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Tea Sets For Sale
1890s Victorian Queen Anne Style Sterling Silver Spirit Tea Kettle
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver spirit tea kettle made in the Queen Anne style; an addition to our antique silver teaware collection
This impressive antique Victorian sterling silver spirit kettle on Stand...
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1890s English Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Sterling Silver 5 Piece Tea Set - Hallmarked London 1922
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1922 by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co., this handsome, Sterling Silver Tea Set, is plain in style, with gadroon borders to all pieces.
The kettle measures 12...
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1920s English Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Moroccan Metal Silver Plated Tea Pot
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Traditional vintage silvered-metal and brass Moroccan tea pot, embossed with traditional repousse design, nicely aged, handcrafted in Fez, stamped in ...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Tea Sets
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate, Brass
20th Century Italian Sterlig Silver Art. Deco' Teaset
By Mario Poli
Located in VALENZA, IT
Three-piece tea set in 925 sterling silver completely handmade.
Teapot: H 23, D 15cm.
The body is round, rounded and shaped with a hammered recess.
The handle and lid are made o...
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1990s Italian Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Karolina Porcelain Coffee Service, Poland, 1950s / 1960s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Porcelain coffee set, a rare design of the Karolina set from the mid-twentieth century.
The service includes a jug, milk jug, sugar bowl, 6 cups and 6 saucers. One saucer has more...
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1950s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
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...
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Early 20th Century American Edwardian Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage 6 Person Tea Service, English, Ceramic, Decorative, Teapot, Serving Jug
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage 6 person tea service. An English, ceramic decorative afternoon tea set with teapot and jugs, dating to the early 20th century, circ...
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Mid-20th Century British Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Beautiful glasses set ART DECO signed Daum Nancy smoked glass 36 piece, 1930s
By Daum
Located in Bingen am Rhein, RP
designer glasses set signed Daum smoked glass 36 pieces - 1950s
This 36-piece bar set by Daum Nancy is in good condition. This item is an original from its time (not a reproduction)...
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1920s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Glass
Roux-Marquiand French Art Deco Tea-Coffee Set, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco teay / coffee set by ROUX-MARQUIAND (Lyon), France, 1924. Silverplate metal and noble woods. This tea and coffee service obtained a gold medal at the Salon des Arts D...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
4-Piece Vintage Japanese Koshiba Tea Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Koshida tray and teacup set with hand painted maple leaves / Made in Japan circa 1960s
Tea cups feature raised embossed lithophane image of Geisha on inside bottoms
2 trays, ...
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20th Century Japanese Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Tiffany & co staffordshire Porcelain Tea Cups and Saucers, 12 Pieces
Located in Plainview, NY
This exquisite Tiffany & Co porcelain tea set features 6 beautifully crafted tea cups and 6 matching saucers. The set, made in Staffordshire, is marked on the bottom and signed by th...
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20th Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Italian Baroque Sterling Silver Engraved Tea-Coffeeset with Tray
Located in VALENZA, IT
Important sterling silver tea and coffee service.
The service was entirely handmade in the Baroque style.
The body of the coffee pot, teapot, milk jug and sugar bowl is round and h...
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1990s Italian Baroque Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art deco Limoges porcelain coffee set
By Limoges
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art deco Limoges porcelain coffee set
Complete coffee set for 12 people
40 pieces in total
Art deco design
Origin Franca Circa 1940
The coffee set is composed of:
(measurements in ce...
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Early 1900s French Art Deco Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Villeroy and boch partial tea set Amapola pattern
Located in Birmingham, AL
Villeroy and boch partial tea set Amapola pattern created in 1981 by Villeroy & Boch, which is a signature brand stands for sophisticated elegance, first-class quality and outstandi...
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Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Antique George III Sterling Silver Tea-Coffeeset ivory Handles & Tray 1798-1800
Located in VALENZA, IT
Rare George III Sterling Silver Tea-Coffeeset ivory Handles plus tray 1799-1800
Hallmarked in London in 1798-9 by Charles Asprey, this superb, George III, Antique Sterling Silver Tea...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
1930 Jean E Puiforcat Art Deco Modernist Tea Coffee Set Sterling Silver Rosewood
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Art Deco Modernist tea and coffee service with cut sides in sterling pure silver and rosewood sockets by Puiforcat created in the 1930s.
Service comprising:
- a coffe pot of 16 cm x...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Extensive Augarten Porcelain Dinner, Coffee and Tea Service, circa 1935
Located in New York, NY
Special commission from the factory for the Brucknerstift St. Florian, a seminary located on the outskirts of Vienna. Blue crowned Bindenshield and Wien Mark, iron-red printed hash m...
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1930s Austrian Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain Teapot, Cream, and Sugar by LaGardo Tackett for Freeman Lederman
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Rare porcelain teapot set with cream and sugar designed by LaGardo Tackett for Freeman Lederman. The teapot set has a beautiful black matte exterior and white porcelain interior. Th...
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1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Six piece Dutch silver tea set by Van Kempen & Zn, 1894
By Van Kempen
Located in Delft, NL
Six piece Dutch silver tea set by Van Kempen & Zn, 1894
A six piece silver tea set in original box. The set consists of a teapot, a round sugar bowl, a milk jug, a spoon vase, a tea caddy and a glass with silver rim, raised on 3 ball feet coaster. The teapot and milk jug handles...
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19th Century Dutch Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-Century Gio Ponti Silver Plated Set, tea Pot, sugar and bowl, for A. Krupp
Located in London, Fitzrovia
Gio Ponti, A large Mid-Century Silver Plated 75CL Tea Pot, sugar and breakfast bowls for Arthur Krupp.
Designed for the VI triennale, 1930's to 1950's.
For a design and tea lover!
di...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
Silver-Plated Coffee/Tea Set from the 1930s
Located in Opole, PL
Silver-Plated Coffee/Tea Set from the 1930s
A patina-covered set composed of a pitcher, a milk jug, and a sugar bowl. The set is great for serving coffee or tea both in every-day si...
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1930s European Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Japanese Meiji/Taisho Shuzan Satsuma Porcelain Floral Tea Cup or Chawan
By Kinkozan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Satsuma ware porcelain teacup or chawan.
By Shuzan.
With a cream ground and an entirely gilt exterior covered with extensive floral decoration of various flowers in ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique English Victorian Silver Plated Coffee Tea Set, 4 Pc Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Victorian Silver Plated Coffee Tea Set - 4 Pc Set. Item features (1) coffee pot, (1) tea pot, (1) creamer, and (1) lidded sugar bowl. Circa Early to Mid 1900s. Measur...
Category
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Belleek Cabaret Tea Set for Two, Cream Grass Pattern, Victorian 1863-1891
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful and very rare Belleek cabaret set in the Grass design, consisting of a teapot, two teacups and saucers, a milk jug and a lidded sugar bowl, all placed on a large tray. All items carry the 1st Black Mark, which was used between 1863 and 1891.
It is extremely rare to come across an entire cabaret set of these antique items, particularly when in such fabulous condition, so this is a rare opportunity!
If you ever thought Belleek fine china looks, sounds and feels unique, you are right. There is a back story to this extraordinarily fine Irish eggshell porcelain, which has an unusually high amount of "frit" and therefore is thinner and finer than any other china.
Pottery in Belleek (in the now Northern-Irish area of Fermanagh) had started in 1849 with John Caldwell Bloomfield, who was a wealthy land owner. During the Irish famine...
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Late 19th Century Northern Irish Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Reed & Barton Winthrop Silver Plated Tea Set w/ Webster Wilcox Tray
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Reed & Barton Winthrop Silver Plated Tea Set with Webster Wilcox Serving Tray - 6 Piece Set. Set includes (1) Webster Wilcox oval serving t...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
English Silver Plate Covered Biscuit Box or Tea Caddy
Located in New York, NY
An English sterling silver plate covered biscuit box or tea caddy with hinged finial lid top, attached claw footed gallery tray, and exterior repou...
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20th Century English Empire Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Contemporary Lapis Lazuli Handle Sugar container Silver Plated Natalia Criado
Located in Milan, IT
Elevate your dining experience with the sugar perlina, a plated brass container expertly crafted in Italy using sheet turning techniques. The curved handles and top are adorned with...
Category
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Quartz, Silver Plate
Antique American Gorham Coin Silver Mary Todd Lincoln Tea & Coffee Service, 1861
By Gorham CO.
Located in Portland, OR
Antique Gorham & Co coin silver Mary Todd Lincoln tea and coffee set, 1861.
Gorham & Co had made this set and it was gifted to Mary Todd Lincoln dur...
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1860s American American Empire Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Herend Hungary Porcelain Tea set for 12 persons, Indian Basket Green pattern
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary Porcelain Tea set for 12 persons, Indian Basket Green pattern
A Herend porcelain tea set for 12 persons with the Indian Basket pattern....
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20th Century Hungarian Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau Silver 4-Piece Tea Set by Weinranck & Schmidt, Hanau Germany, c 1910
By Wilhelm Weinranck
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant 4-piece silver centerpiece consisting of teapot, milk jug, sugar bowl and tray. Oval basic shape, bulging wall of the vessel body, vertically divided by pilaster-like folds. ...
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1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
20th C./Shōwa Era Japanese Glazed Porcelain Teapot of Black Cat with Mouse Lid
Located in North Miami, FL
20th century/Shōwa era japanese glazed porcelain teapot of black cat with mouse Lid
By: unknown
Material: porcelain, paint, wood, ceramic
Technique: pressed, molded, carved, painted...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain, Wood, Paint, Ceramic
Empire Style Porcelain Dinner Set for 12 Persons by Richard Ginori
Located in Vilnius, LT
The porcelain set for 12 persons is decorated with cobalt blue/gold decor handmade by Italian porcelain factory Richard Ginori.
Marked: Richard Ginori, Manifattura Di Doccia Florence...
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Late 20th Century Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Art Deco Style Mid-Century Modern Tea Set by Montagnani
By Montagnani
Located in Northampton, GB
Designed by Punta Bacola for Montagnani
From our Accessories collection, we are pleased to offer this uber stylish Tea Service in the Art Deco Style. The Service complete with a Tea...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
Arne Jacobsen Cylinda Danish Modern Stainless Steel Coffee Tea Set for Stelton
By Arne Jacobsen, Stelton
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Handsome Cylinda Line coffee and tea service designed in 1967 by Arne Jacobsen and made in Denmark by Stelton. This set includes - a lidded coffee pot, a lidded teapot, a lidded suga...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
Porcelain Samovar, Tea or Coffee Urn Handmade in Italy
Located in North Hollywood, 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
Materials
Porcelain
Antique George I Octagonal Silver Coffee Pot 1719 18th Century Early Georgian
Located in London, GB
An elegant Antique George I Solid Silver Coffee Pot in a traditional Tapered Octagonal shape width an Octagonal Domed Lid. The early Georgian C...
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18th Century English George I Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Cinderella Sugar Bowl, Porcelain Handmade in Italy, Handcrafted Design 2021
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Our artisan's pieces are a dream come true, as in Cinderella's fairytail.
This ceramic piece is completely hand-crafted and painted with love and care.
A set is consisting of a mi...
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2010s Italian Belle Époque Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Czech Demitasse Coffee Set
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Demitasse coffee set, 2nd quarter 20th century, Czechoslovakia. Comprised of the pot, creamer, covered sugar and 2 cups (1 with tiny chip on rim) and ...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Silver Pastry Forks, Teaspoons and a Sugar Scoop by Christoph Widmann, Germany
Located in Delft, NL
Silver pastry forks, teaspoons and a sugar scoop by Christoph Widmann, Germany
Model "The original Rose of Hildesheim " which was created by Chris...
Category
20th Century German Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Carole Stupell Pink & Gold Tea Set & Cream Soup Bowls
Located in Stamford, CT
Carole Stupell, Ltd. china made by Flintridge China in California. The Flintridge China Company began in Pasadena, CA in 1946. It was acquired by Gorham in 1970. This set includes 7 cups and saucers, 7 cream soups...
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1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
19thc Royal Crown Derby Demitasse Service for Eight Chinoiserie Imari Pattern
Located in Savannah, GA
19th century Royal Crown Derby demitasse service, Imari pattern #198, in classical Japanese chinoiserie taste having a beautiful painted Imari palett...
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1880s English Chinoiserie Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 6 Antique Chinese Porcelain Qianlong Red Rouge de Fer Tea Cup, 18th Cen
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely Chinese Porcelain Tea set in rouge de fer style. 1 of the cups is different.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Re...
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18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Lithophane Geisha Moriage Porcelain Dragonware Tea Set - 12 Pieces
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exquisite 12-piece Japanese Lithophane Geisha Moriage Tea Set with intricate dragon motifs and lithophane geisha images, perfect for collectors.
...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Exceptional George III Teapot by Preeminent Silversmith Paul Storr, 1793
By Paul Storr
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
This rare and exceptional George III teapot is the work of preeminent Georgian silversmith Paul Storr, it is one of his earliest works, the date mark on this pieces of the year 1793 which is the first year Storr marked items with his own initials (P S)
The teapot is designed in the neoclassical taste with some Chinese influences, or Chinoiserie taste, though the decoration shows signs of later 19th century enhancement in the technique and style of the chasing.
It is very hard to impossible to find works from this early period with this interesting Royalty provenance.
The family crest on the front is of the Tollemache family, and dating of The teapot indicate It belonged and probably commissioned by or as a gift to William Manners Tollemache, Lord Huntingtower, William, On 12 January 1793, at the Age of 26, he was created a Baronet, of Hanby Hall in the County of Lincoln.
So this teapot was commissioned to celebrate the occasion.
William Manners Tollemache:
Lord Huntingtower (19 May 1766 – 11 March 1833), known as Sir William Manners, Bt, between 1793 and 1821, was a British nobleman And Tory politician.
Born William Manners, he was the eldest son of John Manners and Louisa Tollemache, 7th Countess of Dysart. On 12 January 1793, at the age of 26, he was Ceated a Baronet, of Hanby Hall in the County of Lincoln.On his mother's Succession to the earldom in 1821, he was styled Lord Huntingtower, and adopted The surname of Talmash or Tollemache
Paul Storr:
(baptised 28 October 1770 in London – 18 March 1844 in London) was an English goldsmith and silversmith working in the Neoclassical and other styles During the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. His works range from Simple tableware to magnificent sculptural pieces made for royalty
Paul Storr was England's most celebrated silversmith during the first half of the Nineteenth century and his legacy lives on today. His pieces historically and Currently adorn royal palaces and the finest stately homes throughout Europe and The world. Storr's reputation rests on his mastery of the grandiose neo-Classical Style developed in the Regency period. He quickly became the most prominent Silversmith of the nineteenth century, producing much of the silver purchased by King George III and King George IV. Storr entered his first mark in the first part of 1792, which reflects his short-lived partnership with William Frisbee. Soon after, he Began to use his PS mark, which he maintained throughout his career with only Minor changes. His first major work was a gold font commissioned by the Duke of Portland...
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1790s English Neoclassical Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
German Meissen Porcelain Swan Service Pattern Part Coffee Service, 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
After the models by Johann Joachim Kändler and Johann Friedrich Eberlein, in low relief with two swimming swans among bulrushes with a crane in flight above, upon a spiral shell mold...
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20th Century German Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Scandinavian Porcelain Bing & Grøndahl Coffee Espresso Cup Saucer, Set of 6
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful set of six (6) Scandinavian Danish Copenhagen Porcelain coffee espresso or tea demitasse cups and saucers with bird design, by Bing & Grondahl, circa early to mid-20th ce...
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Early 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Melitta Minden Porcelain Tee Service Green White Motif 4 Place Setting
By Rosenthal
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Op Art Porcelain Tea or Coffee Service for four place setting by Melitta Minden made in Germany circa 1980s.
Beautiful hues of green and turquoise flower motif on ivory white...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
New Hall Tea Service for Four, Elephant Pattern 876, Regency ca 1810
By New Hall
Located in London, GB
PLEASE NOTE THE NUMBER OF TRIOS IN THIS SERVICE HAS BEEN REDUCED FROM SIX TO FOUR, AND THE PRICE HAS BEEN REDUCED ACCORDINGLY. IT NOW IS AN 18-PIECE SERVICE.
This is spectacular full tea service for four made by New Hall around the year 1810. The service consists of a teapot with cover, a sucrier with cover, a milk jug, four trios each consisting of a teacup, a coffee can and a saucer, a cake plate (saucer dish) and a slop bowl. The set is decorated in the super-charming and popular but very rare Elephant pattern...
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1810s English Regency Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Rosenthal Coffee and Tea Service in the Style of Dorothy Hafner
By Rosenthal
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality porcelain coffee, tea and dessert service set by Rosenthal, Germany.
This mid-century Rosenthal coffee and tea service consisting of 19 pieces was manufactured circa ...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
1960s Set of Six Fornasetti Tea Cups and Saucers White and Gold Ceramic Signed
By Fornasetti
Located in London, GB
A good vintage Set of six Fornasetti porcelain tea/coffee cups and saucers with geometrical gold decor. Each cup and saucer bearing the signature and logo. Made in Italy ca.1960s
...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
French Art Deco Silver Tea Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique Art Deco silver plate tea set made from France, 1930s. Heavy silver plate with wood handle detail. Set includes 1x tea pot with lid, 1x sugar bowl with lid, and 1x creamer bow...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Coffee Set Tea Set Neoclassical Style Swedish 20th Century Plate Stamped, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
A coffee set made during the early 1900s (1902-1903) in Sweden. Stamped CG Hallberg.
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Reed & Barton Francis I Sterling Silver Teapot
Located in New York, NY
Francis I sterling silver teapot. Made by Reed & Barton in Taunton, Mass. Bellied ovoid body on domed foot, high-looping leaf-capped scroll handle, and leaf-capped s-scroll handle; c...
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Mid-20th Century American Renaissance Revival Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Elegant Futuristic Friesland Porcelain Tea Set Vintage, German
By Friesland Porcelain 1
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Elegant porcelain teapot with stand, sugar bowl and creamer, stand with inset for tea light.
Dimension: Teapot: 5" H x 9" W. Stand: 4" H x 5" W. Sugar bowl: 2" H x 3.5" W. Creamer:...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Imperial Lomonosov Porcelain Factory, Soviet Unionm Large Tea Service
Located in Copenhagen, DK
The Imperial Lomonosov Porcelain Factory, Soviet Union. Large tea service in hand-painted porcelain for six people. Mid-20th centu...
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Mid-20th Century Russian Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Postmodern Rare Tea Kettle Designed by Michael Graves
Located in San Diego, CA
A Classic postmodern Memphis era design teapot designed by Michael Graves, circa the 1980s, a rare design not many were produced it's in good condition except for a ding on the botto...
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20th Century North American Post-Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
Vallauris Coffee Set Yellow Brown Ceramic, Mid-Century Modern, France, 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Paris, FR
Authentic French Mid Century Modern creative full coffee set with incredible stunning shapes in a great combination of colors brown and yellow. Very Arty !
By Vallauris, where Picas...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
1940s Art Deco Set of Three Alpaca Coffee Pot By Krupp Designed by Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A set of three alpaca coffee pot designed by Gio Ponti and manufactured by Krupp Milano in the Forties, they were used in the hotels and they are marked on the bottom Krupp and Jolly...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Alpaca
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.