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Tea Sets For Sale
Frank Brangwyn Royal Doulton Art Deco Harvest Pattern Cup & Saucer
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish and scarce Art Deco Royal Doulton cup and saucer decorated in a harvest pattern by renowned Welsh artist Sir Frank William Brangwyn (Belgia...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Pottery
Aurora Ironstone Coffee Pot
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Japanese mid-century coffee pot in mustard yellow, made by Aurora Ironstone. Sleek lines throughout, with a straight spout and squared handle. The body of the pot is decorated with...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Ironstone
Georg Jensen Blossom Teapot in Hammered Sterling Silver with Ivory Handle
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen Blossom teapot in hammered sterling silver with ivory handle.
Model 2C. Dated 1915-1930.
Measures: 24 x 14 cm (incl. Handle).
In exc...
Category
1910s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Staffordshire Floral Painted Pearlware Coffee Pot 18th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An antique Staffordshire pearlware coffee pot and cover hand-painted in coloured enamels with floral designs. This elegant and lightly potted coff...
Category
18th Century English Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Pearlware
Pink Etruscan Majolica Shell and Seaweed Ceramic Teacup and Saucer Set of 2
By Griffin, Smith & Hill
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of two Etruscan majolica teacups with matching saucers. Each piece is glazed in a beautiful pink, purple, green, brown and blue. The tea saucers (or b...
Category
20th Century American High Victorian Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$280 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Japanese Antique Pure Silver Tea Set Akira Mimatsu Arthur and Bond
Located in Newark, England
MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912)
MEASUREMENTS
Tea Pot 11.5cm High x 17.5cm Long x 10cm Wide (4.53 x 6.9 x 3.94 Inches) – Sugar Bowl 10cm High x 8.5cm Diameter (3.94 x 3.35 Inches) – Milk ...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Mont Blanc, Tea Set with Six Contemporary Porcelains with Decorative Design
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Inspired by the highest mountain of the Alps, the Mont Blanc, this collection of plates is a photography of the changing seasons. Winter is here and all the animals of the woods are ...
Category
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Birks Regency Plate Silver Plated Tea Pot Set - 3 Pc Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Birks Regency Plate Silver Plated Tea Pot Set - 3 Pc Set. Listing includes (1) Tea Pot with wooden handle, (1) Sugar Bowl, (1) Creamer. Very nice ...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Regency Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Whimsical Ceramic Teapot Postmodern Design by Walchtersbach, Germany
Located in San Diego, CA
Whimsical ceramic teapot by Walchtersbach circa 1970s, made in West Germany great Postmodern design beautiful colors.
Category
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Gerald Benney Sterling Silver Coffee Pot on Stand, 1965
Located in London, GB
An impressive sterling silver coffee pot made by Gerald Benney. This magnificent Coffee Post if of a large size and has an elegant polished form. It rests on a round Silver Stand.
Made in London, England in 1965 by Gerald Benney.
Approx. Weight - 1596g / 51.32oz
Approx. total height - 31.2cm
Approx. height coffee pot only - 29.4cm
Approx. diameter of stand - 16.6cm
Both coffee pot & stand each have Full English Hallmarks.
This coffee pot on stand...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
$6,536 Sale Price
20% Off
Wedgwood Porcelain Coffee Service for 14 People
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Wedgwood porcelain with gold design detail coffee service for fourteen people. Each piece is in great condition. Maker's mark undersigned. Service include 14 coffee / expresso cups...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Tea Sets
Materials
Gold
$5,986 / set
Hand Painted Kunst Kronach Bavaria Coffee Cup Saucer Fine China 1950
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Coffee Cup Bavaria Porcelain Tea Cup set Gold circa 1950.
Demitasse Cup and Saucer with Berlin Coat of Arms by Kunst Kronach Bavaria, Made ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Alberto Pinto for Raynaud Limoges “Christobal” Service for 6 - 18 Pieces
By Limoges
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Present sweet endings in style with this exquisite vintage dessert service for six, featuring the renowned "Christobal" pattern designed by the celebrated Alberto Pinto for Raynaud Limoges. Crafted from the finest French Limoges porcelain, each plate is a miniature work of art, adorned with a lively red coral motif that captures the essence of the sea. The elegant design, finished with a delicate gold rim and a central accent, offers a sophisticated coastal aesthetic perfect for enhancing your dessert course or afternoon tea. This designer vintage set is a true testament to refined taste and versatile enough to complement various interior styles, from elegant dining rooms to bright sunrooms or chic kitchen nooks.
This charming dessert service is in great vintage condition, displaying only minor scuffs and blemishes consistent with its age and gentle use, which contribute to its authentic vintage appeal. Each plate measures approximately 7.50 inches in diameter and stands 0.75 inch tall, an ideal size for individual desserts, pastries, or small bites. The "Christobal" pattern effortlessly blends with coastal, classic, and even transitional decor styles, offering a touch of timeless elegance. Invite this beautiful vintage Raynaud Limoges dessert service...
Category
Late 20th Century French Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain 'Old Rich Yellow Lion' Pattern Tea and Coffee Service, c. 1900
Located in New York, NY
Comprising 2 coffee pots (one with glaze crack), 2 teapots, 2 creamers (1 with restoration)and 2 covered sugars (1 with restoration), 6 coffee cups and saucers, 12 tea cups (2 with c...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
German Silver Cream Set by Gottlieb Kurz, ca 1910
Located in Delft, NL
A German silver cream set by Gottlieb Kurz, ca 1910.
A German silver cream set, consisting of a milk jug, sugar bowl and a tray. A set with round shapes. Marked with silversmith h...
Category
Early 20th Century German Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Marek Cecula Post Modernist Tea Set ca' 1980
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A post modernist tea set by Marek Cecula. Glazed ceramic, ca' 1980's.
Category
Late 20th Century American Minimalist Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Antique 19th Century French Beaux-Arts Silver-Mounted Enamel Tea Caddy by Risler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique French enamel tea caddy.
Mounted with gilt silver mounts.
By Risler of Paris.
Decorated with polychrome birds or paradise, rock outcroppings, and flowers/flor...
Category
19th Century French Beaux Arts Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Antique 19th c Chinese Porcelain Cantonese Figural Plate Figures Qing Daoguang
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nice and Beautifully painted Cantonese dish with lots of highly detailed figures, flowers and animals.
Early Canton ware Daoguang period.
There is some text at the base, probably inv...
Category
19th Century Asian Qing Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Inger Waage for Stavangerflint Norway Sera Teapot, Scandinavian Modern 1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare Sera teapot was designed by Inger Waade for Stavangerflint in 1960s; the service utilizes the forms, or blanks, created by Kare Berven Fjeldsaa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Antique John Turton Sheffield England Victorian Silver Plated Tea Set - 7 Pc Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique John Turton Sheffield England Victorian Silver Plated Floral Engraved 7 Pc Tea Set with "Chippendale" by Wallace Large Footed Tray. Listing includes 7 pieces with tilting tea...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Dixon & Son 3 Piece English Pewter Coffee Service '1830'
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Three piece octagonal paneled pyriform pewter coffee service with creamer and covered sucrier. The coffee pot has an ebonized carved wood handle ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Pewter
Antique Meiji Japanese Satsuma Tea Bowl in the Style of Ninshei Nonomura
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Introducing this rare and exquisite bowl from Meiji period, dating back to the 19th century.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: Japan
Period: 19...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$1,817 Sale Price
20% Off
Georg Jensen Viking or Nordisk Sterling Silver Tea Caddy Spoon
By Georg Jensen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique tea caddy spoon.
In sterling silver.
Designed by Georg Jensen for Georg Jensen
In the Viking or Nordisk pattern.
Marked to t...
Category
Early 19th Century Danish Art Deco Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Coffee Pot and Mug Set
Located in Redding, CT
Mid-Century Modern ceramic coffee or tea pot and mug set. Includes one large coffee or teapot and 10 matching mugs. With its whimsical Mid-Century Modern graphics of a winking eye sun lion...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
$2,250 / item
Vintage Silver Coffee and Tea Set by Wmf
Located in Roma, IT
Silver coffee and tea set is an original group of decorative objects realized in the between the 1920s and the 1920s.
Original silver metal.
Made in Germany by WMF.
Farir ...
Category
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
$945 / set
Il Viaggio di Nettuno Set of 2 Coffee Cups and Saucers by Luke Edward Hall
Located in Milan, IT
This sophisticated set of two coffee cups with their saucers is a celebration of classical aesthetic and ancient mythology, seen through the eyes of designer Luke Edward Hall. The de...
Category
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Italian Solid Sterling Silver Tea, Coffeset with Tray
Located in VALENZA, IT
A magnificent, Russian style tea or coffee set on a salver. The tray, made from plate silver, was completely hand-crafted from a raw sheet and its outer rims are embellished with a b...
Category
1970s Italian Other Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
$52,654 Sale Price
26% Off
Brown, Westhead, Moore/Cauldon Tea Set on Matching Lazy-Susan 12 Pieces
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This lovely tea set for four sits on a large lazy-Susan which spins the set around for easy access. Made at the turn-of the-century it evokes the genteel shape and practicality of a ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Meiji Period Late 19th Century Bronze Teapots with Weathered Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
Six Japanese Meiji period bronze teapots from the late 19th century, sold individually. Created in Japan during the second half of the 19th century, each...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Bronze
African Tuareg Silver Pewter Tea Pot from Mauritania
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage African Tuareg Tea pot Mauritania
Mid-20th century Tuareg teapot from Mauritania, Africa, Western Sahara.
Handcrafted of pewter, copper and brass...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mauritanian Folk Art Tea Sets
Materials
Brass, Copper, Pewter
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 h...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Peter & Jonathan Bateman English Georgian Neoclassical Teapot, 1790
By Peter & Jonathan Bateman
Located in New York, NY
George III sterling silver teapot. Made by Peter and Jonathan Bateman in London in London in 1790. Oval bowl with diagonal spout; cover hinged and dom...
Category
1790s British Neoclassical Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid Century Ceramic Tea Milk Water Pot, Small Vase, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A lovely Mid-Century Modern beige ceramic vase from the 1960s.
Original vintage very good condition. Only one unique piece. Hand made and hand painted in Poland, Europe. Signed "made...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain, Glass, Ceramic
Set of 9 Vintage Coffee or Tea Set
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Coffee or Tea Set, Set of 9, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1950 to 1959
Additional information:
Materials: Metal, Plastic
Color: Black
Item Type: Vintage, Antique or Pre...
Category
20th Century Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
$1,759 / set
Antique Collection of Three Copper Kettles
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Collection of three copper kettles having quality shaped handles and spouts, lift off lids with original finials
Measures: 23 x 26 x 17cm...
Category
1860s English Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
Antique George II Georgian Sterling Silver Kettle on Stand, 1734 Tea Pot
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous Antique George II Sterling Silver Kettle on Stand with burner. This round Georgian Teapot Kettle stand in a the legged stand - each leg feat...
Category
18th Century English George II Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
$8,513 Sale Price
29% Off
Antique George III sterling silver teapot & stand
Located in London, GB
Classic Adam style silver teapot and stand from the late 18th century. The elegant boat-shaped oval body of the teapot is nicely hand engraved with brightcut work that incorporates s...
Category
1790s Georgian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Cohr Mid-Century Danish Modern Sterling Silver Teapot
By Carl M. Cohr
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Scandinavian Modern silver teapot.
In sterling silver.
By Cohr.
With an ebony wood handle and a pill shaped finial to the lid.
Fully ...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Grandjean Jourdan, Faux Bois Ceramic Tea sets. Vallauris, France, 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
'Faux Bois' ceramic Tea sets of 13 pieces by Grandjean Jourdan, Vallauris France 1950s / 1960s.
Some of the pieces are marked Vallauris underneath.
The set is composed of 6 cup...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Chrome and Glass Serving Piece by Chase
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rare 1930s Art Deco serving piece that could be used as a cream and sugar or salt and pepper set that is made of chrome and frosted glass. The set includes the lidded double server on stand, a plate rest, and a pair of glass spoons...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Chrome
Sterling Silver Creamer Pitcher, Chilean
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, well-made Chilean sterling silver creamer pitcher, circa mid-20th century, Chile. With maker and metal marks on bottom as shown in l...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chilean Colonial Revival Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Copper TeaPot, Austria, circa 1900
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This Item is a teapot. It has been made in Austria circa 1900.
With a wood and Brass handle.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Bauhaus Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Copper, Brass
$430 Sale Price
20% Off
New Hall Porcelain Tea Service, Japanese Tobacco Pattern, Georgian, circa 1795
By New Hall
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning tea service made by New Hall in circa 1795. The service is made of hybrid hard paste porcelain and decorated in a bold Chinoiserie pattern of large flower sprays. The service consists of a teapot with cover, a milk jug, a slop bowl, and six tea bowls with saucers.
This service has provenance; it came from the collection of David Redstone, the well known porcelain expert who wrote leading books on Bow and Chelsea porcelain.
The New Hall factory started as a cooperative of several Staffordshire potters making use of the porcelain license of Bristol Porcelain...
Category
1790s English George III Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
E. Brain & Co, 'Peony', Foley Demitasse Cups & Saucers, U.K., circa 1950's
Located in Chatham, ON
E. BRAIN & CO. LTD. - 'Peony' - Vintage transfer decorated bone china demitasse cups and saucers - manufactured at Foley Works, Fenton - featuring ov...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Victorian Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Six Capodimonte Porcelain Tea /Coffee Cups with Floral Motifs, Italy
By Capodimonte
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
This set is made in Capodimonte porcelain and features hand painted floral motifs and golden edges.
They are vintage therefore they might show slight traces of ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
1920s German Silver Ten Piece Picnic Tea Service - Boxed
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique German 935 standard silver ten piece picnic tea set/service - boxed; an addition to our silver teaware...
Category
1920s Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Antique George III Silver Coffee Pot on Stand 1783
Located in London, GB
An impressive Antique George III Sterling Silver Coffee Pot on a Silver Stand. This classic Georgian Coffee Pot has a subtle bead edged border on the lid, shoulder, column and base. The Coffee Pot has a wooden handle. The Stand has a round form and is embellished with a matching bead border. Both the Coffee Pot and Stand have an engraved monogram.
Made in London, England in 1783 by Thomas Chawner.
Approx. Weight - 1080g / 34.72oz
Approx. Height - 33.6cm
Approx. Width Handle to Spout - 22.8cm
Approx. Diameter of Stand - 13.2cm
Both the Georgian silver coffee pot...
Category
18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
$4,668 Sale Price
20% Off
WAS Benson. A good quality Arts & Crafts copper and brass kettle
Located in London, GB
A good quality copper and brass kettle by WAS Benson, wonderful design and in good condition. Length 10, Height 6 1/2.
Category
Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
Mitterteich Eternal White/Gold Bavarian Teacups & Saucers; Set of 6
Located in Malibu, CA
Mitterteich Bavarian fine porcelain, in the pattern "Eternal".
Complete set of six with 6 extra saucers.
12 Saucers each 5.75x.75H
6 Cups each 4"Wx3.5"Dx2.5"H
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$186 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Vintage John Prip for Reed & Barton "Dimension" Tea and Coffee Set Service
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage John Prip for Reed & Barton "Dimension" modernist tea and coffee silver plated service set.
Designed by John Prip for Reed & Barton in 1960; "Dimension" pattern coffee and te...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate
Green and Blue Tea Set by Ambrogio Pozzi for Ceramica Franco Pozzi, 1980s
Located in Stockholm, SE
This 23-piece series includes: one teapot, six cups with saucers, six side plates, two milk jugs, one sugar bowl with lid, and a serving tray.
The design is relatively simple, with ...
Category
1980s Italian Romantic Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
English Pearlware Coffee Pot, Blue Transferware, Fallow Deer in Snow, 1800-1820
Located in London, GB
This is a superb coffee pot made in England between 1800 and 1825. The pot is made of pearlware and has a very charming blue transfer printed pattern of fallow deer in a snowy landscape with farm buildings.
This transfer print looks like an early 19thC print; as we couldn't identify the maker it was impossible to date it exactly. A charming detail is that the rim of the cover and the footrim, which are printed with a row of houses, both are printed up side down; this was probably done by children, who often did the smaller transfer prints because their little fingers could handle the thin strips of paper better than adults.
The coffeepot is unmarked. There is an old shop label on the underside stating it is "English, probably Spode" - however, although this pot is certainly English, it is certainly not Spode.
CONDITION REPORT The coffee pot is in good antique and usable condition without any damage to the pot or the spout; there are just some chips off the lower rim of the cover, which are not visible when in position and are inconsequential for using the pot. As is normal for antique pearlware...
Category
Early 1800s English George III Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Pearlware
Richard Ginori Italian Porcelain Condiment Dish & Spoon
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful vintage Italian white and gold porcelain condiments dish or vessel with lid and spoon by designer Richard Ginori, circa mid-20th century, Italy. Lid has loop handle detai...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Purple and Gold Porcelain Tea Set for Eight Persons
By Wedgwood
Located in Richmond, London
A very fine Crescent Ware porcelain eight place tea set, finely decorated with gold over royal purple ground, retailed by Phillips of New Bond Street, London.
England, circa 1908–192...
Category
Early 20th Century English Regency Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Doccia Porcelain Italian Neoclassical Topographical Cup & Saucer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Offered here for your consideration is, A fine antique topographical porcelain cup & saucer.
By Doccia porcelain manufactory circa 1820.
...
Category
1820s Italian Neoclassical Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Copeland Spode Ceramic Bread and Butter Plates in "Buttercup" Pattern, Set of 11
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of 11 bread and butter plates by Copeland for Spode. This set features 11 round plates with a yellow, blue, and green floral pattern on a cream background. A basketweave design...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
$360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mid Century Teapot and Jug Blå eld by Hertha Bengtsson for Gustavsberg Sweden
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A Mid Century Modern teapot and milk jug from the series "Blå eld" translated to Blue fire in English is quality earthenware from Rörstrand, Sweden desig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Earthenware
Serenity Restored: Kintsugi Celadon White Bowl
Located in MEAUX, FR
Serenity Restored: Kintsugi Celadon White Bowl, an Ode to Repaired Beauty
Discover a unique art object, carrying a profound philosophy: a porcelain bowl of rare delicacy, adorned w...
Category
Early 2000s Japanese Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Dutch Silver Cream Set by D.J. Aubert, Aubert & Zn
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch silver cream set by D.J. Aubert, Aubert & Zn.
A Dutch silver cream set, exists of 3 pieces
An oval small serving tray wit a small jug for cream and a small bowl for the sug...
Category
20th Century Dutch Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Antique Tea Service, English, Silver Plate, Hand Chased, Teapot, Jug, C.1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique tea service. An English, silver plated, hand chased teapot and jug set by John Turton of Sheffield, dating to the late 19th century, cir...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
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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