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Vintage Arne Jacobsen Stainless Steel Teaset. Denmark, 1960's
Vintage Arne Jacobsen Stainless Steel Teaset. Denmark, 1960's

Vintage Arne Jacobsen Stainless Steel Teaset. Denmark, 1960's

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Very smart tea and coffee set on a tray Made by Shelton,Denmark. Designed by Arne Jacobsen Makers marks on the base of most of the pieces. Printed label on the base of the tray F...

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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets

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Stainless Steel

Set of 6 Postmodern Flash One Series Coffee Service Plates, Cups, Saucers, 1980s
Set of 6 Postmodern Flash One Series Coffee Service Plates, Cups, Saucers, 1980s

Set of 6 Postmodern Flash One Series Coffee Service Plates, Cups, Saucers, 1980s

By Dorothy Hafner

Located in Hamburg, DE

Postmodern Flash One Series Coffee Service Plates, Cups, Saucers by Dorothy Hafner for Rosenthal, 1980s, Set of 6, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an at...

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20th Century German Post-Modern Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Raynaud Limoges 23-Piece Porcelain Tea & Coffee Service with Gold Trim
Raynaud Limoges 23-Piece Porcelain Tea & Coffee Service with Gold Trim

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...

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20th Century French Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Bailey Banks & Biddle English Edwardian Silver Plated Tea Set - 4 Pcs
Antique Bailey Banks & Biddle English Edwardian Silver Plated Tea Set - 4 Pcs

Antique Bailey Banks & Biddle English Edwardian Silver Plated Tea Set - 4 Pcs

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Antique Bailey Banks & Biddle English Edwardian Silver Plated Engraved and Monogrammed Tea Service Set - 4 Pcs. Set includes (1) Teapot, (1) Coffee pot, (1) Creamer, (1) Sugar Bo...

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Early 20th Century Edwardian Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate

Tiffany & Co. Style Antique Victorian Silver Plate Tea and Coffee Service Set
Tiffany & Co. Style Antique Victorian Silver Plate Tea and Coffee Service Set

Tiffany & Co. Style Antique Victorian Silver Plate Tea and Coffee Service Set

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in South Bend, IN

A gorgeous assembled antique Victorian silver plate service set, including three tea or coffee pots and a large serving tray. In the manner of Tiffany & Co. USA, Circa Early 20th C...

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Early 20th Century American Victorian Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate

Black Danish Minimalist Teapot & Warmer by Per Rehfeldt for Søholm
Black Danish Minimalist Teapot & Warmer by Per Rehfeldt for Søholm

Black Danish Minimalist Teapot & Warmer by Per Rehfeldt for Søholm

By Per Rehfeldt

Located in Esbjerg, DK

Black teapot and stand/warmer in glazed ceramics. Stylish organically shaped teapot in an ovoid form and with a practical handle in bentwood beech and brass. It is called Åbo/Abo and...

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1990s Danish Minimalist Tea Sets

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Ceramic

Fifteen-Piece Cloisonné Enamel Tea Set, Japan, Late Meiji Period
Fifteen-Piece Cloisonné Enamel Tea Set, Japan, Late Meiji Period

Fifteen-Piece Cloisonné Enamel Tea Set, Japan, Late Meiji Period

Located in Newark, England

FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING FIFTEEN-PIECE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL TEA SET, LATE MEIJI PERIOD, C.1910 From our Japanese collection, we are pleased to offer this exceptional fifteen-piece Cloisonné Enamel Tea Set dating to the late Meiji period, circa 1910. Executed in the Chinese style and richly detailed throughout, the set comprises six teacups with matching saucers, a lidded teapot, a lidded sugar pot, and a milk jug. Each piece has been masterfully inlaid with fine cloisonné wirework in a range of gauges, forming a profusion of roundels, fan motifs, and cloud shapes containing miniature landscape scenes, symbolic flora, and stylised fauna. Decorative themes include irises, cherry blossoms, maple leaves, mythical dragons, and auspicious bats, all set against a rich ground of gold spiral enamel and bordered with ‘fish scale’ cloisonné...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Tea Sets

Materials

Metal, Enamel

5-Piece Art Deco Silver Plated Tea and Coffee Set - France
5-Piece Art Deco Silver Plated Tea and Coffee Set - France

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...

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1930s Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Schofield Castle Pattern Repousse Baltimore Sterling Silver Tea Pot
Antique Schofield Castle Pattern Repousse Baltimore Sterling Silver Tea Pot

Antique Schofield Castle Pattern Repousse Baltimore Sterling Silver Tea Pot

A fine antique Baltimore silver repousse tea pot. By Schofield. In sterling silver. In the rare 'Castle' pattern, depicting a castle in a forest landscape scene. With a ram's he...

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Late 19th Century American American Empire Antique Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

Beautiful ART DECO coffee set tea set silver plated, 1930s
Beautiful ART DECO coffee set tea set silver plated, 1930s

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...

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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets

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Metal, Silver Plate

Art Deco Modernist Silver Plate Tea Coffee Set by Silversmith Argit, circa 1930
Art Deco Modernist Silver Plate Tea Coffee Set by Silversmith Argit, circa 1930

Art Deco Modernist Silver Plate Tea Coffee Set by Silversmith Argit, circa 1930

By Argit.

Located in Atlanta, GA

Art Deco Modernist Silver Plate Tea and Coffee Service – Argit, France, circa 1930 An exceptional example of French Art Deco silverwork, this five-piece modernist coffee and tea serv...

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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate

Bloor Derby Tea Service, Witches Pattern Imari, ca 1825
Bloor Derby Tea Service, Witches Pattern Imari, ca 1825

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...

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1820s English Regency Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Porcelain cups and saucers from Royal Albert
Porcelain cups and saucers from Royal Albert

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. 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...

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Mid-20th Century English Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Tiffany & Co. Antique Victorian Silver Plate Coffee or Tea Service Set
Tiffany & Co. Antique Victorian Silver Plate Coffee or Tea Service Set

Tiffany & Co. Antique Victorian Silver Plate Coffee or Tea Service Set

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in South Bend, IN

A gorgeous antique Victorian silverplate tea or coffee service set, including: tea pots, sugar, creamer, and large service tray. By Tiffany & Co. USA, Late 19th Century Measuremen...

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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Tea Sets

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Silver Plate

Vintage ULIM Limoges Porcelain Tea and Coffee Set – 41 Pieces
Vintage ULIM Limoges Porcelain Tea and Coffee Set – 41 Pieces

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 ...

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20th Century French Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Vintage Sheridan Victorian Silver Plated Punch Bowl Set w/ 12 Cups and Tray
Vintage Sheridan Victorian Silver Plated Punch Bowl Set w/ 12 Cups and Tray

Vintage Sheridan Victorian Silver Plated Punch Bowl Set w/ 12 Cups and Tray

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage Sheridan Victorian Silver Plated Punch Bowl Set with 12 Cups, Punch Bowl, Ladle, and Round Tray - 15 Pc Set. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: Punch Bowl: 1" H x 20" Diam...

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Mid-20th Century Victorian Tea Sets

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Silver Plate

John Prip for Reed & Barton Dimension Coffee Service Set
John Prip for Reed & Barton Dimension Coffee Service Set

John Prip for Reed & Barton Dimension Coffee Service Set

By Reed & Barton, John Prip

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...

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Silver, Silver Plate

19th Century Satsuma Japanese Hand Painted Porcelain Tea or Coffee Set 15 Pieces
19th Century Satsuma Japanese Hand Painted Porcelain Tea or Coffee Set 15 Pieces

19th Century Satsuma Japanese Hand Painted Porcelain Tea or Coffee Set 15 Pieces

By Satsuma

Located in Casale Monferrato, IT

Beautiful hand painted and gold porcelain tea or coffee set Satsuma Japanese 15 pieces, 1880s. The service is complete to serve six people at the table includes: 1 teapot, 1 sugar bo...

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1880s Japanese Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Hans Bunde Carl M Cohr Danish Mid-Century Silver Plated Coffee Set
Hans Bunde Carl M Cohr Danish Mid-Century Silver Plated Coffee Set

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...

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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

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Silver Plate

Vintage Large Silver Plated Pedestal Punch Bowl Set w/ 12 Cups - 14 Pc Set
Vintage Large Silver Plated Pedestal Punch Bowl Set w/ 12 Cups - 14 Pc Set

Vintage Large Silver Plated Pedestal Punch Bowl Set w/ 12 Cups - 14 Pc Set

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage Large Silver Plated Pedestal Base Punch Bowl Set w/ 12 Pedestal Base Cups and Ladle (14 Pc Set). Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: Punch Bowl: 12.25" H x 16" W x 16" D (...

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Late 20th Century Victorian Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate

19th Century Flow Blue Rare India Pattern Tea Pot
19th Century Flow Blue Rare India Pattern Tea Pot

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...

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19th Century English Antique Tea Sets

Early 20th Century Large Russian Imperial Brass Samovar Set
Early 20th Century Large Russian Imperial Brass Samovar Set

Early 20th Century Large Russian Imperial Brass Samovar Set

Located in Germantown, MD

A gorgeous, early 20th century large Russian imperial brass samovar set. Tray and bowl included. Measures 16" in width, 16" in depth and stands 22.5" tall.

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Early 20th Century Russian Empire Tea Sets

Materials

Brass

Royal Holland Pewter Coffee/Tea Set
Royal Holland Pewter Coffee/Tea Set

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

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1950s Dutch Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Pewter

Teapot, "Lilja" "Lilly", Bo Fajans, Sweden, 1940s, Mid-Century Modern Vintage
Teapot, "Lilja" "Lilly", Bo Fajans, Sweden, 1940s, Mid-Century Modern Vintage

Teapot, "Lilja" "Lilly", Bo Fajans, Sweden, 1940s, Mid-Century Modern Vintage

By Bo Fajans

Located in Stockholm, SE

A stunning teapot designed at Bo Fajans in Gefle, Sweden and of the model "Lilly" that is super rare to find today. The teapot is 15.5 cm (6.2") high and about 23,5 cm (9.4") long. I...

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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Soviet Russian 916 Silver Gilt Enamel Cup & Saucer, Leningrad. Mid-20th Century.
Soviet Russian 916 Silver Gilt Enamel Cup & Saucer, Leningrad. Mid-20th Century.

Soviet Russian 916 Silver Gilt Enamel Cup & Saucer, Leningrad. Mid-20th Century.

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A rare and highly collectible Soviet Russian tea pair crafted in 916 silver, decorated with three-color enamel and finished with a richly gilt interior. Produced in Leningrad in the ...

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Mid-20th Century Russian Tea Sets

Materials

Enamel

1950s Large Traditional Engraved Sterling Silver Teapot
1950s Large Traditional Engraved Sterling Silver Teapot

1950s Large Traditional Engraved Sterling Silver Teapot

Located in Paris, FR

A handcrafted Moorish sterling silver teapot handcrafted in the 1950s. Its wooden handle, meticulously sculpted, complements the silver. What truly sets this piece apart are the intr...

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1950s Unknown Moorish Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Silver

19th Century English Tableware Tea/Coffee Service
19th Century English Tableware Tea/Coffee Service

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 ...

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Early 1800s English High Victorian Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate

Italian Midcentury Modern Silver & Hardstone Coffee Set on Tray
Italian Midcentury Modern Silver & Hardstone Coffee Set on Tray

Italian Midcentury Modern Silver & Hardstone Coffee Set on Tray

Located in New York, NY

Italian Midcentury Modern 800 silver coffee set on tray. This set comprises four pieces: Coffeepot, creamer, and sugar on tray. Wide and upward tapering bodies. Handles c-scroll and ...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

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Silver

Chinese Silver and Enamel Teapot
Chinese Silver and Enamel Teapot

Chinese Silver and Enamel Teapot

Located in Newark, England

SILVER FILIGREE LINKED CHAIN BODY From our Chinese collection, we are delighted to offer this exceptional Chinese Silver and Enamel Teapot. The Teapot of traditional form upon a sol...

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Mid-20th Century Chinese Tea Sets

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Silver, Enamel

44-Piece Royal Tuscan Gold and White Bone China Coffee & Tea Service
44-Piece Royal Tuscan Gold and White Bone China Coffee & Tea Service

44-Piece Royal Tuscan Gold and White Bone China Coffee & Tea Service

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

This refined 44-piece Royal Tuscan service exemplifies the elegance and craftsmanship for which English fine bone china is celebrated. Produced in England, the set features a crisp w...

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20th Century English Tea Sets

Materials

Gold

Villeroy & Boch Blue and White Faience Dinnerware Service, 29 Pieces
Villeroy & Boch Blue and White Faience Dinnerware Service, 29 Pieces

Villeroy & Boch Blue and White Faience Dinnerware Service, 29 Pieces

By Villeroy & Boch

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

This mid-20th century dinnerware service by Villeroy & Boch, Germany, showcases the timeless charm of blue floral decoration on a creamy white ground. Executed in fine faience, the s...

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20th Century German Tea Sets

Materials

Paint, Ceramic, Faience

Set of 3 Postmodern Octagon Tea Glasses, 1980s
Set of 3 Postmodern Octagon Tea Glasses, 1980s

Set of 3 Postmodern Octagon Tea Glasses, 1980s

Located in Hamburg, DE

Set of 3 Postmodern Octagon Tea Glasses, 1980s

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20th Century Finnish Post-Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Glass, Plastic

80s Post Modern Memphis Design Handmade Marilee Hall Abstract Art Teapot Signed
80s Post Modern Memphis Design Handmade Marilee Hall Abstract Art Teapot Signed

80s Post Modern Memphis Design Handmade Marilee Hall Abstract Art Teapot Signed

Located in St.Petersburg, FL

Spectacular, Post Modern, Memphis Design, One of a Kind, Handmade, tossed pottery and painted yellow tea pot, with a crackle finish, I adorned with both incised and applied colorful...

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1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Tea Sets

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Decorative Pewter Teapot from Skurdal Pewter
Mid-Century Modern Decorative Pewter Teapot from Skurdal Pewter

Mid-Century Modern Decorative Pewter Teapot from Skurdal Pewter

Located in Hamburg, DE

Mid-Century Modern Decorative Pewter Teapot from Skurdal Pewter, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark. Additional information: Ma...

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20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

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Metal

Tiffany & Co. Mixed-Metal Teapot
Tiffany & Co. Mixed-Metal Teapot

Tiffany & Co. Mixed-Metal Teapot

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in New Orleans, LA

Mixed-Metal Sake Form Teapot Tiffany & Co. Dated 1887 This exceptionally rare mixed-metal teapot is a stunning example of Tiffany & Co.'s magnificent craftsmanship and innov...

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19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver, Copper

19th Century Set of 7 English Porcelain Tea Cups & Saucers, 6 Signed Minton
19th Century Set of 7 English Porcelain Tea Cups & Saucers, 6 Signed Minton

19th Century Set of 7 English Porcelain Tea Cups & Saucers, 6 Signed Minton

By Minton

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

This charming set comprises seven finely decorated teacups with matching saucers, six of which are signed Minton, one of the most celebrated English porcelain manufacturers of the 19...

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19th Century English Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain, Paint

Tea Set 'Fantasia' by Matteo Thun, 1980
Tea Set 'Fantasia' by Matteo Thun, 1980

Tea Set 'Fantasia' by Matteo Thun, 1980

By Matteo Thun, Arzbeg Porcelain

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Stunning Memphis-style Seven-piece porcelain tea set 'Fantasia' with 'Carre Noir' decor by Matteo Thun for Arzberg Porzellan, Germany. The set contains a tea pot with lid, two cups w...

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1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Seletti "Hybrid-Isidora" Teacup with Saucer in Porcelain
Seletti "Hybrid-Isidora" Teacup with Saucer in Porcelain

Seletti "Hybrid-Isidora" Teacup with Saucer in Porcelain

By Seletti

Located in Doral, FL

From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...

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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Mid Century Water or Juice Pot, Pitcher, Blue Glass, Europe, 1960s
Mid Century Water or Juice Pot, Pitcher, Blue Glass, Europe, 1960s

Mid Century Water or Juice Pot, Pitcher, Blue Glass, Europe, 1960s

Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL

A lovely Mid-Century Modern blue glass Pot from the 1960s. Original vintage good condition. Only one unique piece.

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Mid-20th Century Danish Tea Sets

Materials

Glass

Antique Teapot, Exclusive Silver Floral English Mid-century Coffee Pot
Antique Teapot, Exclusive Silver Floral English Mid-century Coffee Pot

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 cha...

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1920s English Rococo Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Silver Leaf

Manuel Barbadillo for Bidasoa "Oval" Ceramic Coffee Service, Spain 60'
Manuel Barbadillo for Bidasoa "Oval" Ceramic Coffee Service, Spain 60'

Manuel Barbadillo for Bidasoa "Oval" Ceramic Coffee Service, Spain 60'

Located in Naples, IT

Set of Bidasoa porcelain plates, cups, sugar and jugs painted by Manuel Barbadillo who decorated this series of Bidasoa's Oval model. This is one of the most visible moments of his ...

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1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets

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Ceramic

Antique Japanese Satsuma Coffee or Tea Set Richly Decorated Marked Base, 19th C
Antique Japanese Satsuma Coffee or Tea Set Richly Decorated Marked Base, 19th C

Antique Japanese Satsuma Coffee or Tea Set Richly Decorated Marked Base, 19th C

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

This is for 15pcs Marked on base. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Japanese Style: Satsuma Region of Origin: Japan Period: 19th century Meiji Periode (1867-1912...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Midcentury Modern German Blue & White Porcelain Coffee or Tea Set by Rosenthal
Midcentury Modern German Blue & White Porcelain Coffee or Tea Set by Rosenthal

Midcentury Modern German Blue & White Porcelain Coffee or Tea Set by Rosenthal

By Rosenthal

Located in New York, NY

A beautiful German porcelain coffee or tea cup set, with creamer and sugar, in white with touches of gold and blue. Set includes six cups, one creamer and one sugar bowl with lid, al...

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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

SAVORY and Sons - 9pc. 19th Century Victorian (British) Sterling Silver Tea Set
SAVORY and Sons - 9pc. 19th Century Victorian (British) Sterling Silver Tea Set

SAVORY and Sons - 9pc. 19th Century Victorian (British) Sterling Silver Tea Set

By A. B. Savory, Maison Odiot Paris

Located in Wilmington, DE

Direct from a private mansion in Paris, a stunning 9-piece antique Victorian sterling silver tea set by one of Britain’s premier silversmiths “Savory and Sons” professionally refinis...

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Early 19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Tea Sets

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Vermeil, Sterling Silver

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.