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Porcelain Tea Trio Set GDR Made in GDR Tea Porcelain Set, Vintage
Porcelain Tea Trio Set GDR Made in GDR Tea Porcelain Set, Vintage

Porcelain Tea Trio Set GDR Made in GDR Tea Porcelain Set, Vintage

Located in Bastogne, BE

A rare collection tea trio set “Firebird” made in GDR. Goldrelief manufacture! Porcelain tea set! The set includes three items. The price per ...

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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Vintage Limoges R.Leclair Coffee Set, Art Deco, Сream and Gold, France
Vintage Limoges R.Leclair Coffee Set, Art Deco, Сream and Gold, France

Vintage Limoges R.Leclair Coffee Set, Art Deco, Сream and Gold, France

By Limoges

Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES

"Coffee Service In Gold Inlay, Limoges Porcelain R.Leclair" Lovely cream and gold Limoges porcelain coffee service. It is a sober and elegant model with a palmette frieze in fine gold and a rare granite inlay frieze on the edge of each piece, with a matt gold finish for the background and shiny gold on the granites. Great Limoges service...

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20th Century French Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique English Silver-Plated Tea Coffee Set Hunting Musical Thomas Harwood Sons
Antique English Silver-Plated Tea Coffee Set Hunting Musical Thomas Harwood Sons

Antique English Silver-Plated Tea Coffee Set Hunting Musical Thomas Harwood Sons

By Thomas Harwood & Sons

Located in London, GB

Antique English Silver-Plated Tea Coffee Set Hunting Musical Thomas Harwood Sons English, Late 19th Century Smallest (milk jug): Height 7cm, width 14cm, depth 19cm Largest (teapot...

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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Sets

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Silver Plate

La Paglia Sterling Tea Set Mid Century
La Paglia Sterling Tea Set Mid Century

La Paglia Sterling Tea Set Mid Century

By Alphonse La Paglia

Located in Sarasota, FL

Sterling Silver tea set designed by Alphonse La Paglia In mid century modern style. Alphonse La Paglia (1907-1953) was a Sicilian-born silversmith who studied and trained with Georg...

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

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Silver

Antique Iraqi Silver and Lapis Lazuli Miniature Teapot, circa 1920
Antique Iraqi Silver and Lapis Lazuli Miniature Teapot, circa 1920

Antique Iraqi Silver and Lapis Lazuli Miniature Teapot, circa 1920

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

A fine and impressive antique Iraqi silver teapot; an addition to our diverse Asian teaware collection. This fine antique Iraqi silver miniature teapot has a pumpkin shaped form onto a shaped cinquefoil foot. Each panel of the body is embellished with an applied oriental figure standing amidst clouds and waving a flag, apart from the posterior panel which depicts a foliate design. This Iraqi silver teapot is fitted with a subtly panelled push fit hallmarked cover surmounted with a collet set lapis lazuli finial. This antique teapot is fitted with an impressive handle entwined with applied foliate and tendril ornamentation extending from the aforementioned posterior panel to the body. The teapot is fitted with an impressive plain swan necked spout. The swept foot is ornamented with five chased paralleling scrolling designs. The hallmark to the interior of this impressive miniature teapot denotes the purity as .800 standard silver (800/1000). Condition This antique miniature teapot...

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1920s Iraqi Vintage Tea Sets

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Silver

Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Tea / Coffee Set c. 1930
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Tea / Coffee Set c. 1930

Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Tea / Coffee Set c. 1930

By Georg Jensen

Located in Espoo, FI

Very rare Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Coffee / Tea, Copenhagen, c. 1930, pattern no. 1 & 1B, each with a double-gourd form and side-mounted handle.

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1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pair of Petite Chinese Bronze Cups, c. 1800
Pair of Petite Chinese Bronze Cups, c. 1800

Pair of Petite Chinese Bronze Cups, c. 1800

Located in Chicago, IL

Minimal and refined, these petite bronze cups are simply formed with gently curved sides and a short footed base. The pair dates to the 19th century or earlier and would have been us...

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Early 19th Century Chinese Minimalist Antique Tea Sets

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Bronze

Sèvres Double Handled Cup, Cover and Stand, 1791
Sèvres Double Handled Cup, Cover and Stand, 1791

Sèvres Double Handled Cup, Cover and Stand, 1791

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

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...

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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Hand Painted Yellow Floral Porcelain Famille Tea Pot
Chinese Hand Painted Yellow Floral Porcelain Famille Tea Pot

Chinese Hand Painted Yellow Floral Porcelain Famille Tea Pot

Located in Delray Beach, FL

Mid-20th-century Chinese hand-painted yellow floral porcelain teapot, combining traditional craftsmanship with decorative charm. We sell items as acquired, without restoring or re...

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Mid-20th Century Chinese Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Copper Tea Set by Harald Buchrucker, Germany 1950s
Vintage Copper Tea Set by Harald Buchrucker, Germany 1950s

Vintage Copper Tea Set by Harald Buchrucker, Germany 1950s

By Harald Buchrucker

Located in Roma, IT

Tea Set is an original artwork realized in the 1950s. Original copper and glass. Handmade in Germany by Harald Buchrucker. The set is complete and includes: 1 jug, 1 tray, a cream server, a sugar bowl, 2 tea cups with glass...

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1950s German Vintage Tea Sets

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Copper

Antique Japanese Arita/Chinese Jingdezhen Saucer Dish and Cup Kakiemon
Antique Japanese Arita/Chinese Jingdezhen Saucer Dish and Cup Kakiemon

Antique Japanese Arita/Chinese Jingdezhen Saucer Dish and Cup Kakiemon

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A very combination of two porcelain pieces; Edo period, kakiemon figural garden scene Qing period, Kangxi, Couple with a parasol in garden. Additional information: Material: Porcela...

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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain

19th Century French Faience 8 Piece Hand-Painted Tea Service
19th Century French Faience 8 Piece Hand-Painted Tea Service

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...

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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Tea Sets

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Faience

Antonia Campi Tea Service for Six in Porcelain and Gold by Laveno 1950s
Antonia Campi Tea Service for Six in Porcelain and Gold by Laveno 1950s

Antonia Campi Tea Service for Six in Porcelain and Gold by Laveno 1950s

By S.C.I. Laveno, Antonia Campi

Located in Cascina, Pisa

Rare ceramic tea service for six in a very elegant light blue shade with decoration refined in pure gold, it was designed by Antonia Campi and manufactured by Laveno Ceramica in Verbano during the early 1950s. This set is composed of six (6) teacups, six (6) tea saucers, one (1) sugar bowl, one (1) teapot, and one (1) milk jug. Measurements: -Six cups 6 x 8 x 5.5 cm (each) -Sugar bowl 9 x 12 x 7 cm -Teapot 19 x 16, 5 x 9.5 cm -Milk Jug 11 x 12 x 7 cm. In 1856 Carlo Caspani, Alessandro Carnelli, and Severino Revelli, three employees of the Richard Ginori ceramics factory in Milano, set up the Società Ceramica C.C.R. making use of a disused building that had been a glass factory near the lakeshore. Production mainly consisted in fine earthenware and fire bricks. One of the key choices for the success of this initiative was an industrial-scale production of low-cost earthenware for domestic use. The manufacture of Laveno was gaining reputation; so that in 1869 part of its activity had to be moved to a new building called “Lago”. In 1883 it adopted a new denomination, Società Ceramica Italiana (with an S.C.I. trademark) that was to become famous. During this period, S.C.I. was led by bright managers: Tommaso Bossi and his successor Luciano Scotti, a graduate in engineering who led the company all the time from 1895 to 1956, raising it to its top level of capacity and production. In 1925 the Mulini plant was built in the Boesio area, where the blends and ''bodies'' were prepared. The Magazzini Generali (a warehouse), were also built and directly connected to the railway network. All the factory sites were interconnected by a “Decauville” railway for transporting materials. Also in 1925 the Verbano plant was built, following an agreement with the German Rosenthal company, for producing porcelain tableware and, later, ceramic insulators. The drive for innovation in production technologies, that took place during the Twenties, was accompanied by an equally intense artistic development. During the twenty's the architect Piero Portaluppi started collaborating with S.C.I. and thanks to Luciano Scotti’s foresight, young Guido Andlovitz, who had entered the company in 1923, was appointed art director in 1925, who introduced a renewal in the style of shapes and decorations, so that towards the end of the 1920s Ceramica di Laveno competed with Richard-Ginori, for the leading position in the ceramic art of Italy. Near the end of the 1930s, collaboration was started with Angelo Biancini, who created a new product line of artisan taste. In the late Forties, the young Antonia Campi joins the company as a decoration worker. Immediately, Guido Andlovitz notes her ability and potential qualities, and moves her into the artistic department. Starting with her 1948 first tiny vase...

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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets

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Gold

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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Tea Sets

Materials

Gold

Cinderella Serving Dishes, Porcelain Handmade in Italy, Handcrafted Design 2021
Cinderella Serving Dishes, Porcelain Handmade in Italy, Handcrafted Design 2021

Cinderella Serving Dishes, Porcelain Handmade in Italy, Handcrafted Design 2021

By Mosche Bianche

Located in San Miniato PI, IT

Sometimes we all just need to have a little stress relief. We want to escape the ordinary days, made of work and pain. 

Give yourself a little gift with those fabolous creations full of poetry and fairytales. Our artist models every single detail with patience and love, to bring us back in a world made of dreams and feelings. The collection recalls Alice in wonderland and Cinderella, taking us to a trip in our childhood, a world that lives silently inside, giving us the strength to always believe...

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2010s Italian Belle Époque Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Cinderella Milk Jug, Porcelain Handmade in Italy, Handcrafted Design 2021
Cinderella Milk Jug, Porcelain Handmade in Italy, Handcrafted Design 2021

Cinderella Milk Jug, Porcelain Handmade in Italy, Handcrafted Design 2021

By Mosche Bianche

Located in San Miniato PI, IT

Our artisan's pieces are a dream come true, as in Cinderella's fairytail. This ceramic piece is completely hand-crafted and painted with love and care. A set is consisting of a mi...

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2010s Italian Belle Époque Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique Eight-Piece Silver Coffee and Tea Set by Tétard
Antique Eight-Piece Silver Coffee and Tea Set by Tétard

Antique Eight-Piece Silver Coffee and Tea Set by Tétard

By Tetard Freres

Located in London, GB

Antique eight-piece silver coffee and tea set by Tétard French, early 20th century Tray: Height 6cm, width 73.5cm, depth 46.5cm Water jug: Height 19cm, width 21cm, depth 11cm T...

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Early 20th Century French Tea Sets

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Silver

Fine and Rare William IV English Silver Gilt Coffee Jug
Fine and Rare William IV English Silver Gilt Coffee Jug

Fine and Rare William IV English Silver Gilt Coffee Jug

Located in New York, NY

Engraved with a Marquess's coronet. Marked: London, 1834 Maker: Paul Storr.

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1830s English Antique Tea Sets

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Silver

Antique German Silver Teapot by Breyman, Chased Decoration, Circa 1820
Antique German Silver Teapot by Breyman, Chased Decoration, Circa 1820

Antique German Silver Teapot by Breyman, Chased Decoration, Circa 1820

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique German silver teapot; an addition to our silver teaware collection This exceptional antique German silver teapot has a circular incurved baluster form. The surface of this antique 19th century teapot is plain and unembellished, with an impressive chased leaf decorated border to the shoulders. This impressive example of silver teaware is fitted with the original push fit cover, surmounted with a large and impressive cast silver finial realistically modelled in the form of a stag couchant. The teapot retains the original stained wood handle fitted to impressive embossed silver sockets incorporating scroll decoration, in addition to an antique dolphin...

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1820s German Antique Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

Mid-19th Century White Opaline Water Set
Mid-19th Century White Opaline Water Set

Mid-19th Century White Opaline Water Set

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Mid-19th Century White Opaline Water Set

Located in Paris, FR

White opaline water set highlighted with golden stripes, garlands of plants, and small flowers. The set is composed of a round tray, a glass, a sugar bowl, a...

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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tea Sets

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Opaline Glass

Gunnar Nylund - Rörstrand - Teapot
Gunnar Nylund - Rörstrand - Teapot

Gunnar Nylund - Rörstrand - Teapot

By Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand

Located in MAASTRICHT, LI

Product Description:  Gunnar Nylund, one of Sweden's leading ceramic artists, lived and worked all over Scandinavia being involved with Bing & Gröndahl in Denmark, Rörstrand in Swede...

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1950s Swedish Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Cadogan 'Foo Dog' Teapot, Guangxu Tea / Coffee
Chinese Cadogan 'Foo Dog' Teapot, Guangxu Tea / Coffee

Chinese Cadogan 'Foo Dog' Teapot, Guangxu Tea / Coffee

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

Chinese turquoise and Aubergine glazed Cadogan wine or tea pot A finely molded and glazed "Cadogan" wine or tea pot. The body is glazed in a rich turquoise color. China, Guangxu peri...

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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Tea Sets

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Ceramic

Antique Hand-Forged Iron Cooking Ladles – Set of Three Rustic Kitchen Utensils
Antique Hand-Forged Iron Cooking Ladles – Set of Three Rustic Kitchen Utensils

Antique Hand-Forged Iron Cooking Ladles – Set of Three Rustic Kitchen Utensils

Located in West Hollywood, CA

This authentic set of three antique hand-forged iron ladles is a striking representation of traditional blacksmith craftsmanship and early hearth cooking tools. Each piece was indivi...

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Early 20th Century European Rustic Tea Sets

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Iron

George II English Sterling Silver Tea Caddy, London, 1757
George II English Sterling Silver Tea Caddy, London, 1757

George II English Sterling Silver Tea Caddy, London, 1757

Located in Torino, IT

Tea caddy, all-over repousse and hand-chased decoration. Marked underneath.

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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vallauris Blue Ceramic Coffee Set, Mid-Century Modern, France, 1950
Vallauris Blue Ceramic Coffee Set, Mid-Century Modern, France, 1950

Vallauris Blue Ceramic Coffee Set, Mid-Century Modern, France, 1950

By Vallauris

Located in Paris, FR

Creative French Mid-Century Modern coffee set signed by Vallauris presenting 7 pieces in a very good general condition. Measures: 4 cups diameter 8-8.5cm height 7 cm 4 saucers 11 c...

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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Dutch Silver Tea Service, Sterling Silver & Wood, Circa 1807
Antique Dutch Silver Tea Service, Sterling Silver & Wood, Circa 1807

Antique Dutch Silver Tea Service, Sterling Silver & Wood, Circa 1807

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Dutch silver three piece tea service; part of our silver teaware collection This exceptional antique Dutch silver tea set consists of a teapot, cream jug and sugar basket. Each piece of this antique silver tea set...

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Early 1800s Danish Antique Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

WMF Model 358 Tea Set, Silver-Plated Bronze, Art Deco, Germany, 1990
WMF Model 358 Tea Set, Silver-Plated Bronze, Art Deco, Germany, 1990

WMF Model 358 Tea Set, Silver-Plated Bronze, Art Deco, Germany, 1990

By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik

Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C

5-piece tea set made of silver-plated bronze. Made by the WMF-Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik factory (1853 to the present). Graham Dry (1906), “Art Nouveau Domestic Metalwork,...

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Early 1900s German Art Deco Antique Tea Sets

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Bronze

Love Art Ceramic Owl Teapot, hand made in South Africa
Love Art Ceramic Owl Teapot, hand made in South Africa

Love Art Ceramic Owl Teapot, hand made in South Africa

By Love Art Ceramic

Located in North Miami, FL

The ceramic Owl teapot, exquisitely hand-painted by Minenhle Nene and skillfully sculpted by Sfiso Mvelase, is a masterpiece from the Love Art Ceramic studio in South Africa. Althoug...

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21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Tea Sets

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Ceramic

Gran Paris by Camusso Sterling Silver Tea Set 5-Piece Griffin Spouts
Gran Paris by Camusso Sterling Silver Tea Set 5-Piece Griffin Spouts

Gran Paris by Camusso Sterling Silver Tea Set 5-Piece Griffin Spouts

By Carlo Mario Camusso

Located in Big Bend, WI

Gran Paris by Camusso Exceptional Peruvian Gran Paris by Camusso 5-piece tea set with faux ivory handles and finials and griffin spouts. This set includes: 1 - Kettle on Stand:...

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20th Century Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

Two-Piece Tea service with Floral Decoration, France, 20th Century
Two-Piece Tea service with Floral Decoration, France, 20th Century

Two-Piece Tea service with Floral Decoration, France, 20th Century

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

Elegant vintage French tea service comprising a teapot and matching covered sugar bowl in white porcelain. Both pieces are delicately decorated with scattered pink and gold floral mo...

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20th Century French French Provincial Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Tiffany Sterling Silver Double Tea Caddy, circa 1870
Tiffany Sterling Silver Double Tea Caddy, circa 1870

Tiffany Sterling Silver Double Tea Caddy, circa 1870

Located in New York, NY

With upright beaded and key fret handle, the body and lids finely engraved with classical anthemion decoration, with key fret borders, one side lightly engraved with monogram.

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1870s Antique Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

Copper Coffee Kettle
Copper Coffee Kettle

Copper Coffee Kettle

Located in New York, NY

Vintage copper coffee kettle with original wooden handle. Early 20th century. Wear consistent with age and use.

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Early 20th Century French Tea Sets

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Copper

19th Century Handcrafted Mughal Brass Samovar in Moorish Style
19th Century Handcrafted Mughal Brass Samovar in Moorish Style

19th Century Handcrafted Mughal Brass Samovar in Moorish Style

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Exceptional large scale handcrafted Mughal Indian brass samovar, tea kettle with finely etched and embossed floral designs. Used in the Middle East, Ind...

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19th Century Indian Moorish Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century German Pottery Teapot by Meike Falck Nicolaisen, 1960s
Mid-Century German Pottery Teapot by Meike Falck Nicolaisen, 1960s

Mid-Century German Pottery Teapot by Meike Falck Nicolaisen, 1960s

Located in Hamburg, DE

Mid-Century German Pottery Teapot by Meike Falck Nicolaisen, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark. Additional information: Materi...

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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

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Ceramic

Aynsley Vintage Tea Set for Four, Multi Floral Design, Gilded Rims, 1960
Aynsley Vintage Tea Set for Four, Multi Floral Design, Gilded Rims, 1960

Aynsley Vintage Tea Set for Four, Multi Floral Design, Gilded Rims, 1960

By John Aynsley

Located in Worcester Park, GB

A charming vintage Aynsley tea set that feels made for slow, thoughtful hosting. Soft florals bloom across an ivory base, finished with delicate gilded rims—classic, romantic, and ef...

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1960s English Victorian Vintage Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Mid Century Modern Silver Plated Tea Set
Mid Century Modern Silver Plated Tea Set

Mid Century Modern Silver Plated Tea Set

Located in Montreal, QC

Service is comprised of teapot, creamer, sugar bowl, sugar cube tongs, and two stirrers. Illegible signature to underside of tray. USA: circa 1950 teapot: 6¼ h × 5 w × 3¼ d in tray: ...

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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets

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Silver Plate

Early George III period antique sterling silver cream jug made in London in 1763
Early George III period antique sterling silver cream jug made in London in 1763

Early George III period antique sterling silver cream jug made in London in 1763

Located in London, London

Hallmarked in London in 1763, this attractive, George III, Antique Sterling Silver Cream Jug, stands on three feet, and features later chased floral decoration to the body and an aca...

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1760s English George III Antique Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

Chinese Export Silver Bamboo Pattern Tea Service, circa 1880s
Chinese Export Silver Bamboo Pattern Tea Service, circa 1880s

Chinese Export Silver Bamboo Pattern Tea Service, circa 1880s

By Cumwo

Located in Sarasota, FL

Chinese export bamboo pattern silver 5-piece tea service, circa 1860-1880. The teapot, covered sugar, creamer and waste bowl marked "GW" for Gemwo maker of Hong Kong. The tray is mar...

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19th Century Chinese Other Antique Tea Sets

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Silver

Three-Piece Russian Silver Tea Set
Three-Piece Russian Silver Tea Set

Three-Piece Russian Silver Tea Set

Located in London, GB

Three-piece Russian silver tea set Russian, circa 1890 Measures: Teapot: Height 17cm, width 20cm, depth 12cm Creamer: Height 11cm, width 14cm, depth 9cm This superb set is craf...

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Late 19th Century Russian Antique Tea Sets

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Silver

Chase Three Piece Comet Tea Service Set with Bakelite Accents
Chase Three Piece Comet Tea Service Set with Bakelite Accents

Chase Three Piece Comet Tea Service Set with Bakelite Accents

Three-piece spherical tea set by Walter von Nessen for Chase, USA, c.1940s. The set includes an electric tea pot, creamer and sugar bowl with bone colored Bakelite handles. The chrom...

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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets

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Stainless Steel, Chrome

Antique Russian Silver Tea-set
Antique Russian Silver Tea-set

Antique Russian Silver Tea-set

Located in London, GB

This fine and charming silver tea-set comprises a teapot, a sugar pot with a spoon and two jugs; one smaller and one larger. Each piece features an engraved crest and crown to their ...

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Early 20th Century Russian Tea Sets

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Silver

Pair of Green Earthenware Tea /Coffee Cups with Floral Motifs by Zaccagnini
Pair of Green Earthenware Tea /Coffee Cups with Floral Motifs by Zaccagnini

Pair of Green Earthenware Tea /Coffee Cups with Floral Motifs by Zaccagnini

By Ugo Zaccagnini

Located in Bresso, Lombardy

Made in Italy, 1940s. This pair of cups are made in earthenware, which features lacquered hand-painted floral motifs. They are vintage therefore they might show slight traces of use,...

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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets

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Earthenware

Antique English George III Copper Gooseneck Bird Spout Coffee Tea Kettle 12"
Antique English George III Copper Gooseneck Bird Spout Coffee Tea Kettle 12"

Antique English George III Copper Gooseneck Bird Spout Coffee Tea Kettle 12"

Located in Dayton, OH

Late 18th / early 19th century George III copper tea / water / coffee kettle with right angle gooseneck / bird spout, fixed brass handle with turned ceramic / porcelain grip and mushroom shaped porcelain finial...

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Early 19th Century George III Antique Tea Sets

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Copper

Alessi 9091 Kettle Designed by Richard Sappe
Alessi 9091 Kettle Designed by Richard Sappe

Alessi 9091 Kettle Designed by Richard Sappe

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The iconic **Alessi 9091** kettle, designed by renowned industrial designer **Richard Sapper**, is celebrated as one of the most influential examples of late twentieth-century indust...

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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Stainless Steel

Carole Stupell Pink and Gold Tea Set by Flintridge, 1950s California
Carole Stupell Pink and Gold Tea Set by Flintridge, 1950s California

Carole Stupell Pink and Gold Tea Set by Flintridge, 1950s California

Located in Stamford, CT

Carole Stupell, Ltd. china made by Flintridge China in California. The Flintridge China Company began in Pasadena, CA in 1946. It was acquired by Gorham in 1970. This set includes 7 cups and saucers, 7 cream soups...

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1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique, New and Vintage Tea Sets

Ready to serve high tea and brunch for your family and friends? Start with the right antique, new or vintage tea set.

Tea is a multicultural, multinational beverage and isn’t confined to any particular lifestyle or age group. It has humble beginnings, and one of its best-known origin stories places the first cups of tea in 2700 B.C. in China, where it was recognized for its medicinal properties. Jump ahead to 17th-century England, when Chinese tea began to arrive at ports in London. During the early 1800s, tea became widely affordable, and the concept of teatime took shape all over England. Today, more than 150 million people reportedly drink tea daily in the United States.

Early tea drinkers enjoyed their beverage in a bowl, and English potters eventually added a handle to the porcelain bowls so that burning your fingers became less of a teatime hazard. With the rise in the popularity of teatime, tea sets, also referred to as tea service, became a hot commodity.

During Queen Victoria’s reign, teakettles and coffeepots were added to tea services that were quite large — indeed, small baked goods were served with your drink back then, and a tea set could include many teacups and saucers, a milk pot and other accessories.

During the early 1920s, a sterling-silver full tea service and tray designed by Tiffany & Co. might include a hot-water kettle on a stand, a coffeepot, teapot, a creamer with a small lip spout, a waste bowl and a bowl for sugar, which the British were stirring into tea as early as the 18th century.

But you don’t have to limit your tea set to Victorian or Art Deco styles — shake up teatime with an artful contemporary service. If the bold porcelain cups and saucers by Italian brand Seletti are too unconventional for your otherwise subdued tea circle, find antique services on 1stDibs from Japan, France and other locales as well as vintage mid-century modern tea sets and neoclassical designs.