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Tea Sets For Sale
Period: 18th Century
Period: 17th Century
Period: 15th Century and Earlier
Period: 16th Century
Set Edo Period Japanese Porcelain Imari Tea Cup & Saucer, ca 1700
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely set of Japanese porcelain Imari.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain
Region of Origin: Japan
Period: 18th century Edo Period (1603–1867)
Condition: Perfect
Dimension...
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18th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Japanese Porcelain Flower Tea Cup Bowl & Saucer Saucer Imari Quails, 18th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely set from the edo period. With garden scene of quails.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Type: Bowls, Tea/Coffee Drinking: Bowls, Cups & Teapots
Japanese S...
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Japanese Arita Frederik Van Frytom Style Porcelain Tea Cups, ca 1700
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely set with fishermen. In the style of Frederik Van Frytom.
Very thinly potted.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: Japan
Period: 17th Cent...
Category
17th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Porcelain BLood & Milk Tea Set Pronk Dame au Parasol, 18th Cen
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique Chinese Porcelain BLood & Milk Tea Set Pronk Dame au Parasol, 18th Century.
its a mariage, mix between two sets.
Additional information:
Material: P...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 2 Antique Chinese Porcelain Tea Bowl Cup Saucer Amsterdam Bont, 18th Cen
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice Set of 2 example Amsterdam bont cups and saucers with a lovely scene.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Type: Tea Bowls & Cups, Tea Drinking
Region o...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Gold Imari Arita Japanese Birds Edo Period Porcelain Bowl and Plate Ca 1700-1720
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Gold' Imari, decorated in gold, iron-red, birds of prey and flowering plants and insects.
This is a beautiful example of 'gold' Imari. No underglaze blue or other enamel colors have...
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Japanese Porcelain Cup & Saucer Imari 'Flowers", 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique Japanese Porcelain Cup & Saucer Imari 'Flowers"", 18th Century.
Very delicate and nicely painted set.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Type: Tea Bowls ...
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Japanese Porcelain Edo Period Tea Bowl Floral Imari
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red. Tea Bowl
Edo , c. 1700
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Type: Tea/Coffee Drinking: Bowls, Cups ...
Category
17th Century Edo Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
A Chinese Export Porcelain Blue and White Teabowl and Saucer
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely tea bowl and dish. Its a marriage, combination of 2 sets.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Type: Plates
Region of Origin: China
Period: 18th century Qing...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Qianlong Bird Tea Bowl China, 18th Cen
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Very nicely decorated cup and saucer with birds. Late qianlong circa 1780-1800
Decorated with a bird scene. Similar decoration is found on a strainer in "Litzenburg, T. V. (2003). C...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Japanese Porcelain Edo Period Tea Bowl Floral Imari, 17th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red. Its a mariage
Edo , c. 1700
Tea Bowl
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Type: Tea/Coffee Drinking...
Category
17th Century Edo Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Porcelain Kangxi Period Tea Bowl Floral Imari Cafe au Lait
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722), c. 1700
Tea Bowl
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Type: Tea/Coffee Drinki...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Porcelain Jug Tea Pot Porcelain Yongzheng/Qianlong Famille Rose
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this nicely shaped and painted chinese porcelain jar.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Category: Famille Rose
Emperor: Qianlong (1735-1796), Yo...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 2 Antique Japanese Imari / Tea Bowl Cup Flowers Porcelain, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice set of 18th century tea bowls, Edo Period. The painting is of nice quality.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Type: Bowls
Region of Origin: Japan
Per...
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Qing Chinese Porcelain Chine de Commande Creamer Fencai, 18 Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A rare Chine de Commande creamer.
Possibly the lid is not matching.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: China
Period: 18th century, 19th century...
Category
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 33 Pieces Chinese Porcelain Tea Serving Set Teapot Fencai, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Qianlong, 18th century, Famille Rose. Very fine painting
1 Teapot
1. Creamer
1. Teacaddy
1. Lidded Bowl with underplate for sweets
1. Washing Bowl with underplate
10 Teabowls
6 Tea C...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique 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
George III antique silver teapot by Hester Bateman
Located in London, GB
Classic late George III period antique silver teapot made by acclaimed female silversmith, Hester Bateman. The teapot features her signature bead...
Category
18th Century British George III Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
18th Century Whieldon-type Large Tortoise-shell Teapot and Cover
Located in Downingtown, PA
18th Century Whieldon-type Tortoise-shell Teapot and Cover,
Circa 1765
The tortoise-shell molded teapot and cover is decorated with a molded design of gr...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Creamware, Pottery
Antique Edo Period Japanese Porcelain Kakiemon Teapot Birds Flowers, 17 Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique Edo Period Japanese Porcelain Kakiemon Teapot Birds Flowers, 17 Century
The decagonal lobed teapot and cover decorated in iron-red, blue, green, yellow and black enamels wit...
Category
17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Vauxhall Porcelain Tea Bowl and Saucer, c1755-60
By Vauxhall Porcelain Factory 1
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Vauxhall Porcelain Tea Bowl and Saucer, c1755-60
Eric Knowles Comments : It is to be imagined that these pieces date from the earlier period of Crisp and Sanders' partnership when t...
Category
18th Century English George II Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
A Meissen Dot Period Porcelain 'Hausmaler' Tea & Coffee Service, 1763-74
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Rare Meissen Dot Period Porcelain Hausmaler Eight Person Tea and Coffee Service 1763-74
Additional information:
Date : 1763-1774
Period : Frederick Augustus I Elector of Saxony
Ma...
Category
18th Century German Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique George II Georgian Silver Kettle on Stand London 1745 Teapot
By William Grundy
Located in London, GB
An excellent George II Georgian Solid Silver Kettle on Stand. The Tea Pot has an ornate chased design including floral, foliate and scroll patterning, and each side has a shaped cartouche with an engraved crest in it. The Teapot has a hinged domed lid with an impressive finial, and a substantial scroll shaped swing handle with a shaped wooden section. The Tea Kettle stands...
Category
18th Century English George II Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
A Sarcophagus Shaped Regency Rosewood Tea Caddy With Separate Tea Compartments
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A Sarcophagus Shaped Regency Rosewood, Brass Tea Caddy With Two Separate Tea Compartments and Individual Handled Lids, Centred on Four Bun Feet Circa 1700's
Great patina embellishi...
Category
18th Century British Regency Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
18th Century Meissen Marcolini Silhouette Cup and Saucer
By Meissen Porcelain, Gottlob Samuel Mohn
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A Meissen porcelain cup and saucer from the Marcolini period, dating around 1795, decorated with silhouette designs attributed to Samu...
Category
1790s German Neoclassical Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 1700s Silver Miniature Teapot
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, antique 18th century Dutch silver miniature teapot; an addition to our silver teaware collection
This exceptional, fine and impressive antique 18th century Dutch silver miniature teapot has a circular rounded form.
The body of this silver teapot is plain and unembellished.
This antique silver teapot is fitted with a push fit domed cover surmounted with a cast silver baluster shaped finial.
The teapot is fitted with a fine and impressive cast opposing scrolling handle.
This exceptional miniature silver teapot features a plain cast silver swan-necked spout.
The hallmarks struck to the underside of this Dutch silver teapot include:
National mark: Crowned shield with three Andrew crosses (Amsterdam, minimum of .875 standard)
Date letter: F (1716)
Maker's mark: Untraced
Such period miniature examples of this substantial gauge of silver and quality are rare to the market.
Condition
This 18th century teapot is a superior gauge of silver and superior quality.
The Dutch silver miniature teapot is in exceptional condition.
The interior of the teapot has been professionally cleaned and is ready for use.
The Dutch hallmarks to the underside of the teapot are very clear, in keeping with age and location.
Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this example of Dutch silverware...
Category
1710s Dutch Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Georgian Sterling Silver Coffee Pot from Late 18th/ Early 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
English, sterling silver coffee pot from the Georgian era (late 18th/early 19th century) with a wood handle. It measures 8 1/8'' in height by 6 3/4'' from handle to spout, weighs 14....
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Wedgwood Black Basalt Teapot
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very good example of a Wedgwood (signed) late 18th century Black Basalt Teapot. The Teapot is in overall very good condition and features a ban...
Category
Late 18th Century Georgian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Stoneware
Chinese Export En Grisaille Teapoy with European Figures
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export En Grisaille Teapoy with European Figures,
Mandolin Players and Lady with Dog,
Circa 1735
The charming Chinese Export porcelain teapoy and cover is painted to each side en grisaille with iron-red details.
To one side is an image of a a young man playing the mandolin serenading a young lady who is reaching down to play with a dog. This image is very interesting because of the details visible in the scene. On the table behind her are two porcelain tea bowls and, by the side of the table, a Chinese porcelain covered urn. On the wall behind is a wall-mounted candleholder which may also be porcelain.
The reverse side is painted with a townscape of a European town...
Category
1730s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century French Brass Kettle
Located in High Point, NC
This elegant antique kettle makes a delightful addition to a kitchen. Made in France in the 1800s, the tall handle may once have been used to hang over an open fire. The graceful cur...
Category
17th Century French Country Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
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
Worcester Porcelain Milkmaids Pattern Coffee Cup and Saucer, circa 1770
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Worcester Porcelain Milkmaids Pattern Coffee Cup and Saucer, circa 1770
Additional Information:
Date: c.1765-75
Period: George III
Marks: None
Origin: Worcester, England
Colo...
Category
18th Century English George III Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Whieldon Creamware Earthenware Pottery Teapot & Cover
Located in Downingtown, PA
Staffordshire Whieldon-type creamware teapot and cover,
circa 1765-1775
The Whieldon-type cream earthenware teapot has a moulded design of grape vines and large grape leaves to t...
Category
1760s English Georgian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Creamware, Pottery
English Georgian Pyriform Sheffield Coffee Pot, '1750s'
Located in Kenilworth, IL
English Old Sheffield Rococo pyriform coffee pot with carved boxwood handle. The foot, lid rim, and lid finial are cast in a reel molding. Rococo engraving and developed Rococo spout...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Rococo Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sheffield Plate
1890 Skinner & Co. Art Nouveau Engraved Silver plated English Tea Service
Located in Catania, Sicilia
Unusual Art Nouveau silver plate tea set by Skinner & co., Sheffield, circa 1890, oriental shape, good conditions overall, nice engraving in all four p...
Category
Late 18th Century English Art Nouveau Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique George I Octagonal Silver Coffee Pot 1719 18th Century Early Georgian
By Richard Bayley
Located in London, GB
An elegant Antique George I Solid Silver Coffee Pot in a traditional Tapered Octagonal shape width an Octagonal Domed Lid. The early Georgian C...
Category
18th Century English George I Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Antique English Shaped New Hall Porcelain Teapot Trivet
By New Hall
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English porcelain teapot trivet.
Attributed to New Hall.
In a diamond-shaped form.
With a single red & black...
Category
18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Bow Porcelain Orphaned Coffee Cup, Famille Rose Peony, circa 1755
Located in London, GB
This is a very charming orphaned coffee cup made by the Bow Porcelain factory in about 1755. The cup is decorated in a Chinese "famille rose" peony pattern. This cup would have been part of a large tea service, and the tiny size shows how expensive coffee was in the 18th Century.
The Bow Porcelain Factory was one of the first potteries in Britain to make soft paste porcelain, and most probably the very first to use bone ash, which later got perfected by Josiah Spode to what is now the universally used "bone china". Bow was the main competitor of the Chelsea Porcelain Factory, but where Chelsea made very fine slipcast porcelain, Bow made a different soft paste porcelain that tended to be softer and could be pressed into moulds. Bow served a larger public generally at lower prices. The factory was only in operation between 1743 and 1774, after which the tradition got incorporated into some of the later famous potteries such as Worcester and Derby.
The cup is unmarked, which is normal for Bow items of this era.
Condition report the cup is in excellent condition without any damage or repairs. There are various glazing imperfections, which are quite normal for porcelain of this era.
Antique British porcelain...
Category
1750s English Rococo Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Meissen Germany Tischchenmuster Porcelain Cup and Saucers, circa 1735
Located in Gardena, CA
An attractive pair of Meissen Tischchenmuster tea cups and saucers. Hand painted florals the central area of the cup and to the center of the saucers. Meissen marks to the underside,...
Category
18th Century German Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Silver Teapot with Stand, T. Heming and S. Whitford, London 1750 / 1818
Located in Greding, DE
A silver pot with an elegant handle with raffia wrapping on a matching teapot warmer on four legs. The jug with maker’s mark Thomas Heming dates from 175...
Category
18th Century Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Large Silver Pot with Teapot Warmer, London, 1741 / 1836
Located in Greding, DE
Large silver pot with matching made teapot warmer. The jug with master's mark Anne Craig & John Neville dated 1741. The stand was made by Master Chas. Fo...
Category
18th Century Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Antique 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...
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1740s English George II Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
Imperial Royal Vienna Factory Austrian Hand Painted Porcelain Cup & Saucer, 1787
Located in Gardena, CA
Imperial Royal Vienna Factory Austrian hand painted porcelain cup & saucer, 1787
Hand painted flowers in a monogram G and A with a halo. Imper...
Category
18th Century Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century, English Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
English egg shaped carved mahogany tea caddy, circa 1790.
Category
Late 18th Century British Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Mahogany
Creamware Chinoiserie Teapot & Cover with Openwork Gallery
Located in Downingtown, PA
English creamware Chinoiserie teapot & cover with pierced galleried rim.
Circa 1775.
The circular English creamware teapot with two designs front ...
Category
1770s Georgian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Creamware, Pottery
George III Baluster Shaped Sterling Silver Coffee Pot, London 1765
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1765 by William & James Priest, this handsome, George III, Antique Sterling Silver Coffee Pot, has a plain body and lid, a wooden scroll handle, and acanthus ...
Category
1760s English George III Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of Six 18th Century Flight Worcester Porcelain Tea Cups and Saucers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of six antique Flight Worcester porcelain cups and saucers.
Each with a ribbed swirl design and cobalt blue and gold floral sprig and garland decoration.
Each base is mar...
Category
Late 18th Century Great Britain (UK) George III Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Flat Diamond Cut Tea Caddy
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A flat diamond cut tea caddy with silver mount and decorated cap.
Category
Mid-18th Century English Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique George III Silver Coffee Pot on Stand 1783
Located in London, GB
An impressive Antique George III Sterling Silver Coffee Pot on a Silver Stand. This classic Georgian Coffee Pot has a subtle bead edged border on the lid, shoulder, column and base. The Coffee Pot has a wooden handle. The Stand has a round form and is embellished with a matching bead border. Both the Coffee Pot and Stand have an engraved monogram.
Made in London, England in 1783 by Thomas Chawner.
Approx. Weight - 1080g / 34.72oz
Approx. Height - 33.6cm
Approx. Width Handle to Spout - 22.8cm
Approx. Diameter of Stand - 13.2cm
Both the Georgian silver coffee pot...
Category
18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Caughley Porcelain Teapot, Pink Floral Compagnie des Indes, ca 1785
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful teapot made by Caughley around 1785, decorated with the "Compagnie des Indes" pattern with bold pink flower sprays and a pink s...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Irish Provincial Silver Coffee Pot Cork 1775 18th Century Georgian
Located in London, GB
An impressive Antique Irish Provincial Sterling Silver Coffee Pot with a classic baluster form and decorated with elegant floral chased patterns. The Cork Coffee Pot has a pair of shaped cartouches, one plain and one with a small engraved crest engraved in the centre. The spout of the Coffee Pot is decorated with acanthus leaf detailing. The Coffee Pot stands on a spread pedestal foot and has a wooden handle.
Made in Cork, Ireland in c. 1775 by John Nicholson...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Thomas Whieldon Fenton Staffordshire Redware Oriental Molded Teapot
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare English Staffordshire redware pottery teapot decorated with Oriental molded patterning by Thomas Whieldon, Fenton and dating circa 1760/70. The teapot is lightly and finely po...
Category
1760s English George III Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Terracotta
Antique 18th Century Chinese Export Qianlong Porcelain Chocolate Tea Pot
Located in Dayton, OH
"Antique late 18th to early 19th century Chinese Export (Qianlong Period, circa 1780) floral famille rose Armorial porcelain hot chocolate pot or...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Export Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
First Period Worcester Tea Bowl Mansfield Pattern
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This First period Worcester porcelain tea bowl is decorated with the hand painted Mansfield pattern and a hand painted border (refer border patt...
Category
1770s English Chinoiserie Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century George III Worcester 1st Period Blue White Demitasse Teacup Saucer
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 18th century (Circa 1770s) English George III Worcester 1st period tea bowl or coffee cup and saucer. Made of porcelain featuring the 1st period crescent mark and decorated with the chinoiserie motif known as Fences with an Asian landscape scene with a pagoda house...
Category
18th Century George III Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Swiss Silver Coffee Jug
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Swiss silver coffee jug; an addition to our 18th century silver teaware collection
This exceptional antique S...
Category
18th Century Swiss Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
English Creamware Large Teapot with Puce Flower Painted Decoration
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Creamware Large Teapot with Puce Flower Painted Decoration,
circa 1770
The Staffordshire Globular teapot is painted with large puce-colored f...
Category
1770s English Georgian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Creamware, Pottery
Italy Richard Ginori Mid-18th Century Porcelain Sugar Bowl Pink Landscapes
Located in Brescia, IT
Richard Ginori mid-18th Century porcelain sugar bowl with pink landscapes drawings, hand made in Italy
This very elegant Richard Ginori porcelai...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV 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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