Mid Century Ceramic Tea Milk Water Pot, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A lovely Mid-Century Modern beige ceramic pot from the 1960s. Original vintage very good condition. Only one unique piece. Signed "made in Poland. Tulowice"
Porcelain, Glass
Postmodern German Flying Objects Series Sauciere for Arzberg, 1990s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern German Flying Objects Series Sauciere by David Palterer and Sieger Design for Arzberg, 1990s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1990 to 1999 This piece has an attribution ...
Ceramic
Birks Limoges, Gilt Porcelain Cream/Sugar/Tray, France, Mid-20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
BIRKS (Retailer) LIMOGES (Manufacturer) - Vintage hand painted gilt porcelain cream & sugar with tray - Louis XIV style pattern with embossed pattern/design - each piece with Birks b...
Porcelain
Teapot in Glazed Earthenware for Arabia Finland in Brown Color Midcentury
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Teapot Arabia Finland teapot, designed Circa 1950, manufactured Circa 1950. Fired and glazed earthenware, brown finish, Ceramic handle with Fabric around.
Earthenware
$183Sale Price / set|20% Off
Mediterraneo, Coffee Set with Six Contemporary Porcelains with Decorative Design
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The Mediterraneo collection is the result of Vito Nesta’s reflection on the line between reality and fantasy. The architectures of the doors depicted on the plates arise from technic...
Porcelain
Darte Frères Faux Tortoise and Gilt Partial Coffee Service
By Darte Frères
Located in New York, NY
Darte Frères Faux Tortoise and Gilt Partial Coffee Service. Antique Empire Paris porcelain by Darte Frères 1795-1825 in a rich mocha faux tortoise pattern with neoclassical decorativ...
Porcelain
Antique Edwardian Quality Silver Plated 4 Piece Tea Set
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique Edwardian silver plated 4 piece tea set consisting of a teapot, sugar bowl, milk jug and coffee pot. A very attractive example in lovely original condition. Co...
Silver Plate
Coffee Set Vintage Tuscan England Bone China Pale Pink Enamel Gold Plate 1960s
Located in Bastogne, BE
Elegant six-piece coffee set, crafted from pristine English bone china. Each piece showcases the delicate beauty of a pale pink enamel overlay, exquisitely accented with 24-karat go...
Bone
Herend Queen Victoria Older Coffee Pot
By Herend
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Elegant Herend China coffee pot with flower lid . This is the older pattern of Queen Victoria that does not have the green border. It has a weave ri...
Porcelain
Aynsley coffee set 50s
By John Aynsley
Located in MAASTRICHT, LI
Product description: This coffee set contains of three cups and saucers, two deeper plates, and one milk jug. If you want to go for the retro 50s style...
Porcelain
Set of 2 Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Teapot with Tea Warmer, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Teapot with Tea Warmer by Melitta Teubner, 1960s, Set of 2, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark. Addi...
Ceramic
1940s Art Deco Club Personal Service Coffee Pot
By Alessi
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1940s Club Personal Service Coffee Pot Aluminum Ware Wood Handle Clear logo present 11.5 h x 8.5 d x 6.5 diameter Preowned original unrestored vintage co...
Aluminum
Antique Victorian Teacup & Saucer Cobalt Blue & Roses w/ Draped Gold Trim
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Hand Painted Porcelain Handled Teacup and Saucer Cobalt Blue & Roses w/ Draped Raised Gold Trim. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 3.5" H x 5" Diameter
Porcelain
English Measham Bargeware Love at Home Teapot on Stand
By Barge Ware
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Measham – Bargeware Teapot impressed with the saying, “Love At Home”, England, circa 1880. The three piece teapot set includes the kettle, lid, and table stand. Finished in a dar...
Pottery
Antique European Silver Teapot in Dutch Rococo Style
Located in New York, NY
European Rococo silver teapot, 19th century. Dutch-form: Bellied bowl and hinged and domed cover with vasiform finial. Double-scroll handle has leaf-cap with cherub head terminal. Sp...
Silver
Antique George III Quality Copper Kettle
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality copper kettle having a quality antique George lll copper kettle with a shaped handle and spout lift of lid. Measures: H 31 x W 31 X 22 cm Date 1800.
Copper
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. Listing includes (1) tea pot, (1) covered sugar bowl, (1) creamer, (1) open sugar bowl, fancy scrolling etc...
Silver Plate
Contemporary Simple Coffee Container Silver Green Stone Artisanal Natalia Criado
Located in Milan, IT
Experience the art of pouring with grace and elegance using our Simple Coffee Container, a plated brass jug expertly crafted in Italy using sheet turning techniques. The top features...
Stone, Silver, Silver Plate, Brass
$1,680Sale Price|30% Off
Coffee pot in embossed silver w/ floral motifs & engraved base & knob on the lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver coffee pot with floral motifs, engraved base and knob on the lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: javali II Title. Weight: 302.7 grams. Dimensions: 16.5...
Silver
$8,750Sale Price / set|30% Off
Tea service in embossed silver with floral motifs
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver tea service embossed with floral and plant motifs, including a milk jug, coffee jug, sugar bowl, teapot, and serving tray. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Bran...
Silver
Antique Spode Dollar Pattern Coffee Cups, Set of 9, English Porcelain Circa 1820
By Spode
Located in Katonah, NY
Perfect for a double espresso! These nine "Dollar" pattern porcelain coffee cups are handpainted in the exquisite "Dollar" pattern. Spode made this set in England circa 1820. The dec...
Porcelain
Antique Teapot, Exclusive Silver Rococo English Mid-century Coffee Pot
Located in Wembley, GB
An antique tea set and a silver-plated teapot that is beautifully designed and created are suitable for elegant serving. With lid pressed, cast and chased, gold gilding on the inside...
Metal, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Sheet Metal, Silver Leaf
Contemporary Lapis Lazuli Handle Sugar container Silver Plated Natalia Criado
Located in Milan, IT
Elevate your dining experience with the sugar perlina, a plated brass container expertly crafted in Italy using sheet turning techniques. The curved handles and top are adorned with...
Quartz, Silver Plate
19th Century English Wedgwood Hand-Painted Bamboo Porcelain Teapot with Lid
By Wedgewood
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This refined 19th-century Wedgwood teapot is an exceptional example of English porcelain, hand-painted with an elegant bamboo motif emblematic of the Aesthetic Movement. The teapot f...
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 ...
Porcelain
Set of Six 18th Century Flight Worcester Porcelain Tea Cups and Saucers
By Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester
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...
Porcelain
Hukin & Heath Christopher Dresser silver plate Kettle and Teapot C.1884
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Hukin and Heath Christopher Dresser silver plate Kettle and Teapot English C.1884. Simple ovoid design with fold down handle for kettle and hinged loop finials to both. These would h...
Silver Plate
19th Century English Pewter Tea Service
Located in Austin, TX
Dating to 1870 and made in Sheffield, England, a locale well known for its silver design and production, this is an extremely well-preserved three-piece pewter and brass tea service....
Brass, Pewter
$1,408Sale Price / set|20% Off
19th Century American Silver Plate Tea and Coffee Set Mark Reed & Barton
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful late 19th century silver plate tea and coffee set. Refined finely chiseled decorations. Mark Reed & Barton. Perfect for embe...
Silver Plate
12 Dutch Silver tea spoons in box by Van Outvorst Junior & son, Amsterdam 1917
Located in Delft, NL
12 Dutch Silver tea spoons in box by Van Outvorst Junior & son Amsterdam 1917 Silver tea spoons in a cherry wood colored box with interior of purple valor and silk fabric The lidded...
Silver
Art Deco Silver Teapot 830s with Straw Handle Made by Cohr Silver, Denmark, 1939
By Carl M. Cohr
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Art Deco teapot from Cohr Silver Denmark made in 1939 (see the stamp) The teapot is made of genuine silver 830s, stamped with the Danish three towers ...
Silver
Contemporary Tea Pot Rose Quartz Silver Plated Colour Natural Stone Handle
Located in Milan, IT
Elevate your daily tea ritual with our Teiera, a plated brass vessel crafted in Italy with precision turning techniques. the exquisite quartz top handle adds a touch of jewelry-inspi...
Silver Plate
Accolay, France, complete ceramic tea service for six people.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Accolay, France, complete ceramic tea service for six people. Hand-decorated in green glaze with gold decoration. A total of 15 pieces. Mid-20th ce...
Ceramic
Signe Persson Melin Teapot Relief Pattern Woven Cane Handle Sweden 1950s
By Signe Persson-Melin, Rörstrand, Gustavsberg
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...
Earthenware, Cane
Michael Graves for Alessi Kettle Memphis Mod. "9093" Italy 1980s
By Alessi, Michael Graves (b.1934)
Located in Naples, IT
Kettle Mod. 9093 with handle and design bird whistle in stainless steel Brand Alessi, Italy
Steel
Midcentury Porcelain Tea Pot, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A lovely Mid-Century Modern white porcelain pot from the 1960s. Original vintage good condition. Only one unique piece.
Glass, Porcelain
Vintage 20th Century White and Green Coffee or Tea Set Signed circa 1950
By Mado Jolain
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
In the style of Mado Jolain Original vintage tea or coffee set 2 pitchers and 2 cups or bowls Original perfect condition Signed under the base Measures: Pitcher : hei...
Ceramic
$104Sale Price / set|20% Off
English Bone China Hand Painted & Signed Tea Set for Six with Teapot
Located in Leicester, GB
A beautiful midcentury English tea set by Tuscan Fine Bone China Made in England This tea set has a beautiful handpainted design with organic brushstrokes in deep yellow and a crisp...
Porcelain
Arabia, Karelia series. Six tea cups with saucers and six cake plates. 1970s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Arabia Karelia, set of six tea cups with matching saucers and six cake plates. Classic stoneware set consisting of six tea cups, six matching saucers, and six cake plates from the Ar...
Stoneware
Vintage Royal Copenhagen Denmark Porcelain Quaking Grass Coffee Service
Located in Chicago, IL
A fine vintage Danish porcelain set. Pieces Signed on underside. Service of eight with small cake plates. All with artistic decoration to the porcelain. Porcelain is a ivory color (h...
Porcelain
Antique George III Quality Oval Copper Kettle
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality oval copper kettle having a quality oval copper kettle with a shaped handle, spout and a removable lid. Measures: H 29 x 17 x 31cm Date 1800.
Copper
Antique Quality Regency Figured Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique quality Regency figured mahogany tea caddy having a figured mahogany lid opening to reveal three fitted compartments, shaped bombe sides and front, original brass lions head ...
Other
Figgjo Flint - Tor Viking - Tea set
By Figgjo Flint
Located in MAASTRICHT, LI
Product Description: This teaset has been designed by Turi Gramstad Oliver who since 1960 was responsible for quite a few famous designs at the Figgjo factory. Designs from her hand ...
Stoneware
$986Sale Price|40% Off
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Walnut Veneer Parquetry Tea Caddy
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A 19th Century Antique English Victorian Ebonised Walnut Veneer Tea Caddy With Brass Handle & Lining A Charming tea caddy with decorative walnut veneer parquetry. A tea caddy...
Brass
$3,850 / set
Set of Six Bird Coffee Cup Trios
By Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester
Located in New York, NY
Set of six bird coffee cup trios. Strikingly modern looking antique set of six FB&B Worcester trios of six teacups and six coffee can with six saucers ...
Porcelain
Dutch Silver Cream Set by D.J. Aubert, Aubert & Zn
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch silver cream set by D.J. Aubert, Aubert & Zn. A Dutch silver cream set, exists of 3 pieces An oval small serving tray wit a small jug for cream and a small bowl for the...
Silver
Antique English George III Copper Gooseneck Bird Spout Coffee Tea Kettle 12"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 18th / early 19th century George III copper tea / water / coffee kettle with right angle gooseneck / bird spout, fixed brass handle with turned ceramic / porcelain grip and mushroom shaped porcelain finial...
Copper
Gorham American Renaissance Japanesque Brass Tea Kettle
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Sharon, CT
In the oriental taste of the time. Brass with a wood finial and handle. Signed.
Brass
Ray Loewy White Grey Gold Porcelain Espresso Coffee Cup & Saucer, Set of 2
Located in New York, NY
A set of two (2) white, grey, and gold porcelain espresso coffee or tea demitasse cup and saucer by designer Raymond Loewy. Cup and saucer are white porcelain with grey and gold deta...
Porcelain
Midcentury Porcelain Navy Blue Tea Coffee Service Jug and Cups, Poland, 1960
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Lovely Mid-Century Modern porcelain painted marble coffee set. Service for 6 people produced by Zaklady Porcelany in Wloclawek in the 1960s. The service consists of a jug, sugar b...
Enamel
Set of Three 1930s Art Deco Teapots by Gio Ponti for Fratelli Calderoni
By Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A set of three alpaca coffee pot designed by Gio Ponti and manufactured by Fratelli Calderoni in the Fifties, they were used in the hotels and they are marked on the bottom Calderoni...
Alpaca
Mid-Century Porcelain Creamer Milk Jug, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A lovely Mid-Century Modern white porcelain pot from the 1960s. Original vintage good condition. Only one unique piece.
Glass
$13,300Sale Price / set|30% Off
Silver tea service
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver tea service consisting of coffee pot, teapot, sugar bowl and drip cup, with engraving, removable lids, chestnut wood handle and spherical feet. Metal: Silver . Or...
Silver
Antique Meriden B Co French Renaissance Silver Plated Figural Tea Set - 7 Pcs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Meriden B Co French Renaissance Style Silver Plated Figural Tea Set with "M" Monogram on all Pieces - 7 Pcs. Set includes (3) Teapots of slightly varying size, (1) covered s...
Silver Plate
Antique English Regency Silver Plated "Whiskey Barrel" Samovar w/ Lions by B&W
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Regency Silver Plated Figural "Whiskey Barrel" Samovar with Lion Masks by B&W. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 16" H x 15.5" W x 9.5" D.
Silver Plate
Art Nouveau Teapot & Warmer Brass-Early 20th Century by F. & R. Fischer, Germany
By Fischer Brothers
Located in Andernach, DE
Wonderful antique brass teapot & warmer - i.e. teapot with stand and in original condition. Completely preserved original from the 1910s to 1920s....
Brass
Coffee Service by Ana Maria Nunez De Brilanti for Plateria Victoria, Mexico 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the remarkable Copper & Silver Coffee/Tea Service by Ana Maria Nunez De Brilanti for Plateria Victoria, Mexico 1960's. Immerse yourself in ...
Silver Plate, Copper
Antique Meissen Porcelain Tea Tray with Cobalt Blue Border & Spray Flowers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique porcelain tea tray or serving platter. By Meissen. With a scalloped rim and a rich cobalt blue border. There are hand paint...
Porcelain
1970s Modernist Orange Ceramic Teapot by Liisi Beckmann for Gabbianelli
By Liisi Meronen Beckmann, 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...
Ceramic
Teapot in Ceramic for Les Salins in Pink Color Midcentury, France
By Salins
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Teapot Les Salins France Teapot, designed circa 1950, manufactured circa 1950. Caramic Pink finish, Ceramic handle.
Ceramic
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.