Tea Sets
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Ceramic
19th Century Antique Tea Sets
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Polish Tea Sets
Porcelain, Glass
Early 20th Century English Tea Sets
Silver Plate
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Tea Sets
Porcelain
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Ceramic
1940s Hungarian Vintage Tea Sets
Porcelain
19th Century Dutch Antique Tea Sets
Opaline Glass
Late 20th Century British Tea Sets
Porcelain
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Tea Sets
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Colombian Modern Tea Sets
Gold
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Tea Sets
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Tea Sets
Iron
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Stainless Steel
20th Century Chinese Other Tea Sets
Porcelain, Paint
2010s Dutch Modern Tea Sets
Porcelain
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Tea Sets
Pewter
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tea Sets
Glass
Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Tea Sets
Silver
Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Tea Sets
Porcelain
1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Faience
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Copper
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Brass
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Porcelain
1890s English Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Ceramic
1770s English Rococo Antique Tea Sets
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Danish Tea Sets
Glass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Porcelain
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
Early 2000s Dutch Post-Modern Tea Sets
Ceramic, Rubber
1820s Welsh George III Antique Tea Sets
Porcelain
1970s Mexican Hollywood Regency Vintage Tea Sets
Brass
Mid-20th Century Japanese Tea Sets
Porcelain
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Tea Sets
Pottery, Stoneware
19th Century Chinoiserie Antique Tea Sets
Pottery
2010s Italian Baroque Tea Sets
Ceramic
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Faience
1990s Italian Other Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century American Minimalist Tea Sets
Ceramic
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Metal, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Sheet Metal
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Tea Sets
Porcelain
2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets
Porcelain
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Pewter
17th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Porcelain
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Porcelain
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Porcelain
19th Century Dutch Antique Tea Sets
Crystal, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Tea Sets
Wood
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Tea Sets
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tea Sets
Porcelain
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Leather
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Tea Sets
Brass
19th Century French Antique Tea Sets
Silver Plate
19th Century French Antique Tea Sets
Silver Plate
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.