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Tea Sets For Sale
Paris Porcelain Tea Service, circa 1860
Located in New York, NY
Comprising 2 pots, creamer (handle restored), covered sugar (finial restored), and 8 cups and saucers.
Category
1860s French Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Japanese Porcelain Tea Pot Bamboo 1960
Located in Paris, FR
This is a Japanese Tea Pot made around 1960s in Showa era.
It is made with porcelain and the wrist is made with wood and bamboo.
Dimensions:
20.5 x 1...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa 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.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Japanese Porcelain Tea Cup & Saucer Imari Edo Period, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely set from the edo period.
Additional information:
Primary Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: Japan
Period: 18th century
Japan Dynasty Period: Edo Period (1603–186...
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$263 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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
Brass Teapot, Regency England 1820s
Located in Knivsta, SE
A striking teapot in brass with handle in wood. 1820s Regency England, during first the regency of the Prince of Wales as a result of his father's mental illness and the later reign of the aforementioned prince as George IV. The period, with its political, economic and cultural flourishing, was immortalized in the works of Jane Austen and Lord Byron.
With a refined design and use of material, this teapot makes for a charming addition to any table. The refined simplicity in its use of form highlights the materiality of the piece, which is complimented by the patinated handle with its charming lion...
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
Two 1940s Art Deco Coffee Pots Designed by Gio Ponti for Fratelli Calderoni
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A set of two alpaca coffee pot designed by Gio Ponti and manufactured by Fratelli Calderoni in the Forties, they were used in the hotels and they are marked on the bottom Fratelli Ca...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Alpaca
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...
Category
1860s American American Empire Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
$10,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Sterling Silver Four-Piece Tea and Coffee Service
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver four piece tea and coffee set; part of our silver teaware collection.
This magnificent antique sterling silver tea and...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Chinese Covered Teacups, Sold Singly
Located in Sheffield, MA
Treat yourself and your guests to a cup of tea in the the traditional Chinese way, a teacup with a lid so your tea will not get cold. The 4 antique Chiense-export blue and white porcelain tea cups...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$450 / item
Large Silver Pot with Teapot Warmer, London, 1741 / 1836
Located in Greding, DE
Large silver pot with matching made teapot warmer. The jug with master's mark Anne Craig & John Neville dated 1741. The stand was made by Master Chas. Fo...
Category
18th Century Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
19th Century Naples/Capo di Monte Boxed Tea or Coffee Service
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This incredible early 19th century porcelain tea and coffee service with six matching cups and saucers is still in the original fitted wood...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Paste, 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...
Category
1880s English Chinoiserie Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Six Capodimonte Porcelain Tea /Coffee Cups with Floral Motifs, Italy
By Capodimonte
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
This set is made in Capodimonte porcelain and features hand painted floral motifs and golden edges.
They are vintage therefore they might show slight traces of ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Farmhouse Hammered Copper Tea Kettle
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Rustic Mission Hammered Copper Tea Kettle
11 d x 9 w x 12.5 h
Preowned unrestored vintage antique condition.
Refer to images listed please.
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
Paris Porcelain Restauration Style Tea Set, France, Circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Charming Restauration style Paris porcelain tea set with red and gold Amati background, composed of a teapot, five cups with winding handle and their saucer, and a bowl. This set, li...
Category
1880s French Restauration Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Gold
$2,795 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Old Paris Porcelain Gilt & Floral Enamel Hand Painted Coffee & Tea Service Set
By Old Paris
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautiful hand-painted porcelain made in France
Tea Service for 6
Tea Cups and Saucers
Creamer & Sugar
Bowl
Large Tea Pot
Small Tea Pot
Largest Piece measures 10" wide on t...
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Enamel
Post Modern Teapot by Peter Langer for Feltman Langer c.1980s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Post-Modern porcelain teapot designed by Peter Langer for Feltman Langer. It is in the style of and often attributed to Peter Shire. The teapot is asymm...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Cinderella Tea Service Teapot and Six Cups, Pink & Gold, Handmade in Italy, 2021
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Our artisan's pieces are a dream come true, as in Disney's Cinderella.
Ceramic tea service are completely hand-crafted and painted with love and ...
Category
2010s Italian Baroque Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
$3,223 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Japanese Antique Pure Silver Tea Set Akira Mimatsu Arthur and Bond
Located in Newark, England
MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912)
MEASUREMENTS
Tea Pot 11.5cm High x 17.5cm Long x 10cm Wide (4.53 x 6.9 x 3.94 Inches) – Sugar Bowl 10cm High x 8.5cm Diameter (3.94 x 3.35 Inches) – Milk ...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
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
Vintage Alberto Pinto for Raynaud Limoges “Christobal” Service for 6 - 18 Pieces
By Limoges
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Present sweet endings in style with this exquisite vintage dessert service for six, featuring the renowned "Christobal" pattern designed by the celebrated Alberto Pinto for Raynaud Limoges. Crafted from the finest French Limoges porcelain, each plate is a miniature work of art, adorned with a lively red coral motif that captures the essence of the sea. The elegant design, finished with a delicate gold rim and a central accent, offers a sophisticated coastal aesthetic perfect for enhancing your dessert course or afternoon tea. This designer vintage set is a true testament to refined taste and versatile enough to complement various interior styles, from elegant dining rooms to bright sunrooms or chic kitchen nooks.
This charming dessert service is in great vintage condition, displaying only minor scuffs and blemishes consistent with its age and gentle use, which contribute to its authentic vintage appeal. Each plate measures approximately 7.50 inches in diameter and stands 0.75 inch tall, an ideal size for individual desserts, pastries, or small bites. The "Christobal" pattern effortlessly blends with coastal, classic, and even transitional decor styles, offering a touch of timeless elegance. Invite this beautiful vintage Raynaud Limoges dessert service...
Category
Late 20th Century French Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Axel Salto, Service Set in Porcelain from Royal Copenhagen, Midcentury, 1956
Located in Odense, DK
An excellent and rare set of 11 service items from the famous Danish ceramic artist Axel Salto. This was made for Royal Copenhagen, designed back in 1956.
It contains:
3 x plates
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Capodimonte Porcelain, Bronze and Gold Teapot Late 1800s
By Capodimonte
Located in Milano, MI
Capodimonte porcelain teapot, bronze and pure gold, made in the late 19th century
Ø cm 23 Ø cm 14 h cm 30
Capodimonte porcelain is an excellence of Italian craftsmanship, with a ri...
Category
1880s Italian Empire Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
20th Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$380 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vally Wieselthier Art Deco Ceramic Tea Pot, USA, 1940s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful Art Deco tea pot with lid, dated circa 1940, made of pottery / stoneware with lovely brown glaze, designed by Vally Wieselthier. In very good ...
Category
1940s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Japanese Chinese Porcelain Tea Cup & Beaker Saucer Imari Beetle, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely set from the edo and qing period. Marriage
Additional information:
Primary Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: China
Period: 18th century
China Dynasty Period: Qi...
Category
18th Century Chinese Edo Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$263 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Arne Jacobsen Mid Century Modern Tea or Coffee Set in Stainless by Stelton
By Arne Jacobsen, Stelton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A vintage tea set by Arne Jacobsen from Denmark circa 1960s. It features all stainless steel and Bakelite construction. Comes with all of the pieces shown and sold as a set.
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
Collection of Three Chinese Porcelain Blue & White Tea Pots
Located in Sheffield, MA
Collection of 3 Chinese Export Porcelain blue & white tea pots. Treat yourself to a cup of tea or serve a guest with individual teapot or use them as dec...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Richard Ginori Italian Porcelain Espresso Coffee Tea Cup Saucer
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful vintage Italian porcelain espresso coffee or tea demitasse cup and saucer 'Toscana' by designer Richard Ginori, circa mid-20th century, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Country Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
1930's Silver plated tea set
By Christofle
Located in New York, NY
1930's Silver plated tea set in the style of French factory Christofle
France
Category
1930s Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Mid-Century German Ceramic Tea or Coffee Pot Series, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Ceramic Tea or Coffee Pot Series Hamburg Form 20 Decor Blumenspiel by Lieselotte Kantner for Melitta, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This pi...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Antique Cast-Iron Tea Pot 'Dragonfly', 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
This kettle was made in 1960s, in Showa era.
The cast iron kettles like this item are called 'Tetsubin' in Japan.
It can be put on the fire or an ind...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Iron
Reed & Barton, Six Piece Tea and Coffee Service, US, circa 1872
Located in New York, NY
Comprising: teapot, coffeepot, creamer, sugar bowl with cover, slop bowl, and spooner with servant's bell.
Each stamped: MFD & PLATED BY / REED & BARTON / 2585
Each teapot stamped: ...
Category
1870s American Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Chinese Silver and Enamel Teapot
Located in Newark, England
SILVER FILIGREE LINKED CHAIN BODY
From our Chinese collection, we are delighted to offer this exceptional Chinese Silver and Enamel Teapot. The Teapot of traditional form upon a sol...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Pair of Antique 1890 English Bone China Tea Cup and Saucer Sets
Located in Sheffield, MA
Treat yourself and a friend to enjoying a perfect cup of tea with this fine pair of antique Victorian 1890 English bone china cup and saucer set...
Category
1890s Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Samuel Alcock Porcelain Solitaire Tea Set, Cobalt Blue, Gilt, Landscapes, ca1825
Located in London, GB
A solitaire tea set consisting of a teapot with cover on a stand and a trio consisting of a teacup, a coffee cup and a saucer, in “half orange” shape with deep cobalt blue and yellow...
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$1,012 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Seletti ‘Hybrid-Zenobia’ 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
Pinxton Tea Service, Monochrome Orange Japanese Style Blood & Milk, ca 1800
Located in London, GB
Any porcelain made at the Pinxton porcelain factory is rare, but to find a complete tea service is even rarer! This wonderful service was made around...
Category
Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$4,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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...
Category
18th Century English George I Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
$8,078 Sale Price
20% Off
Pink Etruscan Majolica Shell and Seaweed Ceramic Teacup and Saucer Set of 2
By Griffin, Smith & Hill
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of two Etruscan majolica teacups with matching saucers. Each piece is glazed in a beautiful pink, purple, green, brown and blue. The tea saucers (or b...
Category
20th Century American High Victorian Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$280 Sale Price / set
20% Off
White Onyx Espresso Coffee or Tea Demitasse Cup and Saucer
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Italian white onyx espresso coffee or tea demitasse cup and saucer set, circa 20th century, Italy. Cup and saucer are each mad...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Onyx
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Birks Limoges, Gilt Porcelain Cream/Sugar/Tray, France, Mid-20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
BIRKS (Retailer) LIMOGES (Manufacturer) - Vintage hand painted gilt porcelain cream & sugar with tray - Louis XIV style pattern with embossed pattern/design - each piece with Birks b...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Tea or Coffee Cup in Terracotta, Black and Gold Porcelain by Wallendorf
By Wallendorf
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful porcelain Art Deco coffee or tea cup and saucer, Germany, circa 1960s. Design and colors include: white, terracotta, black and gold - with an elaborate bird design in a r...
Category
1960s German Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Gold Leaf
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco French silver coffee and tea service, 1920
Located in Delft, NL
Art Deco French silver coffee and tea service, 1920
An Art Deco French coffee and tea service, made of silver with purity 800/000. The set consists of 4 pieces with walnut wooden ha...
Category
Early 20th Century French Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Arts & Crafts design sterling silver tea set - Frederick Newland Smith 1952
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1951 & 1952 by Frederick Newland Smith, this very handsome, Elizabeth II period, Sterling Silver Tea Set, is in the arts & crafts style, featuring a hammered ...
Category
1950s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Six-Piece English Silver Tea and Coffee Service
Located in London, GB
Six-piece English silver tea and coffee service
English, circa 1850-1863
Tray: Height 6cm, width 58cm, depth 58cm
Kettle on stand: Height 43cm, width 29cm, depth 23cm
Weight: 7,150 grammes
This beautiful six-piece coffee and tea service is wrought from solid silver in a wonderfully ornate style. The service is a composite one, containing pieces produced by several different silversmiths, through the pieces follow a homogeneous design scheme, creating a matching set. The service is comprised of a raised...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
$29,622 / set
Art Deco Spanish Silver Coffee and Tea Set
Located in London, GB
Art Deco Spanish silver coffee and tea set
Spanish, c. 1930
Tray: height 3cm, width 56cm, depth 35cm
Milk jug: height 10cm, width 13cm, depth 8cm
...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
$20,197 / set
Robert Welch for Old Hall, 'Campden' Coffee Pot and Milk Jug, 1957
Located in London, GB
Robert Welch for Old Hall, 1957
Coffee pot and milk jug
Stainless steel with wooden handles
Excellent condition, with only very light marks. Appears generally unused
Makers sta...
Category
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
$166 Sale Price
25% Off
Set of 6 Astronomici Tea Cups
By Fornasetti
Located in Milan, IT
This set of hand-decorated porcelain tea cups with gold accents is adorned with exquisite zodiac designs, making this ensemble a true collector's item. Any minor discrepancies betwee...
Category
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$2,036 / set
Cinderella's Pumpkin Teapot, Handmade in Italy, Luxury Handcrafted Design 2021
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Our artisan's pieces are a dream come true, as in Disney's Alice in Wonderland.
Ceramic tea service are completely hand-crafted and painted with love and care.
Sometimes we all just need to have a little stress relief. We want to escape the ordinary days, made of work and pain.
Give yourself a little gift with those fabolous creations full of poetry and fairytales.
Our artist models every single detail with patience and love, to bring us back in a world made of dreams and feelings.
The collection recalls Alice in wonderland and Cinderella, taking us to a trip in our childhood, a world that lives silently inside, giving us the strength to always believe...
Category
2010s Italian Baroque Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
$3,904 Sale Price / item
20% Off
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...
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Murano Cobalt Blue 24carat Gold Set.
Located in Nantwich, GB
Elegant Venetian Murano Demitasse Tea Set (9 pieces) hand painted enameled flowers finished in 24 carat gold.
Add a touch of timeless elegance with this exquisite vintage hand blown ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Other Tea Sets
Materials
Gold, Enamel
$2,019 / set
Millie Taplin Art Deco Wedgwood Floral Painted Cup & Saucer
By Wedgwood
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine Art Deco Wedgwood floral cabinet coffee can and saucer by renowned designed Millicent (Millie) Jane Taplin (British, 1902-1980) and dating f...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Stoneware
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
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...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$1,118 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Blue Ceramic Tea Pot, Mid-Century Modern France
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Blue Ceramic Tea Pot, Mid-Century Modern, from France.
Very elegant teapot from the 1960s in ceramic with blue and brown glaze.
A sleek and stylish design.
Anonymous French arti...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Sandstone
English Sterling Silver Six Piece Edwardian Style Tea Service by Barker Brothers
Located in Savannah, GA
Six piece tea service consisting of coffee and tea servers with wooden handles, small footed tray, sugar and creamer and waste bowl. From old, well establis...
Category
1950s English Edwardian Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
$2,450 Sale Price / set
24% Off
Antique Silver Teapot, Exclusive Silver Art Deco English Mid-century Coffee Pot
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique Silver Teapot, Exclusive Silver Art Deco English Mid-century Coffee Pot Pearled
An antique Art Deco tea set and silver-plated teapot beautifully designed and created suit ele...
Category
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Silver Leaf
$301 Sale Price
20% Off
Matteo Thun for Arzberg Tea-for-One Set, 1980
By Matteo Thun, Arzberg
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic Memphis post-modern stack tea-for-one set from the "Fantasia" line by Arzberg, designed by Matteo Thun, a contemporary of Ettore Sottsass, loop handles, tripod cup feet, st...
Category
1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
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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