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Tea Sets For Sale
Antique English Neoclassical Figural Silver Plated Samovar w/Rams & Elephants
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Neoclassical/Egyptian Revival Figural Silver Plated Samovar Coffee Urn with Rams, Sphinx, Bear and Elephants. Item features engraving to...
Category
19th Century Unknown Neoclassical Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Top Quality Aesthetic Movement Silver Plated Teapot and Tray
Located in London, GB
A top quality Aesthetic Movement silver plated teapot and tray.
Measures: Teapot height 8 1/2", length including spout 8 1/2".
Tray...
Category
19th Century Aesthetic Movement Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
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 ...
Category
Late 19th Century British Empire Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate, Stainless Steel
Gorham Sterling Tea Set
By Gorham CO.
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage decorative Victorian sterling silver tea set is beautifully designed & dates from the late 19th century. The three piece tea service features an elaborate repousse’ flor...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
$3,000 / set
Hester Bateman - Neoclassical sterling silver teapot stand made in 1787
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1787 by Hester Bateman, this very handsome, George III period, Antique Sterling Silver Teapot Stand, features a bead and an engraved border, and pierved neocl...
Category
1780s English Neoclassical Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tommi Parzinger 4pc Brass Coffee Set
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite exemplary Mid Century 4pc Tommi Paringer brass serving set including original round tray, covered sugar bowl creamer, beverage pitcher. Complete set as designed.
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Hollywood Regency Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
$4,800 / set
Modernist Vivianna Torun for Dansk Silver Plate Tea Sugar Creamer Set
Located in San Diego, CA
Fantastic modernist cream and sugar bowl designed by Vivanna Torun for Dansk Designs. Great sculptural design. Silver plated and hard to find acce...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tea Sets
Set of 5 Japanese Edo Period Porcelain Rooster Tea Bowl & Saucer, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nice Edo period tea set with rooster and chicken decoration in imari palette. Underglaze blue and overglaze other enamels.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Deco...
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Red on White Chinese Teacup
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 both practical and decorative. This fine ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Vista Alegre Porcelain Coffee Mug Arigato Model
By Vista Alegre
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Aldo Tura Thermos Caraffe Brass and Parchment 1950 Italy
By Aldo Tura
Located in Milano, IT
AldoTura
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
Vintage Copper Tea Set by Eugen Mint, Germany, 1960s
By Eugen Zint
Located in Roma, IT
Copper tea set is an original decorative object realized in the 1960s.
The lot includes several handmade pieces: a tea pot, an oval tray, five tea cups and eight saucers. All the ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
$1,081 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Antique English Sheffield Silver-Plate Footed Tea Pot with Etching, Circa 1860.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Sheffield Silver-Plate Footed Tea Pot with Etching, Circa 1860.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sheffield Plate
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
$351 Sale Price
25% Off
Edwardian decorative sterling silver kettle on stand made in Birmingham in 1908
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1908 by William Adams, this attractive, Edwardian, Antique Sterling Silver Kettle, features chased decoration to the body and lid. The kettle measures 14"...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Sterling Silver Side Handled Coffee Pot - Chester 1913
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Chester in 1913 by Nathan & Hayes, this handsome, Antique Sterling Silver Coffee Pot, features a wooden side handle, and a conical lid...
Category
1910s English Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Georg Jensen Art Deco Coffee Service 319
Located in Hellerup, DK
A vintage sterling silver Georg Jensen Art Deco coffee service, design #319 by Harald Nielsen from circa 1928. The coffee pot has a beautiful horn handle applied in two pieces, for h...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
$6,739 / set
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...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
$4,180 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of 2 Antique Japanese Porcelain Tea Bowl Polychrome, 18/19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this lovely and unusual sets of Teabowls and Dishes. Overglaze polychrome enamels of flowers.
Edo/Meiji, 18/19th Century.
Tea Bowls and dishes.
Additional informa...
Category
18th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$728 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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
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
...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
John Prip Designed Reed & Barton 'Denmark' Silver Plate Tea Pot
By John Prip
Located in Sharon, CT
Elegant classic mid century American tea oot in Scandinavian style.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Scandinavian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Blossom Mexican Mexico Sterling Silver Tea Set 7-Piece
Located in Big Bend, WI
Blossom by Unknown
Gorgeous Blossom Mexican sterling silver 7-piece tea set (maker unknown). This set includes:
1 - Kettle on stand: measures 14" tall x 9" and weighs 75 troy ounce...
Category
20th Century Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Seletti "Hybrid-Isidora" Teacup with Saucer in Porcelain
By Seletti
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Three-Piece Tea Set In Silver Plated
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Three-piece tea set, teapot, milk jug and sugar bowl. In metal, silver plated, marked on the bottom, D. Maria style decoration, with garlands.
A true work of elegance and refinement,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
$432 / set
Antique Japanese Sumida Gawa Pottery Tea Set Monkeys Figures, Early 20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Rare and detailed set of pieces. Sumida Gawa pottery tea set. This colorful ware was made for export to the West and is usually heavy and covered with figures in relief.
This distin...
Category
20th Century Japanese Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$2,238 Sale Price / set
20% Off
A Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Henning Koppel Coffee Set 1091
Located in Hellerup, DK
A Mid-Century sterling silver Georg Jensen coffee set with handles of ivory, design #1091 by Henning Koppel from 1961.
Additional information:...
Category
20th Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique George III Sterling Silver Locking Tea Caddy
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver locking tea caddy; an addition to our silver teaware collection.
This exceptional antique Georgian sterling silver tea caddy has an oval form.
The surface of the tea caddy is plain and unembellished, with an applied reed decorated border to the upper and lower rims.
This antique silver tea caddy retains the original hallmarked domed flush hinged cover; the flush hinge indicates the fine quality of this piece.
The cover is surmounted with the original and exceptional silver topped oval button style finial.
This antique Georgian tea caddy...
Category
1790s British George III Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 5 Japanese Edo Period Gold Imari Porcelain Rooster Tea Bowls & Saucers
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nice Edo period tea set with rooster and chicken decoration in imari palette. Underglaze blue and overglaze other enamels.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: Japan
Period: 18th century
Age: Pre-1800
Condition: Dishes perfect. Bowls some chips and lines.
Dimension...
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$2,256 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Bow Porcelain Orphaned Coffee Cup, Famille Rose Peony, circa 1755
Located in London, GB
This is a very charming orphaned coffee cup made by the Bow Porcelain factory in about 1755. The cup is decorated in a Chinese "famille rose" peony pattern. This cup would have been part of a large tea service, and the tiny size shows how expensive coffee was in the 18th Century.
The Bow Porcelain Factory was one of the first potteries in Britain to make soft paste porcelain, and most probably the very first to use bone ash, which later got perfected by Josiah Spode to what is now the universally used "bone china". Bow was the main competitor of the Chelsea Porcelain Factory, but where Chelsea made very fine slipcast porcelain, Bow made a different soft paste porcelain that tended to be softer and could be pressed into moulds. Bow served a larger public generally at lower prices. The factory was only in operation between 1743 and 1774, after which the tradition got incorporated into some of the later famous potteries such as Worcester and Derby.
The cup is unmarked, which is normal for Bow items of this era.
Condition report the cup is in excellent condition without any damage or repairs. There are various glazing imperfections, which are quite normal for porcelain of this era.
Antique British porcelain...
Category
1750s English Rococo Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Edith Sonne for Bing & Grøndahl, Glazed Stoneware Teapot, 1970's
Located in København, Copenhagen
Edith Sonne for Bing & Grøndahl. Glazed stoneware teapot. 1970's.
Model number 654.
Measures: 24.5 x 12 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Stoneware
$352 Sale Price
20% Off
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Teapot 1011
By Johan Rohde
Located in Hellerup, DK
A sterling silver Georg Jensen teapot with ebony handle and finial, design #1011 by Johan Rohde from 1906. Originally designed as a coffee pot, this piec...
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal, Lotus Porcelain Service, 9 Teacups with Saucers
Located in København, Copenhagen
Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal. Lotus porcelain service.
9 teacups with saucers decorated with pink lotus leaves. 1980s.
The cup measures: 10 x 5 c...
Category
1980s German Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$720 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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
Birks Sterling Silver & wood Tea Set
By Henry Birks
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage near mid 20th century sterling silver tea set is beautifully designed. The three pieces are stylishly decorated with a modest hand hammered exterior, an elaborate spout ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Colonial Revival Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
$2,500 / set
Edwardian Design Style Sterling Silver Teapot
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver teapot in the Design style; part of our diverse teaware collection.
This exceptional and rare antique E...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Exquisite 1920s Hand-Painted Porcelain Tea Set with Gold Gilding (3 Pieces)
Located in PARIS, FR
This stunning 1920s porcelain tea set is a timeless addition to any collection. Comprising three elegant pieces—a teapot, a creamer, and a sugar bowl—it showcases exceptional craftsm...
Category
20th Century Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 2 Antique Japanese Porcelain Eggshell Tea Bowl Rare Black Ground Marked
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique Meiji Japanese Porcelain Eggshell Tea Bowl Rare Black Ground Marked.
Egg Shell Tea cups.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$272 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Chinese Export Armorial Teapot
Located in Wilson, NC
Chinese export armorial teapot, the lid with gilded acorn finial and the perimeter decorated with a floral pattern and a lavender thread line weaving in and out.. A larger version o...
Category
1810s Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Antique Japanese Porcelain Edo Period Tea Bowl Floral Bird Imari, c.1700
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red. Its a marriage, combination between 2 sets
Edo , c. 1700
Tea Bowl and dish
Additional information:
Material: Porcela...
Category
17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$272 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Kawki Coffee/Tea Set
By Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
The Kawki collection is composed of an imaginative, fun and tender coffee set created for Lladró by Polish designer Aleksandra Zeromska. Inspired by Slavic folklore and the author's ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$1,850 / set
Antique Simpson Hall Miller 2076 Bird Engraved Silver Plated 4 Pc Tea Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Simpson Hall Miller Co. 2076 Bird Engraved Silver Plated Tea Set. Listing includes (1) Tea Pot, (1) Twin Handle Sugar Bowl, (1) Twin Handle Smaller Bowl, (1) Creame...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Rosenthal, Germany, Set of Three Large Teacups and Matching Porcelain Saucers
Located in København, Copenhagen
Rosenthal, Germany, a set of three large teacups and matching porcelain saucers. Thin white porcelain with gold decoration.
1903.
In excellent condition...
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$288 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Purple Studio Pottery Ceramic Handmade Hot Chocolate Set 1 Pitcher & 4 Cups
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely purple Studio Pottery ceramic handmade hot chocolate set includes one pitcher and four cups. Beautiful age-appropriate condition with no chips...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Argentor Art Nouveau coffee/tea set Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Argentor Art Nouveau coffee/tea set, silver plated, Vienna Austria, good original condition
Category
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
Hand Painted Gilt Porcelain Tea, Coffee Cup with Desert Plate
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Fine gilt original porcelain coffee or tea cup with saucer and desert plate.
Enjoy the start to your day with the classical sophistication of this fine p...
Category
Late 20th Century French Bohemian Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Irish Mahogany Kettle Stand, 18th Century
Located in North Miami, FL
Irish well figured circular dish top raised on elegant turned stem and carved scrolling tripod legs. The Kettle stand table is small circular or squ...
Category
18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Set of 2 White flowery "George Sand" dessert plates, earthenware
By Aude Clément
Located in Paris, FR
Set of Two white dessert plates from the George Sand Collection.
This dessert plate is adorned with a raised pattern of strawberries, strawberry leaves, and small white flowers, car...
Category
2010s French Tea Sets
Materials
Earthenware
Barnards mid century sterling silver tea set made in London in 1960
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1960 by Edward Barnard & Sons, this Elizabeth II period, Sterling Silver 4 Piece Tea Set, comprises a coffee pot, a teapot, a sugar bowl and a cream jug, all ...
Category
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Contemporary Tea Spoons Golden Plated Set Handcrafted in Italy by Natalia Criado
Located in Milan, IT
Indulge in the artistry of our handcrafted set of two teaspoons, meticulously fashioned from brass and adorned with a luxurious gold plating. With a graceful shape and playful handle...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass
Set of 2 Antique Japanese Meiji Period Settwo Kutani Plates Porcelain Eggshell
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice set of 12 bowls with saucers. Very nicely decorated. They are marked on the base.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: Japan
Japan Dyn...
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$208 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 2 Antique Japanese Porcelain Tea Bowl Floral Bird Imari, c. 1700
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red. Its a marriage, combination between 2 sets
Edo , c. 1700
Tea Bowl and dish.
Additional information:
Material: Porc...
Category
17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$272 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Fratelli Stainless Steel Tea Set
Located in Antwerpen, BE
This vintage Fratelli stainless steel tea set blends sleek design with everyday function. Made in Italy, the set includes a teapot, milk jug, and sugar bowl, all crafted from high-qu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Tea Sets
Materials
Gold
Antique Japanese Porcelain Edo Period Tea Bowl Floral Bird Imari
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red. Its a marriage, combination between 2 sets.
Edo , c. 1700
Tea Bowl and dish.
Additional information:
Material: Porc...
Category
17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$272 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Sterling Silver Four Piece Tea and Coffee Service
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Elizabeth II English sterling silver four piece tea and coffee service in the Art Deco style; an addition to our silver teaware collection
This exceptional vintage Elizabeth II sterling silver four piece tea and coffee service/set consists of a coffee jug, teapot, cream jug and sugar bowl.
The pieces of this vintage silver tea set have a plain rectangular rounded form onto a collet frame with integrated stepped bracket style feet, all in the iconic Art Deco style.
The surface of each piece is plain and embellished with an impressive applied egg decorated border to the upper portion.
The coffee jug and teapot are fitted with plain subtly domed hinged hallmarked covers, surmounted with the original iconic Art Deco style satin wood topped finials, securing to the interior with a wing nut.
The teapot and coffee jug retain the original fine and impressive angular C shaped carved wood handles incorporating an unusual inset satin wood thumbpiece, all in the stepped Art Deco style.
The cream jug and sugar bowl are fitted with C shaped sterling silver handles incorporating stepped thumbpieces; matching the design of the silver coffee pot and teapot handles.
The vintage silver teapot...
Category
1960s British Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Tea Pot Graphik
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A simple, contemporary style along with the matte, white finesse of the porcelain will add a unique French touch to your table and to your home decor.
Design by Kaoline.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$239 / item
Vintage Tin Centrepiece and Drinking Set by Various Dutch Designers, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage tin centrepiece and drinking set is an original decorative group of different objects realized in tin in the 20th century.
All the objects are realized in tin by different artists and designers, especially from Netherlands.
This set includes: two tea pots with handles, one cream server, six mugs and six small grappa glasses...
Category
1930s Dutch Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Metal, Tin
20th Century Italian Solid Silver Sugar Bowl
Located in VALENZA, IT
The sugar bowl was made entirely by hand in hammered and shaped 800 silver in the late 18th century style.
The horizontal handles, embellished with a wood finish, were made with the...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Other Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
$788 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Chinese Pewter Teapot with Carnelian Bead, c. 1910
Located in Chicago, IL
For one short decade, from around 1910 to 1920, pewter was all the rage in China’s bustling commercial centers of Shanghai and Canton. Drawn to pewter’s soft, silvery glow, artists t...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Carnelian, Pewter, 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.
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