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Tea Sets For Sale
Antique Royal Crown Derby Chinoiserie Styled Five Small Cup & Saucer Sets
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
These five small cup and saucer sets, and one additional saucer, were made by the well known Royal Crown Derby maker of England and date to appro...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Tea set by Noritake Japan "Scheherazade" pattern for 10 persons
By Noritake
Located in Delft, NL
Tea set by Noritake Japan "Scheherazade" pattern for 10 persons
The set for 10 persons consists of 10 cups and saucers, a teapot, milk jug and a lidded sugar pot of white porcelain ...
Category
20th Century North American Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Chinoiserie Black Knobby Iron Tea Cups, a Pair
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A pair of two black iron Chinese teacups with a raised knobby pattern around the body.
Dimensions:
2.75" diameter
1.75" tall.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
$280 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Porcelain Coffee Cup and Saucer "Sirenas" Designed by Dalí, N°520/1000
Located in Paris, FR
Wonderful Porcelain Coffee cup and saucer "Sirenas peinadas con coral and hormiga" by Salvador Dalí. The famous surrealist artist created this model in 1977 with mermaids, red vivid corals and small ants on a white background. Each piece has a gold rim on the edges giving a very luxurious aspect.
Limited edition made of German porcelain produced by the Manufactory Schirnding...
Category
Late 20th Century German Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$359 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Blue and White Kang-xi Tea Caddy with Silver Stopper
Located in New York, NY
Blue and white Kang-xi tea caddy with silver stopper. Late 18th century Chinese tea caddy with cranes in landscape with floral sprigs. Dutch silver mounted ...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Victorian 'Louis Pattern' sterling silver tea kettle made in London in 1877
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1877 by Martin & Hall, this attractive, Antique, Victorian Sterling Silver Kettle, is in the 'Louis' style, and stands on an ornate cast base with integrated ...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Japanese Porcelain Grisaille Decorated Teapot, Ca 1700
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated teapot. Unique decoration. Hard to find. We have an example in our private collection and this is the third one we have seen in 10 years.
Additional informat...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$1,165 Sale Price
20% Off
French studio ceramicist. Teapot. Abstract futuristic style.
Located in København, Copenhagen
French studio ceramicist.
Teapot.
Abstract futuristic style.
Late 20th century.
Marked.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: W 22.0 cm x H 20.0 cm.
Category
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Faience
Samuel Alcock Porcelain Teacup, White with Flower Sprays, ca 1823
Located in London, GB
A teacup and saucer in the “half orange” shape, white with simple gilt rim and beautiful hand painted flower sprays
Pattern unknown but similar to 1082
Year: ca 1823
Size: cup diameter 10cm (4”), saucer diameter 14.2cm (5.5”)
Condition: excellent, some rubbing to gilt
There are several items available in this design, please see group image and ask for more info if interested.
The Samuel Alcock factory was operative in Staffordshire between 1822 and 1856, after which it was bought by Sir James Duke and Nephews. The factory started as a partnership between the young Samuel Alcock and the older Ralph Stevenson, who provided the factory and capital. Alcock quickly took the factory to great heights, building one of the biggest factories of its time. Alcock jumped on the new Rococo Revival fashion and served a huge new middle class market. The reason we now don't hear much about Samuel Alcock porcelain...
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$292 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Art deco sterling silver teapot hallmarked in 1930
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1930 by Deakin & Francis, this very handsome, George V period, Sterling Silver Teapot, is in the art deco taste, with stepped detailing to the base and li...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Swedish Ceramic Tea or Coffee Pot by Ann-Carin Wiktorsson for Sagaform, 2000s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Swedish Ceramic Tea or Coffee Pot by Ann-Carin Wiktorsson for Sagaform, 2000s, in Flawless conditions. Designed from 2000 This piece has an attribution markIt is completely authentic...
Category
20th Century Swedish Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Kpm, Berlin, Five Royal Ivory Teacups with Saucers in Cream-Colored Porcelain
Located in København, Copenhagen
KPM, Berlin. Five Royal Ivory teacups with saucers in cream-colored porcelain with gold decoration.
1920s.
The cup measures: 11 x 7 cm.
Saucer diameter: 16.5 cm.
In excellent con...
Category
1920s German Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Georgian Sterling Silver Sugar & Cream Set – London 1801 by Stephen Adams II
Located in London, London
This elegant Georgian sterling silver sugar and cream set was crafted by renowned silversmith Stephen Adams II and hallmarked in London in 1801. A fine example of early 19th-century ...
Category
Early 1800s English George III Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid 20th Century Japanese Brass and Walnut Coffee Serving Set and Tray
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid 20th century Japanese brass and walnut coffee serving set and tray. This set of four shows off elegant angles and soft edges. The handles of the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
Blue Royal Doulton and J.H. Middleton & Co Delphine Teacup and Saucer Set of 2
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of two Royal Doulton China teacups and saucers. Glazed in a textured serpent texture around the rim, the saucers are decorated with fine hand...
Category
20th Century English Victorian Tea Sets
Materials
Gold
$200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Art Nouveau Style Sterling Silver Three-Piece Tea Service
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver three-piece tea service in the Art Nouveau style; an addition to our antique teaware collection.
This fine antique G...
Category
1910s English Art Nouveau Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Largardo Tackett Pitchers
Located in Chicago, IL
Porcelain Pitchers by Largardo Tackett, Marked on underside.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Raymond Loewy for Rosenthal ‘Form 2000' Coffee Pot, Designed 1954, White Ceramic
Located in London, GB
Raymond Loewy and Richard Latham for Rosenthal, 1954
‘Form 2000’ Coffee Pot
A lovely example of this design classic
White ceramic with gold edging
Exce...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
$106 Sale Price
25% Off
Vintage Johann Haviland Bavaria Coffee Tea Set
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful Crocus pattern. Soft pastels. Johann Haviland Bavaria Tea Set to include service for 10:
Coffee Pot
Tea Pot
Creamer & Sugar
10 Cups
12 Saucer...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
A French Art Deco silver plated coffee and tea set, by Argental, circa 1930
By Argental
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
An Art Deco tea service by Argental of Austria.
This Charming set is comprised of a teapot, coffee pot, sugar bowl and creamer. Vertical Art Deco skyscra...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Kangxi Chinese Lait Famille Verte Tea Set Bird Butterfly, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Kangxi period, cafe au lait and Famille Verte. Stunning scene of different kind of animals and flowers. Both marked at the base. Rare set!
Chinese café au lait porcelain is a type o...
Category
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$985 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Large Mexican Modern Sterling Silver Coffee Tea Serving Set William Spratling
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large six-piece sterling silver service for coffee and tea that consists of a gallery tray, a coffee pot, a tea pot, a hot milk or chocolate pot, a sugar and a milk jar. This stunn...
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Sheffield-Plate Tea Pot with Warming Stand
By Sheffield
Located in Malibu, CA
An exceptional example of an antique Sheffield English silver plate teapot on a warming stand in pristine condition.
This elegant teapot is simple & unem...
Category
Early 20th Century English Georgian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
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 Japanese Set of 10 Tea Coffee Cups Porcelain Eggshell
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice set of 10 cups decorated. They are marked on the base. Garden scene of butterflees and birds.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: Jap...
Category
19th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$798 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Chinese Sterling Silver Four Piece Tea and Coffee Service with Tray
By Wai Kee
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Chinese sterling silver four piece tea and coffee set with matching tea tray - boxed; an addition to our silver teaware collection.
This exceptional vintage Chinese sterling silver tea and coffee service consists of a coffee pot, teapot, cream jug and covered sugar bowl, in addition to a matching tea tray.
Each piece of this silver tea service has an oval rounded form with a plain spreading foot.
The surface of each piece, including the tea tray is embellished with impressive finely engraved bamboo stalk and foliage decoration, all on a matte background.
The teapot and coffee pot are fitted with domed hinged covers ornamented with a continuation of bamboo decoration and surmounted with the original circular rounded finials with satin wood resistors.
Each piece of this impressive vintage Chinese silver service is fitted with plain angular C shaped silver handles, with plain tapering thumbpieces to the upper plateau.
The coffee pot and cream jug are both fitted with a truncated spout and the teapot bears a plain swan necked spout.
The Chinese silver sugar bowl is fitted with an impressive push fit cover, replicating the details of that to the teapot and coffee pot.
This exceptional four-piece service sits to the original and matching tea tray.
The tray has an oval form with oval inset handles to either end.
Each handpiece and the rim of the tray is encompassed with an applied bamboo style border.
This exceptional tea service benefits from the original hinged leatherette presentation case, with a satin and velvet lined interior, securing with two hinged latches.
Such boxed services with matching trays are becoming increasingly difficult to locate.
Condition
The pieces of this vintage set are a superior gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition.
The service has been professionally polished and is in presentation condition.
The interior of each piece has been professionally cleaned and is ready for use.
The original box has some signs of wear, but can be considered to be in presentation condition.
The hallmarks struck to the underside of each piece are all very clear.
Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this exceptional vintage Chinese silver tea set with tray...
Category
1940s Chinese Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique English Majolica Whimsical Figural Cannibalistic Fish Teapot
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique teapot is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1920 and done in a period Art Deco style. The t...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Bing & Grøndahl Empire Tea Service for Five People
Located in København, Copenhagen
Bing & Grøndahl Empire tea service for five people.
Consisting of five teacups (108 and 473) with saucers and five plates.
The teacup measures: 10...
Category
20th Century Danish Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Coffee Service, Carl Auböck II, 1950s
Located in London, GB
A three-piece brass coffee service with cane-wrapped handles, designed by Carl Auböck II during the 1950s.
The contrast of cane wrapped handles with smooth brass is typical of the ...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
$4,751 / set
20th Century Italian Silver Baroque Style Chocolate Pot on feet
Located in VALENZA, IT
Solid silver chocolate pot in Baroque style with feet. The spiral work makes it very bright due to the faces that mirror each other.
The body of the chocolate pot is supported by 3...
Category
1990s Italian Baroque Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
$3,449 Sale Price
28% Off
20th Century Japanese Solid Silver Tea & Coffee Service On Tray, c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique stunning and exceptional early-20th Century Japanese solid silver siz piece tea and coffee service, comprising a coffee pot, teapot, kettle on stand, tea caddy, waist bowl, s...
Category
20th Century Japanese Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Vintage Arne Jacobsen Stainless Steel Teaset. Denmark, 1960's
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Very smart tea and coffee set on a tray
Made by Shelton,Denmark.
Designed by Arne Jacobsen
Makers marks on the base of most of the pieces. Printed label on the base of the tray
F...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
Scottish George II period Rococo sterling silver teapot - Edinburgh 1759
By Lothian & Robertson
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Edinburgh in 1759 by Lothian & Robertson, this wonderful, George II, Antique Sterling Silver Teapot, is of inverted pear shape, and features Rococo influenced chased de...
Category
1750s Scottish George II Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver Coffee and Tea Set, Germany 1890-1910
Located in Belmont, MA
Silver coffee and tea set, Germany 1890-1910.
The pear shaped elegant coffee and tea set has beautiful repoussé details. The rim of the pots and sugar bowl are decorated with a laur...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
$2,900 / set
Vintage Woodbury Pewter Henry Ford Museum Pewter Coffee Serving Set, 4 Piece Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Woodbury Pewter Henry Ford Museum Pewter coffee serving set - 4 Piece Set. Item features henry ford museum collection, (1) tray, (1) co...
Category
Late 20th Century Jacobean Tea Sets
Materials
Pewter
Oval Limoges Porcelain Serving Dish, Portugal
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Oval Limoges porcelain serving dish. One of the most prestigious French porcelain factories, recognized for its quality and beauty. The platter has a delicate white background, decor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
English Porcelain Fluted Pink-Ground Tea Service, circa 1790
Located in New York, NY
Comprising of teapot, sugar bowl and similar sugar bowl and cover. Cross batons and D mark, pattern number 574. With ring finials, the pink border between gilt lines and with gilt pe...
Category
1790s English Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Russian Pink Kusnetzoff Porcelain Teacups
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Russian (late 19/20th century) pink ground porcelain tea cups and saucers with floral decoration and gilt rims (Kusnetzoff Factory) (priced as pair).
Category
20th Century Russian Baltic Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Puiforcat (Hermes), Christofle, Faberge - 5pc. French 950 Sterling Tea Set
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from Paris, a Stunning 5pc. Antique French 950 Sterling Silver Tea Set by the World's Premier French Silversmiths "Emile Puiforcat" (Current...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Chinese Export Silver Three Piece Tea Service
By Luen Wo
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese export silver three piece tea service; an addition to our diverse silver teaware collection
This exceptional antique Chinese silver tea service...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Antique Manhattan Silver Plate Co Silver Plated Tea Serving Set, 4pc Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Manhattan silver plate co silver plated tea serving set - 4pc set. Item features (1) Tea pot, (1) covered sugar bowl, (1) creamer,...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Mid-Century Metal and Teak Teapot, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Metal and Teak Teapot, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969
Additional information:
Materials: Metal, Teak
Color: Brown
Styles: Mid-Century Modern
Count...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
Vintage Glass Coffee Set, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Glass coffee set is a wonderful glass decorative object, realized during the 1970s.
Beautifully glass set of six little coffee small cup with metal handles. Label of manufacturer ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
$472 / set
A John and William Ridgway antique part dessert service
Located in London, GB
A John and William Ridgway antique part dessert service dating from the first quarter of the nineteenth century, circa 1815.
Each plate, dish and tazza has an individual painted flo...
Category
Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Reed & Barton Winthrop Silver Plated Baroque Tea Set w/ Wilcox Tray
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Reed & Barton Winthrop Silver Plated Baroque Tea Set w/ Wilcox Serving Tray - 5 Pc Set. Listing includes (1) Tilting teapot, (1) creamer, (...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Baroque Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Victorian English Sterling Silver Teapot
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, unusual antique Victorian English sterling silver teapot; an addition to our silver teaware collection.
This exceptional antique Victorian teapot...
Category
1880s British Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Modernist Sterling Silver and Rosewood Coffee or Tea Set with Tray
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This elegant matched seven-piece Modernist coffee or tea set is made of sterling silver and rosewood. The set includes a coffee pot, tea pot, pitcher, cream jug, and covered sugar bo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Teapot 1976
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Teapot, 1976, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1970 to 1979
Additional information:
Materials: Earthenware
Color: Beige
Styles: Mid-Century Modern...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Earthenware
Coffee Set, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Coffee set is a decorative object realized in the Mid-20th Century.
A porcelain set composed by 9 cup and 9 plates finely decorated.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$288 Sale Price / set
30% Off
HERMES Paris, Set of 4 Carnets d'Équateur Tea Cups and Saucers
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
HERMES Paris, Set of 4 Carnets d'Équateur tea cups and saucers.
Price: €910
Capacity: 20 cl Height: 5.5 cm Diameter: 8.8 cm
Can be sold as a pair or individually for €230 each.
Category
20th Century Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Italian Solid Silver Tea and Coffee Set with Matching Tray
By PRIA & SARI
Located in VALENZA, IT
Large oval tea and coffee service in 800 solid silver on feet, completely handcrafted and lightly hammered. The oval shape, particularly difficult to make as it is completely shaped ...
Category
1980s Italian Other Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Wilcox International Silver Co Silver Plated Tea Set w/ Serving Tray - 5 pc Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Victorian Wilcox International Silver Co Silver Plated Tea Set w/ Serving Tray - 5 pc Set. Listing includes (1) serving tr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Victorian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
African Tuareg Silver Pewter Tea Pot from Mauritania
Located in North Hollywood, 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
Royal Worcester Multi-Color Hand-Painted Enamel Breakfast Service for Two
Located in Great Barrington, MA
It doesn't get more complete than this full breakfast service for two. Each piece is uniquely painted in a bright and cheerful palette of flowers and...
Category
1930s English Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Paste, Porcelain
Carl Deffner Copper German Art Nouveau Thistle Tea Set, 4 pc Set
By Carl Deffner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Carl Deffner Copper German Art Nouveau Thistle tea set - 4 pc Set. Circa 19th Century.
Measurements:
Tea Pot: 6.25" H x 9" W x 5.5" D
Coffee Pot: 8" H...
Category
19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
Art Deco Silvered Tea Pot from" Cafe du Grand Hotel" France
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique silver plated on brass collectible French Tea Pot from" Cafe du Grand Hotel" France.
Art Deco style made by Boyron Lyon France.
Circa 1940.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg, Coq Tea Service for Six People, 1960's
Located in København, Copenhagen
Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg. Coq tea service for six people. Rustic design, 1960s.
Consisting of six teacups with saucers and a teapot.
The cup measures: 9 x 7 cm.
Saucer diamet...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Royal Chrysanthemum Silver Gilt Teacups and Saucers by Tiffany & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tiffany & Co.’s beloved Chrysanthemum pattern is showcased in this rare and exceptional teacup service created for royalty. Bearing the coronet of a European baron, this set contains...
Category
20th Century American Art Nouveau Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
George II English Sterling Silver Tea Caddy, London, 1757
Located in Torino, IT
Tea caddy, all-over repousse and hand-chased decoration. Marked underneath.
Category
18th Century and Earlier English Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Four Gilded Age Mansard, Paris Sevres Style Porcelain Tea Services
Located in Sharon, CT
Each service comprised of a cup, saucer and dessert plate. 12 pieces in all. All hand painted in 24 Ct. gold by the Paris firm Mansard c. 1890. Blanks most likely Sevres. Cup handles...
Category
1890s French Belle Époque Antique Tea Sets
Materials
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.
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