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Tea Sets For Sale
Vintage 10 Person Tea Set, English, Ceramic, Afternoon Service, Waring & Gillow
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage 10 person tea set. An English, ceramic afternoon tea service, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930.
Colourful ...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
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
Rare Georgian Wedgwood Salt Glazed Panel Shape Bacchus Mask Teapot
By Wedgwood
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare Georgian English salt glazed panel teapot decorated with Bacchus masks by renowned maker Wedgwood and dating from around 1760. The small sized white stoneware teapot stands on...
Category
1750s English Georgian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Stoneware
Villeroy and Boch Coffee or Tea Pot Izmir Collection, Luxembourg, 1973
Located in Bastogne, BE
Villeroy & Boch Izmir Collection Coffee Pot in Vitro Porcelain.
Rare edition.
Porcelain coffee pot or teapot with Izmir pattern made by Villeroy & Boch of Luxembourg in 1973.
The...
Category
1970s Luxembourgish Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Oriente Italiano Rubrum Set Of 2 Coffee Cups With Lids And Tray
Located in Milan, IT
Elevate your coffee experience with this elegant set, featuring red porcelain espresso cups with lids, saucers, and a matching platter. The red Rubrum pattern, accented with subtle g...
Category
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Sterling Silver 5 Piece Tea Set - Hallmarked London 1922
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1922 by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co., this handsome, Sterling Silver Tea Set, is plain in style, with gadroon borders to all pieces.
The kettle measures 12...
Category
1920s English Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rosenthal Designer Pop Art Porcelain Tea Set for Six, "Teeforelle" 'Tea Trout'
Located in Berlin, DE
Rosenthal designer Pop Art porcelain tea set for six. "Teeforelle" (Tea Trout).
Artist: Christian Ludwig Attersee.
Exclusive tea set "Teeforelle", tea set made of German porcel...
Category
20th Century Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Victorian Alpaca Silver Tea or Coffee Cups and Plates, England 19th C.
Located in Valencia, VC
A gorgeous pair of Victorian mid 19th century alpaca silver and china tea or coffee cups and plates.
Ideal to serve a beautiful breakfast or tea/coffee table.
Dimensions:
Cup: H....
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
19th Century Austrian Silver Coffee Pot with Spirit Burner
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Austrian silver coffee pot with spirit burner; an addition to our Georgian silver teaware collection
This exceptional antique Austrian silver coffee pot has a plain cylindrical form.
The coffee pot body is plain and encompassed with an applied moulded girdle to the upper portion.
This exceptional coffee pot is fitted with the original push fit cover, encompassed with a palmette leaf style border to the rim.
The cover is surmounted with an impressive cast silver foliated finial.
This coffee pot is fitted with an elongated handle overlaid with the original interwoven wicker, strategically interlaced to produce a segmented braided design; this finely detailed feature indicates the high quality of the piece.
The pot detaches from the original hallmarked silver stand, supported by four impressive scrolling legs.
The circular frame and base of the stand are encompassed with further palmette decorated borders.
The stand bears a circular receiver to the centre, accommodating the original detachable rounded spirit burner.
This hallmarks to this 19th century coffee pot...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Regency Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Spratling Sterling Silver Coffee and Tea Set with Jaguar Finials
Located in New York, NY
Modern sterling silver coffee and tea set. Made by Spratling in Taxco. Each: Ovoid body and stained-wood scroll handle and flat cover with tooled finial in form of seated jaguar– an ...
Category
1940s Mexican Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Gorham Chantilly-Grand Sterling Silver 3-Piece Coffee Set
Located in New York, NY
Turn-of-the-century Chantilly-Grand sterling silver 3-piece coffee set. Made by Gorham in Providence. This set comprises coffeepot, creamer, and sugar. Scrolled rims, spread and scro...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
Edwardian Gothic Style Sterling Silver Café Au Lait Set
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver cafe´ au lait set in the Gothic style; an addition to our collectable teaware collection.
This exceptional antique Edwardian sterling silver cafe´ au lait set consists of a coffee jug and hot milk jug, each crafted in the Gothic style.
The coffee jug and hot milk jug have a plain hexagonal baluster shaped form onto a paneled spreading foot.
The surface of each piece is embellished with a contemporary bright cut engraved crest depicting a demi-lion holding an axe.
Each piece is fitted with the original hallmarked hinged cover surmounted with an impressive sterling silver paneled finial.
The cover of each jug incorporates an applied incurved bracket and elevated scrolling thumbpiece.
The milk jug and coffee jug retain the original handles overlaid with interwoven bamboo, strategically interlaced to produce a segmented braided design.
Each jug has a plain sparrow beak spout ornamented with applied moulded decoration to the rim.
Condition
This antique café au lait...
Category
Early 1900s English Gothic Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Vintage Japanese “1000 Faces” Tea Cup and Saucer Set - 8 Pieces
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Vintage Japanese "1000 Faces" Tea Cup and Saucer Set featuring 8 intricately decorated pieces with vibrant colors and golden accents, perfect for collectors.
We sell items as acqu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Georges Briard Hot Air Balloon Cup & Plate Dessert Set with Cake Plate
Located in Stamford, CT
Georges Briard Hot Air Balloon dessert or snack set with matching footed serving plate. Service for 8. There are 4 different fanciful balloon styles. Each pl...
Category
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Japanese Porcelain Edo Period Tea Bowl Floral Imari
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red.
Edo , c. 1700
Tea Bowl and dish
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: Japan
Period...
Category
17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Hutschenreuther Breakfast Set, Germany
Located in Chorzów, PL
A breakfast set consisting of a cup, saucer and a dessert plate.
Very good condition of the set, no damage.
Measures: Height 7 cm / cup diameter 8 ...
Category
1960s German Other Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Three-Piece Porcelain Tea Service Set Contemporary Gold Red Kutani
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Japanese contemporary museum-quality Kutani three-piece tea service set, generously gilded with high purity gold and extremely intricately hand-painted in red and green...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Tea Sets
Materials
Gold
Tea / Coffee Porcelain Set By Pirkenhammer Brezova, 1950s
By Pirkenhammer
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful set of tea /coffee set in white porcelain by Pirkenhammer Brezova, 1950s. Original label visible on each piece. The set is of a white porcelain with blue details on rims. T...
Category
1950s Czech Bohemian Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Gerald Benney Sterling Silver Coffee Pot on Stand, 1965
Located in London, GB
An impressive sterling silver coffee pot made by Gerald Benney. This magnificent Coffee Post if of a large size and has an elegant polished form. It rests on a round Silver Stand.
Made in London, England in 1965 by Gerald Benney.
Approx. Weight - 1596g / 51.32oz
Approx. total height - 31.2cm
Approx. height coffee pot only - 29.4cm
Approx. diameter of stand - 16.6cm
Both coffee pot & stand each have Full English Hallmarks.
This coffee pot on stand...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Vintage Jugenstil Coffee Pot by Jacob Heinrich Weiss, Germany Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Jugensdstil coffee pot is an original decorative object realized in Germany in the end of the 19th century.
Original tin. Canné handle.
Realized by Jacob Heinrich Weiss...
Category
Late 19th Century German Jugendstil Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Tin
Antique John Burger New York Federal Classical Silver Teapot
Located in New York, NY
Federal Classical coin silver teapot. Made by John Burger in New York, ca 1790. Straight and oval with long diagonal spout; silver-mounted high-looping and leaf-capped stained-wood h...
Category
Late 18th Century American Federal Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Antique Chinese Cup & Saucer, circa 1840
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Chinese cup & saucer, circa 1840.
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Postmodern Teapot, Pierre Casenove for Studio Salins, France, 1985
By Salins
Located in Firenze, IT
Memphis style Teapot in white enameled ceramic
Pierre Casenove for Studio Salins, France, 1985
H: 20 cm - D: 22 cm - W: 26 cm
Condition: excellent, no defects
Category
1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Set of 2 Teacups and Saucer Hand Painted Porcelain
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, these Berry teacups and saucers are entirely decorated with a dotted pink enamel.
Set of 2 teacups and saucers 10cl
Piazza del Popolo, Berry collection
Hand painted porcelain
Made in Italy
First introduced at Milan Design Week 2018, the Piazza del Popolo collection is named after a Roman landmark, at the heart of Roman everyday life, and inspired by traditional, simple Italian artisanal pottery yet decorated in a personal and elegant key.
Each Coralla Maiuri product is entirely hand decorated. Each is a work of art. While ensuring consistency, they are never identical. Slight variations of decor and color from one to another are not only normal, but to be expected as a sign of their uniqueness.
For large quantities, production lead time to be confirmed.
Dishwasher and microwave oven safe.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Tete a Tete service in Porcelain by Ginori - Italy ca. 1880.
Located in Milano, IT
Ginori porcelain tete a tete service with decoration executed by the Richard Ginori manufactory. Decoration with retouché decal with mythological motif. Manufacture mark under the ba...
Category
1880s Italian Other Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Full Side Tea and Coffe Service, Made in Argentina, Sign Atenea, 1920
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Full side tea and coffe service
Sign: Atenea
materials: silver plated and wood
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you ha...
Category
1920s Argentine Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
Tułowice Midcentury Coffee / Tea Service
Located in Chorzów, PL
Tulowice coffee / tea service.
Very good condition.
The set includes: a jug, sugar bowl, milk jug, 6 cups, 6 saucers.
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Meiji Era Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Tea Set
Located in New York, NY
A superb antique Japanese cloisonne enamel tea set from the Meiji Era, 1868 to 1912. The set comprises 2 cups and saucers, teapot, sugar bowl and cream...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Tiffany & Co. Antique Art Deco Silver Plate Coffee or Tea Service Set
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Art Deco silver soldered tea or coffee service set, including: coffee pot, tea pot, sugar bowl, and creamer.
By Tiffany & Co.
USA, Circa Late 19th Century
Measu...
Category
Late 19th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique American Coin Silver "Ball, Tompkins & Black" 6 Piece Tea Service, 1840s
Located in New Orleans, LA
Magnificent antique American coin silver 6 piece tea service by Retailer "Ball, Tompkins & Black" of New York, New York, Circa 1840's.
Large coffee pot...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Rare Memphis Porcelain Rolf Sinnemark Rörstrand 'Atlantis' series Teapot 1984
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Rare Memphis style 'Atlantis' series porcelain Teapot with printed geometric decoration in black, grey and white, designed by Rolf Sinnemark ca. 1984, made by Rörstrand, Stockholm.
...
Category
1980s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Victorian Style Silver Plated Coffee Pot Spout w/ Handle By Crescent
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Victorian Style Silver Plated Coffee Pot Spout w/ Handle By Crescent. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 9.5" H x 9" W x 7" D.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Victorian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Villeroy & Boch Gallo Design Bone China Tea Set, Floral 1970s, 23 Pc
Located in Bastogne, BE
Rare Vintage Gallo Design Villeroy & Boch 23-Piece Tea Set, West Germany, 1970s
Elevate your tea time with this amazing vintage tea set from Gallo Design by Villeroy & Boch, a testament to the timeless elegance and superior craftsmanship of West German porcelain...
Category
1970s German Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Tiffany Aesthetic Exotic Sterling Silver Turkish Coffeepot
Located in New York, NY
Aesthetic sterling silver Turkish coffeepot. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Upward tapering neck and round bowl. Ball-cover hinge-mounted to c-scroll...
Category
Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Porcelain Pot, Royal Worcester, Dated 1888
Located in New York, NY
Royal Worcester ivory porcelain.
Category
1880s English Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
HERMÈS “LES TOUCANS” Six coffee cups
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
HERMES 1986: “LES TOUCANS
Six coffee cups
Limoges polychrome porcelain,
Plate diameter: 13 cm
Height : 7 cm
Price €1120
200 euros each .
Category
Late 20th Century Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
1970s Modernist Orange Ceramic Teapot by Liisi Beckmann for Gabbianelli
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Gabbianelli is a renowned Italian ceramics manufacturer known for its bold, avant-garde designs. The piece is an excellent example of modernist aesthetics and the playful, futuristic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
1960 Art Deco Style Sterling Silver Coffee Jug
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive vintage Elizabeth II English sterling silver coffee jug in the Art Deco style; an addition to our silver teaware collection.
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Category
1960s English Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Japanese Silver Massive Tea & Coffee Service on Tray, circa 1900
By Samurai Shokai
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th century Japanese solid silver massive eight-piece tea & coffee service on tray, exceptional and magnificent quality, double walled, embossed and applied with Iris ...
Category
20th Century Japanese Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Silver-Plated Teapot with Tray Water or Wine Jug With Graving
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage Silver-Plated Teapot on a Tray.
A jug with a narrow neck and spout is most suitable for serving strong drinks. In a silver vessel of this form, the drink will retain its qualities and properties well, will not expire and it is convenient to pour it.
Can also be used to serve coffee or tea.
Thanks to the engraving, the jug turned into a work of art. Floral patterns made by hand make it unique.
Such a product will not only fit into any interior, but will also decorate your apartment and please the eye for many years. It is also a great gift for a loved one, which he will definitely remember.
Silver-plated decorative jug...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Antique Britannia standard silver teapot on warming stand - L. A. Crichton 1916
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1916 by Crichton Brothers, this very handsome, George V period, Antique, Britannia Standard Silver Teapot, is pear shaped and plain in design, and stands on t...
Category
1910s English Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Britannia Standard Silver
1930s Sterling Silver Spirit Kettle
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver spirit kettle; an addition to our antique silver teaware collection
This exceptional antique George V sterling silver spirit kettle has a circular rounded form.
The lower portion of this silver spirit kettle is embellished with exceptional chased decorated stylised water leaf designs.
The upper portion of the body is encompassed with an exceptional band of chased opposing scroll decoration accented with palmette motifs.
The upper rim of the kettle is embellished with an applied egg decorated border.
This antique silver spirit kettle is fitted with a hinged hallmarked cover encircled with further chased water leaf decoration to the domed portion.
The cover is surmounted with the original sterling silver topped, carved wood finial, securing to the interior with a wing nut.
This fine example of antique teaware...
Category
1930s British Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
German Porcelain Coffee Tea Cup and Saucer, Set of 4
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful set or four (4) German porcelain coffee or tea cup and saucers by Schumann Arzberg, Bavaria, Germany, circa mid-20th century. Pieces are in the Empress Dresdner flowers p...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Basket Weave Ceramic Teapot by Hall's
Located in Bradenton, FL
A ceramic teapot by Hall's of Philadelphia. The main body of the teapot is in ivory, whilst the handle, spout and basket weave pattern are in gold. Maker's mark underneath.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Reed & Barton Silver Plate Tea and Coffee Service
Located in Brescia, IT
A Reed & Barton silver plate, five-piece tea and coffee service. This set includes a creamer, a lidded sugar bowl, a waste bowl, a coffee pot, and a teapot. All pieces are hallmarked...
Category
Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Tea Caddy Box 1881
Located in London, GB
A lovely Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Tea Caddy in an elegant tapered octagonal shape. The panels of the body and the hinged lid are embellished with beautiful bright cut engrav...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique English George II Sterling Silver Rococo Kettle on Stand
Located in London, GB
An antique English silver George II kettle with original stand and lamp, chased and embossed in the Rococo style. The lid has a flush hinge and the ke...
Category
1750s English Rococo Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
French Silver-Plated Teapot with Camel Design
Located in London, GB
French silver-plated teapot with camel design
French, 20th Century
Height 14cm, width 27cm, depth 12cm
Produced by the much-esteemed Parisian tea company Mariage Frères, this delig...
Category
20th Century French Islamic Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Oneida USA Silver Plated Victorian Style Tea Set w/ Tray - 4 Pc Set
By Oneida
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Oneida USA Silver Plated Victorian Style Tea Set w/ Tray - 4 Pc Set. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: Tray: 0.5" H x 12.25" W x 12.25" D. Teapot: 10.75" H x 10.5" W x 5...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Victorian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Victorian English Sterling Silver Three Piece Tea Service
By Charles Gordon
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Victorian sterling silver three piece tea service/set; part of our Victorian silver teaware collection.
This fine antique Victorian sterling silver three piece tea set consists of a teapot, sugar bowl and cream jug / creamer.
Each piece has an inverted pear shaped form on to a domed spreading foot.
The upper portion of each piece is embellished with a broad band of bright cut engraved interlacing scroll and leaf decoration accented with stylised shell designs.
The decoration to the body of each component incorporates two shaped, scroll decorated cartouches: one of which is vacant, the other displaying a bright cut engraved crest of a talbot*.
The teapot is fitted with a hinged domed cover encircled with a band of bright cut engraved strapwork style decoration.
The cover retains the original and impressive, hallmarked cast sterling silver stemmed floral finial.
The fine teapot spout is ornamented with concave fluted decoration to the lower portion in addition to scrolling leaf designs extending up to the lip.
The teapot, cream jug and sugar bowl are all fitted with impressive C scroll handles ornamented with acanthus leaf decorated thumbpieces.
The cream jug and sugar bowl retain their original gilded interiors.
In heraldic terms, a talbot refers to a good-mannered hunting dog
Condition
This Victorian sterling silver tea service...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Contemporary Natalia Criado White Quartz Pearl Tea Cup Quartz Silver Plated
Located in Milan, IT
Elevate your daily tea or coffee ritual with our perlina cup and piattino. The plated brass cup and plate are handcrafted in Italy using sheet turning techniques. The handle, adorne...
Category
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Quartz, Silver Plate
Paris Porcelain Coffee Service in Charles X-Style
Located in Paris, FR
Paris porcelain coffee service in Charles X-style. Each of the 6 exquisite pieces features delicately hand painted cartouches with polychrome fl...
Category
19th Century French Charles X Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
4 piece art deco sterling silver tea set - hallmarked in 1937
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1937 by William Adams, this very stylish, George VI period, Sterling Silver 4 Piece Tea Set, is in the art deco taste, plain in design, and with angular h...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Green Malachite Porcelain Coffee or Tea Cup and Saucer, from England
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful English white porcelain coffee or tea cup and saucer with a green malachite design and a gold detailing on edge. Made in England. Two sets available, each sold separately as per listing.
Nesting tables show in images also available, search 1stdibs ID#: LU1314218186491 (SOLD)
Barnacle coral...
Category
Late 20th Century English Tea Sets
Materials
Malachite
Antique Japanese Kettle with Iron Tetsubin : Calabash Design 1930s
Located in Paris, FR
This kettle was made in 1930s, Showa era. And the design is with Calabashes.
The iron kettles like this item are called 'Tetsubin' in Japan.
It can be pu...
Category
1930s Japanese Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Iron
Castleton Peony China Footed Tea Cup Set of 12
By Castleton China Co.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Castleton Peony China Tea Cup Set of 12.
Set of 12 porcelain footed tea or coffee cup.
Pattern: Peony by Castleton (USA)
Status: Discontinued. Actu...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Victorian Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Collection Antique Arabian Tea Pots Market "Papillon" Thick Brass
Located in Vigonza, Padua
19th century collection of antique Arabian tea pots market "Papillon" in thick brass, hand embossed, and copper
High respectively cm: 22, 20, 18.
Category
Mid-19th Century Maghreb Neoclassical Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Copper, Brass
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.