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Tea Sets For Sale
Pair of French Majolica Cups & Saucers Cicada Louis Sicard Circa 1900
By Sicart
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of French Majolica Cups & Saucers Louis Sicard Circa 1950.
Decorated with cicadas on the cups and olives on the cups.
Rare blue colors , usually yell...
Category
Early 1900s French Mid-Century Modern Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
$440 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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
Glass Coffeemaker Handmade , Milady, Italy, Kanz
By kanz
Located in Venezia, Veneto
Milandy is a borosilicate glass filter coffee maker, not simply a coffee maker, but a functional object that enhances the essence of the chemical process of coffee extraction.
Milad...
Category
2010s Italian Other Tea Sets
Materials
Blown Glass
Set of 9 Vintage Coffee or Tea Set
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Coffee or Tea Set, Set of 9, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1950 to 1959
Additional information:
Materials: Metal, Plastic
Color: Black
Item Type: Vintage, Antique or Pre...
Category
20th Century Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
$1,759 / set
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
$346 Sale Price / set
30% Off
19th Century Silver Tea & Coffee Service Made by Joseph Angell
Located in London, GB
An exquisite tea & coffee service
Made by Joseph Angell
Assayed in London in 1852-1853, the solid silver 4-piece service in the manne...
Category
19th Century English Renaissance Revival Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Japanese Contemporary Gilded Green Blue Porcelain Cup, 5
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Attractive contemporary Japanese Ko-Imari (old Imari) porcelain short stem cup, in bright red, blue and green colors and generous gold application that are characteristics of Ko-Imar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Tea Sets
Materials
Gold
Thomas Wolfe Factory Z Lion Pattern English Teacup and Saucer
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A scarce antique English Staffordshire bone china teacup and saucer hand decorated with a red lion by Thomas Wolfe (Factory Z) and dating from...
Category
1810s English George III Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 6 Antique Kangxi Chinese Porcelain Floral Cup Saucer Tea Set, 18th C.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing this fantastic and unsually beautifull tea set in Blue and white, all of moulded shape.
Six blue and white porcelain cups and sa...
Category
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$3,597 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Chinese Tibetan Silver Overlay Porcelain Body Teapot With Foo Dog Finial
Located in San Diego, CA
A vintage Chinese / Tibetan silver overlay porcelain body teapot with foo dog finial, circa the 1970s. The pot is in very good vintage conditi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Royal Crown Derby Chinoiserie Styled Five Small Cup & Saucer Sets
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
These five small cup and saucer sets, and one additional saucer, were made by the well known Royal Crown Derby maker of England and date to appro...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Scottish Sterling Silver Teapot
By William Davie
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George II Scottish sterling silver teapot; an addition to our Georgian silver teaware collection
This exceptional antique Georgian sterling silver teapot has an globular bullet-shaped onto a cast circular spreading foot.
The surface of this silver teapot is embellished with flat engraved foliate and floral decoration to the upper portion.
The body of the teapot incorporates the engraved crest of on a mount, a centaur with a bow and arrow, all above the motto 'Ut Quocunque Paratus' - As prepared for whatever may happen*.
This antique 18th century silver teapot...
Category
18th Century Scottish Georgian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Set of 6 Gio Ponti (Attributed.) Coffe Cups for Krupp, Milano, Art Déco 1930s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Argelato, BO
Set of 6 Alpaca cups, Arthur Krupp, Milan 1930.
The cups, clearly Art Dèco in style, were made in the 1930s in Milan for Krupp, exactly in the perio...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Alpaca
$1,894 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Sterling Tea Service Designed by Gio Ponti for Reed and Barton
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A sterling tea service with sterling tray designed by Gio Ponti for Reed and Barton, pattern 440 "Diamond" the tray is #1574. The set consists of ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
19th Century Collection Antique Arabian Tea Pots Market "Papillon" Thick Brass
Located in Vigonza, Padua
19th century collection of antique Arabian tea pots market "Papillon" in thick brass, hand embossed, and copper
High respectively cm: 22, 20, 18.
Category
Mid-19th Century Maghreb Neoclassical Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Copper, Brass
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...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
Arts & Crafts Wrought Iron and Copper Tea Pot, Antti Hakkarainen, Finland 1940s
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful hand hammered tea pot in copper and wrought Iron by Antti Hakkarainen. The peace features a copper tea pot with decorative wrought iron handles and stand. Beautifully exe...
Category
1940s Finnish Arts and Crafts Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Copper, Wrought Iron
Lutz Rabold 'City Scape' Tea Set for Arzberg, 1980
By Lutz Rabold, Arzberg
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful Memphis-style tea set 'City-Scape' by Lutz Rabold for Arzberg Porcelain, Germany including one tea pot and lid (9.5in x 7.5in x 5.5in), one creamer (3.5in x 4.25in x 3.0in)...
Category
1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
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
$10,055 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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
Silver Plated Tea Set, Exclusive Antique 3 Parts Kettle Coffee Pot, Warmer Set
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique Silver-Plated Tea Set with Warmer Swedish C. Keijser & Östberg
A superb antique silver-plated three-piece tea set, including an elegant kettle with warmer and matching teapot...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver
$1,726 Sale Price
22% Off
Matteo Thun Whimsical Memphis Tea Pot
By Matteo Thun
Located in New York, NY
Tea Pot “Columbina Superba”
Designed for Alessio Sarri, Sesto Fiorentino
Printed to underside “MTH 020”.
Object # 3174
Literature: Barbara Radice, Memphis, Munich, 1988, p. 165 (...
Category
20th Century Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
German Meissen Porcelain Swan Service Pattern Part Coffee Service, 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
After the models by Johann Joachim Kändler and Johann Friedrich Eberlein, in low relief with two swimming swans among bulrushes with a crane in flight above, upon a spiral shell mold...
Category
20th Century German Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$30,000 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pierre Cardin - Tea Coffee Service 4 Pieces Sterling Silver Futuristic Model XXt
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Rare and exceptional 4-piece coffee tea service in solid silver futuristic type composed of a teapot, a coffee maker, a milk jug, a covered sugar bowl, the handles are in rosewood st...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Teapot, "Lilja" "Lilly", Bo Fajans, Sweden, 1940s, Mid-Century Modern Vintage
By Bo Fajans
Located in Stockholm, SE
A stunning teapot designed at Bo Fajans in Gefle, Sweden and of the model "Lilly" that is super rare to find today. The teapot is 15.5 cm (6.2") high and about 23,5 cm (9.4") long. I...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$274 Sale Price
20% Off
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
DeSimone of Italy, Hand Painted Ceramic Mid-Century Cup And Saucer c1960
By DeSimone
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
DeSimone of Italy, ceramic cup and saucer, hand decorated with girl holding flowers
A fun piece of Italian dash
Circa 1960's
Signed DeSimone, Italy
Cup: Height 2 inch, Diameter 4.25 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Odiot Henin - 5pc. Antique French 950 Sterling Silver Louis XVI Tea Set + Tray
By Odiot, Henin et Cie 1
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from a Private Mansion in Paris, a Magnificent 4pc. Antique French 950 Sterling Silver and Vermeil Tea Set by France's Premier French Silversmith Jean-Baptiste Odiot and an ac...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
$16,967 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Six piece Dutch silver tea set by Van Kempen & Zn, 1894
By Van Kempen
Located in Delft, NL
Six piece Dutch silver tea set by Van Kempen & Zn, 1894
A six piece silver tea set in original box. The set consists of a teapot, a round sugar bowl, a milk jug, a spoon vase, a tea caddy and a glass with silver rim, raised on 3 ball feet coaster. The teapot and milk jug handles...
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Japanese Meiji Period Late 19th Century Bronze Teapots with Weathered Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
Six Japanese Meiji period bronze teapots from the late 19th century, sold individually. Created in Japan during the second half of the 19th century, each...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Bronze
Exceptional Rococo design chased antique sterling silver coffee pot made in 1764
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1764 by Thomas Whipham & Charles Wright, this exceptional, George III period, Antique Sterling Silver Coffee Pot, is in the Rococo taste, with ornate chased d...
Category
1760s English Rococo Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian Alpaca Silver Tea or Coffee Pair of Cups and Plates, England 19th C.
Located in Valencia, VC
A gorgeous pair of Victorian mid 19th century alpaca silver and china tea or coffee cups and plates.
Ideal to serve a beautiful breakfast or tea/coffee table.
Dimensions:
Cup: H....
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
$384 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Antique Tiffany Gilt Encrusted Cup & Saucers, Eleven Sets 22 Pieces Circa 1910
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...
Category
1910s British Belle Époque Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Herend Hand Painted & Gilt Decorated Glazed Porcelain Coffee Set / Ten People
By Herend
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Introducing an extraordinary Hungarian hand-painted and gilt decorated coffee service by Herend, renowned for their exquisite craftsmanship. This magnificent glazed porcelain set, designed to accommodate ten people, combines elegance, artistry, and functionality in every detail. Immerse yourself in the rich heritage of Hungarian porcelain as you experience the captivating beauty of each piece. The delicate hand painted motifs, meticulously applied by skilled artisans, showcase the timeless charm and intricate designs that Herend is celebrated for. The lavish gilt decorations add a touch of opulence, elevating this coffee service to new heights of sophistication. Indulge in the pleasure of coffee or tea rituals with this comprehensive set. The coffee cups and saucers, perfectly sized and adorned with enchanting patterns, invite you to savor every sip. The covered tea pot, Coffee pot, and chocolate pot, with their silhouettes and intricate detailing, ensure your favorite beverages are serve in style. Each piece in this Herend coffee...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Tea Sets
Materials
Gold
English Porcelain Pot, Royal Worcester, Dated 1888
Located in New York, NY
Royal Worcester ivory porcelain.
Category
1880s English Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Vieux Paris 'Old Paris' Tea Caddy or Apothocary Jar Painted with Harbor Scene
By Old Paris
Located in Mobile, AL
This empire period Old Paris tea caddy, canister or jar from the 1830's is sure to delight. It was likely designed and sold as a tea canister, but a lidd...
Category
1830s French Empire Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$328 Sale Price
54% Off
Contemporary Simple Coffee Container Silver Green 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
Stoneware Teapot by Saxbo in Denmark
By Saxbo
Located in Goteborg, SE
Stoneware teapot made at Saxbo in Denmark. Saxbo was a small but well-known ceramic studio run by the chemist Natalie Krebs. Her specialty was the gla...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Stoneware
$657 Sale Price
25% Off
A rare tea set in dark green by Saint-Clément includes a teapot and a milk jug
Located in Landshut, BY
Rare Tea Set (as produced in this colour):
The set comprises a teapot and a milk jug.
St. Clément
The faience factory of Saint-Clément, located 12 km from Lunéville, was established...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Pottery
$341 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Darte Frères Faux Tortoise and Gilt Partial Coffee Service
By Darte Frères
Located in New York, NY
Darte Frères Faux Tortoise and Gilt Partial Coffee Service. Antique Empire Paris porcelain by Darte Frères 1795-1825 in a rich mocha faux tortoise pattern with neoclassical decorativ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
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
Vista Alegre for Mottahedeh 'Lowestoft Rose' Porcelain Demitasse Set
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This 17 piece porcelain demitasse set was made by Vista Alegre of Portugal for Mottahedeh. The pieces have been finished in the heavily gilded ...
Category
1980s Portuguese Chinoiserie Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Cased Mid-20th Century Japanese Satsuma-style Moriage Dragonware Tea Set
Located in Worcester, GB
Mid-20th Century Japanese Satsuma-style Moriage Dragonware Tea Set with Arhats – Original Fitted Case
A finely decorated Japanese Satsuma-style tea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Tea Sets
Materials
Enamel
Japanese Silvered Iron Teapot
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Featuring a ribbed pattern, this teapot is signed by the artist on the bottom.
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Ravinet d'Enfert Art Deco Tea & Coffee Set, Silver Plate & Makassar Ebony, 1930s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Ravinet d'Enfert, France, circa 1930.
Art Deco French Silver Plate and Ebony 5 piece Tea & Coffee set with matching tray. Includes a teapot with hinged cover, a coffee pot with h...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
$1,854 Sale Price / set
45% 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
$230 Sale Price / set
60% Off
Hester Bateman, London 1781 sterling silver coffee pot
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1781 by Hester Bateman, this wonderful, George III, Antique Sterling Silver Coffee Pot, features bead borders, a plain body, a wooden scroll handle, and acant...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
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
Ceramic Set Form 3000 'Sicilia' by Arzberg, 1970
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning 11-piece porcelain tea/coffee set 'Sicilia' form 3000 ceramic set by Hans Theo Baumann for Arzberg Porzellan, Germany. The set contains a tea/coffee pot with lid, a small ca...
Category
1970s German Post-Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
1940s Bauhaus Stainless Tea Kettle Pot Style Peter Behrens
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a D & S personal tea kettle pot stainless steel. Bauhaus clean modern design style of Peter Behrens. Handle with cane wrap. Stamped at the bottom.
Dimensio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
Drabware Trio by Don Pottery with Sepia Landscapes England Circa 1810
Located in Katonah, NY
This rare drabware trio comprising a tea cup, coffee can, and saucer was made by Don Pottery in England around 1810.
Drabware is a warm-toned, refined stoneware first introduced at W...
Category
Early 19th Century English Country Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Stoneware
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
$30,196 Sale Price / set
30% Off
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
$2,841 Sale Price / set
50% Off
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
R. Wilson Coin Silver 6-Piece Tea & Coffee Set Architectural Castle Repousse
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Robert and William Wilson coin silver 6-piece tea and coffee set in architectural Castle chinoiserie repousse pattern, with bird finials, all hand-chased, with great deta...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
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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