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Tea Sets For Sale
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
Anna Weatherley Designs Hand-Painted Serving Tray with Handles
Located in Toronto, ON
A beautiful hand painted square serving tray with handles, by Anna Weatherley Designs. Anna Weatherley has been designing and producing Fine Botani...
Category
2010s American Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
1886-1891 German Renaissance Revival Silver Tea & Coffee Service
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1886-1891 Renaissance Revival Silver Tea & Coffee Service, Germany. A magnificent set including hot water kettle on stand. Made by J.D. Schleissner & Sons, Hanau under the direction ...
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Late 19th Century German Renaissance Revival Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Antique Sevres Style Paris Porcelain Gilt Tea Cup Saucer Alexander Great Dante
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptional French Paris porcelain tea cup complete with its original undertray, of outstanding quality. First quarter of the nineteenth century.
Exquisitely painted with Class...
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19th Century Austrian Regency Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Tiffany Art Nouveau Sterling Silver 3-Piece Turkish Coffee Set on Tray
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau sterling silver Turkish 3-piece coffee set on tray. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Coffeepot: Baluster body on raised foot; hinged and domed cover with bead finial. H...
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Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian Silver Plated Tea and Coffee Service Set
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Class...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Keller - 8pc. Louis XVI 19th Century 950 Sterling Silver Tea Set, Museum Quality
Located in Wilmington, DE
Keller 8pc. Tea Set – Description
Direct from Paris, A Gorgeous 19th Century Louis XVI, 8 pc. 950 Sterling Silver Tea / Coffee Set by one of France's Premier Silversmiths, Gustave Keller, Includes a Large Sterling Silver Serving Tray...
Category
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Andrée Putman - Cup and saucer
Located in PARIS, FR
A set of « Lightning » porcelain cup and saucer by Andrée Putman. This set was made in Japan by Sasaki c. 1987.
Price is for one set of cup and sauce...
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1980s Japanese Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Oriente Italiano Rubrum Set Of 2 Tea Cups With Tray
Located in Milan, IT
A deep red enhances the set of tea cups with saucers, embellished with the refined Rubrum pattern. Complete with platter, this tea cup set is the ideal accompaniment for those who ap...
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2010s Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
1982 Modern Copco Black & White Glazed Ceramic Teapot & 4 Mugs by Sam Lebowitz
By Copco
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous 1982 Modern to Postmodern Copco black & white glazed ceramic lidded teapot, 2 white mugs with black stripes, and 2 black mugs with white stripes, designed by Sam Lebowitz. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear even if it has been refinished or restored. We have found no chips, cracks, or chiggers. Please see photos and zoom in for details as they are part of the condition report. We attempt to portray any imperfections as they are part of the condition report. Circa, 1982.
“Just tea for two, and two for tea, just me for you and you for me…” Yes, please Tony Bennett, I would LOVE some tea….. Especially if you’re serving it from this delightful teapot and mugs designed by Sam Lebowitz for Copco!!! This is a gorgeous tea set comprised of a glazed ceramic lidded teapot black with white stripes, two white mugs with black stripes, and two black mugs with white stripes. They are stamped by Cosco 1982, Made in Korea on the bases and they are in excellent vintage condition. They will be beautiful on your buffet, bar, kitchen table, or serving tray and although it’s called a teapot, that shouldn’t limit your warm beverage selections… coffee or hot chocolate will pour just as delightfully from the spout! The black and white of it is this…. They are bursting with timeless style, bear a classic Modern to Postmodern appearance, and have the reputation of an iconic manufacturer & designer… This tea set by Copco is EXACTLY what the designer ordered!
Copco was launched in 1960 by Harvard graduate and entrepreneur Sam Farber. It was a houseware company located in Denmark known for its well-designed, colorful cookware and tea kettles including porcelain-enameled cast iron cookware...
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Late 20th Century Danish Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Studio Linie “Copper Luster” Coffee Service
Located in Chicago, IL
Fifty piece coffee and tea service by Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal’s Studio Line. The set is called the “Hilton” as it first appeared at the Berlin Hilton Hotel, Germany. The set con...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
Cinderella Tea Service, Pink & Gold, Handmade in Italy, Luxury Gold Design, 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 care.
A set is composed by a teap...
Category
2010s Italian Baroque Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Victorian industrial movement antique sterling silver tea set made in 1878
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1878 by W. Spurrier & Co., this very stylish 4 piece, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Tea Set, is elegantly plain in design, with angular silver finial...
Category
1870s English Industrial Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fratelli Toso Murano Millefiori Mosaic Teapot Sugar Bowl Italian Art Glass Set
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful antique Murano hand blown millefiori flower mosaic Italian art glass teapot, sugar bowl, with teacup and saucer set. Documented to the Fratelli Toso Company, circa 1910-193...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Tea Sets
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Cinderella Serving Dishes, Porcelain Handmade in Italy, Handcrafted Design 2021
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
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 Belle Époque Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Sterling Silver Tea Coffee Set English 1931
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Heavy Sterling Silver 5-piece Art Deco Tea and Coffee Set, English hallmarked Sterling Silver for Sheffield 1931 Roberts and Belk. The 5-piece set of octagonal form on conforming bas...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
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 Chinese Porcelain Teapot
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Chinese porcelain teapot dating from the end of the 19th century.
With its modern shape and pretty colour, this teapot will be perfect in a...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Tiffany and Co. Sterling Silver Teapot and Creamer
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A sterling silver teapot and creamer by Tiffany and Co. makers. Teapot is style number 23750 and also marked 2 pints. The creamer is style 23243. Th...
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20th Century American Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
Art Deco Tea Service by Hildegard Delius ar 1930 uranium glaze + cups + plates
Located in Landshut, BY
Designer (execution): Hildegard Delius (1896-1955)
Designer (presumed): Gerhard Meisel (1903-1979)
Manufacturer (collaboration): Keramikfabriken Neuha...
Category
1930s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Pottery
Sterling silver 4 piece tea and coffee service made in Sheffield in 1911
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1911, this handsome, George V Period, Antique Sterling Silver 4 Piece Tea Set, comprises a coffee pot, a teapot, a sugar bowl and a cream jug, all featuirn...
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1910s English Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Yates Tea Service, Cobalt Blue, Gilt and Flowers patt. 1038, ca 1825
Located in London, GB
This is beautiful tea service consisting of a teapot with cover, a plate, a slop bowl, four teacups on saucers and four coffee cups on saucers. The service was made by the Yates fact...
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
13-Piece Vintage Japanese Tea Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage sumatsu serving set hand painted with maple leaves and birds / Made in Japan circa 1960s
1 tea pot, width 7 inches, height 4 inches, depth 6 inches
4 plates, diameter 6.75 in...
Category
20th Century Japanese Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Richard Hunt. A Rare Silver Plated Six Piece Matching Tea and Coffee Service.
By Richard Hunt
Located in London, GB
Richard Hunt. A Rare Silver Plated six piece matching tea and coffee service.
Measurements :-
Tray width 20", height 1 1/4",
Teapot width handle to spout 9 1/2", height 5 1/2"
Spirit kettle width at base 6", height 11"
Coffee pot handle...
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1850s British Aesthetic Movement Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Meissen Porcelain Tea Tray with Cobalt Blue Border & Spray Flowers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique porcelain tea tray or serving platter.
By Meissen.
With a scalloped rim and a rich cobalt blue border.
There are hand paint...
Category
20th Century German Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Edwardian quality silver plated four piece tea set
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Edwardian quality silver plated four piece tea set having a quality antique Edwardian silver plated tea set consisting of a coffee and tea pot, sugar bowl and a milk jug with...
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
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
Antique Sheffield Silverplate Tea Set
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Elegant classic antique sheffield silverplate tea set- 3 pieces.
These are silver plated with black Bakelite handles and lid knobs.
They are from c...
Category
Early 20th Century English Victorian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate, Pewter
Eva Stæhr-nielsen for Saxbo, Teapot in Glazed Stoneware, Mid-20th C
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Eva Stæhr-Nielsen for Saxbo. Teapot in glazed stoneware.
Mid-20th century.
Measures: 19.5 x 12 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Simple Coffee Container Silver White Stone Artisanal Natalia Criado
Located in Milan, IT
Experience the art of pouring with grace and elegance using our Simple Coffee Container, a plated brass jug expertly crafted in Italy using sheet turning techniques. The top features...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Stone, Silver, Silver Plate, Brass
Ceramic Tea Set by Franco Bucci for Laboratorio Pesaro, Italy, 1970s
Located in Milan, IT
Tea set by Franco Bucci for Laboratorio Pesaro.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
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
Contemporary Gold Plated Tea Cup Onyx Stone Handle in Italy by Natalia Criado
Located in Milan, IT
Elevate your daily tea or coffee ritual with our exquisite Onix cup. The plated brass cup is handcrafted in Italy using sheet turning techniques. The handle,...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate
Christofle - 4pc. French Antique Louis XVI Silver Plate Tea Set + Tray, MINT !
By Christofle
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from Paris, a magnificent 5-piece French antique Louis XVI style silver-plate tea set by France’s premier silversmith “Christofle” – Silversmith to the King. Each piece in th...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Moroccan Silver Plated Tea Pot
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Classic aged Moroccan silver plated tea pot. Handcrafted in Morocco.
Our gently vintage Moroccan teapots come from the older areas of the brass market of Marrakesh and though not ant...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Tea Sets
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Chinese porcelain tea pot with lid & strap handle, c. 1760-80
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Chinese export porcelain globe tea pot with lid and twisted strap handle. The pot is decorated in underglaze blue with the willow tea house landscape, bordered with an intricate draw...
Category
1760s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Christofle Silver Plate Coffee and Tea Set
By Christofle
Located in Miami, FL
Lovely coffee and tea set by Christofle of France.
Marked Christofle Makers Mark and Coll Gallia.
Made between 1968 and 1974.
A-441-335
Category
1960s French Victorian Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate, Nickel
Art Deco Christofle Silverplate Tray C.1935
By Christofle
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Art Deco Christofle Tray with wood Handles C.1935. The Tray with oval raised sides and square wood handles. Marked on underside Christofle OC scales ma...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Geo C. Shreve & Co. a Finely Chased Six Piece Sterling Silver Tea and Coffee Set
By Shreve & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very finely chased sterling silver six piece tea and coffee service by Geo C. Shreve & Co. Each finely embellished silver piece chased with floral and scrolled decorations. Compris...
Category
1920s American Rococo Revival Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rosenthal Kronach Viktoria German Porcelain Floral Design Coffee Set, 27 Pieces
By Rosenthal
Located in Plainview, NY
1930's Rosenthal Kronach Viktoria Lombul gold trim German porcelain large coffee set of 27 pieces decorated in a floral prink rose motif on white. Ea...
Category
20th Century German Victorian Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Paragon Double Warrant Bone China Teacup & Saucer with Floral Pattern
By Paragon
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This teacup and saucer set was made by the renowned Paragon fine bone china factory of England in approximately 1960. The set is done with a robin egg blue ground with a large flowered pattern on the inside of the cup which is replicated on the saucer. The cup is done with a wide square mouth...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
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
Vintage Japanese Ceramic Teapot with Geometric Handle
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Japanese teapot is decorated with dark brow semi-matte glaze on the body and high-gloss burnt orange glaze on the lid; the earthy palette is complemented by natural wood color if the geometric handle.
The teapot has a minimal, restrained appearance; it is clearly marked with the original sticker "MCI Japan".
Category
20th Century Japanese Organic Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
21st century Set of Four Tea Cups by Hermes
By Hermès
Located in LEGNY, FR
Tea set consisting of four porcelain cups and saucers from the most famous French brand, Hermès, Africa model. Decorated with savannah animals in pastel green and yellow. Signature o...
Category
1980s French Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Cinderella Tea Service, White & Gold, Handmade in Italy, Luxury Gold Design 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 care.
A set is composed by a teap...
Category
2010s Italian Baroque Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
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
Vintage Copper Tea Set by Harald Buchrucker, Germany 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Tea Set is an original artwork realized in the 1950s.
Original copper and glass.
Handmade in Germany by Harald Buchrucker.
The set is complete and includes: 1 jug, 1 tray, a cream server, a sugar bowl, 2 tea cups with glass...
Category
1950s German Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
Bone China Coffee Set From Kaiser Set For Six Person, Set of 33
By Kaiser
Located in Bastogne, BE
A wonderful delicate exclusive service from famous manufacturer Kaiser, Alka Collection, Germany.
Delightful thin-walled bone relief porcelain.
The sophi...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Meiji Period Japanese Satsuma Tête a Tête Tea Set with Butterflies
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Fabulous Tea service for two people (tête-à-tête) Satsuma earthenware, Meiji period, 19th c.
With a beautiful combined decoration of butterflies and Millefiori. Absolutely stunning ...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
1920s German Silver Ten Piece Picnic Tea Service - Boxed
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique German 935 standard silver ten piece picnic tea set/service - boxed; an addition to our silver teaware...
Category
1920s Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Early 20th Century Large Russian Imperial Brass Samovar Set
Located in Germantown, MD
A gorgeous, early 20th century large Russian imperial brass samovar set.
Tray and bowl included. Measures 16" in width, 16" in depth and stands 22.5" tall.
Category
Early 20th Century Russian Empire Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
Antique English George III Copper Gooseneck Bird Spout Coffee Tea Kettle 12"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 18th / early 19th century George III copper tea / water / coffee kettle with right angle gooseneck / bird spout, fixed brass handle with turned ceramic / porcelain grip and mushroom shaped porcelain finial...
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Early 19th Century George III Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
Midcentury Green Coffee / Tea Service for 6
Located in Chorzów, PL
Midcentury green coffee / tea service for 6
Very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern 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
Samuel Alcock Porcelain Teapot, Blue, Gilt and Flowers, Rococo Revival ca 1837
Located in London, GB
A teapot with cover in the “rustic bean” shape, cobalt blue ground with gilt acanthus motif and finely painted flower posies on the belly of the teapot
Pattern 5782
Year: ca 1837
Si...
Category
1830s English Rococo Revival Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
George III Baluster Shaped Sterling Silver Coffee Pot, London 1765
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1765 by William & James Priest, this handsome, George III, Antique Sterling Silver Coffee Pot, has a plain body and lid, a wooden scroll...
Category
1760s English George III Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Irish Provincial Silver Coffee Pot Cork 1775 18th Century Georgian
Located in London, GB
An impressive Antique Irish Provincial Sterling Silver Coffee Pot with a classic baluster form and decorated with elegant floral chased patterns. The Cork Coffee Pot has a pair of shaped cartouches, one plain and one with a small engraved crest engraved in the centre. The spout of the Coffee Pot is decorated with acanthus leaf detailing. The Coffee Pot stands on a spread pedestal foot and has a wooden handle.
Made in Cork, Ireland in c. 1775 by John Nicholson...
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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
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.