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Tea Sets For Sale
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
European Porcelain Cup and Saucers
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Porcelain cup and saucer. Delicate cup and two saucer set in fine porcelain, decorated with romantic floral motifs. The cup has a soft pinkish base, with roses in shades of pink and ...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Flo-Blue Collection of 9 Piece Matching "Formosa" Tea Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine "FORMOSA" Pattern flo-blue tea set is in very good condition and includes a large tea pot, sugar bowl, two dinner plates, small desert plate and...
Category
Late 19th Century English American Colonial Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Karl Raichle Tea Set 1930
By Karl Raichle
Located in Encino, CA
Karl RAICHLE,
Urach. Mocha set, tea set.
Mocha pot, creamer, sugar bowl, tray.
Four pieces in white metal (tin) and wood.
Germany Circa 1930.
...
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Pewter
Antique Teapot, Exclusive Silver Rococo English Mid-century Coffee Pot
Located in Wembley, GB
An antique tea set and a silver-plated teapot that is beautifully designed and created are suitable for elegant serving. With lid pressed, cast and chased, gold gilding on the inside...
Category
1920s British Rococo Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Metal, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Sheet Metal, Silver Leaf
Victorian Sterling Silver Four-Piece Tea and Coffee Service
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, composite antique Victorian English sterling silver four-piece tea and coffee service/set; part of our silver teaware collection.
This exceptional antique Victorian four-piece sterling silver tea and coffee service consists of a coffee pot, teapot, sugar bowl and cream jug.
Each piece has a pear shaped form onto a circular spreading foot.
The pieces of this Victorian tea and coffee set are embellished with embossed panels in a swirl design, accented with bright cut engraved segmented quatrefoil leaf motifs on a textured background.
One side of each piece incorporates a circular cartouche displaying the engraved initial 'B'.
The upper rims are encompassed with plain applied moulded borders.
The teapot and coffee pot are fitted with domed hinged hallmarked covers reflecting the identical decoration as that to the body.
Each cover retains the original hallmarked cast sterling silver finial embellished with scrolling leaf ornamentation.
The components of this antique silver tea set...
Category
1860s British Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
19th Century Brass Kettle
Located in Burton, TX
This 19th Century Kettle was crafted from brass by artisans in the late 1800's. The piece features an intricately detailed handle that leads to an...
Category
19th Century English Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
Derby Coffee Cup, Monochrome Sepia Landscapes Zachariah Boreman, ca 1785
By Crown Derby, Derby
Located in London, GB
This is a very rare and stunning coffee cup and saucer made by Derby in about 1785. The set has a white ground with graceful gilding, and two stunning little landscapes painted by Za...
Category
1780s English Romantic Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Michelsen Danish 4-Piece Sterling Silver Tea & Coffee Set in Art Deco Style
Located in New York, NY
nton Michelsen, 4-piece Danish sterling silver tea and coffee set in elegant Art Deco style, consisting of:
a coffee pot measuring 8 1/2''in height by 9 3/4'' from handle to spout
a...
Category
19th Century Danish Art Deco Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Arne Jacobsen Cylinda Danish Modern Stainless Steel Coffee Tea Set for Stelton
By Arne Jacobsen, Stelton
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Handsome Cylinda Line coffee and tea service designed in 1967 by Arne Jacobsen and made in Denmark by Stelton. This set includes - a lidded coffee pot, a lidded teapot, a lidded suga...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
Set of Six 18th Century Flight Worcester Porcelain Tea Cups and Saucers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of six antique Flight Worcester porcelain cups and saucers.
Each with a ribbed swirl design and cobalt blue and gold floral sprig and garland decoration.
Each base is mar...
Category
Late 18th Century Great Britain (UK) George III Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Christofle Tea and Coffee Service with Tray
By Christofle, Gallia
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Fine five piece silver plate set with coffee pot, tea pot, lidded sugar bowl and creamer all octagonal shapes with beaded details. The sugar bowl with twin handles with palmette moti...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Astronomici Teapot
By Fornasetti
Located in Milan, IT
Refined zodiac motifs cover this elegant hand-decorated porcelain teapot with gold accents, turning an everyday object into a true collector's item. Any minor discrepancies between s...
Category
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage cup and saucer produced by Boch La Louvière
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Coffee/tea cup and saucer, “Kimono” model, designed in the 1960s by the Belgian manufacturer Boch La Louvière.
Lovely decor in organic tones.
Tableware with timeless charm that wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Theiera Early 1900s Ancient Nine of Bassano
By Bassano
Located in Taranto, IT
Early 20th-century Ceramic Theiera Antica Nove di Bassano.
Considering over a century of age, it is in excellent conservative condition, there are no aesthetic or structural defects...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Sevres Hand Painted Matched Porcelain Cabinet Cup and Saucer
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique French matched hand painted porcelain cabinet cup and saucer painted with various scenes by Sevres and dating from the latter 19th century. ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Samuel Alcock Porcelain Solitaire Tea Set, Cobalt Blue, Gilt, Landscapes, ca1825
Located in London, GB
A solitaire tea set consisting of a teapot with cover on a stand and a trio consisting of a teacup, a coffee cup and a saucer, in “half orange” shape with deep cobalt blue and yellow...
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique George III Georgian Silver Teapot on Stand 1804 Tea Pot
Located in London, GB
An Antique George III solid Silver Teapot on Stand decorated with a delicate engraved design on the Teapot and on the Oval Tray below. The Teapo...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Chinoiserie Bird Shaped Teapot Hand-painted Blue White Decor
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage ceramic or porcelain small teapot is sculpted in shape of a bird or a phoenix, with large head, long wings, rounded tail, and ornate handle on the back. The teapot features t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Early Meissen Porcelain Teapot circa 1715 from the Arnhold Collection
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
An early Meissen porcelain teapot made circa 1715, decorated by a Dutch hausmaler circa 1730-1740.
The teapot is decorated in a Kakiemon pa...
Category
Early 18th Century German Other Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Hand Painted Kunst Kronach Bavaria Coffee Cup Saucer Fine China 1950
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Coffee Cup Bavaria Porcelain Tea Cup set Gold circa 1950.
Demitasse Cup and Saucer with Berlin Coat of Arms by Kunst Kronach Bavaria, Made ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Italy 19th Century Tuscany Kitchen Copper Water Kettle Pot
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an original artcrafted piece made in Florence Tuscany, Italy in the circa 1890. There is the Florentine lily engraved.
The copper kettle shows ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Rustic Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Brass, Copper
Art Deco French silver coffee and tea service, 1920
Located in Delft, NL
Art Deco French silver coffee and tea service, 1920
An Art Deco French coffee and tea service, made of silver with purity 800/000. The set consists of 4 pieces with walnut wooden ha...
Category
Early 20th Century French Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Robert Welch for Old Hall, 'Campden' Coffee Pot and Milk Jug, 1957
Located in London, GB
Robert Welch for Old Hall, 1957
Coffee pot and milk jug
Stainless steel with wooden handles
Excellent condition, with only very light marks. Appears generally unused
Makers sta...
Category
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
Antique Doccia Porcelain Italian Neoclassical Topographical Cup & Saucer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Offered here for your consideration is, A fine antique topographical porcelain cup & saucer.
By Doccia porcelain manufactory circa 1820.
...
Category
1820s Italian Neoclassical Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 6 Antique Chinese Porcelain Qianlong Red Rouge de Fer Tea Cup, 18th Cen
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely Chinese Porcelain Tea set in rouge de fer style. 1 of the cups is different.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Re...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Italian Doccia Topographical Porcelain Neoclassical Cup and Saucer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine antique Italian Doccia Topographical porcelain neoclassical cup & saucer.
By Doccia Porcelain Manufactory circa 1820.
With pa...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Three-Piece Tea Service
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver three-piece tea service / tea set made by Frederick Elkington of Elkington & Co., part of our silver tea...
Category
1880s British Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Six-Piece English Silver Tea and Coffee Service
Located in London, GB
Six-piece English silver tea and coffee service
English, circa 1850-1863
Tray: Height 6cm, width 58cm, depth 58cm
Kettle on stand: Height 43cm, width 29cm, depth 23cm
Weight: 7,150 grammes
This beautiful six-piece coffee and tea service is wrought from solid silver in a wonderfully ornate style. The service is a composite one, containing pieces produced by several different silversmiths, through the pieces follow a homogeneous design scheme, creating a matching set. The service is comprised of a raised...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Antique Persian Engraved Silver Tea Service
Located in London, GB
Antique Persian engraved silver tea service
Persian, early 20th century
Measures: Tray: Height 1.5cm, width 38.5cm, depth 27cm
Teapot: Height 17c...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
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
Art Deco Tea or Coffee Cup in Terracotta, Black and Gold Porcelain by Wallendorf
By Wallendorf
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful porcelain Art Deco coffee or tea cup and saucer, Germany, circa 1960s. Design and colors include: white, terracotta, black and gold - with an elaborate bird design in a r...
Category
1960s German Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Gold Leaf
Art deco sterling silver teapot hallmarked in 1930
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1930 by Deakin & Francis, this very handsome, George V period, Sterling Silver Teapot, is in the art deco taste, with stepped detailing to the base and li...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Small Engraved Silver Part-Tea Service of Persian Design
Located in London, GB
Small engraved silver part-tea service of Persian design
Persian, 20th Century
Samovar: Height 23cm, width 16cm, depth 15cm
Teapot: Height 9cm, width 10cm, depth 6.5cm
Decorated wit...
Category
20th Century Persian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
English Art Nouveau Five Pc Sterling Silver Tea Set Harrison Brothers and Howson
Located in Northampton, GB
Five Piece Set
From our Silver collection, we are delighted to offer this Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Tea Set. The Tea Set comprises of five pieces including a teapot, coffee pot, h...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Pair Ringtons Teapots
Located in South Salem, NY
A pair of English early 20th C. Edwardian tearoom teapots for Ringtons Tea Merchants in their iconic blue and white Willow pattern. Wear consiste...
Category
Early 20th Century English Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Set for Six People for Tea and Espresso by Ceramica Franco Pozzi Milano
By Franco Pozzi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
this is a espresso set for six some of pieces have some dents and shown on the photos but is still usable no cracks
Franco Pozzi work and exhibit with Gio Ponti in Milano.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Christian Dior 20th century - tea service on its sterling silver and l
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
Extraordinary British Empire Kettle on a Stand
Located in Middleburg, VA
Exceptionally well crafted, it is made of copper and brass and has a compartment in the very decorative stand for charcoal to keep the kettle warm. It is very elegant for domestic us...
Category
19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Brass, Copper
19th Century French Malicorne Faience Tea Pot
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique French provincial Malicorne faience teapot from Pouplard-Beatrix, circa 1890. Signed PBx on reverse. This charming tea pot depicts a young Breton woman carrying a basket and umbrella and the opposite side depicts a young Breton man...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Faience
Brass Teapot, Regency England 1820s
Located in Knivsta, SE
A striking teapot in brass with handle in wood. 1820s Regency England, during first the regency of the Prince of Wales as a result of his father's mental illness and the later reign of the aforementioned prince as George IV. The period, with its political, economic and cultural flourishing, was immortalized in the works of Jane Austen and Lord Byron.
With a refined design and use of material, this teapot makes for a charming addition to any table. The refined simplicity in its use of form highlights the materiality of the piece, which is complimented by the patinated handle with its charming lion...
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
Blue Willow English Tea Cups, Set of 8
Located in Bradenton, FL
A set of eight blue and white transferware ceramic teacups, reminiscent of the Johnson Brothers Ironstone, made by English Ironstone Tablewa...
Category
Late 20th Century English Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
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
A George Jones Majolica Rooster Teapot, English, ca. 1872
By George Jones
Located in Banner Elk, NC
A George Jones Majolica Rooster (Cockerel) teapot, English, ca. 1872, naturalistically modeled as a running cockerel, the tail feathers forming the handle, the open beak forming the ...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Majolica
21st Century Georgian Style Sterling Silver Coffee and Tea Set, Italy, 2006
Located in Cagliari, IT
An elegant Georgian style tea and coffee set in hand chiseled sterling silver by the Italian silversmith Argenteria Auge.
Composed of 4 objects: one teapot, one coffee pot, one suga...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Georgian Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
20th century Russian Miniature Brass Samovar Set
Located in St. Catharines, ON
Of typical form in the Russian imperial style, a classic samovar set tooled in brass comprising a miniature brass samovar, drip bowl and tray. The samovar ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Empire Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
Set of Eleven Porcelain and Pure Gold Coffee Cups by Hutschenreuther, Germany
By MAS Italia
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Germany, 1960s.
This set features 11 coffee cups and 11 plates.
The coffee cups are made in fine and light porcelain, which is decorated with pure gold.
They are made by Hut...
Category
1960s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Gold
Samuel Alcock Matched Solitaire Porcelain Tea Set, Pink with Flowers, ca 1836
Located in London, GB
A matched solitaire tea set consisting of a teapot with cover, a sucrier with cover, a milk jug and a matched trio consisting of a teacup, a coffee cup and a saucer. With pink ground...
Category
1830s English Rococo Revival Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Royal Copenhagen Denmark Porcelain Quaking Grass Coffee Service
Located in Chicago, IL
A fine vintage Danish porcelain set. Pieces Signed on underside. Service of eight with small cake plates. All with artistic decoration to the porcelain. Porcelain is a ivory color (h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
WD Smith Silver Co Chippendale EPNS Hepplewhite Silver Plated Tea Set - 4 pcs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
WD Smith Silver Co Chippendale EPNS Hepplewhite Silver Plated Tea Set, Pot, Creamer, Sugar - 4pcs. Item features (1) Creamer, (1) sugar bowl, (1) coffee pot, (1) tea pot, marked "Chi...
Category
1910s Victorian Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Edwardian Quality Silver Plated 4 Piece Tea Set
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique Edwardian silver plated 4 piece tea set consisting of a teapot, sugar bowl, milk jug and coffee pot.
A very attractive example in lovely original condition.
Co...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
1930s Danish Sterling Silver Coffee Pot by Georg Jensen
By Georg Jensen
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George VI Danish sterling silver side handled coffee pot/jug made by George Jensen; an addition to our silver teaware collection
This exc...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
1990s Postmodern Teapot Mikasa Millennium Helena Uglow
By Mikasa
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1990s Postmodern Teapot Mikasa Millennium Helena Uglow Japan
4.75 h x 8.75 w x 7.13 diameter
Original vintage condition missing lid top
Refer to images
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Blossom Pattern 4 Piece Tea & Coffee Set c. 1945-77
By Georg Jensen
Located in London, GB
A magnificent vintage Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Four Piece Tea & Coffee Set in the classic Jensen Blossom Pattern. The set includes a Teapot, a Coffee Pot, a Cream / Milk Jug & a Sugar Bowl. The Teapot, Coffee Pot & Cream Jug each have a shaped pale wooden handle.
Made in Copenhagen, Denmark by Georg Jensen in c. 1945 - 77.
Approx. Height Coffee Pot - 20.5cm
Approx. Height Tea Pot - 13.8cm
Each piece of the Tea & Coffee Set has a Jensen Silver mark.
This Jensen Silver Tea Set...
Category
20th Century Danish Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
4 Person Tea Set 13pcs Design Heinrich Loffelhardt for Jenaer Glass
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This is a minimalistic and still highly modern design classic by JENAER GLAS. 13pcs tea or coffee service designed by Heinrich Löffelhardt in 1954.
This classic JENAER GLAS tea and coffee service includes:
1 Teapot complete with a tea strainer and lid. W/H/D: ca. 26,5 / 14.5 / 17 cm Capacity ca. 1.7L
4 Tea Cups D/H: ca. 10.6 / 4.7 cm
4 Saucers, square with rounded corners, W/H/D: ca. 17.5 / 2.5 / 17.5 cm
4 Plates, square with rounded corners, W/H/D: ca. 15.4 / 1.3 / 15.4 cm
Designed by Heinrich Löffelhardt in 1954, this set exemplifies the elegant and functional design principles of mid-century glassware, produced by Schott & Gen Mainz Jenaer Glas.
Heinrich Löffelhardt was a renowned German industrial designer, particularly celebrated for his work in glass design. Born in 1922, Löffelhardt made significant contributions to the field of modern glassware...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Glass
Art Deco Spanish Silver Coffee and Tea Set
Located in London, GB
Art Deco Spanish silver coffee and tea set
Spanish, c. 1930
Tray: height 3cm, width 56cm, depth 35cm
Milk jug: height 10cm, width 13cm, depth 8cm
...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Scandinavian Porcelain Bing & Grøndahl Coffee Espresso Cup Saucer, Set of 6
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful set of six (6) Scandinavian Danish Copenhagen Porcelain coffee espresso or tea demitasse cups and saucers with bird design, by Bing & Grondahl, circa early to mid-20th ce...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern 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.