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Antique George III Quality Copper Kettle
Antique George III Quality Copper Kettle

Antique George III Quality Copper Kettle

Located in Suffolk, GB

Antique George III quality copper kettle having a quality antique George III copper kettle with a shaped handle and spout with a lift off lid. Measures: H 28.5 x W 26 x D 22cm D...

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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Tea Sets

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Copper

Coalport, England, Egoist Breakfast / Tea Service in Porcelain
Coalport, England, Egoist Breakfast / Tea Service in Porcelain

Coalport, England, Egoist Breakfast / Tea Service in Porcelain

Located in København, Copenhagen

Coalport, England. Egoist breakfast / tea service in porcelain decorated with flowers. 1960s / 70s. Consisting of teapot, salt / pepper shakers, sugar / cream set, deep and flat pla...

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1960s English Vintage Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique Tiffany Gilt Encrusted Cup & Saucers, Eleven Sets 22 Pieces Circa 1910
Antique Tiffany Gilt Encrusted Cup & Saucers, Eleven Sets 22 Pieces Circa 1910

Antique Tiffany Gilt Encrusted Cup & Saucers, Eleven Sets 22 Pieces Circa 1910

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Custom Ordered and Retailed through the fine Gilded Age firm of Tiffany & Co New York. This set of 11 cup and saucers features a striking shape and handle along with gilt encrusted b...

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1910s British Belle Époque Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Antique George III Quality Copper Kettle
Antique George III Quality Copper Kettle

Antique George III Quality Copper Kettle

Located in Suffolk, GB

Antique George III quality copper kettle having a quality antique George III copper kettle with a shaped handle and spout lift of lid Measures: ...

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Early 1800s English George III Antique Tea Sets

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Copper

Taxco Parrot Creamer Sugar Spoon Set Mexican Silversmithing 1960s
Taxco Parrot Creamer Sugar Spoon Set Mexican Silversmithing 1960s

Taxco Parrot Creamer Sugar Spoon Set Mexican Silversmithing 1960s

By Los Castillo

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Striking mid-century creamer, covered sugar bowl, and matching spoon set, designed and manufactured in Taxco, Mexico during the 1960s, representing the expressive artistry of Mexican...

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1960s Mexican Modern Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Stone, Silver Plate, Brass

Tiffany & co staffordshire Porcelain Tea Cups and Saucers, 12 Pieces
Tiffany & co staffordshire Porcelain Tea Cups and Saucers, 12 Pieces

Tiffany & co staffordshire Porcelain Tea Cups and Saucers, 12 Pieces

By Tiffany & Co.

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

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Porcelain

Tea Pot Teapot, Copper Brass Bamboo, 1950s
Tea Pot Teapot, Copper Brass Bamboo, 1950s

Tea Pot Teapot, Copper Brass Bamboo, 1950s

Located in Hausmannstätten, AT

A tea pot made of copper and bamboo manufactured in midcentury, circa 1950. An authentic handmade piece in very good original condition with lovely patina.

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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets

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Copper

Hollywood Regency Italian Fall Pumpkin / Squash Ceramic Tea Set. S / 11
Hollywood Regency Italian Fall Pumpkin / Squash Ceramic Tea Set. S / 11

Hollywood Regency Italian Fall Pumpkin / Squash Ceramic Tea Set. S / 11

Located in Kennesaw, GA

This is an Italian Hollywood Regency era pumpkin or squash themed tea set. The pieces are in very good condition from the leaf formed saucers to the vine lids. It is signed. Cups :...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Tea Sets

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Ceramic

Tiffany & Co. Antique Art Deco Silver Plate Coffee or Tea Service Set
Tiffany & Co. Antique Art Deco Silver Plate Coffee or Tea Service Set

Tiffany & Co. Antique Art Deco Silver Plate Coffee or Tea Service Set

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in South Bend, IN

A gorgeous antique Art Deco silver soldered tea or coffee service set, including: coffee pot, tea pot, sugar bowl, and creamer. By Tiffany & Co. USA, Circa Late 19th Century Measu...

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Late 19th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate

English Silver Plated Bone Handle Four Piece Tea / Coffee Service / Tray
English Silver Plated Bone Handle Four Piece Tea / Coffee Service / Tray

English Silver Plated Bone Handle Four Piece Tea / Coffee Service / Tray

By Sheffield Silver Co.

Located in Tarry Town, NY

Transport yourself to the elegance of the Early 20th Century with our English Silver-Plated Bone Handle Four-Piece Tea and Coffee Service, accompanied by a sophisticated serving tray...

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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Tea Sets

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Silver Plate

Contemporary Gold Plated Red Stone Cone Cup Handcrafted Italy by Natalia Criado
Contemporary Gold Plated Red Stone Cone Cup Handcrafted Italy by Natalia Criado

Contemporary Gold Plated Red Stone Cone Cup Handcrafted Italy by Natalia Criado

By Natalia Criado

Located in Milan, IT

Elevate your daily tea or coffee ritual with our exquisite lava cup. Handcrafted with plated brass, its geometric silhouette narrows at the base for a sleek and minimal aesthetic. Th...

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2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Gold Plate, Brass

Royal Holland Pewter Scandinavian Modern Coffee Set
Royal Holland Pewter Scandinavian Modern Coffee Set

Royal Holland Pewter Scandinavian Modern Coffee Set

By Daalderop KDM Royal Holland

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Beautiful Mid Century pewter coffee set made by Royal Holland in the Netherlands. This set includes a lidded coffee pot with a rattan wrapped handle, a lidded sugar bowl, a creamer, ...

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1960s Dutch Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tea Sets

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Pewter

Berlin KPM Porcelain Five-Piece Cobalt-Blue and Parcel-Gilt Coffee Set
Berlin KPM Porcelain Five-Piece Cobalt-Blue and Parcel-Gilt Coffee Set

Berlin KPM Porcelain Five-Piece Cobalt-Blue and Parcel-Gilt Coffee Set

By Kerafina Royal Porzellan KPM

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A very fine 19th century Berlin KPM Porcelain Royal five-piece cobalt-blue and 24-carat gold parcel-gilt coffee set. The finely painted and decorated two-serving suite comprising of ...

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Late 19th Century German Empire Revival Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Ebony 5-Piece Complete Tea + Coffee Set by Zanetto
Ebony 5-Piece Complete Tea + Coffee Set by Zanetto

Ebony 5-Piece Complete Tea + Coffee Set by Zanetto

By Zanetto

Located in Milan, IT

Gorgeous breakfast set complete with milk vessel, coffee pot, sugar bowl, tea pot and tray all exquisitely crafted in a silver plated alloy.  

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2010s Italian Tea Sets

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Silver Plate

19th-Century Majolica Minton Chinaman Teapot
19th-Century Majolica Minton Chinaman Teapot

19th-Century Majolica Minton Chinaman Teapot

By Minton

Located in Austin, TX

Majolica figural teapot signed Minton. Modeled as a Chinaman , the tail formed as the Chinaman’s pigtail, his head forming the cover with his hair comb ...

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1890s English Victorian Antique Tea Sets

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Ceramic

Gustav Hellstrøm enamel and gilt silver teaspoons, Norway, ca 1890
Gustav Hellstrøm enamel and gilt silver teaspoons, Norway, ca 1890

Gustav Hellstrøm enamel and gilt silver teaspoons, Norway, ca 1890

Located in Delft, NL

Gustav Hellstrøm enamel and gilt silver teaspoons, Norway, ca 1890 Beautiful set of teaspoons, silver purity of 925/000 gilded with enamel. The spoon handle is black enameled with g...

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19th Century Norwegian Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel

Black Dragon, Tea Set with Six Contemporary Porcelains with Decorative Design
Black Dragon, Tea Set with Six Contemporary Porcelains with Decorative Design

Black Dragon, Tea Set with Six Contemporary Porcelains with Decorative Design

By Vito Nesta

Located in Milano, Lombardia

The Mediterraneo collection is the result of Vito Nesta’s reflection on the line between reality and fantasy. The architectures of the doors depicted on the plates arise from technical drawings of monuments never realized but that inspired those that are present today in many Italian cities, from Milan to Rome. The same contrast is present in the setting, the doors portrayed at sunset are in fact surrounded by scenes inspired by colors and scents of North Africa. Tea set with 6 Tea cups and plates.

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2010s Italian Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Italian Midcentury Modern Silver & Hardstone Coffee Set on Tray
Italian Midcentury Modern Silver & Hardstone Coffee Set on Tray

Italian Midcentury Modern Silver & Hardstone Coffee Set on Tray

Located in New York, NY

Italian Midcentury Modern 800 silver coffee set on tray. This set comprises four pieces: Coffeepot, creamer, and sugar on tray. Wide and upward tapering bodies. Handles c-scroll and ...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

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Silver

Lebanon, Tea Set with Six Contemporary Porcelains with Decorative Design
Lebanon, Tea Set with Six Contemporary Porcelains with Decorative Design

Lebanon, Tea Set with Six Contemporary Porcelains with Decorative Design

By Vito Nesta

Located in Milano, Lombardia

In Lebanon collection a different landscape depicts the local coasts, ruins, and architecture in black and white, with a sophisticated rim decoration that showcases blueprints of tra...

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2010s Italian Tea Sets

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Porcelain

French porcelain Coffee / Tea Service for 10 People
French porcelain Coffee / Tea Service for 10 People

French porcelain Coffee / Tea Service for 10 People

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

Nice coffee or tea service from the first half of the 20th century for 10 people. Beautiful porcelain quality, white with fine gold edging and gold patterns on each piece. High Porce...

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Early 20th Century Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set of 4 Vintage GDR East German Tea Glasses from MUQ
Set of 4 Vintage GDR East German Tea Glasses from MUQ

Set of 4 Vintage GDR East German Tea Glasses from MUQ

Located in Hamburg, DE

Vintage GDR East German Tea Glasses from MUQ, Metallwarenfabrik Union Quedlinburg, Set of 4, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1970 to 1979 This piece has an attribution mark. Addit...

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20th Century German Tea Sets

Materials

Metal

1870s Victorian Silver Plated English 3 Pieces Tea Set
1870s Victorian Silver Plated English 3 Pieces Tea Set

1870s Victorian Silver Plated English 3 Pieces Tea Set

By James Dixon & Sons

Located in Catania, Sicilia

A rare three pieces tea set made in England in the second part of the 19th century. It's signed in the bottom Pearce Leeds & Huddersfield. Dimensions are of the tea pot.

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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Sets

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Silver Plate

Majolica Shell Creamer & Sugar Bowl Set- 2 Pieces Circa 1950
Majolica Shell Creamer & Sugar Bowl Set- 2 Pieces Circa 1950

Majolica Shell Creamer & Sugar Bowl Set- 2 Pieces Circa 1950

Located in Austin, TX

Majolica shell creamer & sugar bowl Circa 1950. Sugar bowl with lid / 4" by 4" , H / 3 inches. Creamer / 4.3" by 3.5" , H / 3 inches.

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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets

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Ceramic

Vintage Hotel Silver Plated Teapot
Vintage Hotel Silver Plated Teapot

Vintage Hotel Silver Plated Teapot

Located in Sheffield, MA

Vintage silver plated tea pot, 5 in x 7 in at widest point, some scratches and dents, marked Grace Line, an ocean liner, on one side of tea pot, underside marked 28088 e & co. In shield, Elkington Plate...

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Late 19th Century North American Victorian Antique Tea Sets

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Silver Plate

Set of 4 Mid-Century German Tea Glasses from WMF, 1960s
Set of 4 Mid-Century German Tea Glasses from WMF, 1960s

Set of 4 Mid-Century German Tea Glasses from WMF, 1960s

Located in Hamburg, DE

Mid-Century German Tea Glasses from WMF, 1960s, Set of 4, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution markIt is completely authentic Additional inf...

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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

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Metal

Italian Ceramic Pitcher and Four Tumblers by Bitossi
Italian Ceramic Pitcher and Four Tumblers by Bitossi

Italian Ceramic Pitcher and Four Tumblers by Bitossi

By Bitossi

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Stunning Italian drinking set by Bitossi. Pitcher and four cups. Marked Italy on underside. Excellent condition. Gorgeous blues and greens. Artwork for your tabletop. Measures: Pitc...

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1960s Italian Vintage Tea Sets

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Ceramic

Italian Tea Service Guido Andlovitz Italy 1940s with Venice and Gondolas Laveno
Italian Tea Service Guido Andlovitz Italy 1940s with Venice and Gondolas Laveno

Italian Tea Service Guido Andlovitz Italy 1940s with Venice and Gondolas Laveno

By Guido Andloviz

Located in Palermo, Sicily

Saucers diameter 14.5 cm Cups diameter 12 cm, height 4 cm Teapot height 20 cm, width 25 cm, depth 10 cm Sugar bowl 13 cm high, 14 cm wide, 7 cm deep. Spout 11 cm high, 14 cm wide...

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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Art Deco Sterling Silver Tea and Coffee Set by Harrison Brothers
Art Deco Sterling Silver Tea and Coffee Set by Harrison Brothers

Art Deco Sterling Silver Tea and Coffee Set by Harrison Brothers

By Harrison Brothers & George Howson 1

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

A fine vintage George VI English sterling silver four-piece tea and coffee service in the Art Deco style; an addition to our silver teaware collection. This exceptional vintage sterling silver tea set consists of a coffee jug, teapot, cream jug and sugar bowl. Each piece of this fine set has a plain rectangular cushion shaped form onto a stepped collet style base with Art Deco bracket style feet. The surface of this impressive vintage Art Deco tea set is plain and unembellished, with an applied reed decorated border to the upper portions. The coffee jug and teapot are fitted with hallmarked hinged covers and retain the original Art Deco style painted carved wood finials; the hinge to each piece is ornamented with an applied pendant drop design. The teapot and coffee pot are fitted with angular Art Deco style carved painted wood handles featuring a plain rounded thumbpiece to the upper plateau. The cream jug and sugar bowl are fitted with angular Art Deco style sterling silver handles, matching the design of the teapot and coffee pot handle. Condition This vintage tea and coffee...

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1940s English Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

19th-Century Majolica Minton Chinese Man Figural Teapot
19th-Century Majolica Minton Chinese Man Figural Teapot

19th-Century Majolica Minton Chinese Man Figural Teapot

By Minton

Located in LOS ANGELES, CA

19th-Century Majolica Minton Chinese man figural teapot. It is wonderfully whimsical and features a Chinese man form with excellent coloring. Additio...

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19th Century Chinoiserie Antique Tea Sets

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Pottery

Japanese Porcelain Tea Set for 5, Hand-Painted Geisha Scenes, Early 20th Century
Japanese Porcelain Tea Set for 5, Hand-Painted Geisha Scenes, Early 20th Century

Japanese Porcelain Tea Set for 5, Hand-Painted Geisha Scenes, Early 20th Century

By Satsuma

Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES

A finely crafted Japanese porcelain tea set for five, decorated with delicate hand-painted scenes in traditional style. Each piece features multiple medallions depicting elegant figu...

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20th Century Japanese Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set of Six Capodimonte Porcelain Tea /Coffee Cups with Floral Motifs, Italy
Set of Six Capodimonte Porcelain Tea /Coffee Cups with Floral Motifs, Italy

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 ...

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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets

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Porcelain

1935 Jean E Puiforcat Art Deco Modernist Tea Coffee Set Sterling Silver Rosewood
1935 Jean E Puiforcat Art Deco Modernist Tea Coffee Set Sterling Silver Rosewood

1935 Jean E Puiforcat Art Deco Modernist Tea Coffee Set Sterling Silver Rosewood

By Jean Puiforcat, Puiforcat

Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR

Modernist Art Deco tea and coffee set in sterling silver and rosewood by Jean E. Puiforcat created in 1935s. Service including: - a coffee pot - a teapot - a milkpot - a sugar pot...

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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

Silver Plated Tea Caddy by Barbour Silver Co.
Silver Plated Tea Caddy by Barbour Silver Co.

Silver Plated Tea Caddy by Barbour Silver Co.

By Barbour Silver Co.

Located in Los Angeles, CA

An exceptional antique silver-plated tea caddy by Barbour Silver Co., beautifully rendered in the highly sought-after “Dutch Provincial” or “Dutch Country Life” pattern. Produced ci...

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Early 20th Century Dutch Colonial Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate

Postmodern Italian Stainless Steel and Bakelit Bombe Teapot Coffeepot Kettle
Postmodern Italian Stainless Steel and Bakelit Bombe Teapot Coffeepot Kettle

Postmodern Italian Stainless Steel and Bakelit Bombe Teapot Coffeepot Kettle

By Carlo Alessi

Located in Hamburg, DE

Postmodern Italian Stainless Steel and Bakelit Bombe Teapot Coffeepot Kettle by Carlo Alessi for Alessi, in Flawless conditions. Designed 1950 to 1959 This piece has an attribution m...

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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Tea Sets

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Bakelite

Unusual Small Antique George III Quality Oval Shaped Copper Kettle
Unusual Small Antique George III Quality Oval Shaped Copper Kettle

Unusual Small Antique George III Quality Oval Shaped Copper Kettle

Located in Suffolk, GB

Unusual small Antique George III quality oval shaped copper kettle having an unusual small Antique George III oval shaped copper kettle with a shaped handle and spout with lift off l...

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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Tea Sets

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Copper

Cinderella Tea Service, Lilac & Gold, Handmade in Italy, Luxury Gold Design 2021
Cinderella Tea Service, Lilac & Gold, Handmade in Italy, Luxury Gold Design 2021

Cinderella Tea Service, Lilac & Gold, Handmade in Italy, Luxury Gold Design 2021

By Mosche Bianche

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...

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2010s Italian Baroque Tea Sets

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Ceramic

William IVth PAIR-(B) of C J Mason’s Cups & Saucers Porcelain Ptn 223, Ca 1830
William IVth PAIR-(B) of C J Mason’s Cups & Saucers Porcelain Ptn 223, Ca 1830

William IVth PAIR-(B) of C J Mason’s Cups & Saucers Porcelain Ptn 223, Ca 1830

By C.J. Mason 1

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is an early English, PAIR of porcelain Tea Cups and Saucers, made by C. J. Mason (The same factory who produced Mason's Ironstone) during the period of William IVth, circa 1830-...

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Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Dutch Art Deco Silver Cake Forks by W. Hooijkaas, 1920s
Dutch Art Deco Silver Cake Forks by W. Hooijkaas, 1920s

Dutch Art Deco Silver Cake Forks by W. Hooijkaas, 1920s

By Herman Hooijkaas

Located in Delft, NL

Dutch Art Deco silver cake forks, 1920s Dutch Art Deco silver cake forks of 11 cm long by the Silver smith W. Hooijkaas, Schoonhovense silver factory, Schoonhoven (1924-1943), D...

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Early 20th Century Dutch Tea Sets

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Silver

Antique Etruscan Seaweed Griffin Smith Hill Majolica Tea Cup and Saucer 19th C
Antique Etruscan Seaweed Griffin Smith Hill Majolica Tea Cup and Saucer 19th C

Antique Etruscan Seaweed Griffin Smith Hill Majolica Tea Cup and Saucer 19th C

By Griffen, Smith and Hill 1

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

Created in the late 1870s, this highly collected Griffin Smith & Hill Etruscan tea cup and saucer will be a fabulous addition to a current collection. The exterior of the cup and pla...

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19th Century American High Victorian Antique Tea Sets

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Ceramic, Paint

Art Deco Silvered Tea Pot from" Cafe du Grand Hotel" France
Art Deco Silvered Tea Pot from" Cafe du Grand Hotel" France

Art Deco Silvered Tea Pot from" Cafe du Grand Hotel" France

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Antique silver plated on brass collectible French Tea Pot from" Cafe du Grand Hotel" France. Art Deco style made by Boyron Lyon France. Circa 1940.

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Tea Sets

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Silver Plate

English Majolica Tea Set Bamboo & Birds Circa 1890
English Majolica Tea Set Bamboo & Birds Circa 1890

English Majolica Tea Set Bamboo & Birds Circa 1890

Located in Austin, TX

English Majolica tea set bamboo and bird circa 1890. Teapot H / 6.8" , 8.8" by 3.3" Milk pot H / 4" , 5.5" by 2.5" Sugar Pot H / 5.5" , 5" by 3.3".  

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1890s English Victorian Antique Tea Sets

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Ceramic

Modernist Sterling Silver and Rosewood Coffee or Tea Set with Tray
Modernist Sterling Silver and Rosewood Coffee or Tea Set with Tray

Modernist Sterling Silver and Rosewood Coffee or Tea Set with Tray

Located in Cincinnati, OH

This elegant matched seven-piece Modernist coffee or tea set is made of sterling silver and rosewood. The set includes a coffee pot, tea pot, pitcher, cream jug, and covered sugar bo...

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Mid-20th Century Mexican Modern Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

Matteo Thun for Arzberg Tea-for-One Set, 1980
Matteo Thun for Arzberg Tea-for-One Set, 1980

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...

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1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Tea Pot Can Teapot, Copper Brass Bamboo, Austria, 1950s
Tea Pot Can Teapot, Copper Brass Bamboo, Austria, 1950s

Tea Pot Can Teapot, Copper Brass Bamboo, Austria, 1950s

Located in Hausmannstätten, AT

A pot for tea, water, coffee, milk, etc. made of copper and bamboo manufactured in midcentury, circa 1950. An authentic handmade piece in very good original condition with lovely patina. It is marked with 'EKW Erich Kolbenheyer...

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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets

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Copper

French Porcelain Espresso Coffee or Tea Demitasse Cup Saucer w/Abstract Design
French Porcelain Espresso Coffee or Tea Demitasse Cup Saucer w/Abstract Design

French Porcelain Espresso Coffee or Tea Demitasse Cup Saucer w/Abstract Design

Located in New York, NY

A beautiful French porcelain espresso coffee or tea demitasse cup and saucer with colorful abstract design, circa late-20th century, France. Marked on bottom as shown. French bla...

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Late 20th Century French Modern Tea Sets

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Porcelain

6-Piece American Victorian Silver Plate Meridian Tea Set
6-Piece American Victorian Silver Plate Meridian Tea Set

6-Piece American Victorian Silver Plate Meridian Tea Set

Located in Queens, NY

6 Piece American Victorian (Aesthetic Movement) silver plate tea set with floral trim. (Meridian Co.) (PRICED AS SET)

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19th Century American Victorian Antique Tea Sets

Chinese porcelain. Two lidded tea cups with strainers, c. 1970s/80s.
Chinese porcelain. Two lidded tea cups with strainers, c. 1970s/80s.

Chinese porcelain. Two lidded tea cups with strainers, c. 1970s/80s.

Located in København, Copenhagen

Chinese porcelain. Two lidded tea cups with strainers, c. 1970s/80s. Cylindrical porcelain cups with handles, each with a lid and removable strainer. One decorated on a yellow grou...

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1970s Chinese Vintage Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Chinese Export Silver Tea and Coffee Service
Chinese Export Silver Tea and Coffee Service

Chinese Export Silver Tea and Coffee Service

By Yu Chang

Located in New Orleans, LA

This stunning and complete seven-piece Chinese export silver tea and coffee service was crafted by Yu Chang of Shanghai and Hong Kong, a firm re...

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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

Vintage Belleek 19 piece LIMPET Tea Set
Vintage Belleek 19 piece LIMPET Tea Set

Vintage Belleek 19 piece LIMPET Tea Set

By Belleek Pottery Ltd.

Located in Pasadena, TX

This is a partial set of Belleek Limpet porcelain. The Limpet tea set has 9 pieces. The teapot and 4 cups and 4 saucers. There are 5 hand painted Shamrock pieces. 2 tea cups, a suga...

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1960s Irish Late Victorian Vintage Tea Sets

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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.