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Ebony 5-Piece Complete Tea + Coffee Set by Zanetto
Ebony 5-Piece Complete Tea + Coffee Set by Zanetto

Ebony 5-Piece Complete Tea + Coffee Set by Zanetto

By Zanetto

Located in Milan, IT

Gorgeous breakfast set complete with milk vessel, coffee pot, sugar bowl, tea pot and tray all exquisitely crafted in a silver plated alloy.  

Category

2010s Italian Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate

Purple, Pink, Blue and Yellow Lillian Venon Lotus Bowls and Saucers, 8 Pieces
Purple, Pink, Blue and Yellow Lillian Venon Lotus Bowls and Saucers, 8 Pieces

Purple, Pink, Blue and Yellow Lillian Venon Lotus Bowls and Saucers, 8 Pieces

Located in Delray Beach, FL

Exceptional set of 4 saucers and 4 bowls by Lillian Venon. Each bowl displays a plant shape, one in pink, purple, blue and yellow. Bowls measure 4.5”D, 2...

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1980s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

Contemporary Japanese Blue Gray Gold Porcelain Matcha Tea Cup by Master Artist
Contemporary Japanese Blue Gray Gold Porcelain Matcha Tea Cup by Master Artist

Contemporary Japanese Blue Gray Gold Porcelain Matcha Tea Cup by Master Artist

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Japanese contemporary porcelain tea cup/matcha cup, hand painted in blue underglaze in stunning shades of blue and gray on an elegantly shaped ovoid porcelain body, a signed piece by highly acclaimed master porcelain artist in the Imari-Arita tradition. In 2016, the British Museum added a work by this artist to its collection of contemporary Japanese porcelain, a large lidded jar in the Imari-Arita polychrome enamel tradition. This artist is the recipient of numerous awards for his exceptional porcelain work and his unique signature gold and platinum work on porcelain. His profile is available upon request. This stunning porcelain Japanese matcha tea cup depicts elegant gold fish in soft shades of blue, decorated with gold swimming all around the body of the vase, the intricate wave pattern indicates that the fish are swimming in the ocean. Two bands of exquisite floral patterns decorate the top of the vase all the way to the rim, to add another layer of interest to this piece. “Fired-on gold,” this artist’s signature style, highlights unique techniques for incorporating gold and platinum into the hand painting and multiple firing processes that yield a stunningly opulent look. The polychrome overglaze is fired at 800 degrees, followed by the application of gold and platinum that are fired at slightly lower temperature to maintain the luster of the precious metals. As a result, a single piece may undergo as many as 5-10 firings. This artist's profile is available upon request. This hand-painted porcelain Japanese tea cup...

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Tea Sets

Materials

Gold

20th Century Italian Sterlig Silver Tea-Coffee Set in Art Deco' Style
20th Century Italian Sterlig Silver Tea-Coffee Set in Art Deco' Style

20th Century Italian Sterlig Silver Tea-Coffee Set in Art Deco' Style

By Arval Argenti Valenza

Located in VALENZA, IT

Art Deco style sterling silver tea and coffee service. The body shape is square and completely smooth, polished with pumice stone. Two square-section sterling silver wires were solde...

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1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

English Rococo Pyriform Coffee Pot, Sheffield Silver, 1750s
English Rococo Pyriform Coffee Pot, Sheffield Silver, 1750s

English Rococo Pyriform Coffee Pot, Sheffield Silver, 1750s

Located in Kenilworth, IL

English Old Sheffield Rococo pyriform coffee pot with carved boxwood handle. The foot, lid rim, and lid finial are cast in a reel molding. Rococo engraving and developed Rococo spout...

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Mid-18th Century English Rococo Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Sheffield Plate

Art deco Limoges porcelain coffee set
Art deco Limoges porcelain coffee set

Art deco Limoges porcelain coffee set

By Limoges

Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Art deco Limoges porcelain coffee set Complete coffee set for 12 people 40 pieces in total Art deco design Origin Franca Circa 1940 The coffee set is composed of: (measurements in ce...

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Early 1900s French Art Deco Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Hand Blown Glass "Bonsai Side Plate" Tree nature decorative elegant
Contemporary Hand Blown Glass "Bonsai Side Plate" Tree nature decorative elegant

Contemporary Hand Blown Glass "Bonsai Side Plate" Tree nature decorative elegant

By Simone Crestani

Located in Camisano Vicentino, IT

Introducing the Bonsai Side Plate, a beautifully hand-blown glass piece by the talented Simone Crestani. This exquisite side plate is part of the enchanting Nature Collection, design...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Glass

Amami, Tea Set with Six Contemporary Porcelains with Decorative Design
Amami, Tea Set with Six Contemporary Porcelains with Decorative Design

Amami, Tea Set with Six Contemporary Porcelains with Decorative Design

By Vito Nesta

Located in Milano, Lombardia

Inspired by the coral reef of the Amami Islands in Japan, the Amami collection features tropical fishes and beautiful seaweed. A perfect choice for every spot near the seaside. Tea ...

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2010s Italian Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmiths Tea Service in Polished Brass & Walnut
Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmiths Tea Service in Polished Brass & Walnut

Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmiths Tea Service in Polished Brass & Walnut

By Tommi Parzinger

Located in New York, NY

This gorgeous coffee or tea service set was designed by Tommi Parzinger, among the most celebrated Mid-Century Modernist designers, for Dorlyn Silversmiths circa 1960. The set includes one tea pot, a creamer, and a sugar bowl with lid. The service was created in lustrous brass of a particularly warm hue and features burnished walnut...

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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Ceramic Porcelain Vase, Europe, 1960s
Mid Century Ceramic Porcelain Vase, Europe, 1960s

Mid Century Ceramic Porcelain Vase, Europe, 1960s

Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL

A lovely Mid-Century Modern ceramic vase from the 1960s. Original vintage very good condition. Only one unique piece. Hand made and hand painted in Czech Republic, Europe. Signed "Bo...

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Mid-20th Century Czech Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain, Glass

Darte Frères Faux Tortoise and Gilt Partial Coffee Service
Darte Frères Faux Tortoise and Gilt Partial Coffee Service

Darte Frères Faux Tortoise and Gilt Partial Coffee Service

By Darte Frères

Located in New York, NY

Darte Frères Faux Tortoise and Gilt Partial Coffee Service. Antique Empire Paris porcelain by Darte Frères 1795-1825 in a rich mocha faux tortoise pattern with neoclassical decorativ...

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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Arts & Crafts Wrought Iron and Copper Tea Pot, Antti Hakkarainen, Finland 1940s
Arts & Crafts Wrought Iron and Copper Tea Pot, Antti Hakkarainen, Finland 1940s

Arts & Crafts Wrought Iron and Copper Tea Pot, Antti Hakkarainen, Finland 1940s

Located in Helsinki, FI

A beautiful hand hammered tea pot in copper and wrought Iron by Antti Hakkarainen. The peace features a copper tea pot with decorative wrought iron handles and stand. Beautifully exe...

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1940s Finnish Arts and Crafts Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Copper, Wrought Iron

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Miniature Teapot
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Miniature Teapot

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Miniature Teapot

By Yapp & Woodward

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

An exceptional, fine and impressive, miniature antique Victorian English sterling silver teapot in the Chinoiserie style; an addition to our silver teaware collection This exceptional and rare antique Victorian sterling silver miniature teapot...

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1840s British Victorian Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Samuel Alcock Teacup Trio, Very Fine Hand Painted Landscapes, ca 1831
Samuel Alcock Teacup Trio, Very Fine Hand Painted Landscapes, ca 1831

Samuel Alcock Teacup Trio, Very Fine Hand Painted Landscapes, ca 1831

By Samuel Alcock & Co.

Located in London, GB

A beautiful "true trio" consisting of a teacup, a coffee cup and a saucer, with a white ground, cobalt blue and gilt rims and very fine hand painted landscapes. Pattern 3649 Year: c...

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1830s English Rococo Revival Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Arthur Percy for Upsala-Ekeby / Gefle, Complete Art Deco Grand Tea Service
Arthur Percy for Upsala-Ekeby / Gefle, Complete Art Deco Grand Tea Service

Arthur Percy for Upsala-Ekeby / Gefle, Complete Art Deco Grand Tea Service

Located in København, Copenhagen

Arthur Percy for Upsala-Ekeby / Gefle. Complete Art Deco Grand tea service in pastel blue porcelain with hand painted gold edge, 1930s-1940s. Consisting of five teacups with saucers...

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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Royal Copenhagen Denmark Porcelain Quaking Grass Coffee Service
Vintage Royal Copenhagen Denmark Porcelain Quaking Grass Coffee Service

Vintage Royal Copenhagen Denmark Porcelain Quaking Grass Coffee Service

By Royal Copenhagen

Located in Chicago, IL

A fine vintage Danish porcelain set. Pieces Signed on underside. Service of eight with small cake plates. All with artistic decoration to the porcelain. Porcelain is a ivory color (h...

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

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Edwardian ornate silver plated three piece tea set
Antique Edwardian ornate silver plated three piece tea set

Antique Edwardian ornate silver plated three piece tea set

Located in Ipswich, GB

Antique Edwardian ornate silver plated three piece tea set consisting of a silver plated ornate tea pot, coffee pot and sugar bowl with lovely ornate detail

Category

20th Century Edwardian Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate

Tea Pot Can Teapot, Copper Brass Bamboo, Austria, 1950s
Tea Pot Can Teapot, Copper Brass Bamboo, Austria, 1950s

Tea Pot Can Teapot, Copper Brass Bamboo, Austria, 1950s

Located in Hausmannstätten, AT

A pot for tea, water, coffee, milk, etc. made of copper and bamboo manufactured in midcentury, circa 1950. An authentic handmade piece in very good original condition with lovely patina. It is marked with 'EKW Erich Kolbenheyer...

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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Copper

Samuel Alcock Matched Solitaire Porcelain Tea Set, Pink with Flowers, ca 1836
Samuel Alcock Matched Solitaire Porcelain Tea Set, Pink with Flowers, ca 1836

Samuel Alcock Matched Solitaire Porcelain Tea Set, Pink with Flowers, ca 1836

By Samuel Alcock & Co.

Located in London, GB

A matched solitaire tea set consisting of a teapot with cover, a sucrier with cover, a milk jug and a matched trio consisting of a teacup, a coffee cup and a saucer. With pink ground...

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1830s English Rococo Revival Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Early 21st Century Villeroy & Boch Flora Bella Coffee Pot
Early 21st Century Villeroy & Boch Flora Bella Coffee Pot

Early 21st Century Villeroy & Boch Flora Bella Coffee Pot

By Villeroy & Boch

Located in Birmingham, AL

Coffee Pot & Lid Flora Bella by Villeroy & Boch with large multi-color flowers against a white background on the exterior. There is red trim on the spout & on the handle as well as o...

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Late 20th Century German Art Deco Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century English Mahogany Serving Tray with Gallery
19th Century English Mahogany Serving Tray with Gallery

19th Century English Mahogany Serving Tray with Gallery

Located in High Point, NC

Period Edwardian tray made from a single piece of nicely grained mahogany. The tray has a central medallion with an inlaid shell, made from satinwood and surrounded by a border of b...

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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate

Wedgwood Apprey Celadon Chinoiserie Tea Set
Wedgwood Apprey Celadon Chinoiserie Tea Set

Wedgwood Apprey Celadon Chinoiserie Tea Set

By Wedgwood

Located in New York, NY

Wedgwood celadon Apprey chinoiserie tea set. Charming and rare individual tea set with one serving lidded teapot, small plate/underplate, handle-less ...

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1920s English Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Creamware

Set of 12 Antique Japanese Meiji Period Cups or Tea Bowls Porcelain Eggshell
Set of 12 Antique Japanese Meiji Period Cups or Tea Bowls Porcelain Eggshell

Set of 12 Antique Japanese Meiji Period Cups or Tea Bowls Porcelain Eggshell

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A very nice set of 12 bowls with saucers. Very nicely decorated. They are marked on the base. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: Japan Period: 1...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Georg Jensen Cosmos Sterling Silver 8 P Tea & Coffee Set 1920, 45 Tray Denmark
Georg Jensen Cosmos Sterling Silver 8 P Tea & Coffee Set 1920, 45 Tray Denmark

Georg Jensen Cosmos Sterling Silver 8 P Tea & Coffee Set 1920, 45 Tray Denmark

By Georg Jensen

Located in London, GB

A magnificent Danish Georg Jensen 8 piece Tea and Coffee set in the Cosmos Pattern. The set comprises of a Kettle on Stand, Coffee Pot, Tea Pot, two Milk / Cream Jugs and two lidded ...

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20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique George II Georgian Silver Kettle on Stand London 1745 Teapot
Antique George II Georgian Silver Kettle on Stand London 1745 Teapot

Antique George II Georgian Silver Kettle on Stand London 1745 Teapot

By William Grundy

Located in London, GB

An excellent George II Georgian Solid Silver Kettle on Stand. The Tea Pot has an ornate chased design including floral, foliate and scroll patterning, and each side has a shaped cartouche with an engraved crest in it. The Teapot has a hinged domed lid with an impressive finial, and a substantial scroll shaped swing handle with a shaped wooden section. The Tea Kettle stands...

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18th Century English George II Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Set of 2 Antique Chinese Porcelain Tea Bowl Cup Saucer Amsterdam Bont, 18th Cen
Set of 2 Antique Chinese Porcelain Tea Bowl Cup Saucer Amsterdam Bont, 18th Cen

Set of 2 Antique Chinese Porcelain Tea Bowl Cup Saucer Amsterdam Bont, 18th Cen

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A very nice Set of 2 example Amsterdam bont cups and saucers with a lovely scene. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Type: Tea Bowls & Cups, Tea Drinking Region o...

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18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Brass & Glass Tea Set, France  Set 2 Glasses, Glass Holders and Spoons
Antique Brass & Glass Tea Set, France  Set 2 Glasses, Glass Holders and Spoons

Antique Brass & Glass Tea Set, France Set 2 Glasses, Glass Holders and Spoons

Located in Bastogne, BE

The original set of antique utensils for tea consists of 2 glass tea cups, brass glass holders and spoons. Manufactured in France. Please yourself or your loved ones with beautiful and elite tableware. Handmade. Brass, glass. Engraving, gilding, metal cutting, artistic casting. Decorated with Apple Orchard ornament. Unlike copper, brass is less susceptible to corrosion. It is much softer than copper and other metals, so it can be easily rolled and forged, wears out slowly and at the same time is stronger than copper. Of course, we can say that brass cookware...

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Early 20th Century French Tea Sets

Materials

Brass

5-Piece French Art Deco Silver Plate Tea Set
5-Piece French Art Deco Silver Plate Tea Set

5-Piece French Art Deco Silver Plate Tea Set

Located in Queens, NY

5 piece French Art Deco silver plated tea set with fluted design and rosewood handles. (tray, sugar, creamer, 2 tea/coffee pots) (PRICED AS SET)

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate

19th C. Spode 44 Pc. Porcelain Tea Set
19th C. Spode 44 Pc. Porcelain Tea Set

19th C. Spode 44 Pc. Porcelain Tea Set

By Spode

Located in Great Barrington, MA

This Classic 19th century Spode Dessert and tea and coffee service encompasses the beauty of the period as well as the elegant floral decoration. The com...

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1850s English Victorian Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Celia Handmade Whimsical Ceramic Sugar Pot with Spoon from Portugal
Celia Handmade Whimsical Ceramic Sugar Pot with Spoon from Portugal

Celia Handmade Whimsical Ceramic Sugar Pot with Spoon from Portugal

Located in West Hollywood, CA

A handmade sugar pot to store your sweetener This sweet sugarpot will add a whimsical splash of rustic charm to your home decor! Lovingly handmade in ceramic and adorned with beaded ...

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2010s Portuguese Rustic Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Afternoon Tea Set, French, Ceramic, Serving Tray, Cups, Art Deco Taste
Vintage Afternoon Tea Set, French, Ceramic, Serving Tray, Cups, Art Deco Taste

Vintage Afternoon Tea Set, French, Ceramic, Serving Tray, Cups, Art Deco Taste

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is a vintage cabaret afternoon tea set. A French, ceramic serving tray and tea cups in Art Deco revival taste, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1990. Striking and temptin...

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1990s French Art Deco Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

Black Dragon, Tea Set with Six Contemporary Porcelains with Decorative Design
Black Dragon, Tea Set with Six Contemporary Porcelains with Decorative Design

Black Dragon, Tea Set with Six Contemporary Porcelains with Decorative Design

By Vito Nesta

Located in Milano, Lombardia

The Mediterraneo collection is the result of Vito Nesta’s reflection on the line between reality and fantasy. The architectures of the doors depicted on the plates arise from technical drawings of monuments never realized but that inspired those that are present today in many Italian cities, from Milan to Rome. The same contrast is present in the setting, the doors portrayed at sunset are in fact surrounded by scenes inspired by colors and scents of North Africa. Tea set with 6 Tea cups and plates.

Category

2010s Italian Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Nils Kähler Huge Decorative Ceramic Teapot Brutalist Unglazed, HAK Denmark 1950s
Nils Kähler Huge Decorative Ceramic Teapot Brutalist Unglazed, HAK Denmark 1950s

Nils Kähler Huge Decorative Ceramic Teapot Brutalist Unglazed, HAK Denmark 1950s

By Herman A. Kahler Keramik

Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg

Decorative vintage Danish huge teapot by Nils Kähler for the ceramic workshop Herman August Kähler (HAK). Made ca. 1950s. This is a rare piece. The budded shape with soft curves p...

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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

Cabinet De Curiosités, Six Contemporary Decorated Tea Cups with Plates
Cabinet De Curiosités, Six Contemporary Decorated Tea Cups with Plates

Cabinet De Curiosités, Six Contemporary Decorated Tea Cups with Plates

By Vito Nesta

Located in Milano, Lombardia

The cabinet de Curiosités collection takes inspiration from the rooms of the same name which in the sixteenth century collected objects and subjects of various kinds. In this collect...

Category

2010s Italian Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century English Wedgwood Hand-Painted Bamboo Porcelain Teapot with Lid
19th Century English Wedgwood Hand-Painted Bamboo Porcelain Teapot with Lid

19th Century English Wedgwood Hand-Painted Bamboo Porcelain Teapot with Lid

By Wedgewood

Located in West Hollywood, CA

This refined 19th-century Wedgwood teapot is an exceptional example of English porcelain, hand-painted with an elegant bamboo motif emblematic of the Aesthetic Movement. The teapot f...

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Royal Holland Pewter Scandinavian Modern Coffee Set
Royal Holland Pewter Scandinavian Modern Coffee Set

Royal Holland Pewter Scandinavian Modern Coffee Set

By Daalderop KDM Royal Holland

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Beautiful Mid Century pewter coffee set made by Royal Holland in the Netherlands. This set includes a lidded coffee pot with a rattan wrapped handle, a lidded sugar bowl, a creamer, ...

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1960s Dutch Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Pewter

Victorian Sterling Silver Four-Piece Tea and Coffee Service
Victorian Sterling Silver Four-Piece Tea and Coffee Service

Victorian Sterling Silver Four-Piece Tea and Coffee Service

By Robert Hennell III

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

An exceptional, fine and impressive, composite antique Victorian English sterling silver four-piece tea and coffee service/set; part of our silver teaware collection. This exceptional antique Victorian four-piece sterling silver tea and coffee service consists of a coffee pot, teapot, sugar bowl and cream jug. Each piece has a pear shaped form onto a circular spreading foot. The pieces of this Victorian tea and coffee set are embellished with embossed panels in a swirl design, accented with bright cut engraved segmented quatrefoil leaf motifs on a textured background. One side of each piece incorporates a circular cartouche displaying the engraved initial 'B'. The upper rims are encompassed with plain applied moulded borders. The teapot and coffee pot are fitted with domed hinged hallmarked covers reflecting the identical decoration as that to the body. Each cover retains the original hallmarked cast sterling silver finial embellished with scrolling leaf ornamentation. The components of this antique silver tea set...

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1860s British Victorian Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Vintage Emilia Castillo Mexican Silversmith Creamer and Sugar Bowl, Hand Signed
Vintage Emilia Castillo Mexican Silversmith Creamer and Sugar Bowl, Hand Signed

Vintage Emilia Castillo Mexican Silversmith Creamer and Sugar Bowl, Hand Signed

By Emilia Castillo

Located in Los Angeles, CA

An exceptional and highly desirable vintage creamer and covered sugar bowl set designed and handcrafted in Taxco, Mexico by renowned Mexican silversmith Emilia Castillo, a leading fi...

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1980s Mexican Modern Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Silver, Silver Plate, Brass

1930 Jean E Puiforcat Art Deco Modernist Tea Coffee Set Sterling Silver Rosewood
1930 Jean E Puiforcat Art Deco Modernist Tea Coffee Set Sterling Silver Rosewood

1930 Jean E Puiforcat Art Deco Modernist Tea Coffee Set Sterling Silver Rosewood

By Puiforcat, Jean Puiforcat

Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR

Art Deco Modernist tea and coffee service with cut sides in sterling pure silver and rosewood sockets by Puiforcat created in the 1930s. Service comprising: - a coffe pot of 16 cm x...

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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Japanese Contemporary Hand Painted Red Gilded Porcelain Cup and Saucer
Japanese Contemporary Hand Painted Red Gilded Porcelain Cup and Saucer

Japanese Contemporary Hand Painted Red Gilded Porcelain Cup and Saucer

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Exquisite Japanese contemporary Ko-Imari (Old Imari) style gilded hand painted porcelain cup and saucer. This extraordinary piece brings back the glory an...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Tea Sets

Materials

Gold

19th Century Paul Storr Silver Tea Urn
19th Century Paul Storr Silver Tea Urn

19th Century Paul Storr Silver Tea Urn

By Rundell, Bridge & Rundell, Paul Storr

Located in New Orleans, LA

This extraordinarily rare and masterfully crafted tea urn is by the hand of the master Georgian silversmith Paul Storr. Created by Storr while working for Rundell, Bridge and Rundell, Jewelers and Goldsmiths to the King, this magnificent piece truly represents the sophisticated style of the renowned firm and the enormous talents of Paul Storr. Applied and engraved decoration envelop this masterpiece equipped with a carved handle, lion's head spigot and spectacular lion's paw supports. The piece bears the arms of the Neave Baronetcy with those of Digby, for Sir Thomas Neave and his wife Frances Caroline, daughter of the Hon. William Digby, the Dean of Durham. Though he held no formal title, Storr enjoyed patronage from the most important and powerful figures of the period including King George III and the Prince of Wales, the future King George IV. His first major work was a gold font commissioned by the Duke of Portland in 1797, and in 1799 he created the “Battle of the Nile...

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19th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Silver

1930s Danish Sterling Silver Coffee Pot by Georg Jensen
1930s Danish Sterling Silver Coffee Pot by Georg Jensen

1930s Danish Sterling Silver Coffee Pot by Georg Jensen

By Georg Jensen

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George VI Danish sterling silver side handled coffee pot/jug made by George Jensen; an addition to our silver teaware collection This exc...

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1930s Danish Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Georg Jensen Coffee Service 80A

Georg Jensen Coffee Service 80A

By Georg Jensen

Located in Hellerup, DK

A Georg Jensen sterling silver coffee service with ebony handles, design #80 by Georg Jensen from circa 1915. Simple elegant design, the only decoration is a beaded edge under the fi...

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20th Century Art Nouveau Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Carl Auböck II Teapot, model 3879 Austria 1950's
Carl Auböck II Teapot, model 3879 Austria 1950's

Carl Auböck II Teapot, model 3879 Austria 1950's

By Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Located in Chicago, IL

Carl Auböck II Teapot, model 3879 Austria 1950's Handcrafted in Austria during the 1950s for Werkstätte Carl Auböck. This exquisite piece combines form and function, showcasing a uni...

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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Copper

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.