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Tea Sets For Sale
First Period Worcester Teapot 'Waiting Chinaman' Pattern circa 1770
Located in Basildon, GB
Worcester teapot, painted underglaze in ‘The Waiting Chinaman’ pattern, filled out with scattered sprays of flowers, the knop modelled as a flower. Blue crescent mark, c. 1770
Category
1770s English Rococo Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
1905 Arts & Crafts Style Sterling Silver Cream Jug
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver cream jug in the Arts & Crafts style; an addition to our range of collectable silverware.
This exceptional antique Edwardian silver cream jug, in sterling standard, has a circular rounded form.
The surface of the jug has a planished finish in the Arts & Crafts style.
This impressive Birmingham silver jug is encompassed with an applied moulded border to the rim of the body and spout.
The jug is fitted with a plain sterling silver stylised C-shaped handle.
This sterling silver cream jug has four cast Arts & Crafts style pillar style supports terminating with square swept feet.
Condition
This antique Edwardian silver cream jug is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional presentation condition.
Full hallmarks struck to the surface of the body are all very clear.
Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this piece of antique silverware.
Dimensions
Length from back of handle to tip of lip 11.3cm/4.4"
Diameter of rim 5.7cm/2.2"
Height to top of handle 7.7cm/3"
Weight
4.5 troy ounces/140g
Maker: D & M Davis...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gustave Keller, Tea Service, France, circa 1920s
Located in New York, NY
A silver tea set including two tea pots, a creamer, and a sugar bowl, with elegantly arched handles by renowned French silversmith Gustave Keller.
Category
Early 20th Century French Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
$28,000 / set
Jugenstil Silver Plate Centerpiece on Tray / Teaset by Karl Berghof, 1905
By J.P. Kayser Sohn, Karl Berghof
Located in Roma, IT
Jugendstil Centerpiece on Tray is a vintage decorative object realized in the 1905/1910.
The lot includes: one coffee pot, one tea pot, one cream server, one sugar bowl and one rect...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
$1,315 Sale Price / set
35% Off
Victorian English Sterling Silver Three Piece Tea Service
By Charles Gordon
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Victorian sterling silver three piece tea service/set; part of our Victorian silver teaware collection.
This fine antique Victorian sterling silver three piece tea set consists of a teapot, sugar bowl and cream jug / creamer.
Each piece has an inverted pear shaped form on to a domed spreading foot.
The upper portion of each piece is embellished with a broad band of bright cut engraved interlacing scroll and leaf decoration accented with stylised shell designs.
The decoration to the body of each component incorporates two shaped, scroll decorated cartouches: one of which is vacant, the other displaying a bright cut engraved crest of a talbot*.
The teapot is fitted with a hinged domed cover encircled with a band of bright cut engraved strapwork style decoration.
The cover retains the original and impressive, hallmarked cast sterling silver stemmed floral finial.
The fine teapot spout is ornamented with concave fluted decoration to the lower portion in addition to scrolling leaf designs extending up to the lip.
The teapot, cream jug and sugar bowl are all fitted with impressive C scroll handles ornamented with acanthus leaf decorated thumbpieces.
The cream jug and sugar bowl retain their original gilded interiors.
In heraldic terms, a talbot refers to a good-mannered hunting dog
Condition
This Victorian sterling silver tea service...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
William Comyns & Sons Ltd Vintage George I Style Sterling Silver Coffee Pot
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive vintage Elizabeth II English sterling silver coffee pot in the George I style; an addition to our silver teaware collection.
This fine vintage Elizabeth II sterling silver coffee pot has a plain tapering cylindrical form to a stepped collet style foot, all in the George I style.
The surface of the English silver coffee pot...
Category
1960s English George I Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-Century Modern Italian Silver Plated Tea and Coffee Set
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This four piece silver plated tea or coffee set was made in Italy in approximately 1970 in the Mid-Century Modern style. The set was produced by Marango and each piece is clearly mar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
Three Cups and Saucers Made from Japanese Porcelain
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Three cups and saucers made from Japanese porcelain. The porcelain is fine and has a craquelé effect.
The decoration is oriental-inspired, featuring traditional Japanese figures dres...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Georgian Shagreen Cased Tea Caddy Box with Pair of Chased Sterling Caddies, 1761
Located in Milford, NH
An exceptional George III shagreen cased tea caddy box with silver ball and claw feet, foliate chased silver key hole escutcheon plate, decorative scroll form handleplate and handle ...
Category
Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
1960 Art Deco Style Sterling Silver Coffee Jug
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive vintage Elizabeth II English sterling silver coffee jug in the Art Deco style; an addition to our silver teaware collection.
...
Category
1960s English Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
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...
Category
1930s British Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Silver Jug, Late 20th Century
By Bulgari
Located in Roma, IT
Silver jug is a precious decorative object realized in 20th century.
Very precious little silver jug with handle.
In good conditions.
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
19th Century French Neoclassical Copper and Brass Tea Server or Coffee Urn
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant 19th century French neoclassical copper and brass tea server or coffee urn with a design inspired by ancient Greek Amphora. The urn featu...
Category
1880s French Neoclassical Revival Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Brass, Copper
Pointed End by Arthur Stone Sterling Silver Tea Set 6-Piece Arts & Crafts
By Arthur Stone
Located in Big Bend, WI
Pointed End by Arthur Stone
Marvelous pointed end by Arthur Stone Arts & Crafts sterling silver 6-piece tea set circa 1901-1937 in MA....
Category
20th Century Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Flowery "George Sand" Breakfast Cups for 2, blue color
By Aude Clément
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful set of 2 earthenware breakfast cups in the "George Sand" collection.
This breakfast cup features an elegant and detailed design, adorned with a raised pattern of strawber...
Category
2010s French Tea Sets
Materials
Earthenware
Edwardian Sterling Silver 3-Piece Tea, A&J Zimmerman 1907, style C.Dresser
Located in Paris, FR
Discover this exquisite three-piece sterling silver tea set, featuring a teapot, sugar bowl, and milk jug, dating from the Edwardian era, circa 1907. Each piece showcases a refined a...
Category
20th Century English Edwardian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Swedish Arts & Crafts Style Silver Coffee Jug
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Swedish silver coffee jug in the Arts & Crafts style; an addition to our diverse silver teaware collection.
This fine antique Swedish silver coffee jug has a plain octagonal panelled waisted form onto an octagonal collet style foot, all in the Arts & Crafts style.
The surface of the silver coffee jug has an impressive subtle planished finish.
This fine coffee jug is fitted with the original hinged domed panelled hallmarked cover with an impressive integrated bud and foliate finial.
This fine example of antique teaware...
Category
1910s Swedish Arts and Crafts Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
John Samuel Hunt Antique Victorian 1852 Sterling Silver Spirit Kettle
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, large antique Victorian English sterling silver spirit kettle made by John Samuel Hunt; an addition to our antique silver...
Category
1850s English Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
William IV period sterling silver kettle made in 1831 & 1833 by Barnards
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1831 & 1833 by Edward, Edward Junior, John & William Barnard, this handsome, Antique, William IV period, Sterling Silver Kettle, is in the 'Melon' shape, and ...
Category
1830s English William IV Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tapio Wirkkala Copper and Silver Coffee Set
Located in Toronto, Ontario
A solid copper coffee set including coffee pot, creamer, sugar pot, and very hard to find solid copper serving tray.
Lined in silver, these sets wer...
Category
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
$4,500 / set
Love Art Ceramic Owl Teapot, hand made in South Africa
Located in North Miami, FL
The ceramic Owl teapot, exquisitely hand-painted by Minenhle Nene and skillfully sculpted by Sfiso Mvelase, is a masterpiece from the Love Art Ceramic studio in South Africa. Althoug...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware Colourful Unique Tea Cups
By Hania Jneid
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Olé Tea - Coffee Cups are an addition to the collection Olé, a tribute to the Flamenco culture.
Built and glazed by hand, this is a unique piece.
Materials: Ceramics stoneware, gla...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Tea Sets
Materials
Stoneware
DGH Goldsmith Danish Sterling Silver Tea Set of 4 Pieces Handwrought Grape Motif
Located in Big Bend, WI
DGH goldsmith
Beautiful DGH goldsmith sterling silver 4-piece tea set. This set is handwrought and features a grape and leaf motif. It includes:
1 - Coffee pot: Measures 8" x 8...
Category
20th Century Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver and Enamels Tea Strainer, URSS, 1940
Located in Milan, IT
Tea strainer with handle, silver gilded and decorated with yellow, blue and red cloisonné enamels. URSS, circa 1940.
Category
Mid-20th Century Russian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Cartier Georgian-Style Sterling Silver Coffeepot
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
Georgian-style sterling silver coffeepot. Retailed by Cartier in New York. Lobed baluster body, hinged and domed cover with vasiform finial, high loop...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Georgian Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,475 / item
Flowery Tea Cups for 2 "George Sand", white color
By Aude Clément
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful set of 2 earthenware tea cups in the "George Sand" collection.
These tea cups feature an elegant and detailed design, adorned with a raised pattern of strawberry leaves, ...
Category
2010s French Tea Sets
Materials
Earthenware
Vintage Copper and Brass Small Teapot by Harald Buchrucker, Germany, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Small teapot is an original decorative object realized in the mid-20th century.
Original copper and brass.
Realized by Harald Buchrucker. Handmade...
Category
1950s German Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Copper, Brass
$294 Sale Price
35% Off
Colonial Coffee Service by Royal Copenhagen Porcelain
Located in East Hampton, NY
Rare American Presidents colonial coffee service made by Royal Copenhagen In 1976, Limited to 300...
It consists of four coffee cups and saucers, creamer, sugar bowl, coffee pot and charger.
Presidents depicted are as follows:
Coffee cups: Richard Henry Lee, Thomas Paine...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Golden Porcelain Teapot with Snake Decoration, KPM c. 1800
Located in Greding, DE
Rare teapot made of gold-patinated porcelain with surrounding snake decoration. The serpentine body winds around the oval smooth belly of the pot and form...
Category
Early 1800s Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Tapio Wirkkala Coffee Tea Service for Hopeakeskus
Located in Amarillo, TX
Tapio Wirkkala.
Coffee service TW 182-184,
Finland, 1958,
Hopeakeskus,
copper, teak and inside silver plate.
Measures: 5 D x 20.5 H in.
12.7 D x 52.07 H cm.
Coffee pot, ...
Category
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Copper, Silver Plate
Mexican Modernistic Sterling Silver Tea Coffee Set by Hector Aguilar
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early four-pieces sterling silver coffee or tea serve set by Hector Aguilar (1905-1986) circa 1940-1945 per mark "HA, Taxco, 940". The mid-century modernist silverware...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
2 Flowery "George Sand" Dessert Plates
By Aude Clément
Located in Paris, FR
Very original set of 2 earthenware dessert plates in the "George Sand" set. It's named this way because inspired by the famous set created by the French ma...
Category
2010s French Tea Sets
Materials
Earthenware
$333 / set
English Silver Tea Set by Edward Barnard and Sons, London, 1904 -5
Located in Central England, GB
Exceptional silver tea set by Edward Barnard and Sons
This superbly elegant and well designed three piece tea set was hallmarked in London 1...
Category
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
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
Vintage Black Coffee Set by Eugen Wiedamann, Germany, 1950s-1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Black coffee set by Eugen Wiedamann is an original decorative group of objects realized between the 1950s and the 1960s.
Made in Germany. Realized...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Tea Sets
Materials
Metal, Enamel, Tin
Set of 2 red flowery "George Sand" dessert plates, earthenware
By Aude Clément
Located in Paris, FR
Set of Two Red dessert plates from the George Sand Collection.
This dessert plate is adorned with a raised pattern of strawberries, strawberry leaves, and small white flowers, caref...
Category
2010s French Tea Sets
Materials
Earthenware
Four-Piece Sterling Silver Tea Set by Puiforcat, France
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Beautiful sterling silver tea set by Puiforcat, France. Consisting of tea pot, coffee pot, creamer and sugar bowl.
Coffee pot: 8” wide x 5.5” deep x 10” tall.
Tea pot: 9.5” wide x ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Flowery Tea Cups for 2 "George Sand", red color
By Aude Clément
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful set of 2 earthenware tea cups in the "George Sand" collection.
These tea cups feature an elegant and detailed design, adorned with a raised pat...
Category
2010s French Tea Sets
Materials
Earthenware
Plastic Coffee Set by Erik Magnussen for Stelton, Denmark
Located in Roma, IT
This plastic coffee set is a decorative object designed by Erik Magnussen for Stelton during the second half of the 20th century.
Plastic set made in Denmark. It includes:
- a coffee pot.
Dimensions: cm 30 x 10.5 (diameter). Weight: 745 gr.
- a cup with cover.
Dimensions: cm 9,5 x 8 (diameter). Weight: 85 gr.
- a sugar bowl.
Dimensions: cm 5.5 x 10,5. Weight: 95 gr.
All the pieces are in excellent conditions: no missing piece, the set is complete.
Beautiful black coffee set...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Tea Sets
Materials
Plastic
Amélie Decòr, Hanging Little Vases, Handmade in Italy 2021, a Cup and a Vase
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...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Modern Ceramic Coffee/Tea Set in Sand Textured Stucco Finish
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern ceramic coffee/tea set glazed in a granulated sand textured stucco finish. The combination of the early 20th century lines and the more modern rugged texture, make...
Category
20th Century European Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
1930s Wooden Tea Pot
Located in Pasadena, CA
Infuse your space with rustic charm and timeless craftsmanship with this remarkable 1930s Wooden Tea Pot. Skillfully hand-carved from solid wood, this unique vessel boasts a warm, na...
Category
1930s Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Wood
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
Neoclassical sterling silver teapot stand made in London in 1795
By George Burrows II
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1795 by George Burrows, this handsome, Antique, George III period, Sterling Silver Teapot Stand, is quatrefoil in shape, featuring engraved detailing around t...
Category
1790s English Neoclassical Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Cream Jug or Milk Jug, London 1856
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1856 by George John Richards, this very attractive, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Cream Jug, stands on three scroll feet, and features a gilt interior, a...
Category
1850s English Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
Two-piece tea service German manufacture Meissen, 1910
Located in Vicenza, VI
Tea service consisting of two cups with corresponding saucers. The service dates from the very early 20th century, material Meissen porcelain painted with floral and plant motifs, Ge...
Category
20th Century German Other Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain, Meissen
French Faience Yellow Ground Pot-de-creme Set with Platter, circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
Marked "X" underneath probably for Moustiers, France. Comprising 10 cups and covers and one platter.
Category
1890s French Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Faience
Antique Porcelain Lid Cantonese Foo Dog Chinese Canton Qing Period
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nicely made Lid from a teapot in Canton palette. Qing period.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: China
Period: 19th century
Condition: Chip to r...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$80 Sale Price
20% Off
Three-Piece Russian Silver Tea Set
Located in London, GB
Three-piece Russian silver tea set
Russian, circa 1890
Measures: Teapot: Height 17cm, width 20cm, depth 12cm
Creamer: Height 11cm, width 14cm, depth 9cm
This superb set is craf...
Category
Late 19th Century Russian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
$7,547 / set
Flowery "George Sand" Breakfast Cups for 2, green color
By Aude Clément
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful set of 2 earthenware breakfast cups in the "George Sand" collection.
This breakfast cup features an elegant and detailed design, adorned with a raised pattern of strawber...
Category
2010s French Tea Sets
Materials
Earthenware
Sugar Sprinkler, Rosewwod, Silver and Shell, Italy, 1870
Located in Milan, IT
Sugar sprinkler made from a perforated St. James shell, attached to the waxed rosewood handle, with a silver floral pattern graft.
Italy, circa 1870.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Puiforcat (Hermes) - 6pc. French Empire Sterling Silver Tea Set, Like New !
By Puiforcat
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from Paris: Direct from private mansion in Paris, a magnificent 6 piece antique French sterling silver Empire style tea set by France’s premier silversmith “Puiforcat” – currently owned by Hermes. The art of silversmithing has long been a hallmark of French craftsmanship, embodying the nation's rich cultural heritage and its unwavering commitment to luxury and quality. Among the most illustrious names in this venerable tradition is Puiforcat, a brand synonymous with excellence, innovation, and timeless elegance. Founded in the early 19th century, Puiforcat has established itself as a paragon of fine silverware, producing pieces that are not only functional but also works of art.
The History of Puiforcat: The story of Puiforcat begins in 1820 when Jean-Baptiste Fuchs established a silversmith workshop in Paris. The brand quickly gained recognition for its exceptional craftsmanship and innovative designs, attracting a discerning clientele that included royalty, aristocrats, and wealthy industrialists. At the heart of Puiforcat's enduring appeal is its unwavering commitment to quality and craftsmanship. Each piece of Puiforcat silverware...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Kettle, London 1882
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1882 by Daniel & Charles Houle, this attractive, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Kettle, features a cast stand which ...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century French Set of Sterling Silver Coffee or Tea Pot and Milk Jug
Located in Sofia, BG
French silver set of small coffee pot and milk jug standing on three legs ending in delicate claws with wooden hand curved handle. Very good condition.
19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tea Set 75 Pink by Augusto Betti Paradisoterrestre Edition 2023
Located in Ozzano Dell'emilia, IT
Designed in 1975 - Paradisoterrestre Edition 2023
Material: enameled pottery
Colours: pink; also available in mint green or white.
The tea set designed by Italian artist Augusto B...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Pottery
Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Teapot and Cover, 20th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Chinese cloisonné enamel teapot and cover, 20th century
gilt-decorated and enamelled with shuangxi characters and lotus flowers wreathed by dense foli...
Category
20th Century Tea Sets
Materials
Enamel
Flowery "George Sand" Breakfast Cups for 2, red color
By Aude Clément
Located in Paris, FR
Very original set of 2 earthenware breakfast cups in the "George Sand" set.
This breakfast cup features an elegant and detailed design, adorned with a raised pattern of strawberry ...
Category
2010s French Tea Sets
Materials
Earthenware
Kashmiri Mughal Copper Engraved Tea Set, Early 19th Century
Located in Islamabad, PK
This 19th-century Kashmiri Mughal copper tea set, consisting of a saucer, sugar pot, and milk pot, is a magnificent representation of the region's rich a...
Category
19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
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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Japanese Silver Bowl Meiji
Japanese Imari Saucer
Japanese Tea Service
Japan Creamers And Sugar
Mid Century Teacup And Saucer
Japanese Coffee Pot
Mid Century Danish Teapot
Coffee Pot Rococo
English Silver Tea Kettle
Moroccan Plate Brass
Postmodern Teapot
Russian Samovar
3 Piece Sterling Silver Teapot
Empire Tea Service
Antique Spirit Kettles
Brass Creamer
Christofle Sugar
Imari Tea Cups And Saucers