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Tea Sets For Sale
Corona Set of 2 Gold Tea Cups with Saucers
Located in Milan, IT
This opulent set of two tea cups with saucers will make a sophisticated addition to an afternoon break. Fashioned of white ceramic, each piece is marked by an elegant gold rim.
Category
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Victorian Quality Brass Spirit Kettle on Stand
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality brass spirit kettle on stand having a quality ornate brass kettle on its original stand with the original brass burner
Dimensions:
Height 32.5 cm
Width 2...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Ceramic Brown Vase, 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"
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain, Glass
Vista Allegre Set of 8 Olivia Demitasse Cups and Saucers, 1950s, with Labels
By Vista Alegre
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Vista Allegre set of 8 porcelain demitasse cups with 8 saucers was made for Charles Hall, Inc. and decorated in Olivia pattern. Olivia features...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Danish Silver Tea Pot by Bendix Gijsen, Copenhagen, Louis XVI Period, Dated 1799
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
The period Copenhagen made Louis XVI silver pot has an amazing oval shape with ebony handle and finial, topped of with silver tip.
The tea pot is clearly struck hallmarks on the bas...
Category
Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Mid Century Ceramic Tea Milk Water Pot, Small Vase, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A lovely Mid-Century Modern beige ceramic vase from the 1960s.
Original vintage very good condition. Only one unique piece. Hand made and hand painted in Poland, Europe. Signed "made...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain, Glass, Ceramic
Gorham American Renaissance Japanesque Brass Tea Kettle
Located in Sharon, CT
In the oriental taste of the time. Brass with a wood finial and handle. Signed.
Category
1880s American Anglo-Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
Abstract blue and grey ceramic tea pot 20th century folk art
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Abstract 20th century tea pot by french artist
original good condition
Signed at the base
Height 14 cm
Large 33 cm
Depth 12 cm
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
French Porcelain Espresso Coffee or Tea Demitasse Cup Saucer w/Abstract Design
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful French porcelain espresso coffee or tea demitasse cup and saucer with colorful abstract design, circa late-20th century, France. Marked on bottom as shown.
French bla...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Reed & Barton "Americana" Silverplate Tea & Coffee Service
Located in Stamford, CT
"Americana" pattern coffee and tea silver-plate service for Reed & Barton.
Includes tea and coffee pots, sugar bowl with lid and cream pitcher.
D...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Carl Auböck II Teapot, model 3879 Austria 1950's
Located in Chicago, IL
Carl Auböck II Teapot, model 3879 Austria 1950's
Handcrafted in Austria during the 1950s for Werkstätte Carl Auböck. This exquisite piece combines form and function, showcasing a uni...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
1980 Jiří Dudycha Porcelan Postmodern Design Tea Set
By Jiří Dudycha
Located in Brescia, IT
Jiří Dudycha
Rep. Ceck, 1980
Teapot, Milk jug, Sugar Pot
Porcelain with gold details
Perfect Condictio
H teapot: 29 cm
H sugarpot: 14 cm
H milk jug: 14.5 cm
Category
1980s Czech Post-Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
African Tuareg Tea Pot Mauritania
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid-20th century Tuareg tea pot from Mauritania, Africa, Western Sahara.
Handcrafted of pewter, copper and brass decorations.
The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mauritanian Folk Art Tea Sets
Materials
Copper, Pewter, Brass
Tea Pot Teapot, Copper Brass Bamboo, 1950s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A tea pot made of copper and bamboo manufactured in midcentury, circa 1950.
An authentic handmade piece in very good original condition with lovely patina.
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
Set of 2 Ceramic Ikat Coffee Cup & Saucer - Black / White
By Les Ottomans
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Enjoy your coffee moments in style with this Set of 2 Ikat Espresso Cups with Saucers, beautifully made in Italy. Each cup and saucer features a distinctive ikat-inspired pattern, ca...
Category
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
1980 Porcelain Tea / Coffee Set for Eight Persons by Mario Bellini for Rosenthal
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Absolutely beautiful porcelain tea / coffee set from the series 'Studio Linie' by Rosenthal Germany designed by Mario Bellini.
This tea / coffee set is made for eight persons and is...
Category
1980s German Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Teapot, Exclusive Silver Rococo English Mid-century Coffee Pot
Located in Wembley, GB
An antique Art Deco tea set and silver-plated teapot beautifully designed and created suit elegant serving. With lid pressed, cast and chased vaulted lid.
Coffee pot, Height 27 cm. S...
Category
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Metal, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Sheet Metal
“Fanning the Fire” Japanese Tetsubin Kettle, c. 1924
Located in Chicago, IL
Decorated with a raised fan motif, this aptly named teapot was used to boil water for traditional tea ceremonies. Known as tetsubin, the kettle’s cast-iron construction is said to ch...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Tea Sets
Materials
Iron
Vintage Italian Sterling Silver Teapot
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Italian sterling silver teapot modelled in the form of a camel; an addition to our silver teaware collection.
This magnificen...
Category
1990s Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
18th-Century Colonial Solid Silver Mate Cup
Located in Madrid, ES
Antique solid silver mate cup from the late 18th century, crafted in the Colonial style. This finely made piece reflects the traditional silverwork of the period, with an elegant and...
Category
1770s Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Early 20th Century Brass Kettle
Located in Burton, TX
This Early 20th Century Kettle was crafted from brass by artisans in the early 1900's. The piece features a detailed handle that leads to an oversized kettle. The seams are all hand ...
Category
Early 20th Century Hong Kong Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Polished Chrome and Brass Tea or Coffee Service with Tray
Located in Austin, TX
A fabulous MCM find! I love the clean modern timeless lines, as well as the simplicity of the combined brass and polished chrome materials. Though there is n...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Nils Kähler Huge Decorative Ceramic Teapot Brutalist Unglazed, HAK Denmark 1950s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Decorative vintage Danish huge teapot by Nils Kähler for the ceramic workshop Herman August Kähler (HAK). Made ca. 1950s. This is a rare piece.
The budded shape with soft curves p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Fine & High Quality Porcelain Tea Cup / Saucer - Rice Grain - Gilt Enameled
Located in Atlanta, GA
Unknown Maker, likely French. Incredibly high quality make - Delicate porcelain with floral and foliate enamel detailing to surfaces - Gold accents to the rims and around each "Rice ...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Tea Sets
Materials
Enamel
Ceramic Tea & Coffee Pot Set by Hall's
Located in Bradenton, FL
A ceramic tea and coffee pot set in the Autumn Leaf pattern by Hall's. This pattern was produced exclusively for Jewel Tea Company and was discontinued in 19...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Antique George III Quality Copper Kettle
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality copper kettle having a shaped handle, spout and lift off lid.
In lovely original condition.
Dimensions:
Height 29 cm
Width 28.5 cm
Depth 20 cm
Dat...
Category
19th Century English George III Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
Mid Century Ceramic Porcelain Vase, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A lovely Mid-Century Modern ceramic vase from the 1960s.
Original vintage very good condition. Only one unique piece. Hand made and hand painted in Czech Republic, Europe. Signed "Bo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glass
Gösta Grähs Teapot Rörstrand Sweden Stoneware & Brass 1980s
Located in Basel, BS
Rare small teapot by Gösta Grähs for Rörstrand factory in Sweden, 1980s.
Hand-made stoneware with a beautiful mossy brown and rusty red glaze, finished with delicate brass handles....
Category
1980s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
Stelton Anniversary Edition Hot Water Pitcher and Teapot Set
By Arne Jacobsen, Stelton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
4 Piece Stelton Ware Set Designed by Arne Jacobsen. Teapot, Hot Water Pitcher and Tea Strainer sit upon an 11.5" Tray. All pieces are with their boxes and our from Anniversary Edit...
Category
1980s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
Midcentury Art Studio Pottery Tea & Coffee Service set, Vallauris France 1960's
By Vallauris
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Art Studio Pottery Tea & Coffee Service Set. Made in Vallauris, France 1960's period. Large set with a Tea pot, Coffee Pot, Sugar bowl, Milk jug, Creamer, Butter b...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Yixing Zisha Teapot, Bamboo Handle & Flower Finial, Signed, China, 20th C
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage Yixing Zisha teapot - featuring a bamboo form handle and spout with a chrysanthemum flower finial to the lid - impressed seal marks to the base an...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Service of the Brand Chodzież, Poland, 1950s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Porcelain service of the brand Chodziez, Poland.
Very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Other Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain Tea Pot with Undressed Woman
Located in Greenwich, CT
A porcelain tea pot featuring line drawings of an undressed woman. Upon opening the lid she is discovered to be bathing in the pot. Designed by Esthe...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Elizabeth II Sterling Silver Salver, Barker Ellis Silver Co, 1967
Located in Atlanta, GA
12” Elizabeth II sterling silver salver - Barker Ellis Silver Co - 1967.
A fine and large 12.125” Sterling Silver Salver Serving tray produced in 1967 by the Barker Ellis Silver...
Category
20th Century Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Japanese Porcelain Tea Cup & Beaker Saucer Imari Edo Period, 18C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely set from the edo period.
Additional information:
Primary Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: Japan
Period: 18th century
Japan Dynasty Period: Edo Period (1603–186...
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Teapot, Exclusive Silver Floral 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 cha...
Category
1920s English Rococo Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Silver Leaf
Antique Japanese Meiji Period Set of Cup and Tea Bowl Porcelain Eggshell
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice set. Very nicely decorated. They are marked on the base.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: Japan
Period: 19th century, 20th century...
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Kangxi and Edo Period Blue and White Floral Tea Bowl Fire of Rotterdam
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely made set of tea bowls China and Japan. Historically very interesting. It has burning damage. According to the history of the family who owned it was burned after the fires that occurred during the German bombardment of Rotterdam in WW2
The German bombing of Rotterdam in World War II, also known as the Rotterdam Blitz, was the aerial bombardment of Rotterdam by the Luftwaffe on 14 May 1940, during the German invasion of the Netherlands in World War II. The objective was to support the German troops fighting in the city, break Dutch resistance...
Category
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Italian Neoclassical Silver Coffeepot
Located in New York, NY
Italian Neoclassical silver coffeepot, ca 1820. Baluster; cover hinged and domed with leaf-mounted acorn finial. Applied c-scroll spout and scroll handle with ribbed tail. Handwork v...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Very Rare Antique Japanese Porcelain Grisaille Decorated Teapot, ca 1700
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated teapot. Unique decoration. Hard to find. Have an example in private collection and this is the second one have seen in 10 years.
Additional information:
Mate...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Teapot, "Lilja" "Lilly", Bo Fajans, Sweden, 1940s, Mid-Century Modern Vintage
By Bo Fajans
Located in Stockholm, SE
A stunning teapot designed at Bo Fajans in Gefle, Sweden and of the model "Lilly" that is super rare to find today. The teapot is 15.5 cm (6.2") high and about 23,5 cm (9.4") long. I...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Crakeled Ceramic Tea Pot Attributed Green Color 20 th Century France
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Crakeled Ceramic tea pot atributed.
Green Color, good condition, Seens to have not been used.
France 20th Century.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Kuniyaki Tea Bowls and Tray Set After Nonomura Ninsei Japan
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Kuniyaki Tea Bowls and Tray Set After Nonomura Ninsei Japan.
Kuniyaki tea bowls set, after Ninsei.
Kuniyaki Tea Bowls and Tray Japan black porcelain...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Edo Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Wiskemann Art Nouveau Silverplate Belgian Tea Set, 3 Pieces
By Wiskemann
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A stylist art nouveau three pieces tea set made in Belgium by famous manufacturer Wiskemann, it's marked on the bottom.
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
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"
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain, Glass
Early 20th Century Chinese Porcelain Tea Set, 1920s
By Satsuma
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful Satsuma fine porcelain tea set Moriage Lithophane Geisha.
Hand painted in brown with white dots - so called moriage, gold, rust-orange an...
Category
1920s Japanese Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
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
Fornasetti Eight Piece Hand Painted Tea Set from “Arte di Bere” Series
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A not-often-seen vintage eight piece tea set from Piero Fornasetti with hand-painted lithographic transfer decoration. The theme here is the iconography and ritual of tea-drinking. O...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Mermod Jaccard & Co Art Nouveau Silver Plated Tea Urn Samovar
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Mermod Jaccard & Co. Art Nouveau Silver Plated Tea Urn Samovar. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 18" H x 9.5" W x 11" D.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
English Sterling Silver Cream and Sugar, Art Deco, London, 1935
Located in Bath, GB
A fine quality and very stylish cream and sugar set made from a good heavy gauge of sterling silver with a very elegant Art Deco design.
Each piece is fully hallmarked for London ...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Japanese Art Deco Tea Set for Four People
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Art Deco tea set made of the chary wood .Artisan antique work and hand painted
Weight of the set is about 1.5 Lb .( 750 grams ).
Category
1930s Japanese Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Fruitwood
Gorham Art Deco Pair of Silver Plated Breakfast Jugs with Raffia Handles
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Pair ...
Category
1910s American Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Pompei, Six Contemporary Decorated Tea Cups with Plates
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The porcelain collection Pompei by Grand Tour By Vito Nesta brings the Grottesche wall decoration back to life in a contemporary key. Ancient designs are taken and declined on the di...
Category
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Set of Six Imperial Lomonosov Porcelain Tea Set Cups, Russia 1960s
By Lomonosov
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a set of 6 vintage porcelain tea cups with saucers, manufactured by Russian Imperial Porcelain manufacturer Lom...
Category
1960s Ukrainian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain Tea Bowls Vintage Blue and White with Japanese Silvered Hexagon Teapot
Located in Lomita, CA
This assembled set of vintage tea bowls and a silvered or zinc 19th Century teapot from Japan is unusual.
The set that came from an estate auctio...
Category
Late 19th Century East Asian Japonisme Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Zinc
Fabergé Porcelain Tea, Coffee Cups Set of Four in a Velvet Case
By Modern Fabergé
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Fine porcelain set of four Fabergé original porcelain coffee or tea cups, service for four.
Enjoy the start to your day with the classical sophistication only from Faberge.
These s...
Category
Late 20th Century French Empire Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century French, Boudois & Bloch Floral Gold-Trimmed Cup & Saucer Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exquisite example of 19th-century French porcelain artistry, this luxurious cup and saucer set bears the mark of the renowned Parisian atelier Boudois & Bloch. Known for their exc...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antonia Campi Tea Service for Six in Porcelain and Gold by Laveno 1950s
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Rare ceramic tea service for six in a very elegant light blue shade with decoration refined in pure gold, it was designed by Antonia Campi and manufactured by Laveno Ceramica in Verbano during the early 1950s.
This set is composed of six (6) teacups, six (6) tea saucers, one (1) sugar bowl, one (1) teapot, and one (1) milk jug.
Measurements:
-Six cups 6 x 8 x 5.5 cm (each)
-Sugar bowl 9 x 12 x 7 cm
-Teapot 19 x 16, 5 x 9.5 cm
-Milk Jug 11 x 12 x 7 cm.
In 1856 Carlo Caspani, Alessandro Carnelli, and Severino Revelli, three employees of the Richard Ginori ceramics factory in Milano, set up the Società Ceramica C.C.R. making use of a disused building that had been a glass factory near the lakeshore. Production mainly consisted in fine earthenware and fire bricks.
One of the key choices for the success of this initiative was an industrial-scale production of low-cost earthenware for domestic use.
The manufacture of Laveno was gaining reputation; so that in 1869 part of its activity had to be moved to a new building called “Lago”.
In 1883 it adopted a new denomination, Società Ceramica Italiana (with an S.C.I. trademark) that was to become famous.
During this period, S.C.I. was led by bright managers: Tommaso Bossi and his successor Luciano Scotti, a graduate in engineering who led the company all the time from 1895 to 1956, raising it to its top level of capacity and production.
In 1925 the Mulini plant was built in the Boesio area, where the blends and ''bodies'' were prepared. The Magazzini Generali (a warehouse), were also built and directly connected to the railway network. All the factory sites were interconnected by a “Decauville” railway for transporting materials. Also in 1925 the Verbano plant was built, following an agreement with the German Rosenthal company, for producing porcelain tableware and, later, ceramic insulators.
The drive for innovation in production technologies, that took place during the Twenties, was accompanied by an equally intense artistic development. During the twenty's the architect Piero Portaluppi started collaborating with S.C.I. and thanks to Luciano Scotti’s foresight, young Guido Andlovitz, who had entered the company in 1923, was appointed art director in 1925, who introduced a renewal in the style of shapes and decorations, so that towards the end of the 1920s Ceramica di Laveno competed with Richard-Ginori, for the leading position in the ceramic art of Italy.
Near the end of the 1930s, collaboration was started with Angelo Biancini, who created a new product line of artisan taste.
In the late Forties, the young Antonia Campi joins the company as a decoration worker. Immediately, Guido Andlovitz notes her ability and potential qualities, and moves her into the artistic department. Starting with her 1948 first tiny vase...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Gold
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.