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Amélie Tableware and Serveware, Cappuccino or Tea Mug, Handmade in Italy, 2021
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
This wonderful collection encourages to participate in the process of combining small pleasures into a significant whole by regarding details as both minute and essential. Our artist...
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2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets

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Ceramic

Beautiful Limoges Porcelain Mug by Jean Pouyat
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Beautiful Limoges Porcelain mug by Jean Pouyat" Beautiful Limoges porcelain cup, by Jean Pouyat, Napoleon III period, XIXth Century Measures: D: 1...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain

English Mid Century Brown Pottery Tea Pot “Leaf”
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Indulge in the beauty of this amazing vintage English mid-century pottery tea pot titled "Leaf." With its rich brown glaze adorning its surfaces, this tea pot exudes a captivating ch...
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1970s British Vintage Tea Sets

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Pottery

Tea pot and sugar jar silver plated.
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970, we offer this fantastic Mexican tea pot and sugar jar silver plated. made in steel and silver plated with tortoise motifs.
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1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets

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Silver Plate

Coffee and Tea Set 4 Pieces Solid Silver by Tétard Frères circa 1940
Located in Paris, FR
Art Déco style silver coffee and tea set composed of 4 pieces: one teapot, one coffeepot, one sugar bowl, and a milk jug. Silver decorated with pinched ribs decoration and flat areas. French Minerve silver mark, silversmith mark and each piece is numbered. Total weight: 2.008 kg - 1 teapot 16 cm H x 24 cm W x 12 cm D - 1 coffeepot 21 cm H x 18 cm W x 10 cm D - 1 sugar bowl 11 cm H x 14 cm W x 10.5 cm D - 1 milk jug 7 cm H x 12,5 cm W x 6.5 cm D Tétard Frères is a french silversmith company created in 1880. Edmond Tétard...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets

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Silver

Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmiths Nickel-Plated Coffee or Tea Set
Located in St. Louis, MO
A coffee or tea serving set designed by Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmiths. This set is made of heavy brass, and has been newly plated in a nickel finish. It consists of a pitch...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets

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Brass

British Mid Century Royal Selangor Pewter & Rosewood Tea Pot By Gerald Benney
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful vintage mid century designed Royal Selangor tea pot. Designed by Gerald Benney during the 1960's. This tea pot dates from the early 1990's. Wonderful form and design. Has a...
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Late 20th Century English Tea Sets

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Pewter

Seletti "Hybrid-Procopia" Mug in Porcelain
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Chinese Export Silver Tea Set with Original Box Zee Wo
Located in Atlanta, GA
A four piece Chinese export silver tea service set consists of a lidded teapot, a creamer with lid, an open sugar and a tongs. The se...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Sets

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Silver

Porcelain Samovar, Tea or Coffee Urn Handmade in Italy
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Porcelain lidded samovar, tea or coffee urn, handmade in Italy. Great decorative piece with handles and brass metal sprout. Great to use for serving hot tea or any beverage. Beautiful colorful hot water urn samovar in the Russian style. Gilt fine porcelain tea pot hand...
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1960s Italian Renaissance Vintage Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set of 6 Arita Edo Period Japanese Porcelain Chocolate Cup / Tea Bowl Japan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Very nice edo period examples in nice condition, 17/18th century. With lovely Red, Gold and black/brown decoration of flowers. Unmarked. Additional information: Material: Porcelain ...
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17th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Amélie Tableware and Serveware, Mug and Infuser, Handmade Design in Italy, 2021
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
This wonderful collection encourages to participate in the process of combining small pleasures into a significant whole by regarding details as both minute and essential. Our artist...
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2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets

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Ceramic

Japanese Porcelain Flower Tea Cup Bowl & Saucer Imari Edo Period, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely set from the edo period. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Decoration Type / Colour: Imari Japanese Style: Imari Region of Origin: Japan Period: 18th cent...
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Seletti "Hybrid-Zora" Teacup with Saucer in Porcelain
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage John Prip for Reed & Barton "Denmark" Coffee Service
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Elegant Classic "Denmark" pattern by John Prip for Reed & Barton. Mid century American Reed & Barton "Denmark" Coffee Service in Scandinavian style. Includes coffee pot, sugar bowl w...
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Mid-20th Century American Scandinavian Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate, Pewter

Vista Alegre Porcelain Coffee Mug Arigato Model
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Vista Alegre porcelain coffee mug, Arigato model. The design is contemporary and elegant, with smooth lines and a rounded handle. The decoration i...
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Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set of 5 Antique Qianlong Period Chinese Porcelain Floral Tea Bowls with Dish
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique Chinese Qianlong period set of cups and saucers. Fine potting and handpainting. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Decoration Type / Colour: Blue & White ...
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18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

1940 Fouquet Lapar Art Deco Tea Coffee Set Hammered Sterling Silver Rosewood
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Art Deco tea and coffee set made in hammered sterling silver and rosewood by Georges Fouquet Lapar created in 1940s. Service including: - a coffee pot - a tea pot - a milkpot - a ...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

Antique Japanese Kutani Eggshell Large Tea Cup Weird Size, Early 20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Very lovely piece. With an overall scene of birds in a floral garden scene. unmarked. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Type: Chargers (Large Plates), Plates Reg...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Chelsea-Derby Chocolate Cup Set, Gilt Stripes, Puce Flowers, Rococo 1770-1775
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful chocolate cup set made by Chelsea-Derby between 1770 and 1775, which was the Rococo era. The set consists of a cup, a saucer and a cover, and is decorated in a st...
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1770s English Rococo Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Vintage Seltmann Weiden Coffee Set, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Seltmann Weiden coffee set is an elegant porcelain decorative set, realized during the 1970s century by Seltmann Weiden Bavaria This is a very elegant coffee set decorated with ge...
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1970s German Vintage Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Vintage Seltmann Weiden Coffee Set, 1970s
Vintage Seltmann Weiden Coffee Set, 1970s
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French Designer, Avant-Garde Style, Unique Egoist Tea Service in Porcelain
Located in København, Copenhagen
French designer, avant-garde style. Unique egoist tea service in hand painted porcelain consisting of a teapot, sugar bowl and teacup. 1980s. In perfect condition. Indistinct art...
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1980s French Vintage Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set of Antique Japanese Meiji Teacups Bowls Flowers Figures, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
This magnificent tea set from the Meiji period (19th century). 5 cups & 10 saucers. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: Japan Period: 19th centu...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique Japanese Set of Cup or Tea Bowl Meiji Period Porcelain Eggshell
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice and delicate gaiwan set, Japanese 19th century. Very nicely decorated. They are marked on the base. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origi...
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Tea Sets

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Porcelain

1927 Queen Anne Style Sterling Silver Teapot
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver teapot in the Queen Anne style, an addition to our silver teaware collection. This fine antique George V sterling silver teapot has a plain panelled octagonal form onto a spreading stepped octagonal collet style foot, all in the Queen Anne style. The surface of the Queen Anne teapot is plain and unembellished. This antique teapot retains the original hinged hallmarked domed panelled cover surmounted with an impressive sterling silver urn style finial. This fine Queen Anne sterling silver teapot is fitted with the original shaped carved painted wood handle with a carved scroll style thumbpiece, scrolling lower terminal and plain sterling silver sockets. The teapot has a panelled swan necked spout, ornamented with a chased decorated scrolling design to the lip. This impressive example of antique silverware bears the retailer's mark / icon of James Dixon to the underside. Condition This antique Queen Anne teapot is an exceptional gauge of silver, fine quality and in exceptional condition. This fine example of antique teaware...
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1920s English Queen Anne Vintage Tea Sets

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Antique Chinese Porcelain Qianlong Period Creamer Sauce Boat Flowers, 18th C.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A wonderfull and high quality painted creamer. Qianlong. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Decoration Type / Colour: Imari Region of Origin: China Emperor: Kangx...
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18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set of 7 Antique Japanese Cups or Tea Bowls Meiji Period Porcelain Eggshell
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice set of 7 bowls with in total 4 lids. Very nicely decorated. They are marked on the base. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: Japan Pe...
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20th Century Japanese Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Art Deco Sterling Tea Service by Wolfers Freres
By Marcel Wolfers
Located in Sarasota, FL
Art Deco sterling tea service and tray with bone handles. Designed in 1936 by Marcel Wolfers, and depicted in a book about Wolfers Freres. The service...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Tea Sets

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Silver

Chinese Gilt Green Glazed Teapot, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tea drinking has been an integral part of Chinese culture for centuries, resulting in a wide range of social customs and material traditions. In addition to tea leaves, water, and he...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Handmade Ceramic Teapot in Brown Enamel France 1970s
By Robert Deblander, Jean Lerat, La Borne Potters, Claude Champy
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Handmade Ceramic Teapot in Brown Enamel France 1970s This vintage ceramic teapot was handmade by french artist Bernard Defer or Maxime Defer (h...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

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Sandstone

White and Gilt Neoclassical Cupid Arrow Cup & Saucer
Located in New York, NY
White and gilt neoclassical cupid arrow cup & saucer. Empire period designed white and gilt porcelain Valentine cupid's arrows and floral sprays. Under-glaze marks for Vienna. Aust...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Empire Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique 19th c Chinese Porcelain Cantonese Figural Plate Figures Qing Daoguang
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nice and Beautifully painted Cantonese vase with lots of highly detailed flowers and animals. Early Canton ware Daoguang period. Condition No damages, just some minimal enamel loss ...
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19th Century Asian Qing Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique Hexagonal Old Derby Imari Tea Set
Located in East Hampton, NY
Old Derby Imari tea set including: Measure: Tray 15" x 14" Tea pot 5.25" H x 7.75" W x 5.5" D Sugar well 3.75" H x 5 W x 4.5" D 3 tea cups 2 1/8" H x 3.75" W...
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Late 19th Century English Country Antique Tea Sets

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Ceramic

Arita Edo Period Japanese Porcelain Kakiemon Chocolate Cup/Tea Bowl
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Very nice edo period example in nice condition, 18th century A Japanese pair of Kakiemon tea bowls / chocolate cups. Marked on all pieces. Additional information: Material: Porcela...
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17th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain

1930 Jean E. Puiforcat Modernist Tea Coffee Set Sterling Silver Vermeil Rosewood
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Art Deco Modernist tea and coffee set in sterling pure silver, vermeil and rosewood by Jean E. Puiforcat created in the 1930s. Service including: - a...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver, Vermeil

1931 Arts and Crafts Style Sterling Silver Teapot
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver teapot in the Arts and crafts style; part of our diverse teaware collection. This exceptional antique George V sterling silver teapot has a compressed oval rounded form to a spreading foot. The body of this 1930s silver teapot has a subtly planished finish, all in the Arts and Crafts style. The body of this impressive teapot is encompassed with a plain applied moulded girdle. This George V teapot is fitted with an impressive hinged cover featuring an applied Arts and Crafts style cross design to the upper plateau. The cover retains the original carved, faceted finial, ornamented with inset silver components. This teapot is fitted with the original swept carved handle, ornamented with ribbed decoration to the thumbpiece. The upper socket of the handle is further ornamented with a cross design, reflecting that to the cover. The teapot features a plain, planished swan necked spout, accented with applied moulded ornamentation to either side. This exceptional example of Arts and Crafts silver teaware is the finest of its type you could hope to acquire. Condition This antique 1930s silver teapot is a superior gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition. The interior of the teapot has been professionally cleaned and is ready for use. Full hallmarks struck to the underside of the foot and part hallmarks to the interior of the cover are all very clear; the hallmarks are struck deeply due to the superior gauge of silver. Dimensions length from back of handle to tip of spout 26.6 cm / 10.5" width 13.3 cm / 5.2" height 13.6 cm / 5.4" Weight 22.9 troy ounces/711g Maker: David T. Davies Date: 1931 Origin: London, England Video: A video of this fine piece is available upon request. Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this Arts and Crafts antique silver...
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1930s English Vintage Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

Mid-Century Studio Pottery Tea Pot with Blue Lava Glaze
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-century studio pottery tea pot with blue lava glaze, circa 1970s. The pot is in very good vintage with no chips or cracks and measures 11" W x 8.7...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

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Pottery

British Silver Plated Tea Urn Samovar 19th century Egg Shaped with Lion Heads
Located in Sweden, SE
Neoclassical shape coffee and tea urn decorated with lion heads and solid silver plating and hand chased. Tea Urn Samovar is made in the so-called “Egoist” size for very few persons ...
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Late 19th Century British Empire Antique Tea Sets

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Silver Plate, Stainless Steel

Japanese Contemporary Gilded Green Blue Porcelain Cup, 5
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Attractive contemporary Japanese Ko-Imari (old Imari) porcelain short stem cup, in bright red, blue and green colors and generous gold application that are characteristics of Ko-Imar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Tea Sets

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Gold

Meeuws & Zoon Den Haag Pewter Five Piece Coffee and Tea Service Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meeuws & Zoon Den Haag five-piece service set in pewter with woven handles on both the coffee and tea pot. This Netherlands pewter set consists of one lidded coffee pot, one lidded t...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

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Pewter

Cinderella Serving Dishes, Porcelain Handmade in Italy, Handcrafted Design 2021
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Sometimes we all just need to have a little stress relief. We want to escape the ordinary days, made of work and pain. 

Give yourself a little gift with those fabolous creations full of poetry and fairytales. Our artist models every single detail with patience and love, to bring us back in a world made of dreams and feelings. The collection recalls Alice in wonderland and Cinderella, taking us to a trip in our childhood, a world that lives silently inside, giving us the strength to always believe...
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2010s Italian Belle Époque Tea Sets

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Porcelain

English Porcelain Cup and Saucer
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
English Porcelain Cup and Saucer. Charming decoration in shades of blue and golden details. The cup features an elegant hand-painted...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Cup and Saucer in Limoges Porcelain, France
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Cup and saucer in Limoges porcelain. Decorated with a rural landscape with rustic houses, trees and mountains in the background. The vibrant colors of the setting stand out against t...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Pair Antique Meiji Porcelain Kangxi Revival Japanese Tea Bowls, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Pair Antique Meiji Porcelain Kangxi Revival Japanese Tea Bowls, 19th Century Lovely and very detailed pieces. Additional information: Materia...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Yellow Dragon Tea Service, 20th century
Located in New York, NY
Consisting of tray 17.5" x 14.75", pot (H 5"), covered sugar (H 3.5"), creamer (H 4"), 4 cups (H-2, D - 3.75) and saucers, 6 plates (D 8"). Condition: additional 2 cups and saucers a...
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20th Century Tea Sets

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Porcelain

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...
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1930s British Vintage Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

Antique Kangxi Chinese Famille Verte Tea Set Top, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Kangxi period, Famille Verte. Stunning scene Rare set with floral and bird scene. The cup with an unusual Hare Mark. Chinese café au lait porcelain is a type of Chinese porcelain t...
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18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Italian Mid-century Travel Espresso Set Coffee Maker
Located in Weesp, NL
Beautiful and complete mid-century Italian Lucciola Espresso travel set with Espresso machine which works both on 12 and 220 volts, a detachable espre...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets

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Metal

Vintage Tea Coffee Set Edelstein Bavaria Ramona Collection
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage porcelain coffee or tea service set, consists of 31 pieces in an off-white cream colored porcelain with floral pattern and gold rims. Made by Edelstein Bavaria Germany. On ...
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20th Century German Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Japanese Contemporary Gilded Red Green Porcelain Cup, 7
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Japanese Ko-Imari (old Imari) porcelain short stem cup, in bright red, blue and green colors and generous gold application that are characteristics of Ko-Imari Porcelain ca...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Tea Sets

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Gold

Art Deco Silver Plate Coffee and Tea Set
Located in San Francisco, CA
A four piece hexagonal shape Art Deco Period tea and coffee set with rosewood handles and knobs. High quality silver plate, marked on the bottom but not discernible (possibly German)...
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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Tea Sets

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Silver Plate

Set of 10 Antique Japanese Meiji Period Chawan Tea Bowls Porcelain Eggshell
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice set of 10 bowls decorated with flowers and butterflies.. They are marked on the base. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Regio...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set of 6 Antique Japanese Porcelain Edo Period Tea Bowl & Dish Floral Bird 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...
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17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Flowery "George Sand" Set of 4 Pieces
Located in Paris, FR
Very original set of 4 pieces from the "George Sand" set. It's named this way because inspired by the famous set created by the French manufactory Creil & ...
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2010s French Tea Sets

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Earthenware

Jens H. Quistgaard for Bing & Grøndahl, Relief Tea Service in Glazed Stoneware
Located in København, Copenhagen
Jens H. Quistgaard (1919-2008) for Bing & Grøndahl / Nissen Kronjyden. Relief tea service in glazed stoneware for 9 people. Beautiful glaze in mustard yellow shades. 1960s. Consis...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tea Sets

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Stoneware

Set of 2 Ceramic Ikat Coffee Cup & Saucer - Blue / White
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...
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2010s Italian Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Spirit Kettle
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, antique Victorian English sterling silver spirit kettle; an addition to our antique silver teaware collection This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver spirit kettle has a melon shaped, incurved paneled form. Each segment of the paneled body is embellished with impressive alternating flat engraved designs incorporating quatrefoil motifs accented with bordered leaf ornamentation and a trellis pattern, all encompassed with a matte texture. The upper portion of the body is encircled with a flat engraved undulating border with applied moulded decoration to the scalloped rim. This antique silver kettle is fitted with a domed hinged hallmarked cover surmounted with the exceptional and original hallmarked sterling silver gourd shaped finial, securing to the interior with a wing nut. This fine example of Victorian teaware is fitted with an impressive hallmarked sterling silver scrolling handle ornamented with impressive cast S-scroll, leaf decorated terminals accented with large scrolling leaf decorated sockets in junction with the body. This solid silver kettle has a plain paneled swan necked spout with an impressive scalloped shaped socket accented with a paralleling border. This exceptional kettle detaches from the original hallmarked cast sterling silver Stand, supported by four impressive cast scrolling legs accented with further applied leaf ornamentation. The upper portion of the stand is encircled with impressive cast scrolling leaf ornamentation with a central floral design. The stand incorporates a plain scrolling frame which retains the original spirit burner, reflecting the identical paneled form to the body and cover. The silver spirit kettle Stand is fitted with the original chains and security pegs. This impressive example of antique teaware was crafted by the collectable and renowned London silversmiths Edward, Edward Junior, John & William Barnard. Condition This antique spirit kettle...
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1840s British Early Victorian Antique Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

Art Deco era GEFLE of Sweden Demitasse Espresso Cup & Saucer set of 11
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Gorgeous set of 11 demitasse cups with saucer from GEFLE of Sweden. Circa 1930's. Gold interior cups with pale yellow outer glaze. This set is in excellent condition as though never ...
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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets

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Ceramic

Moriage Figural Porcelain Teacup and Saucer in in Maroon and Gold, Japan
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A fine porcelain teacup and saucer set. This pair would be fabulous if mixed in with a current collection, or on its own. On a maroon backg...
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20th Century Japanese Japonisme Tea Sets

Materials

Gold

Three-Piece Tea Set with Engraved Japonism Dragons
Located in Paris, FR
This stunning tea set includes a masterfully designed teapot, creamer, and sugar bowl. Each piece is beautifully embellished with elaborate Japonisme-inspired scenes and dragon engra...
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20th Century Japonisme Tea Sets

Materials

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.

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