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Tea Sets For Sale
Royal Worcester Multi-Color Hand-Painted Enamel Breakfast Service for Two
Located in Great Barrington, MA
It doesn't get more complete than this full breakfast service for two. Each piece is uniquely painted in a bright and cheerful palette of flowers and...
Category
1930s English Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Paste, Porcelain
Totem Cat Mug with Lid
Located in Milan, IT
This exclusive porcelain mug with lid from the Totem Collection is a contemporary take on porcelain cups from the 18th century, which were adorned with decorations of symbolic animal...
Category
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$391 / item
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
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
Manuel Barbadillo for Bidasoa "Oval" Ceramic Coffee Service, Spain 60'
Located in Naples, IT
Set of Bidasoa porcelain plates, cups, sugar and jugs painted by Manuel Barbadillo who decorated this series of Bidasoa's Oval model. This is one of the most visible moments of his ...
Category
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Model 358 Tea Set by WMF
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
5-piece tea set made of silver-plated bronze. Made by the WMF-Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik factory (1853 to the present).
Graham Dry (1906), “Art Nouveau Domestic Metalwork,...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Deco Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Bronze
$8,180 / set
Rare American Aesthetic Movement Six-Piece Silver-Plated Coffee and Tea Service
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Impressive and Rare American Aesthetic Movement Six-Piece Silver-Plated Coffee and Tea Service. The ornately designed service with griffon finials and raised on a tapered and foo...
Category
Early 1900s American Aesthetic Movement Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
$9,960 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Gilded Tea Set by August Bauscher Weiden, Germany, Late 19th Century
Located in CANNES, FR
A rare and exquisite 6-piece porcelain tea set by August Bauscher Weiden, Germany, dating to the late 19th century. The set includes:
• One teapot with lid
• Two teacups
• Two mat...
Category
Late 19th Century German Empire Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Gold
Antique English Georgian Sterling Silver Kettle on Stand
Located in New York, NY
English Georgian sterling silver hot water kettle, 18th century. Globular with s-scroll spout and rattan-wrapped swing handle with scroll supports and mounts. Hinged and flush cover ...
Category
18th Century British Georgian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
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 Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Pinxton Tea Service, Monochrome Orange Japanese Style Blood & Milk, ca 1800
Located in London, GB
Any porcelain made at the Pinxton porcelain factory is rare, but to find a complete tea service is even rarer! This wonderful service was made around...
Category
Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Paragon Double Warrant Bone China Teacup & Saucer with Floral Pattern
By Paragon
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This teacup and saucer set was made by the renowned Paragon fine bone china factory of England in approximately 1960. The set is done with a robin egg blue ground with a large flowered pattern on the inside of the cup which is replicated on the saucer. The cup is done with a wide square mouth...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
10 Pc., Ambrosius Lamm, Dresden Porcelain Tea Set C. 1910
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite 10-piece Ambrosius Lamm Dresden porcelain tea set, dating to circa 1910, epitomizes the elegance and refinement of early 20th-cen...
Category
Early 20th Century German Aesthetic Movement Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$1,996 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Porcelain Coffee Cup and Saucer "Sirenas" Designed by Dalí, N°520/1000
Located in Paris, FR
Wonderful Porcelain Coffee cup and saucer "Sirenas peinadas con coral and hormiga" by Salvador Dalí. The famous surrealist artist created this model in 1977 with mermaids, red vivid corals and small ants on a white background. Each piece has a gold rim on the edges giving a very luxurious aspect.
Limited edition made of German porcelain produced by the Manufactory Schirnding...
Category
Late 20th Century German Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Fine Gorham Sterling Silver Tea and Coffee Service
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Gorham Sterling Silver Six-Piece Tea & Coffee Service w/ Christofle Plated Tray
Gorham Manufacturing Co., Providence, Rhode Island,
Comprising, a teapot, coffee pot, kettle on a lam...
Category
20th Century Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
$11,200 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
Wedgwood Tri-Color Teapot
By Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
This charming Wedgwood teapot is crafted of tri-color jasperware, one of the firm’s rarest creations. The teapot’s classic form displays beautifully ap...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Art Nouveau Silver Plated Spiral Design Teapot Tea Kettle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Art Nouveau Silver Plated Spiral Design Teapot Tea Kettle with Wooden Handle. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 8.5" H x 8" W x 6" D.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
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
Antique Edwardian Quality Silver Plated Tea Set
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Edwardian quality silver plated tea set consisting of a teapot, sugar bowl and milk jug
A lovely pretty set in wonderful original condition
Dimensions:
Teapot 16 x 27 x ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Reed & Barton, Six Piece Tea and Coffee Service, US, circa 1872
Located in New York, NY
Comprising: teapot, coffeepot, creamer, sugar bowl with cover, slop bowl, and spooner with servant's bell.
Each stamped: MFD & PLATED BY / REED & BARTON / 2585
Each teapot stamped: ...
Category
1870s American Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Italian Art Deco Tea Set by Richard Ginori in White and Tiffany Green Majolica
Located in Roma, IT
A set made in Italy by the historic ceramic and porcelain company Richard Ginori, founded in Tuscany in Sesto Fiorentino in 1896, and currently owned by the luxury brand Gucci (Kerin...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Majolica
Royal Copenhagen, Blue Fluted Half Lace, Three Pairs of Large Teacups
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen, Blue Fluted half lace, three pairs of large teacups.
Model 1/656
Second factory quality.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
Cup: D 10.5 ...
Category
1980s Danish Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Minimalist 'Cube' Teapot by Rolf Sinnemark for Rörstrand, Sweden 1986
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
This teapot by Rolf Sinnemark is a wink to the modernism period. Its geometric shape combined with the graphic pattern gives the teapot a diverse and interesting look. Sinnemark was ...
Category
1980s Swedish Minimalist Vintage 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
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
Silver Plated Tea Set, Exclusive Antique 3 Parts Kettle Coffee Pot, Warmer Set
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique tea set, silver plated 3 parts kettle tea pot and warmer set, beautifully designed and created are suitable for elegant serving.
Coffee pot C K...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver
$1,757 Sale Price
22% Off
XX Century Italian Sterling Silver oval sugar bowl on feet
By PRIA & SARI
Located in VALENZA, IT
925 sterling silver sugar bowl completely handmade.
The body was obtained starting from a sheet of 925 silver and shaped with a hammer until obtaining an oval bowl.
The lid was made ...
Category
1990s Italian Other Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
Sterling Tiffany Coffee and Tea Service
Located in Sheffield, MA
Tiffany & company four-piece sterling silver coffee and tea set, circa 1940. Comprised of coffee pot, tea pot, sugar and creamer, all with faceted corners and monogrammed 'PPB', all ...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Colonial Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
$5,460 Sale Price
30% Off
Argentor Art Nouveau coffee/tea set Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Argentor Art Nouveau coffee/tea set, silver plated, Vienna Austria, good original condition
Category
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
Samurai Shokai Japanese Meiji Art Nouveau Silver Iris Flower Coffeepot
By Samurai Shokai
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Meiji Art Nouveau coffeepot, ca 1890. Ovoid bowl with cylindrical neck and hinged cover with flower finial; short and plain foot. Vertical tapering spout and high-looping ha...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Art Nouveau Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Chrysanthemum by Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Large Tea Tray #6682-4278 #2689
Located in Big Bend, WI
Superb Chrysanthemum by Tiffany & Co. sterling silver large and impressive antique tea tray with handles. The tray is marked #6682-4278 with "T" date ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Ercuis French Art Deco Tea Set France c1936
By Ercuis
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Ecruis French Art Deco tea set. Produced between 1938 and 1938
Date : c1930
Origin : France
Decoration : Five piece silver plate set...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Georg Jensen Cosmos Sterling Silver 8 P Tea & Coffee Set 1920, 45 Tray Denmark
By Georg Jensen
Located in London, GB
A magnificent Danish Georg Jensen 8 piece Tea and Coffee set in the Cosmos Pattern. The set comprises of a Kettle on Stand, Coffee Pot, Tea Pot, two Milk / Cream Jugs and two lidded ...
Category
20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
$25,814 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage 20th Century White and Green Coffee or Tea Set Signed circa 1950
By Mado Jolain
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
In the style of Mado Jolain
Original vintage tea or coffee set
2 pitchers and 2 cups or bowls
Original perfect condition
Signed under the base
Measures: Pitcher : hei...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Hand Blown Glass "Bonsai Teapot" Tree Nature Elegant Ceremony Calm
Located in Camisano Vicentino, IT
Introducing the Bonsai Teapot, a stunning hand-blown glass creation by the talented Simone Crestani. This exquisite teapot is a distinguished piece from the captivating Nature Collec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Glass
Antique Farmhouse Hammered Copper Tea Kettle
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Rustic Mission Hammered Copper Tea Kettle
11 d x 9 w x 12.5 h
Preowned unrestored vintage antique condition.
Refer to images listed please.
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
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
CERRO Sugar & Cream Set, Black Horn & Alpaca Silver
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Not everything is organic in northern Argentinean hills. As we cast our eyes on the landscapes, we also find geometry that makes us travel with our imagination. Mini square, rectangu...
Category
2010s Argentine Organic Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
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
Woodbury Pewter Academic Revival Pewter Holloware Teapot, 1952
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Pewter Holloware teapot from Woodbury Pewter. The teapot is an Academic Revival design after a Meridian, Connecticut model from 1820. Stamped on the underside with the maker's mark.
...
Category
1950s American Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Pewter
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
20th Century Design Stoneware Ceramic Tea Pot by Montreau Lohoof 1970 La Borne
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Montreau Lohoof
Realised in La Borne circa 1970
Original large stoneware ceramic tea pot
Signed under the base : ML
Original good conditions
Measures: height 11 cm
L...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Early Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Flamestone Coffee / Tea Set
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denmark 'Flamestone' coffee or tea pot, creamer, and sugar by Jens H. Quistgaard for Dansk designs, circa 1958-1964.
Features the Flamestone signature slate, almost brown glazed-ear...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Earthenware, Porcelain
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
Minton Teacup Trio, Bath Embossed, Green Flowers Patt. 38/680, ca 1830
By Minton
Located in London, GB
This is an elegant "true trio" consisting of a teacup, coffee cup and saucer, made by Minton in about 1830. The set is decorated with the beautifully hand painted pattern no. 680 con...
Category
1830s English Rococo Revival Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
English Measham Bargeware Blue Ribbon Teetotaler Temperance Motto Tea Kettle
By Barge Ware
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Measham – Bargeware Tea Kettle impressed with the Blue Ribbon Temperance motto, England, circa 1880.
The Blue Ribbon Movement was active from 1880-1882 in Great Britain, Canada, and the United States. The ribbon badge was worn by those who took the pledge of abstinence from alcohol consumption, adopting the term teetotaler.
The kettle has a dark brown treacle glaze with enameled, raised and molded floral and fruit applications. The main panel, seen on both sides of the kettle reads, “Sign the Pledge, Don the Blue” The notched lid is held securely in place for pouring.
Measham Ware was decorated with floret appliqués and an impressed panel or banner personalized using a printer’s typeface. The pottery, also known as Rockingham or Motto Ware, was produced from the 1870’s by William Mason, a South Derbyshire potter.
Often called ‘barge ware’ because it was extensively marketed through a shop on Measham High Street, located near the canal bridge...
Category
Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Pottery
Vintage 6 Person Tea Service, English, Ceramic, Decorative, Teapot, Serving Jug
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage 6 person tea service. An English, ceramic decorative afternoon tea set with teapot and jugs, dating to the early 20th century, circ...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Sheffeld Tea Set, Half of the 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sheffeld tea set is an original decorative set of objects realized in the half of the 20th century.
Chiseled silverplate.
The set includes three objects; a tea pot, a milk jug ...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Blue and white tea set c 1725, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign
Located in seoul, KR
The teabowl and saucer set depicts botanical elements and butterflies, motifs rich in symbolism within Chinese culture. Butterflies often represent transformation and immortality, wh...
Category
1720s Vietnamese Qing Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
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
Koch & Bergfeld German Silver Teaspoons with Gold Plate and Enamel, 1884-1893
Located in Delft, NL
Koch & Bergfeld German silver teaspoons with gold plate and enamel, 1884-1893
Koch & Bergfeld silver with gold-plated teaspoons with blue and white enamel
In a presentation box c...
Category
19th Century German Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel
Early Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Flamestone Coffee Pot with Mugs and Demitasses
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
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
Largardo Tackett Pitchers
Located in Chicago, IL
Porcelain Pitchers by Largardo Tackett, Marked on underside.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
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
Italian Art Deco Style Mid-Century Modern Tea Set by Montagnani
By Montagnani
Located in Northampton, GB
Designed by Punta Bacola for Montagnani
From our Accessories collection, we are pleased to offer this uber stylish Tea Service in the Art Deco Style. The Service complete with a Tea...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
$4,723 Sale Price
20% Off
Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Half Lace, set of six teacups with saucers.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Pre-owned goods are exempt from import duties for U.S. customers.
Therefore, no import tariffs will be applicable to your purchase.
Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Half Lace, a set of...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage 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
Outstanding Molded Painted Pearlware Teapot & Cover, Possibly Wilson
Located in Downingtown, PA
Outstanding Molded Painted Botanical Pearlware Teapot & Cover,
Possibly Robert Wilson,
Circa 1795
A fabulous molded and painted teapot decorated ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Pottery
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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