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Tea Sets For Sale
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 Japanese Arita Porcelain Imari Tea Pot and Tea sets, ca 1690 - 1710
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A lovely set of a teapot and 2 teabowls and saucers. Of moulded shape and with floral decoration. The bowls have hidden decoration in the wall of flowers.
Additional information:
Ma...
Category
17th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$1,998 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Small Antique Edo Period Japanese Porcelain Teapot Imari Red Gold Panels
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Small teapot, square, rounded body on flat unglazed base. Curved handle and a short straight spout. Small upright mouthrim, flat lid with round knob. Imari decorated in iron-red and gold on the sides with flowering plants and grasses and two deeply recessed kidney-shaped panels with modelled decorations in high relief. One panel with a cock, chicken and two eggs on the other a bird perched on a branch of a prunus tree. Round the base of the spout an upturned pointed leaves pattern border. On the handle a floret between scrolls. On the cover round the base of the knob a leaves pattern border in low relief.
In category 36 'Coloured Imari with no underglaze blue, iron-red and gold only' of his Japanese export porcelain, Impey states that the implication of this singular restriction of palette, without the use of underglaze blue, is that these may be the product of a single enamelling workshop, but may or may not be the product of a single kiln. The restriction is probably one of choice, for it would hardly be cheaper, if at all, to use a wider range of enamels, and no cheaper to use underglaze blue.
Bottles, vases, teapots and other objects with similar recessed panels that form a kind of window through to a deeper picture layer were only produced for a short period. This was probably because they were too time-consuming to make and therefore expensive. This type of decoration is only found on Japanese pieces; Chinese imitations are still unknown.
Japanese Imari objects decorated in a low relief are rare. In 'Fine & Curious' a bottle cat...
Category
17th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$1,998 Sale Price
20% Off
KPM, Berlin, Royal Ivory Tea Service in Cream-Colored Porcelain
Located in København, Copenhagen
KPM, Berlin. Royal Ivory tea service in cream-colored porcelain with gold decoration for six people.
1920s.
Consisting of six teacups with saucers, six ...
Category
1920s German Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Victorian Aesthetic Movement Silver Tea Service, circa 1880
By Goldsmiths Alliance Ltd., Joseph, Albert, Horace & Ethelbert Savory
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th century Victorian Aesthetic movement solid silver tea and coffee service, comprising of a hot water kettle, coffee pot, teapot, sugar bowl, cream jug and tray. The set i...
Category
19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sèvres Style Gilt and Painted Porcelain Dessert Service for 12
Located in Morristown, NJ
20th c., France, gilt and painted porcelain dessert service. The set is decorated with pink rose clusters on various color grounds and gold accented scall...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Tea Sets
Materials
Gold
15pcs Antique Japanese Porcelain Tea Set Pot Richly Decorated Marked Base, 19thC
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
This is for 13pcs the Saucers, The Coffee Cup, The Coffeepot, The sugar Pot and Creamer & the plates!
Unusual and very detailed pieces of porcelain with a satsuma style colouring. M...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$1,438 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Japanese Kangxi Revival Set Chinese Porcelain Tea Cups Japan, 19th Cen
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Delicate and trademark Kangxi revival Japanese Tea Set from the 19th century. Marked Zoshuntei Sanpo Sei and with a high quality landscape scene.
Add...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$1,998 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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...
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
$2,694 / set
"Bacchus Teapot, " Bold and Rare Art Deco Sculptural Piece by Rometti, Italy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bold and striking, this 1930s glazed teapot was designed by Dante Baldelli for the famed Rometti ceramic works in Umbertide, Italy, not long after it wa...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Meeuws & Zoon Den Haag Pewter Five Piece Coffee and Tea Service Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meeuws & Zoon Den Haag five-piece service set in pewter with woven handles on both the coffee and tea pot. This Netherlands pewter set consists of one lidded coffee pot, one lidded t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Pewter
KPM, Berlin, Six Royal Ivory Tea Cups with Saucers in Cream-Colored Porcelain
Located in København, Copenhagen
KPM, Berlin. Six Royal Ivory tea cups with saucers in cream-colored porcelain with gold decoration. 1920s.
The cup measures: 9.3 x 5.5 cm.
Sauce...
Category
1920s German Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Arne Jacobsen Four Piece Stainless Steel Danish Coffee/Tea Set for Stelton
By Arne Jacobsen, Stelton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Four-piece stainless steel coffee and tea service set by Arne Jacobsen for Stelton, c.1960s, Denmark. The set includes a coffee pot, tea pot...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
Large Ceramic Elephant teapot, hand made in South Africa
Located in North Miami, FL
Immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of African culture with Wiseman Ceramics' Elephant Teapot, a masterpiece handcrafted in South Africa. Sculpted by the talented George-Thabo and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Toucan Porcelaine Cremier by Hermès Paris
By Hermès
Located in Sofia, BG
Serving piece for milk or cream from the iconic porcelain collection Toucan by HERMES in great condition.
Category
Late 20th Century European Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen, Blue Fluted Half Lace, Three Pairs of Large Teacups
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen, Blue Fluted half lace, three pairs of large teacups.
Model 1/656
Second factory quality.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
Cup: D 10.5 ...
Category
1980s Danish Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
French Porcelain Tete a Tete Tea Set Circa 1875
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Elegant 19th century porcelain in white gold and crimson raspberry. The teapot with lid, sugar bowl with lid, creamer, two tea cups with tray. The tray measures 17 wide, 12.75 deep a...
Category
1870s French Napoleon III Antique 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
Japanese Porcelain Tea Cup & Beaker Saucer Imari Edo Period, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely set from the edo period.
Additional information:
Primary Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: Japan
Period: 18th century
Japan Dynasty Period: Edo Period (1603–186...
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$266 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Tea Service 80A
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A Georg Jensen sterling silver tea service, design #80 by Georg Jensen from circa 1915. Simple elegant design, the only decora...
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
$3,403 / set
Vintage Tea Service H & C 'Selb Bavaria' Heinrich Porcelain, 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Tea Service H & C 'Selb Bavaria' Heinrich Porcelain, Germany, early 20th century.
Teapot and 6 cups with saucers.
diameter 10 cm, ba...
Category
Early 20th Century German Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Kangxi Blue and White Floral Tea Bowl Fire of Rotterdam
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely made set of tea bowls China and Japan. Historically very interesting. It has burning damage. According to the history of the family who owned it was burned after the fires that occurred during the German bombardment of Rotterdam in WW2.
The German bombing of Rotterdam in World War II, also known as the Rotterdam Blitz, was the aerial bombardment of Rotterdam by the Luftwaffe on 14 May 1940, during the German invasion of the Netherlands in World War II. The objective was to support the German troops fighting in the city, break Dutch resistance...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$638 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Russian imperial porcelain Tea set Lomonosov made in USSR Golden Autumn
By Lomonosov
Located in Delft, NL
Russian imperial porcelain Tea set Lomonosov made in USSR Golden Autumn
Category
1970s Unknown Aesthetic Movement Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Victorian Alpaca Silver Tea or Coffee Cups and Plates, England 19th C.
Located in Valencia, VC
A gorgeous pair of Victorian mid 19th century alpaca silver and china tea or coffee cups and plates.
Ideal to serve a beautiful breakfast or tea/coffee table.
Dimensions:
Cup: H....
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
$528 Sale Price / set
31% Off
Antique Tea Set 3 Part English Silver, Serving Tray, Home Decorative Objects
Located in Wembley, GB
An antique afternoon tea set. An English Sheffield, silver 3-pieces set with a serving tray, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.
Attractive ...
Category
1830s English Art Deco Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
$281 Sale Price
56% Off
Chinese Export Blue and White Pitcher
Located in Sheffield, MA
Chinese export blue and white porcelain milk pitcher.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Georgian Newcastle Sterling Silver Coffee Pot
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George II Newcastle sterling silver coffee pot, an addition to our Georgian silver teaware collection.
This exceptional antique George II Newcastle sterling silver coffee pot has a baluster shaped form onto a circular domed spreading foot.
One side of the body of this 18th century coffee pot...
Category
1740s English George II Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
Christofle Empire Malmaison 1940 Tea Set
By Christofle
Located in palm beach, FL
A Christofle 'Malmaison Empire' four-piece coffee and tea set. It features a black-handled teapot and coffee pot, both of which have camel head-shaped spouts, and a lidded sugar bowl...
Category
1930s French Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
$6,400 / set
19th Century French Faience 8 Piece Hand-Painted Tea Service
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French faience 8 piece hand-painted tea service represents the remarkably unique and definitively French porcelains produced in the fabled region around Rouen! Hand-made...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Faience
Mintons English Porcelain Cup and Saucer
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Mintons english Porcelain Cup and Saucer. Decorated with a delicate floral motif and gold details, the cup has a classic cylindrical...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$353 / set
Extraordinary British Empire Kettle on a Stand
Located in Middleburg, VA
Exceptionally well crafted, it is made of copper and brass and has a compartment in the very decorative stand for charcoal to keep the kettle warm. It is very elegant for domestic us...
Category
19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Brass, Copper
Japanese Contemporary Gold Blue Porcelain Cup, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Striking contemporary Japanese Ko-Imari (old Imari) porcelain long stem cup, in bright red, blue and green colors and generous gold application tha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Meiji Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
WMF Art Nouveau Jugendstil Tea Service and Trey
Located in Sarasota, FL
WMF WURTTEMBERGISCHE METALLWARENFABRIK Art Nouveau Jugendstil tea and coffee service with the tray. All pieces marked with the WMF ostrich mark, G for Geslingen city of manufacture, ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
$3,950 / set
Royal Doulton, England, Twelve Fairfax Teacups with Saucers and a Cream Jug
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Doulton, England. Twelve Fairfax teacups with saucers and a cream jug in porcelain with hand-painted flowers in gold.
Mid-20th century.
The cup measures: 10 x 6.7 cm.
Sauce...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Six Contemporary Japanese Gold Blue Red Porcelain Dessert Plates, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite set of six contemporary Japnese gilded hand-painted Porcelain dessert plates in vivid red, blue and green generously decorated with gold, with an intricate flower and gold patternwith a stunning scalloped pattern around the rim is inspired by Meissen in Germany, with the history of creating extraordinary porcelain for centuries.
This beautiful set is produced by one of the most respected Japanese porcelain companies with the history of producing exceptional porcelain pieces.
Imari-Arita region of Japan has a history of more than 400 years of exporting the finest porcelain produced in that region. There was a fascination for Arita ware...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Tea Sets
Materials
Gold
$390 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Japanese Silver Massive Tea & Coffee Service on Tray, circa 1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th century Japanese solid silver massive eight-piece tea & coffee service on tray, exceptional and magnificent quality, double walled, embossed and applied with Iris ...
Category
20th Century Japanese Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Art Deco Centerpiece / Teaset by Lloyd, Payne & Amiel, England, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Art Deco Centrepiece is an original decorative group of objects realized in the 1930s.
Original tin with wood handles and knobs. Made in England.
Designed by Lloyd, Payne & Am...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
Silver Plated « Minuit Quinze » Verseuse / Teapot by Alain Meyer for Christofle
By Alain Meyer
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rare French silver plated verseuse / coffee pot / teapot « Minuit Quinze » by Alain Meyer for Christofle - "Perspective" Collection
Signed.
Category
20th Century French Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Imperial Lomonosov Porcelain Factory, Soviet Union, Large Tea Service
Located in København, Copenhagen
The Imperial Lomonosov Porcelain Factory, Soviet Union. Large tea service in hand-painted porcelain for six people. Mid-20th centu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Russian Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Samuel Alcock Teacup and Milk Jug, Pale Yellow, Gilt and Flowers, ca 1824
Located in London, GB
A teacup and saucer with milk jug in the “melted snow” shape with double drop handles, pale yellow ground with rich gilt and cobalt blue acanthus pattern and finely painted flower re...
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$496 Sale Price / set
20% Off
George III sterling silver 'drum' teapot made in London in 1775 by John King
By John King
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1775 by John King, this George III period, Antique Sterling Silver Teapot, is 'drum' shaped, and features a wooden handle and finial. The teapot measures 4.5"...
Category
1770s English George III Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Sterlig Silver Art. Deco' Teaset
By Mario Poli
Located in VALENZA, IT
Three-piece tea set in 925 sterling silver completely handmade.
Teapot: H 23, D 15cm.
The body is round, rounded and shaped with a hammered recess.
The handle and lid are made o...
Category
1990s Italian Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
$6,204 Sale Price
20% Off
Chantilly by Gorham Sterling Silver Tea Set 4pc W /Flowers #1001-#1004/1 '#6916'
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
Chantilly by Gorham
Gorgeous Chantilly by Gorham sterling silver four-piece tea set with floral motif. This set includes:
1 - Coffee Pot: Marked #1001/1, holds 3 pints, measure...
Category
20th Century Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Queen Anne design sterling silver teapot made in 1909 by William Hutton
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1909 by William Hutton, this attractive, Antique, Edwardian Sterling Silver Teapot, is in the 'Queen Anne' style, featuring half fluted decoration, and a wood...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Two-piece tea service German manufacture Meissen, 1910
Located in Vicenza, VI
Tea service consisting of two cups with corresponding saucers. The service dates from the very early 20th century, material Meissen porcelain painted with floral and plant motifs, Ge...
Category
20th Century German Other Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain, Meissen
1980s Vintage Alessi Tea Kettle Stainless and White Italy
By Alessi
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1980s Alessi 9093 Modernist Kettle Stainless Steel White
maker stamped
9.5 h x 8.75 diameter x 9.75 d
Not new, preowned unrestored vintage condition.
Comes...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
1900 Alphonse Debain - Art Nouveau Papyrus Tea Coffee Set Sterling Silver
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Art Nouveau Tea Coffee Set "Papyrus" made in sterling silver created in 1900. Exhibited at the Universal Exhibition of 1900.
All pieces are stamped.
Service including:
- a 24 cm hig...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Italian Espresso Demitasse Cups by Mika with Gold Bear Handles Set of 10
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Rare set of 10 Italian Demitasse espresso cups by Mika.
Unique set for the espresso lover.
Gold color plated bear handles/frame with glass inserts.
Sign...
Category
1980s Italian Vienna Secession Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
Barnards, Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Kettle, London, 1855
By Barnards
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1855 by Barnards, this attractive and wonderfully engraved, Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Kettle, stands on a hinged...
Category
1850s English Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Joseph Holdcroft Majolica Bird on Nest Teapot
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Holdcroft Majolica teapot which features the lid in the form of a bird roosting on its nest. The pot, modelled in the form of the bird nest is embellished with leaves and blossom, wh...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Majolica
Bing and Grondahl, "Milky Way". Teapot with sugar bowl and creamer
Located in København, Copenhagen
Bing and Grondahl, ”Mælkevej” ("Milky Way").
Teapot with matching sugar bowl and creamer. Gold decoration.
Ca. 1930s.
Perfect condition.
Marked.
First factory quality.
Teapot: Width...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Christofle (Cardeilhac) - 4pc. Antique French 950 Sterling Silver Tea Set + Tray
By Cardeilhac
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from Paris, A Stunning Louis XVI, 4pc. Sterling Silver Tea / Coffee Set by France's Premier Silversmiths "Jacques and Pierre Cardeilhac (Christofle)" Silversmiths to the Aristocracy of Europe, with Accompanying "Boulenger" 950 Sterling Silver Serving Tray and 5 Anti-tarnish Storage Wraps, Circa 1890s. The French silversmith Christofle, formerly known as Cardeilhac, stands as a prominent figure in the history of silver craftsmanship. With a legacy that spans over two centuries, the house of Christofle has been synonymous with excellence in silverware, catering to the needs of French royalty, the elite, and connoisseurs of fine craftsmanship worldwide.
Adolphe Boulenger...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
$12,487 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Memphis Period Tea Set by Punto Bacola for Montagnani
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An Italian polished nickel with black acrylic handles tea set.
Designed by Punto Bacola for Montagnani,
circa 1980 (Memphis period).
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Nickel
Silver Coffee and Tea Set, Belgium, 19th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
Silver coffee and tea set, Belgium 19th century
The design of this beautiful coffee and tea set is inspired by the 18th century French Regence st...
Category
1890s Belgian Regency Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
$5,000 / set
Sèvres Double Handled Cup, Cover and Stand, 1791
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Sèvres Double Handled Cup, Cover and Stand, 1791
Sèvres is the most prominent name in French Porcelain, but it was not the first. Porcelain had been manufactured in France to suppl...
Category
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$10,833 / set
Antique Tiffany Victorian Classical Repousse Sterling Silver Coffeepot
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Classical sterling silver coffeepot. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Baluster with vertical spout and hinged and domed cover. Stained-wood finial and capped scroll handl...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
"Studio Line" White Porcelain Tea Pot by Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-Century Modern "Studio Line" white porcelain tea pot by Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condi...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$140 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary Modern, Çini Decorated Porcelain Coffee Cup &Saucer 90ml, Set of 2
By DAY Studio
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
Çini porcelain plates derived from an extensive research and deconstruction of traditional Ottoman tile work. While the patterns are repeated regularly in...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Victorian three piece tea set and tray
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian three piece tea set and tray consisting of a silver plated ornate tea pot, sugar bowl and milk jug standing on a silver plated tray
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
John R Wendt for Ball Black & Co Seven-Piece Medallion Sterling Tea & Coffee Set
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This neoclassical sterling silver tea and coffee set was designed by renowned 19th century silversmith, John R. Wendt (1826-1907). Recognized as "one of the best designers and chasers in the art", Wendt formed a highly successful partnership with Boston silversmith Augustus Rogers before moving to New York in 1860 to work as principal silversmith to important jewelry and silver retailer Ball, Black & Co. Wendt is known for his distinctive designs and examples of his work are held in the permanent collections of museums including the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Boston's Museum of Fine Art.
This Wendt sterling tea and coffee set...
Category
1860s American Neoclassical Antique Tea Sets
Materials
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.
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