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Tea Sets For Sale
Art Deco period Shelley Porcelain 13 Piece Part Tea Set ptn 10797, circa 1920
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a 13 part porcelain tea set by Shelley Potteries Ltd, Staffordshire, England in a striking pattern and from the Art Deco period, circa 1920.
...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Early 19th Century Pewter and Granite Coffee Pot, Dated 1818
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early American pewter and granite coffee pot in fantastic form. This wonderful goose neck coffee pot. Signed on base GRANITE IRON WARE, PTD. MAY ...
Category
19th Century American Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Granite, Pewter
Pair of Art Deco Atelier Primavera Tea Set, France, 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of Art Deco Atelier Primavera tea set, France, 1930s
Plate measurements diameter 16 x height 2cm.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
W W Harrison & Co. An Aesthetic Movement silver-plated tea pot
Located in London, GB
W W Harrison & Co (William Wheatcroft Harrison). An Aesthetic Movement silver-plated tea pot.
Stamped underneath
Category
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Puiforcat (Hermes): 4pc. French Louis XVI Sterling Tea Set + Tetard Silver Tray
By Puiforcat
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from Paris, a stunning 4pc. antique French 950 sterling silver Louis XVI tea set by France’s premier silversmith “Puiforcat”, currently owned by Hermes, in like new condition ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate, Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian Silver Kettle on Stand 1843 London England
Located in London, GB
A magnificent solid silver antique Victorian Kettle on stand. The Kettle has a delicately faceted shape with each panel featuring a detailed engraved design featuring birds, scrolls and stylised leaves and flowers. The Kettle rests on an ornate stand with a burner in the centre and is secured to the stand with two sturdy pins on chains.
Made in London, England in 1843 by Joseph and George Angell.
Approx. Weight - 2358g / 75.81oz
Measures: Approx. Height - 47.9cm
Approx. Width - 24.3cm
This Victorian Silver Kettle...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique George III Quality Copper Kettle
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality copper kettle having a quality antique George lll copper kettle with a shaped handle and spout lift of lid.
Measures: H 31 x W 31 X 22 cm
Date 1800.
Category
Early 1800s English George III Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
A Meissen Dot Period Porcelain Tea Cup and Saucer and Coffee Cup, 1763 - 1774
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Meissen Dot Period Porcelain Tea Cup and Saucer and Coffee Cup, 1763 - 1774
Additional information:
Date : 1763 - 1774
Period : Augustus III
Mark...
Category
18th Century German Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Blue and White Chinese Teapot
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique fine bone porcelain blue and white Chinese teapot has a long spout with hand painted scenic design. Enjoy a cup of tea served in this an...
Category
19th Century Chinese Export Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Wedgwood Drabware Sugar Bowl and Stand England, circa 1825
By Wedgwood
Located in Katonah, NY
Wedgwood made this drabware sugar bowl and stand in Staffordshire, England, in the first quarter of the 19th century, circa 1825.
The design is simple and elegant, and the decoratio...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Earthenware
20th Century Spanish Silver Rococo Style Tea and Coffee Service
Located in London, GB
20th century Spanish silver Rococo style tea and coffee service,
Spanish, 20th century
Kettle on stand: Height 44cm, width 23cm, depth 16cm
Milk jug: Height 12cm, width 13cm, depth 9cm
Comprising of a solid silver tray, teapot, coffee pot, sugar bowl, milk jug, strainer, and large kettle...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Rococo Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
A Meissen Dot Period Porcelain 'Hausmaler' Tea & Coffee Service, 1763-74
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Rare Meissen Dot Period Porcelain Hausmaler Eight Person Tea and Coffee Service 1763-74
Additional information:
Date : 1763-1774
Period : Frederi...
Category
18th Century German Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Purple and Gold Porcelain Tea Set for Eight Persons
By Wedgwood
Located in Richmond, London
A very fine Crescent Ware porcelain eight place tea set, finely decorated with gold over royal purple ground, retailed by Phillips of New Bond Street, London.
England, circa 1908–192...
Category
Early 20th Century English Regency Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Cased Tea Set, English Ceramic, Coffee Cans, Silver Spoon, Hallmark 1932
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage cased tea set. An English, ceramic and Sterling silver coffee can service, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930.
Fascinating te...
Category
Early 20th Century British Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Pyramid Teapot #600B
Located in Hellerup, DK
A large sterling silver Georg Jensen Pyramid art deco teapot with an ebony handle, design #600B by Harald Nielsen from 1930. Inspired by the 1922 discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb by H...
Category
1930s Scandinavian Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique English Georgian Silver Teapot
Located in Sheffield, MA
Serve the next cup of tea in this elegant classic fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver teapot in the Queen Anne style.
With wood handle and finial, the lower portion of this fine teapot is embossed fluted decoration accented with subtly elevated rounded projections.
Search terms: Georgian teapot, Edwardian teapot...
Category
Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
$1,140 Sale Price
40% Off
Serving Set "Cylinda Line" by Arne Jacobsen
By Arne Jacobsen, Stelton
Located in Vienna, AT
The epochal “Cylinda Line” serving set by Danish designer Arne Jacobsen, styled for Stelton in 1967. The set is entirely manufactured of stainless steel, the handles of the jugs are of black Bakelite. Our ensemble consists of mocha jug...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
$1,747 / set
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
Memphis Silver Plate and Lucite Tea and Coffee Service by Guildart, circa 1980
Located in Atlanta, GA
Indulge in the artistry of the Memphis Movement with this extraordinary coffee and tea service, a rare crafted creation by renowned silversmith Guildart, Paris, circa 1980. A true co...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
Vintage Gerald Benney Sterling Silver Coffee Pot on Stand, 1965
Located in London, GB
An impressive sterling silver coffee pot made by Gerald Benney. This magnificent Coffee Post if of a large size and has an elegant polished form. It rests on a round Silver Stand.
Made in London, England in 1965 by Gerald Benney.
Approx. Weight - 1596g / 51.32oz
Approx. total height - 31.2cm
Approx. height coffee pot only - 29.4cm
Approx. diameter of stand - 16.6cm
Both coffee pot & stand each have Full English Hallmarks.
This coffee pot on stand...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
$6,409 Sale Price
20% Off
Modernist Copper Insulated Ceramic Kettle by Hall China
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Early Mid-century copper insulated ceramic Kettle by The Hall China Company for Forman Family inc. Crafted with precision and pride, this kettle embodies early Mid-century design wit...
Category
1950s North American Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
$75 Sale Price
40% Off
Antique Copper Dovetailed Goose Neck Tea Coffee Pot Kettle 12"
Located in Dayton, OH
Large 19th century dovetailed copper farmhouse kettle / coffee pot with gooseneck shaped spout, rotating bail handle and scrolled finial on the lid.
Dimensions:
9.75" x 9" x 11.75" ...
Category
Late 19th Century Country Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
$188 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Etched Pewter Teapot, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
For one short decade, from circa 1910-1920, pewter was all the rage in China’s bustling commercial centers of Shanghai and Canton. Drawn to pewter’s soft, silvery glow, artists took ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Tea Sets
Materials
Pewter
$218 Sale Price
42% Off
Boulenger - 8pc. Louis XVI, Silver Tea Set - Museum Quality !
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from Paris, A Superb 8 piece 19th Century Louis XVI Sterling Silver Tea Set by the one of France's Premier Silversmiths "Adolphe Boulenger" in...
Category
1870s French Louis XVI Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Early Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Flamestone Coffee Pot with Mugs and Demitasses
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denmark 'Flamestone' coffee or tea pot, four demitasses, four mugs, and eight saucers (four small / four larger) by Jens H. Quistgaard for Dansk Designs, circa 1958-1964.
Features the Flamestone signature slate, almost brown glazed-earthenware with striated pattern and white porcelain interior (pitcher has a green tinge to the porcelain interior). Elegant, attractive set with only one fleck to the rim of one of the mugs (very minor and easy to miss -- see photos 15 and 16 for closeups).
Early, Danish production, as indicated by the markings and rough exterior (a smooth version was introduced in 1964).
Measures: Pitcher H 13.5" x L 7.5" x D 5"
Coffee mugs H 3.75" x L 4" x D 3.13"
Coffee saucers...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Earthenware, Porcelain
Antique George III Silver Coffee Pot on Stand 1783
Located in London, GB
An impressive Antique George III Sterling Silver Coffee Pot on a Silver Stand. This classic Georgian Coffee Pot has a subtle bead edged border on the lid, shoulder, column and base. The Coffee Pot has a wooden handle. The Stand has a round form and is embellished with a matching bead border. Both the Coffee Pot and Stand have an engraved monogram.
Made in London, England in 1783 by Thomas Chawner.
Approx. Weight - 1080g / 34.72oz
Approx. Height - 33.6cm
Approx. Width Handle to Spout - 22.8cm
Approx. Diameter of Stand - 13.2cm
Both the Georgian silver coffee pot...
Category
18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
$4,578 Sale Price
20% Off
Silver Chinese Export Tea and Coffee Service, by Tuck Chang & Co., Shanghai
Located in London, GB
Silver Chinese Export tea and coffee service, by Tuck Chang & Co., Shanghai
Chinese, Late 19th century
Measures: Milk jug: height 8cm, width 14cm, depth 10cm
Coffee pot: height 25...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Antique Meiji Japanese Satsuma Tea Bowl in the Style of Ninshei Nonomura, 19C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Introducing this rare and exquisite bowl from Meiji period, dating back to the 19th century.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: Japan
Period: 19...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$1,768 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinoiserie 'Mille Fleur' 19 pieces, Tea Set for Six - Vintage 1960s
Located in NEWTOWN, AU
A fabulous 1960s porcelain tea set, featuring a fabulous chinoiserie 'mille fleur' design. The pattern features a colour Greek key border, with a variety of flowers and fruits in the...
Category
1960s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage 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
Japanese tea service for 10 in fine mid-19th century porcelain
Located in Catania, IT
Japanese tea service for 10 in fine porcelain from the mid-19th century
Hand painted of excellent workmanship as visible in the photo
in good cond...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage English Victorian Silver Plated Tea Set w/ Tilting Kettle - 6 Pc Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage English Victorian Silver Plated Tea Set w/ Tilting Kettle - 6 Pc Set. Listing includes (1) tilting teapot on stand with warmer, (1) creamer, (1) twin handle sugar bowl, (1) s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Victorian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Rare Hutschenreuther powdery pink Dragen-Rose Model Full Tea set
Located in Rümmingen, BW
A beautiful German Hutschenreuther tea set, from the mid-20th century, in a delicate pastel pink glaze. Hutschenreuther is a German porcelain manufacturer, founded in 1814 in Bavaria...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Rococo Revival Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Il Viaggio di Nettuno Set of 2 Tea Cups and Saucers by Luke Edward Hall
Located in Milan, IT
This stunning set of two tea cups and two saucers is a vibrant interpretation of classical elegance by designer Luke Edward Hall. The kingdom of Neptune, the Roman god of the sea, li...
Category
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Tea Sets
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
$1,560 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Copper Kettle with Unique Handle
Located in Ross, CA
Antique copper kettle made in the 1800s. The lid has a brass handle and the seams on the bottom of the kettle are dovetailed. The kettle itself has an unusual shaped flat top handle.
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown French Provincial Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
$148 Sale Price
55% Off
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...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
$10,715 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Silver Vermeil Tea / Coffee Regency Style by Boin Taburet Paris
By Boin-Taburet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This exquisite, beautiful and rare French silver vermeil coffee and tea service was crafted by one of the most celebrated goldsmiths in Paris. Fa...
Category
Late 19th Century French Regency Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Vermeil, Silver
Christian Dior 20th century - tea service on its sterling silver and lapis tray
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
CHRISTIAN DIOR DECORATION
Three-piece tea service in solid silver and lapis lazuli composed of a teapot, a milk jug and a sugar bowl, oblong in shape whose handles and grips are deco...
Category
20th Century Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique George II Georgian Silver Kettle on Stand London 1745 Teapot
By William Grundy
Located in London, GB
An excellent George II Georgian Solid Silver Kettle on Stand. The Tea Pot has an ornate chased design including floral, foliate and scroll patterning, and each side has a shaped cartouche with an engraved crest in it. The Teapot has a hinged domed lid with an impressive finial, and a substantial scroll shaped swing handle with a shaped wooden section. The Tea Kettle stands...
Category
18th Century English George II Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
$10,502 Sale Price
20% Off
Silver and Lacquer Sake Set by Unno Shomin
Located in New Orleans, LA
Silver and Lacquer Sake Set
Unno Shomin
Meiji period, late 19th century
This extraordinary sake set exemplifies the pinnacle of Japanese craftsmanship, created by the esteemed Unno ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
$28,500 / set
Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Coffee Pot, 1821
Located in London, GB
A beautiful antique George IV solid Silver Coffee Pot featuring a lovely chased design showing stylized floral and scroll patterning with shell...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
$2,127 Sale Price
20% Off
Nanna Ditzel Ceramic Tea Service for Søholm, 1970s
By Nanna Ditzel
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare tea service consisting of a teapot, cookie bowl and 4 cups. The shape starts of as a square at the bottom and transform fluently into a circle at the top. All pieces features ...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
$2,045 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Lenox "Castle Garden" Footed Cups & Saucers; Set/12
Located in Malibu, CA
Lenox "Castle Garden" footed cups & saucers in pristine condition in pastel shades of pinks, blues & lilac with a gold rim.
Category
1970s American Belle Époque Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Faceted Teapot engraved Flowers Joseph Angell, 752g Silver, London 1841
Located in Paris, FR
This exceptional 19th-century antique Victorian English sterling silver teapot was crafted by Joseph Angell Sr. & Joseph Angell Jr. in London in 1841. Is a remarkable addition to any...
Category
19th Century English Rococo Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Coffee Service by Ana Maria Nunez De Brilanti for Plateria Victoria, Mexico 1960
By Victoria of Taxco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the remarkable Copper & Silver Coffee/Tea Service by Ana Maria Nunez De Brilanti for Plateria Victoria, Mexico 1960's. Immerse yourself in ...
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
Eva Stæhr-nielsen for Saxbo, Teapot in Glazed Stoneware, Mid-20th C
Located in København, Copenhagen
Eva Stæhr-Nielsen for Saxbo. Teapot in glazed stoneware.
Mid-20th century.
Measures: 19.5 x 12 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
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
Antique 19th Century Chamberlain Worcester Quails Patter Porcelain Cup & Saucer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English porcelain cup & saucer.
In the Quail pattern.
By Chamberlain Worcester.
With painted green, blue, and red painte...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Derby Porcelain Coffee Cup, Artichoke Pattern in Turquoise, Georgian ca 1785
By Derby
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful coffee cup and saucer made by Derby in about 1785. The set has the distinctive "artichoke" moulding and a bright turquoise ground with the white artichoke surface...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$300 Sale Price / set
20% Off
KPM, Berlin, Twelve Royal Ivory Tea Cups with Saucers in Cream-Colored Porcelain
Located in København, Copenhagen
KPM, Berlin. Twelve Royal Ivory tea cups with saucers in cream-colored porcelain with gold decoration.
1920s.
The cup measures: 8 x 4.5 cm.
Sau...
Category
1920s German Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
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...
Category
1980s Japanese Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$151 / set
Arne Jacobsen Coffee & Tea Set
By Arne Jacobsen, Stelton
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Arne Jacobsen Cylinda Line,manufactured by Stelton
Matte finish steel,made in Denmark
Category
20th Century Danish Tea Sets
Materials
Steel
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:...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver 1877 Tea & Coffee Set in Japonesque Pattern Tray
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Tiffany & Co. sterling silver tea and coffee service on a matching tray, in the celebrated Japonesque pattern, beautifully adorned with bamboo motifs as well as other sty...
Category
1870s American Japonisme Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
David Andreson Silver and Enamels Tea Strainer, Denmark, 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Tea strainer with handle, in gilt silver and floral decoration, with blue, white and green cloisonné enamels. Work of the famous silversmith David Andersen, house founded in 1876. Ch...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Gran Paris by Camusso Sterling Silver Tea Set 5-Piece Griffin Spouts
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gran Paris by Camusso
Exceptional Peruvian Gran Paris by Camusso 5-piece tea set with faux ivory handles and finials and griffin spouts. This set includes:
1 - Kettle on Stand:...
Category
20th Century Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
Antique Tea Service, English, Silver Plated, Teapot, Dish, Milk Jug, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique tea service. An English, silver plated teapot, bon bon dish and milk jug, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.
Attract...
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
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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