Tea Sets
Early 19th Century Austrian Empire Antique Tea Sets
Silver
19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Silver
1910s English Vintage Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
1910s English George II Vintage Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
1780s English Neoclassical Antique Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tea Sets
Opaline Glass
1920s English Neoclassical Revival Vintage Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Silver Plate
Late 20th Century North American Tea Sets
Ceramic
1770s Antique Tea Sets
Silver
2010s Polish Post-Modern Tea Sets
Ceramic
20th Century Tea Sets
Silver
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Sets
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Sets
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Sets
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Sets
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Sets
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Sets
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Sets
Porcelain
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Tea Sets
Metal
Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Tea Sets
Pewter
1960s French Neoclassical Revival Vintage Tea Sets
Metal
Late 20th Century English Tea Sets
Metallic Thread
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Stoneware
18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Sets
Wood, Mahogany
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Marble
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Tea Sets
Bronze
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
2010s Korean Organic Modern Tea Sets
Marble
Mid-20th Century American Bohemian Tea Sets
Copper
19th Century European Antique Tea Sets
Porcelain
2010s Spanish Modern Tea Sets
Porcelain
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Faience
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Marble
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Brass, Copper
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Silver
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Marble
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Tea Sets
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Norwegian Tea Sets
Silver
19th Century Antique Tea Sets
Silver
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Marble
19th Century French Antique Tea Sets
Silver Plate
19th Century French Antique Tea Sets
Silver Plate
19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
19th Century Antique Tea Sets
Silver
20th Century German Victorian Tea Sets
Silver
1960s Italian Vintage Tea Sets
Glass
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Tea Sets
Silver Plate
1910s British Edwardian Vintage Tea Sets
Silver
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Brass, Silver
2010s French Tea Sets
Earthenware
18th Century English George III Antique Tea Sets
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Tea Sets
Pottery
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Tea Sets
Pottery
19th Century English George III Antique Tea Sets
Porcelain
1930s Chinese Vintage Tea Sets
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Tea Sets
Pottery
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.