Set – 41 Pieces
By ULIM Limoges
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This beautiful 41-piece tea and coffee set is part of the ULIM collection, a classic and highly sought-after design from Limoges, known for its fine French porcelain. Adorned with a ...
Category
20th Century French Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Minton Rare Set Three Georgian Shell Printed Porcelain Coffee Cups
By Minton
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare set of three Georgian antique porcelain coffee cups printed with shells by renowned makers Minton and dating from around 1800. The coffee cans are of cylindrical shape with lo...
Category
Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
James Dudson Antique Pewter Mounted Salt Glazed Ceramic Teapot
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine quality early Victorian bullet shaped salt glazed teapot with pewter mounted cover by James Dudson and dating from around 1850. This exce...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Raynaud Limoges 23-Piece Porcelain Tea & Coffee Service with Gold Trim
By Limoges
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This 23-piece tea and coffee service by Raynaud & Cie embodies the elegance and artistry for which Limoges porcelain is renowned. Each piece is crafted from fine, translucent porcela...
Category
20th Century French Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique French Sevres Porcelain Neoclassical 8 Piece Tete-A-Tete Tea Set 1900
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...
Category
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Revival Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Tiffany Edwardian Classical 6-Piece Coffee & Tea Set on Tray
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Classical sterling silver coffee and tea set. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. This set comprises six pieces: Hot water kettle on stand, coffeepot, teapot, creamer, sugar...
Category
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hans Bunde Carl M Cohr Danish Mid-Century Silver Plated Coffee Set
By Hans Bunde
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish quality Danish mid-century electroplated nickel silver three piece coffee set with ebony handles designed by Hans Bunde for Carl M Cohr and d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
$540 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Art Deco French silver coffee and tea service, 1920
Located in Delft, NL
Art Deco French silver coffee and tea service, 1920
An Art Deco French coffee and tea service, made of silver with purity 800/000. The set consists of 4 pieces with walnut wooden ha...
Category
Early 20th Century French Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Höchst Classic Porcelain Pink Design Coffee Set 20th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine German porcelain Höchst three part coffee set in the Classic pattern, the stylish set decorated in puce with gilding highlights and comprising of a tall cylindrical shaped lid...
Category
20th Century German Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Flow Blue Rare India Pattern Tea Pot
By Meakin & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic and very rare India pattern flow blue goose neck teapot in amazing condition. The aging or crazing is from age and use. Some people say it come...
Category
19th Century English Antique Tea Sets
$475 Sale Price
62% Off
Versace - Porcelain Tableware Tea Coffee Set Gold Ivy
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Tea and Coffee Set "Gold Ivy" made in porcelain by Versace in 1990s.
All pieces are signed.
All pieces are in perfect condition.
Set including 22 pieces :
- 4 tea cups with 4 sau...
Category
1990s Italian Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Nils Joakim Kähler for Kähler. Set of four "Marguerit" teacups and saucers.
Located in København, Copenhagen
PRE-OWNED GOODS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT TARIFFS FOR U.S., UK, AUSTRALIAN & CANADIAN CUSTOMERS.
THEREFORE, NO IMPORT TARIFFS WILL BE APPLICABLE TO YOUR PURCHASE.
Nils Joakim Kähle...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Stoneware
Royal Holland Pewter Coffee/Tea Set
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An original and complete Tea Set
Pewter, Cane and Walnut
Marked on underside
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Pewter
$1,300 / set
Flo-Blue Collection of 9 Piece Matching "Formosa" Tea Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine "FORMOSA" Pattern flo-blue tea set is in very good condition and includes a large tea pot, sugar bowl, two dinner plates, small desert plate and...
Category
Late 19th Century English American Colonial Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Afternoon Tea Service, English, Silver Plated, Serving Tray, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique afternoon tea service. An English, silver plated 3 piece set with serving tray, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.
...
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Luigi Colani Zen Full Tea Set and Plates, Stoneware, Friesland, Germany, 1970s
By Luigi Colani, Friesland Ceracron
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful tea set made of black glazed stoneware, designed by Luigi Colani in 1973. Executed by Porzellanfabrik Friesland, Germany. All items are in excellent condition. The set co...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
SUDLOW'S - Cobalt Blue Glazed Ceramic & Silver Overlay Tea Set - UK - Circa 1920
Located in Chatham, ON
SUDLOW'S - Rare antique cobalt blue glazed ceramic tea set with silver overlay - featuring decoration to all sides, rims and handles on each piece - consisting of a tea pot and stand...
Category
Early 20th Century English Victorian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Leaf
Christofle Coffee & Tea Set with Rosewood Handles & Large Tray
By Christofle
Located in Ross, CA
Christofle silverplated coffee and tea set of five, made in France in the 1980's. The set includes a large oval tray with handles on each end, a coffee pot, tea pot, lidded sugar bow...
Category
1980s French Empire Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
$1,360 Sale Price / set
24% Off
Rolf Sinnemark / "CUBE" TEA POT 401 / Rorstrand / 1985
Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP
ROLF SINNEMARK is a Swedish designer and glass artist.
He studied industrial design at KONSTFACK in Stockholm. After working in the USA, he was with BODA (merged with KOSTA BODA) fro...
Category
1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Colorado Ceramic Teapot, by Marco Zanini from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Colorado teapot in ceramic was originally designed by Marco Zanini in 1983.
Marco Zanini was born in Trento in 1954. He graduated in architecture ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Set Form 3000 'Sicilia' by Arzberg, 1970
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning 11-piece porcelain tea/coffee set 'Sicilia' form 3000 ceramic set by Hans Theo Baumann for Arzberg Porzellan, Germany. The set contains a tea/coffee pot with lid, a small ca...
Category
1970s German Post-Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Richard Ginori Italian White & Gold Coffee or Tea Cup, circa 1960s, 8 Avail
Located in New York, NY
Very beautiful vintage Italian white porcelain with gold gilt coffee or tea cup(s) by designer Richard Ginori, Italy, circa mid-20th century, circa 1960s. Colors include: gold gilt a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Tea Sets
Materials
Gold
Vintage Oneida USA Silver Plated Victorian Style Tea Set w/ Tray - 4 Pc Set
By Oneida
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Oneida USA Silver Plated Victorian Style Tea Set w/ Tray - 4 Pc Set. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: Tray: 0.5" H x 12.25" W x 12.25" D. Teapot: 10.75" H x 10.5" W x 5...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Victorian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Mid-Century Gio Ponti Silver Plated Set, tea Pot, sugar and bowl, for A. Krupp
Located in London, Fitzrovia
Gio Ponti, A large Mid-Century Silver Plated 75CL Tea Pot with sugar, breakfast bowl and a small dish, for Arthur Krupp.
Designed for the VI triennale, 1930's to 1950's.
dimensions ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
French Limoges Gold Gilt Porcelain Coffee Tea Dessert Service for Six
By Limoges
Located in Barcelona, ES
Limoges Porcelain gold gilt coffee set + bread and butter plates for six. France, 1930s.
The set is comprised by 6 coffee or tea cups, 6 saucers...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Revival Tea Sets
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vienna 19th Century Porcelain Cup and Saucer
Located in Newark, England
Decorated with a Female Portrait
From our Ceramics collection, we are pleased to offer this Vienna Cup and Saucer. The Vienna Cup and Saucer with a brown iridescent glaze decorated ...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian High Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Tiffany Sterling Silver Classical Style Four Piece Tea / Coffee Service
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Indulge in the timeless elegance of this Exquisite early 20th-century Tiffany Sterling Silver Classical Style Four-Piece Tea/Coffee Service. Each piece is a testament to Tiffany's re...
Category
1910s American Classical Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Barbara Brenner Postmodern Art Mug #3 for Rosenthal
Located in Miami, FL
Organic postmodern porcelain art coffee or tea mug with saucer by Barbara Brenner for Rosenthal. This piece is the third produced (Künsterlertasse Nr. 3) by ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique American Gorham Coin Silver Mary Todd Lincoln Tea & Coffee Service 1861
By Gorham CO.
Located in Portland, OR
Antique Gorham & Co coin silver Mary Todd Lincoln tea and coffee set, 1861.
Gorham & Co had made this set and it was gifted to Mary Todd Lincoln dur...
Category
1860s American American Empire Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
$10,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Tea Set No. 80A
By Georg Jensen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine signed Danish Modern silver tea service.
By Georg Jensen.
In sterling silver.
Pattern no. 80A.
Comprising a tea pot, covered sugar bowl, and cream jug. Each with wooden ha...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Coalport for Davis Collamore NY Hand Painted Cup and Saucer, England 1881-1890
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Cup and saucer set was made in England by Coalport for Davis Collamore New York of fine semi-transparent bone china with relief moulded patterns around the shaped edges. The set is ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century French, Boudois & Bloch Floral Gold-Trimmed Cup & Saucer Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exquisite example of 19th-century French porcelain artistry, this luxurious cup and saucer set bears the mark of the renowned Parisian atelier Boudois & Bloch. Known for their exc...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Alice in Wonderland Teapot, Handmade in Italy, Luxury Handcrafted Design 2021
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Our artisan's pieces are a dream come true, as in Disney's Alice in Wonderland.
Ceramic tea service are completely hand-crafted and painted with ...
Category
2010s Italian Baroque Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Raymond Loewy After Dinner Coffee Set for "Rosenthal 2000", 1954
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Grey and white porcelain 20 piece after dinner coffee set Rosenthal 2000 Secunda, coffee server, sugar bowl and creamer and complete set of service with...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
English Silver Plated Bone Handle Four Piece Tea / Coffee Service / Tray
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Transport yourself to the elegance of the Early 20th Century with our English Silver-Plated Bone Handle Four-Piece Tea and Coffee Service, accompanied by a sophisticated serving tray...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
A Set of Six Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Porcelain Coffee Cups and Saucers.
Located in Buchanan, MI
A Set of Six Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Porcelain Coffee Cups and Saucers. A Set of Six Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Porcelain Coffee Cups and Saucers. Priced /item meaning per...
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20th Century Danish Adam Style Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Multicolor Rainbow Coffee Porcelain Set with Gold Rims, Spain 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Demitasse Tea or Espresso Coffee Set, service for 6, Porcelain
An elegant and colorful porcelain gold rimmed demitasse coffee service for six. Spain, 1950s
Eye-catching multicolor gl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Gold Leaf
19thc Royal Crown Derby Demitasse Service for Eight Chinoiserie Imari Pattern
Located in Savannah, GA
19th century Royal Crown Derby demitasse service, Imari pattern #198, in classical Japanese chinoiserie taste having a beautiful painted Imari palett...
Category
1880s English Chinoiserie Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Dragon Trainer Teapot, Handmade in Italy, Luxury Handcrafted, 2021
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Our artisan's pieces are a dream come true, as in Disney's Alice in Wonderland.
Ceramic tea service are completely hand-crafted and painted with love and care.
Sometimes we all just need to have a little stress relief. We want to escape the ordinary days, made of work and pain.
Give yourself a little gift with those fabolous creations full of poetry and fairytales.
Our artist models every single detail with patience and love, to bring us back in a world made of dreams and feelings.
The collection recalls Alice in wonderland and Cinderella, taking us to a trip in our childhood, a world that lives silently inside, giving us the strength to always believe...
Category
2010s Italian Baroque Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Tea Service "Flash On" by Dorothy Hafner, Rosenthal Studio-Line Germany, 1980s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Tea Service "Flash On" by Dorothy Hafner, Rosenthal Studio-Line Germany, 1980s. 40 pieces of fantastic coffee/tea service. The iconic Post-Moden, Memphis pattern...
Category
1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
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 tea set for 12 persons with the Indian Basket pattern....
Category
20th Century Hungarian Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
1950's French Ceramic Coffee Set from Vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible ceramic coffee set made by French ceramic maker Charles Voltz in Vallauris, 1950's. Set includes 1x large coffee pot with lid, 1x sugar bowl with lid, 1x creamer pot with ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century, KPM Berlin Porcelain Cobalt & Gilt Tea Cup & Saucer
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite 19th-century KPM Berlin porcelain tea cup and saucer set exemplifies the height of European porcelain craftsmanship. The set is adorned in a deep cobalt blue glaze, co...
Category
19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique, New and Vintage Tea Sets
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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