Tea Sets
to
415
2,051
210
18
215
536
1,300
228
347
532
212
63
33
54
88
29
84
103
65
61
15
244
164
146
124
87
68
59
42
36
27
25
21
20
17
6
5
3
2
1,175
1,097
787
783
367
1,383
772
1,525
497
414
328
283
2,279
2,153
2,227
33
31
27
20
18
Tea Sets For Sale
Pair of Antique Chinese Enamel Bronze Cantonese Tea Cups, 18/19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely made 18/19th century enamel on bronze/copper powder box. Canton Qianlong.
Additional information:
Material: Bronze & Cloisonne
Region of Origin: China
Emperor: Qianlon...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Bronze
Keith Haring for Villeroy & Boch, Tea Service
Located in Uccle, BE
Villeroy & Boch porcelain tea set, decorated with drawings by Keith Haring, produced in 1991.
Limited to 500 copies
Please note that the large serving dish...
Category
1990s German Post-Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Porcelain Yongzheng Gilt and Red Flower Butterfly Tea Set
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A rare chinese porcelain gilt dish and cup
Thinly potted porcelain decorated in gilt and red. Chinese export porcelain with gilt painted flower pet...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
1950's French Ceramic Coffee Set from Vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible ceramic coffee set made by French ceramic maker Charles Voltz in Vallauris, 1950's. Set includes 1x large coffee pot with lid, 1x sugar bowl with lid, 1x creamer pot with ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Lithophane Geisha Moriage Porcelain Dragonware Tea Set - 12 Pieces
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exquisite 12-piece Japanese Lithophane Geisha Moriage Tea Set with intricate dragon motifs and lithophane geisha images, perfect for collectors.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
"Bombè" Carlo Alessi 1945 Italian Design Steel Metal Tea and Coffee Set
By Carlo Alessi, Alessi
Located in Brescia, IT
Carlo Alessi
1945 design, Made in Italy.
Stainless steel handles and knobs in applewood.
The set includes coffee pot, 2 tea pots, milk jug, sugar bowl and oval tray.
First edition with the old mark "Alfra...
Category
1940s Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Metal, Brass
Dresden Tea Set with Hand-Painted Flowers and Raised Figural Faces of Ladies
Located in Boston, MA
I want to offer you this fabulous Helena Wolfson Dresden tea set decorated with hand-painted flower bouquets and raised figural faces of ladies. It inc...
Category
1890s German Rococo Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain, Cedar
Christofle Coffee & Tea Set with Rosewood Handles & Large Tray
By Christofle
Located in Ross, CA
Christofle silverplated coffee and tea set of five, made in France in the 1980's. The set includes a large oval tray with handles on each end, a coffee pot, tea pot, lidded sugar bow...
Category
1980s French Empire Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Il Viaggio di Nettuno Pink Mug by GINORI 1735
Located in Milan, IT
Inspired by Luke Edward Hall’s love of Greco-Roman mythology, the collection "Il Viaggio di Nettuno" (Neptune's voyage) represents an unconventional vision of the art of the table, a...
Category
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Colorado Ceramic Teapot, by Marco Zanini from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Colorado teapot in ceramic was originally designed by Marco Zanini in 1983.
Marco Zanini was born in Trento in 1954. He graduated in architecture ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Dixon & Son 3 Piece English Pewter Coffee Service '1830'
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Three piece octagonal paneled pyriform pewter coffee service with creamer and covered sucrier. The coffee pot has an ebonized carved wood handle ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Pewter
19th Century English Tableware Tea/Coffee Service
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century English Sheffield silver plate tableware five pieces tea/coffee service. The coffee/tea features intricate exterior floral details and paw. The set include a tall ...
Category
Early 1800s English High Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Ceramic Set Form 3000 'Sicilia' by Arzberg, 1970
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning 11-piece porcelain tea/coffee set 'Sicilia' form 3000 ceramic set by Hans Theo Baumann for Arzberg Porzellan, Germany. The set contains a tea/coffee pot with lid, a small ca...
Category
1970s German Post-Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Afternoon Tea Service, English, Silver Plated, Serving Tray, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique afternoon tea service. An English, silver plated 3 piece set with serving tray, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.
...
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Set of 6 Astronomici Tea Cups
By Fornasetti
Located in Milan, IT
This set of hand-decorated porcelain tea cups with gold accents is adorned with exquisite zodiac designs, making this ensemble a true collector's item. Any minor discrepancies betwee...
Category
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Mid century glazed ceramic tea set signed Stocker
By Stocker
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Purchasing this Mid-Century glazed ceramic tea set signed by Stocker is akin to acquiring a piece of functional art that seamlessly combines beauty with practicality. Crafted during ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
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 French Sevres Porcelain Neoclassical 8 Piece Tete-A-Tete Tea Set 1900
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine antique eight piece 'Sevres' porcelain Tete-A-Tete tea service, Paris, circa 1900.
The set having a blue ground with finely hand-painted panels of Neoclassical scenes of...
Category
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Revival Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Haviland Limoges Gilt Porcelain Coffee / Tea Service for 12
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Late 20th century Haviland, Limoges France gilt porcelain tea / coffee service for twelve people. Each piece is great condition. Marks (Tower) Haviland Limoges, France undersigned. Alltogether 27 pieces. Set include 12 tea / coffee cups 4" x 2.3". 12 tea / coffee saucers...
Category
Late 20th Century French Tea Sets
Materials
Gold
Limoges Elite France Hand Painted Pink Floral Tea Cup Saucer Fine China 1930
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Elite Limoges France Tea Cup set Gold Signed Art Nouveau style.
Rare antique porcelain Limoges Elite French pink and gold cup and saucer f...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Jules Guérin 'Sang de Boeuf' and Gold Belgian Studio Pottery Coffee Set, 1960s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Jules Guérin 'Sang de Boeuf' and Gold Belgian Studio pottery coffee set. Bouffioulx, Belgium, 1960s.
This is a wonderful and rare coffee set by the fa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
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
Flight & Barr Solitaire Cabaret Tea Set, Pink and Gilt, Neoclassical ca 1800
Located in London, GB
This is a very rare and stunning cabaret "solitaire" tea set, serving one. The set was made by the Flight & Barr factory in Worcester between 1792 and 1804, and it consists of a larg...
Category
Early 1800s English Regency Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Geisha Tea Set, Japanese, Handpainted, Ceramic, Teapot, Cups, Service
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Geisha tea set. A Japanese, handpainted ceramic teapot and cups service for four, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920.
Hos...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Other Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Limoges France Demitasse Tea Cup and Saucers Set Porcelain 1930
By Limoges
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Limoges France Tea or coffee Cups and Saucers Set Porcelain circa 1930.
Limoges French set of 4 tea Cups and 3 Saucers Set Porcelain 1930 Fine China...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Franciscan, Desert Rose Tea Set
Located in New Orleans, LA
A true American Classic, Franciscan Desert Rose dinnerware has graced dining tables since 1941, including Air Force One as chosen by Jackie Kennedy and t...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
English Silver Tea Set Birmingham 1896 John Millwood Banks
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Antique English Silver three-piece Tea Set Birmingham 1896-7 John Millwood Banks retailed by Thornhill London. Comprising teapot, milk and sugar, oval part fluted, carved ebony wood ...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Samuel Alcock Tearcup Trio, Maroon, Yellow, Gilt and Fine Landscapes, ca 1845
Located in London, GB
A true trio consisting of a teacup, a coffee cup and a saucer, “rustic bean” shape, in deep maroon and pale yellow ground, with gilt and finely painted landscape reserves
Pattern 95...
Category
1840s English Rococo Revival Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Hand Blown Glass "Suiseki Tea Cups" Stone Water Nature Elegant Tiny
Located in Camisano Vicentino, IT
Introducing the Suiseki Tea Cups, a pair of exquisite hand-blown glass creations by the talented Simone Crestani. These captivating tea cups are cherished piec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Glass
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
Antique Japanese Sumida Gawa Pottery Tea Set Monkeys Figures, Early 20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Rare and detailed set of pieces. Sumida Gawa pottery tea set. This colorful ware was made for export to the West and is usually heavy and covered with figures in relief.
This distin...
Category
20th Century Japanese Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
1960s Set of Six Fornasetti Tea Cups and Saucers White and Gold Ceramic Signed
By Fornasetti
Located in London, GB
A good vintage Set of six Fornasetti porcelain tea/coffee cups and saucers with geometrical gold decor. Each cup and saucer bearing the signature and logo. Made in Italy ca.1960s
...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Georg Jensen Henning Koppel Tea & Coffee Set on Tray 1017 - 12-333
Located in Hellerup, DK
A vintage modern sterling silver Georg Jensen tea and coffee set with tray with handles of guaiacum (a South American hardwood), design #1017 by Henning Koppel from circa 1952. A ver...
Category
20th Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Wilhelm Wagenfeld Original Bauhaus Glass Teapot
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic original Schott Jeana Wagenfeld Teapot signed.
Category
1920s German Bauhaus Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Glass
Vintage Japanese Thousand Flower Satsuma Porcelain Demitasse Tea Coffee Set
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Japanese Satsuma porcelain demitasse tea or coffee set featuring the thousand flower design with gold accents. Includes tea pot with ...
Category
Late 20th Century Japonisme Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Belleek Cabaret Tea Set, Cream Cob Lustre, Erne, Victorian, 1890s
Located in London, GB
This is an extremely rare Belleek cabaret set for two, or "tête-à-tête", made in the Erne series brought out in the 1890s. The items carry the 2nd Black Mark, used between 1891 and 1926. The set consists of a teapot, a milk jug, a sugar bowl, two teacups and saucers, and a large matching tray.
This set is very fine and with its restrained cream-white colour it would make a wonderful wedding gift!
If you ever thought Belleek fine china looks, sounds and feels unique, you are right. There is a back story to this extraordinarily fine Irish eggshell porcelain, which has an unusually high amount of "frit" and therefore is thinner and finer than any other china.
Pottery in Belleek (in the now Northern-Irish area of Fermanagh) had started in 1849 with John Caldwell Bloomfield, who was a wealthy land owner. During the Irish famine he realised that unless he would find a way for his tenants to make a profit off the land, they would starve. Agriculture had become impossible due to the agricultural diseases. This caused millions to starve and more millions to leave. As an amateur mineralogist, John Caldwell Bloomfield realised that his land had exactly the right mineral deposits to be used as clay for porcelain. He involved several investors and scientists and after many years of research, trial, error, the building of a railway line to import coal from England, and building a factory, the Belleek pottery resulted, employing the local people and soon producing the finest china made with clay from the Belleek area.
What had started as a way to fend off famine among the local tenants had became a story of incredible success by the 1880s as Queen Victoria fell in love with the fine white china and the many homely, slightly bizarre but nature-loving designs; this was different from English tradition, yet it was very much to the taste of the British who had developed a real love for home-made fine china since it was introduced in the late 18th Century. Belleek not only brought out many tea services, but started a new tradition of intricately woven porcelain baskets. Soon the English nobility started to place big orders and the pottery is still flourishing today and selling its wares the world over, while in England most potteries have long disappeared.
Belleek made many cabaret services, often called breakfast services or "tête-à-tête" services; these were used to carry breakfast tea up to the bedroom. Queen Victoria bought one in the Echinus style during a visit to the factory in the 1860s, and ever since Belleek's cabaret services have been in great demand. Nowadays there are very few of these left and it is rare to find a full service like this.
The Erne series was named after the river right besides the Belleek factory. This river forms the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, with the factory on the Northern Irish end of the bridge at Belleek. The pattern seems to be a play on the baskets and nets of the fishermen who once fished the abundant trout and salmon on the river Erne and the lake that belongs to it.
The items carry the second Black Mark, which was used between 1891 and 1926, however the very fine quality of the porcelain indicates that most pieces of the set are more likely to be from the 1890s than from the 20th Century. You will see that the shade of cob lustre is different on each item; this is normal for Belleek tea sets...
Category
Late 19th Century Northern Irish Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Doccia Porcelain Italian Neoclassical Topographical Teapot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique topographical porcelain teapot.
By Doccia Porcelain Manufactory circa 1820.
With painted enamel topographical scenes: each...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century, KPM Berlin Porcelain Cobalt & Gilt Tea Cup & Saucer
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite 19th-century KPM Berlin porcelain tea cup and saucer set exemplifies the height of European porcelain craftsmanship. The set is adorned in a deep cobalt blue glaze, co...
Category
19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Mid-18th Century Cup White Porcelain with Golden Drawings Japonese Style
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a small masterpiece of craftsmanship: the fine porcelain is designed in gold with floral and natural scenes, rich in detail.
A piece for refined collectors or useful to star...
Category
Mid-18th Century Austrian Baroque Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
La Pavoni Diamantina Espresso Coffee Machine in stainless steel, new Enzo Mari
Located in Berlin, DE
This model will be available for purchase in summer 2024. The Diamantina is the jewel of the semipro range. It takes up the stylistic features of the historic model "Concorso" model,...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
Royal Holland Pewter Coffee/Tea Set
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An original and complete Tea Set
Pewter, Cane and Walnut
Marked on underside
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Pewter
Tea Service "Flash On" by Dorothy Hafner, Rosenthal Studio-Line Germany, 1980s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Tea Service "Flash On" by Dorothy Hafner, Rosenthal Studio-Line Germany, 1980s. 40 pieces of fantastic coffee/tea service. The iconic Post-Moden, Memphis pattern...
Category
1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Gio Ponti Silver Plated Set, tea Pot, sugar and bowl, for A. Krupp
Located in London, Fitzrovia
Gio Ponti, A large Mid-Century Silver Plated 75CL Tea Pot, sugar and breakfast bowls for Arthur Krupp.
Designed for the VI triennale, 1930's to 1950's.
For a design and tea lover!
di...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
Antique English Georgian Silver Teapot
Located in Sheffield, MA
Serve the next cup of tea in this elegant classic fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver teapot in the Queen Anne style.
With wood handle and finial, the lower portion of this fine teapot is embossed fluted decoration accented with subtly elevated rounded projections.
Search terms: Georgian teapot, Edwardian teapot...
Category
Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Totem Elephant Mug with Lid by GINORI 1735
Located in Milan, IT
This mug with lid (cc 400) is an elegant way to enrich an everyday ritual with exquisite allure and a unique design. Part of the Totem Collection, this superb piece of functional dec...
Category
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Italian Solid 800 Silver Tea-Coffeeset with Tray
Located in VALENZA, IT
Italian tea and coffee service and tray made entirely by hand in the 40s of the 20th century.
The service is round and each piece has 4 cast feet for support.
The body is embossed ...
Category
1940s Italian Baroque Revival Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
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...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Signe Persson Melin Teapot Relief Pattern Woven Cane Handle Sweden 1950s
Located in Basel, BS
Rare and early teapot by the master of teapots Signe Persson-Melin, hand-crafted in her own studio in the 1950s in Sweden.
Body with relief stamped leaves, top part glossy glazed wi...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Earthenware, Cane
Art Deco Christofle Silverplate Tray C.1935
By Christofle
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Art Deco Christofle Tray with wood Handles C.1935. The Tray with oval raised sides and square wood handles. Marked on underside Christofle OC scales ma...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
French Faience Cup & Saucer Henriot Quimper Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience cup & saucer signed HB Quimper circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Rustic Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Faience
Japanese Porcelain, Satsuma Tea Set, 23 Pieces
Located in Milano, IT
...
Category
1950s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Art Deco Style Mid-Century Modern Tea Set by Montagnani
By Montagnani
Located in Northampton, GB
Designed by Punta Bacola for Montagnani
From our Accessories collection, we are pleased to offer this uber stylish Tea Service in the Art Deco Style. The Service complete with a Tea...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
Tiffany & Co. Style Antique Victorian Silverplate Tea Kettle with Boiler
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique silverplate tea kettle or coffee pot with boiler
In the manner of Tiffany & Co.
USA, Late 19th Century
Measures:
Kettle : 9.25"W x 13"D x 11.75"H.
Boiler : 9.75...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Silver Teapot, Exclusive Silver Art Deco English Mid-century Coffee Pot
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique Silver Teapot, Exclusive Silver Art Deco English Mid-century Coffee Pot Pearled
An antique Art Deco tea set and silver-plated teapot beautifully designed and created suit ele...
Category
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Silver Leaf
20th Century Italian Baroque Sterling Silver Engraved Tea-Coffeeset with Tray
Located in VALENZA, IT
Important sterling silver tea and coffee service.
The service was entirely handmade in the Baroque style.
The body of the coffee pot, teapot, milk jug and sugar bowl is round and h...
Category
1990s Italian Baroque Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Silver Hand Wrought Tea / Coffee Service
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful American coin silver 3 -piece tea and coffee service in the manner of Thomas Whartenby Pennsylvania, Circa 1816-1818.
Thomas Whartenby and Peter Bumm were independently su...
Category
1820s North American Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Early 20th Century French Country Brass Teapot
Located in Barcelona, ES
Early 20th century brass teapot. By unknown manufacturer, France. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Materials:...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
Suzanne Lalique Et Haviland - Service Nicole Celadon Porcelain - 35 Pieces
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Service "Nicole" made celadon porcelain decorated by Suzanne Lalique for Haviland.Service created in the 1930s.
Each piece is signed Haviland and Suzanne Lalique.
Service in perfect...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Alice in Wonderland Teapot, Handmade in Italy, Luxury Handcrafted Design 2021
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Our artisan's pieces are a dream come true, as in Disney's Alice in Wonderland.
Ceramic tea service are completely hand-crafted and painted with ...
Category
2010s Italian Baroque Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Herend Hand Painted & Gilt Decorated Glazed Porcelain Coffee Set / Ten People
By Herend
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Introducing an extraordinary Hungarian hand-painted and gilt decorated coffee service by Herend, renowned for their exquisite craftsmanship. This magnificent glazed porcelain set, designed to accommodate ten people, combines elegance, artistry, and functionality in every detail. Immerse yourself in the rich heritage of Hungarian porcelain as you experience the captivating beauty of each piece. The delicate hand painted motifs, meticulously applied by skilled artisans, showcase the timeless charm and intricate designs that Herend is celebrated for. The lavish gilt decorations add a touch of opulence, elevating this coffee service to new heights of sophistication. Indulge in the pleasure of coffee or tea rituals with this comprehensive set. The coffee cups and saucers, perfectly sized and adorned with enchanting patterns, invite you to savor every sip. The covered tea pot, Coffee pot, and chocolate pot, with their silhouettes and intricate detailing, ensure your favorite beverages are serve in style. Each piece in this Herend coffee...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Tea Sets
Materials
Gold
Totem Cat Mug with Lid
Located in Milan, IT
This exclusive porcelain mug with lid from the Totem Collection is a contemporary take on porcelain cups from the 18th century, which were adorned with decorations of symbolic animal...
Category
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Meiji Japanese Satsuma Tea Bowl in the Style of Ninshei Nonomura, 19C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Introducing this rare and exquisite bowl from Meiji period, dating back to the 19th century.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: Japan
Period: 19...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
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
Rolf Sinnemark / "CUBE" TEA POT 401 / Rorstrand / 1985
Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP
ROLF SINNEMARK is a Swedish designer and glass artist.
He studied industrial design at KONSTFACK in Stockholm. After working in the USA, he was with BODA (merged with KOSTA BODA) fro...
Category
1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Empire Style 1918 Genuine Silver Teapot and Solid Ebony Handle by August Thomsen
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Empire style teapot made by silversmith August Thomsen in Denmark, 1918
The teapot is made of genuine silver 830s, stamped with the Danish three towers (see the stamp) and with a ...
Category
1910s Danish Empire Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Royal Doulton White Blue Gold Coffee or Tea Demitasse Cup & Saucer, circa 19th C
Located in New York, NY
A very special English Royal Doulton for luxury retailer Davis Collamore & Co LTD, espresso coffee or tea demitasse cup and saucer set, ci...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Gold
Camel Form "Karawan" Silver-Plated Teapot by Mariage Freres Paris France
By Moore Brothers
Located in North Hollywood, CA
French silver-plated Karawan teapot in a camel form design: A Marvel by Mariage Frères, Paris.(French, founded 1854).it emerges from the storied ateliers of Mariage Frères, a renowned luxury Parisian tea company. Behd a captivating creation, a French silver plated teapot by Mariage Frères, hailing from 20th-century Paris.Fashioned from silver-plated metal, it assumes the form of a seated camel accompanied by an Arabian Prince.This luxury teapot...
Category
Late 20th Century French Islamic Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Gilt Gold Russian Lomonosov Porcelain Coffee & Tea Service / by A. Vorobievsky
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Exquisite Hand-Painted and Gilt Gold Russian Lomonosov Porcelain Coffee & Tea Service for 8, Designed by A. Vorobievsky (1990s)
This stunning 34-pie...
Category
1990s Russian Tea Sets
Materials
Gold
Pinxton Tea Service, Monochrome Orange Japanese Style Blood & Milk, ca 1800
Located in London, GB
Any porcelain made at the Pinxton porcelain factory is rare, but to find a complete tea service is even rarer! This wonderful service was made around...
Category
Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Space Age Design 70s Ceramic Coffee Set by Sele Arte Italy, Brown and Sculptural
By Sele Arte
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
natavintage decoration 70s coffee set by sele arte sculptural rare ceramic treasure 3
A bold expression of Italian ceramic design from the Space Age, this 13-piece 70s coffee set by ...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Paul Revere Teapot
By Paul Revere
Located in New Orleans, LA
Neoclassical Silver Teapot
Paul Revere
Created 1791
This exceptional silver teapot is the work of Paul Revere, the legendary patriot and silversmith. A masterpiece of neoclassical d...
Category
18th Century American Neoclassical Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Old English Melon Community Plate Silver Plated Tea &Coffee Set - 4 PC Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Old English Melon Community Plate Silver Plated Tea & Coffee Set - 4 PC Set. Item features (1) teapot, (1) coffee pot, (1) creamer, (1) lidded sugar bowl, floral repousse handle, bro...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Early 20th Century Georg Jensen Art Nouveau Style ''Blossom'' Sterling Tea Set
By Georg Jensen
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite and rare Georg Jensen (1866-1935) tea set is exemplary of the Art Nouveau style gloriously celebrating natural elements, specifically the magnolia blossom. The flower ...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau 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.