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Tea Sets For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 1960s
David Andreson Silver and Enamels Tea Strainer, Denmark, 1900
Located in Milan, IT
Tea strainer with handle, in gilt silver and geometrical decoration, with blue and white cloisonne enamels. Work of the famous silversmith Dav...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Copper TeaPot, Austria, circa 1900
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This Item is a teapot. It has been made in Austria circa 1900.
With a wood and Brass handle.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Bauhaus Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Brass, Copper
WMF Art Nouveau Jugendstil Tea Service and Trey
Located in Gainesville, FL
WMF WURTTEMBERGISCHE METALLWARENFABRIK Art Nouveau Jugendstil tea and coffee service with the tray. All pieces marked with the WMF ostrich mark, G for Geslingen city of manufacture, ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
6 Piece Silver- Plated Tea & Coffee Service
Located in Chicago, IL
6 piece silver-plated tea and coffee service includes coffee pitcher 6"H x 8"D x 3"W, tea pot 4"H x 8"D x 4"H, creamer 3"H x 4"D x 3"W, sugar bowl with removable lid 3"H x 5"D x 3"W ...
Category
1960s Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
French Limoges Gold Gilt Porcelain Coffee Tea Dessert Service for Six
By Limoges
Located in Barcelona, ES
Limoges Porcelain gold gilt coffee set + bread and butter plates for six. France, 1930s.
The set is comprised by 6 coffee or tea cups, 6 saucers...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Revival Tea Sets
Materials
Gold Leaf
Philippe Wolfers Silver Guilt Tea Strainer, Belgium, 1900
Located in Milan, IT
Tea strainer with long handle, in gilded silver with smooth and perforated cup, phytiform peduncle and engraved laurel to decorate the everted edge. Handle with smooth attachment which then becomes laurel and other racemes. At the top, the herm of a female joker. Philippe Wolfers...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
David Andreson Silver and Enamels Tea Strainer, Denmark, 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Tea strainer with handle, in gilt silver and floral decoration, with blue, white and green cloisonné enamels. Work of the famous silversmith David Andersen, house founded in 1876. Ch...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Antique Whiting 5 Piece "Repousse" Sterling Silver Tea Set with Floral Decor
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique five piece tea set was made by Whiting & Co. of the United States and dates to approximately 1900 and done in a period Victorian style. The set is composed of sterling s...
Category
Early 20th Century American Late Victorian Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Rare 4-Piece Tea & Coffee Set in Pattern 71
By Georg Jensen
Located in New York, NY
Rare Georg Jensen, sterling silver 4-piece tea and coffee set, all beautifully hand hammered, with exquisite natural motifs and elegant proportions, designed by Georg Jensen circa 1910/1920, consisting of:
- a coffee pot, measuring 10 3/4'' in height with the lid by 10 3/8'' from handle to spout, with a dark wood handle
- a tea pot, measuring 9 3/4'' in height with the lid by 8 3/4'' from handle to spout, with a dark wood handle
- a creamer, measuring 4 7/8'' in height by 8 1/8'' from handle to spout
- a two-handled sugar bowl, measuring 3 3/8'' in height by 7'' from handle to handle
Total weight is 79.2 troy ounces, and each bear hallmarks and pattern numbers (three of the pieces are in pattern 71B, the creamer is in pattern 177) as shown. The creamer is from 1925 to 1932 while other pieces are from circa 1945 to 1952, which places the set towards the beginning of the Georg Jensen silversmithing enterprise.
This set is illustrated in authoritative books on Jensen, for instance on page 219 of "Georg Jensen A Tradition of Splendid Silver" by Janet Drucker, and as number 2 on page 74 in "Georg Jensen Holloware The Silver Fund...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Art Deco Copper Teapot with Wood Lid and Handle and Matching Tealight
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Subtly styled copper teapot with wooden lid and handle, plus matching tea light, in Art Deco-style.
Beautiful design for this very rarely used tea pot w...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
Early 20th Century Vienna Porcelain Set of Tea Cups, 1900s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful set of two tea cups and saucers made by the Vienna porcelain manufacture. Pretty romantic decoration on each cup (both are different).
Gilded with gold leaf details. Stam...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
19th C Spongeware Teapot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful 19th C spongeware pottery teapot. Scallop edges on top and bottom.
Category
Early 20th Century American Country Tea Sets
Materials
Pottery
Red And Gold Limoges Porcelain Coffee Service Empire Style Early 20th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Elegant coffee service of empire style of the beginning of the 19th century. Made of Limoges porcelain, the service is composed of 10 cups, 10 saucers, a coffee pot, a milk jug and a...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Industrialist Design 'Pride Pattern' Sterling Silver Tea Set, David Mellor, 1960
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1960 and 1961 by Walker & Hall, this handsome, 4 piece Sterling Silver Tea Set, is in the very sought after 'Pride' pattern, designed by David Mellor...
Category
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Tiffany Edwardian Classical 5-Piece Coffee & Tea Set
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Classical sterling silver coffee and tea set. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1910. This set comprises 5 pieces: Coffeepot, teapot, creamer, sugar, and waste bowl. Ta...
Category
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
WD Smith Silver Co Chippendale EPNS Hepplewhite Silver Plated Tea Set - 4 pcs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
WD Smith Silver Co Chippendale EPNS Hepplewhite Silver Plated Tea Set, Pot, Creamer, Sugar - 4pcs. Item features (1) Creamer, (1) sugar bowl, (1) coffee pot, (1) tea pot, marked "Chi...
Category
1910s Victorian Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Unusual Antique Edwardian Quality Silver Plated 6 Piece Tea Set
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual Antique Edwardian quality silver plated 6 piece tea set having a quality antique Edwardian 6 piece silver plate tea set consisting of a teapot, coffee pot, spirit kettle on stand...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
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
Antique English Georgian Silver Teapot
Located in Sheffield, MA
Serve the next cup of tea in this elegant classic fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver teapot in the Queen Anne style.
With wood handle and finial, the lower portion of this fine teapot is embossed fluted decoration accented with subtly elevated rounded projections.
Search terms: Georgian teapot, Edwardian teapot...
Category
Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
1922 Puiforcat Art Nouveau Tea and Coffee Service in Sterling Silver & Nephrite
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Tea and coffee service in sterling pure silver and nephrite by Jean E. Puiforcat.
Service including :
- a coffee pot 15.5 cm
- a teapot 11.5 cm
- a milk jug 12,5 cm
- a milk...
Category
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Decorative Antique Sterling Silver Lidded Sugar Basket or Server, 1912
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1912 by George Howson, this attractive, antique sterling silver sugar basket, is in the Neoclassical reviv...
Category
1910s English Neoclassical Revival Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Arthur Stone Sterling Silver Arts & Crafts Hammered 3-Piece Demitasse Set
By Arthur Stone
Located in New York, NY
Arthur Stone, hand hammered sterling silver 3-piece demitasse set in Arts & Crafts style from the early 20th century. This elegant set exhibits the attention to geometric, curvilinea...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Meissen Pink Rose. Two teacups with saucers and two plates in porcelain.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen Pink Rose. Two teacups with saucers and two plates in hand-painted porcelain with gold edge.
Early 20th century.
The cup measures: 8 x 4.5 c...
Category
Early 20th Century German Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Market-Fresh Tiffany Aesthetic Daisy Tea Kettle on Stand
Located in New York, NY
Market-fresh Aesthetic sterling silver tea kettle on stand. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1910. Ovoid body with raised, flat, and hi...
Category
Early 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Christofle Silver Plate Kettle on Stand in Rococo Style
By Christofle
Located in New York, NY
Christofle silver plated kettle on stand in ornate Rococo style with swirling natural motifs. The stand, which has 4 legged feet, measures an impr...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rococo Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Tea Set by Edouard Marcel Sandoz
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Tea set by Edouard Marcel Sandoz (1881-1971) and manufactured by Haviland.
Wapler, Jacques-Ph. (1999) "De la sculpture a la porcelaine" p. 102...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Minimalist Bing & Grøndahl White Porcelain Teapot Corinth by Martin H. Corinth
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Scandinavian Modern teapot called Korinth and designed by Martin Hunt Corinth for Bing & Grøndahl - B&G and later Royal Copenhagen. Its very rare in this all-white configuration. Its made from white glazed porcelain and has a capacity of 1 liter...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Anchor Hocking Peach Lustre Glazed Coffee and Tea set - for 6 -
Located in Budapest, HU
Fire King coffee and tea set from Anchor Hocking from the 1950ths. Shining in a high-gloss peach-coral color, it looks different in every light. Set of 12 pieces. 6 cups and 6 placem...
Category
1960s American Other Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Glass
Royal Copenhagen Service No. 607, Five Teacups with Saucers
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen service no. 607. Five teacups with saucers.
Gold border with foliage. 1960s. Model number 607/9536.
The cup measures: 10 x...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Service No. 607, Eight Teacups with Saucers
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen service no. 607. Eight teacups with saucers.
Gold border with foliage. 1960s. Model number 607/9536.
The cup measures: 10 ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Wiskemann Art Nouveau Silverplate Belgian Tea Set, 3 Pieces
By Wiskemann
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A stylist art nouveau three pieces tea set made in Belgium by famous manufacturer Wiskemann, it's marked on the bottom.
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
KPM, Berlin, Royal Ivory Tea Service in Cream-Colored Porcelain
Located in Copenhagen, DK
KPM, Berlin. Royal Ivory tea service in cream-colored porcelain with gold decoration for six people.
1920s.
Consisting of six teacups with saucers, six ...
Category
1920s German Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Arthur Stone Sterling Silver Arts & Crafts Hammered Coffee Pot
By Arthur Stone
Located in New York, NY
Arthur Stone, hand hammered sterling silver coffee pot in Arts & Crafts style with a dark wood handle and finial. This extremely elegant pot exhibits the attention to geometric, curv...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
3.5 in - 835 Silver Antique Dutch Windmill Heart-Shaped Tea Caddy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dimensions (l x w x h): 3.5 x 2 3/8 x 3 3/8 in
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
L.B.S. Co England Silver Plate Victorian "PMP" Monogram Tea Pot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
L.B.S. Co England silver plate Victorian "PMP" Monogram tea pot. Item features "pmp" monogram, cross, crown, shield marking. Circa early to mid-20th century. Measurements: 8" H x 11....
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Arthur Stone Sterling Silver Arts & Crafts Hammered Kettle on Stand
By Arthur Stone
Located in New York, NY
Arthur Stone, hand hammered sterling silver kettle on stand with burner in Arts & Crafts style from the early 20th century. This extremely elegant ensemble exhibits the attention to ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Art Deco Warmer WMF, Copper, Brass Art Nouveau in the Manner of Jan Eisenlöffel
Located in Hamburg, DE
Warmer from the Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik, Geislingen, early 20th century.
The warmer is in a very neat and good condition. It is not only a collectable WMF object but can actually be used practically and well.
The warmer fascinates with the fine materials, the contrast of the materials and the different colours. The cube-shaped warmer has four brass feet. The copper side panels have a green glass insert and door. The top is geometrically openwork. The brass bracket is movable so that you can fold it down. There is a recess in the bottom for the associated burner. The brass casserole is...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Brass, Copper
Moorcroft Teapot Cornflower Design
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This Moorcroft teapot is decorated with the Revived Cornflower, or Brown Chrysanthemum design on a mottled green ground. This design was introduced in...
Category
1910s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Earthenware
Antique 1926 Rare Paragon Two for Joy Made for Princess Elizabeth Birth
Located in EDENSOR PARK, NSW
Birds print with aqua blue trim, with words "Two For Joy" made for Her Majesty Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth) Set comes with coffee pot and 6 ...
Category
Early 20th Century Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Six Cantonese Blue & White Teacups with Saucers 19thC Early 20thC
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous blue & white Cantonese teacups with Saucers. Late 19thC to early 20thC is the time period. In excellent antique condition with minimal wear. No cracks or chips. Priced and s...
Category
1910s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco AEG Kettle "P-139" Peter Behrens Darmstadt Industrial Design
By Peter Behrens, AEG
Located in Hamburg, DE
Former AEG kettle "P-139" by industrial designer Peter Behrens in the style of Arts Deco with Art Nouveau influences.
The kettle is made of hammered copper. The boiler contains 1.75 liters. The original cable has bakelite plugs.
The first electric kettles...
Category
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
Model 358 Tea Set by WMF
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
5-piece tea set made of silver-plated bronze. Made by the WMF-Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik factory (1853 to the present).
Graham Dry (1906), “Art Nouveau Domestic Metalwork,...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Deco Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Bronze
1960's Tea Set For Six Persons by Tapio Wirkkala And Ute Schröder For Rosenthal
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Beautiful porcelain tea / coffee set from the 'Composition' series and decorated with the 'Granat' decor designed by Tapio Wirkkala and Ute Schröder for Rosenthal in Germany.
Model:...
Category
1960s German Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 6 Lenox Art Nouveau Silver Overlay Cup & Saucers
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 6 rare shaped hexagonal cups and saucers are made by the Ceramic Art Company, ca. 1887-1900 which later became Lenox. They are profusely decorated with elegant Art Nouveau sterling silver overlay with geometrically placed flowers which provides a lovely contrast to the rich cobalt blue ground. The rare shape adds to the beauty and uniqueness of design. The saucers measure 4.75" x 4.75".
This set of 6 Ceramic Art Company/Lenox cobalt...
Category
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Edwardian Quality Silver Plated Tea Set
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Edwardian quality silver plated tea set consisting of a quality silver plated teapot, sugar bowl and milk jug. In lovely origina...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Sterling Silver Cafe Au Lait Set, London 1913 William Comyns
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London, 1913 by William Comyns, this handsome, antique sterling silver cafe Au Lait, are plain in style, and feature loop wooden side handles, reed borders, and bead de...
Category
1910s English Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Danish Azur Stoneware Teapot by Jens H. Quistgaard for Kronjyden, 1960s
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish Azur stoneware teapot by Jens H. Quistgaard for Kronjyden, 1960s.
This beautiful Mid-Century Modern stoneware by IHQ set consists of a tea pot with lid and a small square bowl. Tea pot handle...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Art Deco Teaset for 10 Persons Made by Tuscan England Model Plant
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful Art Deco porcelain tea set from the English brand Tuscan. The service has a nice pink color and is decorated with flowers and fine gold-coloured accents. The name of the model is Plant. The set is in very nice condition. No chips and no hairlines. The gold-coloured accents are still nicely intact. The set is composed as follows:
2 Serving dishes 23 cm wide.
10 Cups and saucers, the cups are 7 cm high and Ø8 cm.
10 Pastry plates...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Elkington & Co., 3 Piece Antique Sterling Silver Tea Set, Birmingham 1918/1919
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1918 and 19 by Elkington & Co., this very handsome, Antique Sterling Silver Tea Set, comprises a teapot, su...
Category
1910s English Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Japanese Porcelain Satsuma Hand Painted Tea Service for 2, Early 20th Cent.
Located in Gardena, CA
Japanese Porcelain Satsuma Hand painted tea service for 2, Early 20th Cent.
Beautiful hand painted floral and landscape scenes throughout with gilt accents. Japanese mark to the u...
Category
Early 20th Century Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Ringtons Teapots
Located in South Salem, NY
A pair of English early 20th C. Edwardian tearoom teapots for Ringtons Tea Merchants in their iconic blue and white Willow pattern. Wear consiste...
Category
Early 20th Century English Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Chinese Porcelain Tea Set, 1920s
By Satsuma
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful Satsuma fine porcelain tea set Moriage Lithophane Geisha.
Hand painted in brown with white dots - so called moriage, gold, rust-orange an...
Category
1920s Japanese Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
KPM, Berlin, Six Royal Ivory Tea Cups with Saucers in Cream-Colored Porcelain
Located in Copenhagen, DK
KPM, Berlin. Six Royal Ivory tea cups with saucers in cream-colored porcelain with gold decoration. 1920s.
The cup measures: 9.3 x 5.5 cm.
Sauce...
Category
1920s German Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Vivianna Torun Bulow-Hube Tea Service, circa 1965
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Vivianna Torun Bulow-Hube plated Brass Tea Service for Dansk International Designs, Ltd. Sweden, c. 1965. Featuring an oval tray, 3 piece tea pot (with strainer), sugar bowl and 2 piece creamer. Signed with impressed manufacturer's mark to underside of creamer and sugar bowl: [Dansk]. Signed with impressed manufacturer's mark to underside of tray and teapot: [Dansk International Designs, Ltd. Torun/Spain EP Brass].
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Sterling Tea Service by Wolfers Freres
By Marcel Wolfers
Located in Gainesville, 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...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Pair of Ceramic Jugs, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of Ceramic Jugs is a pair of decorative objects realized in the early 20th Century.
Italian Manufacture.
In good conditions.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Reed & Barton Regent Hand Chased Tea and Coffee Set Service
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Complete vintage Reed & Barton Regent Hand Chased silverplate pattern 5600C tea and coffee silver plated service set with tray.
This is an absolutely gorgeous silverplate tea set...
Category
1960s American Victorian Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Jens H. Quistgaard for Bing & Grøndahl, Rune Teapot, 1960s/70s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Jens H. Quistgaard (1919-2008) for Bing & Grøndahl.
Rune teapot with a wicker handle, sugar bowl and cream jug in glazed stoneware. 1960s / 70s.
The teapot measures: 22 x 21 cm (i...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Stoneware
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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