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Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Studio Linie  “Copper Luster” Coffee Service
Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Studio Linie  “Copper Luster” Coffee Service

Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Studio Linie “Copper Luster” Coffee Service

By Bjorn Wiinblad, Rosenthal

Located in Chicago, IL

Fifty piece coffee and tea service by Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal’s Studio Line. The set is called the “Hilton” as it first appeared at the Berlin Hilton Hotel, Germany. The set con...

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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets

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Copper

Mid-20th Century Italian Silver Plate Tableware Four-Piece Tea & Coffee Service
Mid-20th Century Italian Silver Plate Tableware Four-Piece Tea & Coffee Service

Mid-20th Century Italian Silver Plate Tableware Four-Piece Tea & Coffee Service

Located in Tarry Town, NY

A refined mid-20th century Italian silverplate tea and coffee service, comprising four beautifully crafted pieces. The set includes a coffee pot, teapot, and milk jug, each finely ad...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate, Copper

Antique George II Georgian Silver Kettle on Stand London 1745 Teapot
Antique George II Georgian Silver Kettle on Stand London 1745 Teapot

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...

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18th Century English George II Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

A George Jones Majolica Rooster Teapot, English, ca. 1872
A George Jones Majolica Rooster Teapot, English, ca. 1872

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 ...

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1870s English Victorian Antique Tea Sets

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Majolica

Stig Lindberg Ceramic Teapot, Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Design Gustavsberg
Stig Lindberg Ceramic Teapot, Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Design Gustavsberg

Stig Lindberg Ceramic Teapot, Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Design Gustavsberg

By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg

Located in Stockholm, SE

A lovely pot in faience designed by Stig Lindberg at Gustavsberg in the 1960s. The decor is painted by Karin Gustavsson who were one of the painters at Gustavsbergs factory. The pot ...

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Mid-19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Faience

Boin-Taburet & Faberge-8pc 950 Sterling Silver Tea Set + 6 Faberge Egg Cups
Boin-Taburet & Faberge-8pc 950 Sterling Silver Tea Set + 6 Faberge Egg Cups

Boin-Taburet & Faberge-8pc 950 Sterling Silver Tea Set + 6 Faberge Egg Cups

By Limoges, Boin-Taburet

Located in Wilmington, DE

Direct from Paris: A magnificent 8pc. Antique French 950 sterling silver tea set by one of France’s premier French silversmiths "Boin-Taburet", plus 6 Fabergé Imperial Egg collectio...

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Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Silver

Darte Frères Faux Tortoise and Gilt Partial Coffee Service
Darte Frères Faux Tortoise and Gilt Partial Coffee Service

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...

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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

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

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

By Guido Andloviz

Located in Palermo, Sicily

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

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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Antique English Victorian Silver Plated Tilting Coffee Pot on Stand w/ Engraving
Antique English Victorian Silver Plated Tilting Coffee Pot on Stand w/ Engraving

Antique English Victorian Silver Plated Tilting Coffee Pot on Stand w/ Engraving

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Antique English Victorian Silver Plated Tilting Coffee Pot on Stand w/ Engraving "Pres. to Frank L.D. Laver, By Their Friends Feb. 12th 1882". Item features crane birds on spout and ...

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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate

Millie Taplin Art Deco Wedgwood Floral Painted Cup & Saucer
Millie Taplin Art Deco Wedgwood Floral Painted Cup & Saucer

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...

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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Stoneware

Haviland Limoges Tea Set with 24k Gold & Orientalist Frieze, c.1900
Haviland Limoges Tea Set with 24k Gold & Orientalist Frieze, c.1900

Haviland Limoges Tea Set with 24k Gold & Orientalist Frieze, c.1900

By Haviland & Co.

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

This elegant Haviland Limoges porcelain tea set is a refined example of early 20th-century French craftsmanship, created by Haviland & Co. in Limoges and decorated for the prestigiou...

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Early 1900s French Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Gold

19th C. Spode 44 Pc. Porcelain Tea Set
19th C. Spode 44 Pc. Porcelain Tea Set

19th C. Spode 44 Pc. Porcelain Tea Set

By Spode

Located in Great Barrington, MA

This Classic 19th century Spode Dessert and tea and coffee service encompasses the beauty of the period as well as the elegant floral decoration. The com...

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1850s English Victorian Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Massimo Materassi  for Mas Italy coffee set 1984 Memphis Milano
Massimo Materassi  for Mas Italy coffee set 1984 Memphis Milano

Massimo Materassi for Mas Italy coffee set 1984 Memphis Milano

By MAS Italia

Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp

Coffee set by Massimo Materassi designed for MAS Italy in 1984. Materassi graduated in 1979 at the University of Florence, Faculty of Architecture. After a b...

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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

Millie Taplin Art Deco Wedgwood Floral Painted Cup & Saucer
Millie Taplin Art Deco Wedgwood Floral Painted Cup & Saucer

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...

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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Stoneware

Arts & Crafts Wrought Iron and Copper Tea Pot, Antti Hakkarainen, Finland 1940s
Arts & Crafts Wrought Iron and Copper Tea Pot, Antti Hakkarainen, Finland 1940s

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...

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1940s Finnish Arts and Crafts Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Copper, Wrought Iron

Monteverde, Coffee Set with Six Contemporary Porcelains with Decorative Design
Monteverde, Coffee Set with Six Contemporary Porcelains with Decorative Design

Monteverde, Coffee Set with Six Contemporary Porcelains with Decorative Design

By Vito Nesta

Located in Milano, Lombardia

Monteverde is a collection inspired by the Cloud Forest Reserve in Costa Rica, located in the central part of the country. It is a mountainous area rich in biodiversity, known for it...

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2010s Italian Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

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

Monteverde, Tea Set with Six Contemporary Porcelains with Decorative Design

By Vito Nesta

Located in Milano, Lombardia

Monteverde is a collection inspired by the Cloud Forest Reserve in Costa Rica, located in the central part of the country. It is a mountainous area rich in biodiversity, known for it...

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2010s Italian Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

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

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

Located in New York, NY

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

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Late 20th Century French Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Blue & White Ceramic Coffee / Tea service
Chinese Export Blue & White Ceramic Coffee / Tea service

Chinese Export Blue & White Ceramic Coffee / Tea service

Located in Huntington, NY

Chinese Export Blue & White Ceramic Coffee / Tea service With Tea pot, Creamer & sugar Bowl Tea pot with lid & tray Height 6.75” Depth 6” Width 11” Creamer Height 4.5” Dept...

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19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Crakeled Ceramic Tea Pot Attributed Green Color 20 th Century France
Crakeled Ceramic Tea Pot Attributed Green Color 20 th Century France

Crakeled Ceramic Tea Pot Attributed Green Color 20 th Century France

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

Crakeled Ceramic tea pot atributed. Green Color, good condition, Seens to have not been used. France 20th Century.

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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Brass & Glass Tea Set, France  Set 2 Glasses, Glass Holders and Spoons
Antique Brass & Glass Tea Set, France  Set 2 Glasses, Glass Holders and Spoons

Antique Brass & Glass Tea Set, France Set 2 Glasses, Glass Holders and Spoons

Located in Bastogne, BE

The original set of antique utensils for tea consists of 2 glass tea cups, brass glass holders and spoons. Manufactured in France. Please yourself or your loved ones with beautiful and elite tableware. Handmade. Brass, glass. Engraving, gilding, metal cutting, artistic casting. Decorated with Apple Orchard ornament. Unlike copper, brass is less susceptible to corrosion. It is much softer than copper and other metals, so it can be easily rolled and forged, wears out slowly and at the same time is stronger than copper. Of course, we can say that brass cookware...

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Early 20th Century French Tea Sets

Materials

Brass

Victorian Silver Plated Tea and Coffee Service Set
Victorian Silver Plated Tea and Coffee Service Set

Victorian Silver Plated Tea and Coffee Service Set

Located in Prato, Tuscany

We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Class...

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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate

Contemporary Tea Pot Rose Quartz Silver Plated Colour Natural Stone Handle
Contemporary Tea Pot Rose Quartz Silver Plated Colour Natural Stone Handle

Contemporary Tea Pot Rose Quartz Silver Plated Colour Natural Stone Handle

Located in Milan, IT

Elevate your daily tea ritual with our Teiera, a plated brass vessel crafted in Italy with precision turning techniques. the exquisite quartz top handle adds a touch of jewelry-inspi...

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2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate

Italian Solid 800 Silver Tea-Coffeset Empire Style with oblong tray
Italian Solid 800 Silver Tea-Coffeset Empire Style with oblong tray

Italian Solid 800 Silver Tea-Coffeset Empire Style with oblong tray

By Ferrari Milano

Located in VALENZA, IT

Impressive Empire-style tea and coffee set on a base with a tray. The set is in the classic Napoleonic Empire style, with a base and gilded interior for the milk jug and sugar bowl. ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Empire Tea Sets

Materials

Silver

Cabinet De Curiosités, Six Contemporary Decorated Tea Cups with Plates
Cabinet De Curiosités, Six Contemporary Decorated Tea Cups with Plates

Cabinet De Curiosités, Six Contemporary Decorated Tea Cups with Plates

By Vito Nesta

Located in Milano, Lombardia

The cabinet de Curiosités collection takes inspiration from the rooms of the same name which in the sixteenth century collected objects and subjects of various kinds. In this collect...

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2010s Italian Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Post War Japanese Black Aboloni Round Tea Caddie Canister
Vintage Post War Japanese Black Aboloni Round Tea Caddie Canister

Vintage Post War Japanese Black Aboloni Round Tea Caddie Canister

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Vintage Japanese black tin with Aboloni accents round tea caddie/canister hinged top and removable inner piece in chicken and floral motif. Measures 6" high x 7.5 diameter base x...

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1940s Angolan Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Ceramic Porcelain Vase, Europe, 1960s
Mid Century Ceramic Porcelain Vase, Europe, 1960s

Mid Century Ceramic Porcelain Vase, Europe, 1960s

Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL

A lovely Mid-Century Modern ceramic vase from the 1960s. Original vintage very good condition. Only one unique piece. Hand made and hand painted in Czech Republic, Europe. Signed "Bo...

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Mid-20th Century Czech Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain, Glass

Oriental Chinese Red & Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tea Set Made in Japan
Oriental Chinese Red & Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tea Set Made in Japan

Oriental Chinese Red & Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tea Set Made in Japan

Located in Topeka, KS

Gorgeous vintage Oriental Chinese red & gold hand painted porcelain tea set marked “Made in Japan.” Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that these are vintage and not new so will ha...

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Chinese Export Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Samuel Alcock Teacup, Pale Yellow, Gilt and Flowers, ca 1824
Samuel Alcock Teacup, Pale Yellow, Gilt and Flowers, ca 1824

Samuel Alcock Teacup, Pale Yellow, Gilt and Flowers, ca 1824

By Samuel Alcock & Co.

Located in London, GB

A teacup in the “melted snow” shape with double drop handles, pale yellow ground with rich gilt and cobalt blue acanthus pattern and finely painted flower reserves in centre of the t...

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1820s English Rococo Revival Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Art Deco Silver Plated Roux Marquiand Tea Set Attributed
Art Deco Silver Plated Roux Marquiand Tea Set Attributed

Art Deco Silver Plated Roux Marquiand Tea Set Attributed

Located in Lugo, IT

Tea service attributed to French manufacture Roux Marquiand, 1920/25. Tray, milk jug, sugar bowl and teapot. Tray size 60 by 36 cm Highest element 18 cm lowest 10 cm Condition as see...

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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Metal

Archibald Knox Liberty & Co Silver Art Nouveau Silver Teapot
Archibald Knox Liberty & Co Silver Art Nouveau Silver Teapot

Archibald Knox Liberty & Co Silver Art Nouveau Silver Teapot

By Archibald Knox

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

A fine and rare Art Nouveau Liberty & Co silver teapot designed by renowned designer Archibald Knox (British, 1864-1933) and dated 1900. Archibald Knox, was a Manx designer of Scot...

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Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Silver

Elegant Elizabeth II Sterling Silver Hester Bateman Style Tea Set, 1967
Elegant Elizabeth II Sterling Silver Hester Bateman Style Tea Set, 1967

Elegant Elizabeth II Sterling Silver Hester Bateman Style Tea Set, 1967

By C.J. Vander

Located in London, London

Hallmarked in London between 1967 and 1973 by C. J. Vander this elegant Elizabeth II sterling silver five-piece tea set is of a classic Neoclassical Revival style. The set, which is ...

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1960s English Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Copper Dovetailed Goose Neck Tea Coffee Pot Kettle 12"
Antique Copper Dovetailed Goose Neck Tea Coffee Pot Kettle 12"

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" ...

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Late 19th Century Country Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Copper

Vintage Georg Jensen Henning Koppel Tea & Coffee Set on Tray 1017
Vintage Georg Jensen Henning Koppel Tea & Coffee Set on Tray 1017

Vintage Georg Jensen Henning Koppel Tea & Coffee Set on Tray 1017

By Henning Koppel

Located in Hellerup, DK

A vintage modern sterling silver Georg Jensen tea and coffee set with tray with handles of guaiacum (a South American hardwood), design #1017 by Henning Koppel from circa 1952. A ver...

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20th Century Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century Paul Storr Silver Tea Urn
19th Century Paul Storr Silver Tea Urn

19th Century Paul Storr Silver Tea Urn

By Paul Storr, Rundell, Bridge & Rundell

Located in New Orleans, LA

This extraordinarily rare and masterfully crafted tea urn is by the hand of the master Georgian silversmith Paul Storr. Created by Storr while working for Rundell, Bridge and Rundell, Jewelers and Goldsmiths to the King, this magnificent piece truly represents the sophisticated style of the renowned firm and the enormous talents of Paul Storr. Applied and engraved decoration envelop this masterpiece equipped with a carved handle, lion's head spigot and spectacular lion's paw supports. The piece bears the arms of the Neave Baronetcy with those of Digby, for Sir Thomas Neave and his wife Frances Caroline, daughter of the Hon. William Digby, the Dean of Durham. Though he held no formal title, Storr enjoyed patronage from the most important and powerful figures of the period including King George III and the Prince of Wales, the future King George IV. His first major work was a gold font commissioned by the Duke of Portland in 1797, and in 1799 he created the “Battle of the Nile...

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19th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Sets

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Silver

Mid-Century Modern Faux Bois Tea Set, Vallauris France
Mid-Century Modern Faux Bois Tea Set, Vallauris France

Mid-Century Modern Faux Bois Tea Set, Vallauris France

Located in London, GB

Complete set of Grandjean-Jourdan’s faux bois tableware. This father and son team of post-WWII regional artists created their hand-painted pottery in the famed town of Vallauris, th...

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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets

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Ceramic

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

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

By Herman Hooijkaas

Located in Delft, NL

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

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Early 20th Century Dutch Tea Sets

Materials

Silver

Antique George III Copper Kettle
Antique George III Copper Kettle

Antique George III Copper Kettle

Located in Suffolk, GB

A charming hand-hammered copper kettle with a warm natural patina and a beautifully shaped spout. The body shows the subtle undulations typical of hand-formed Georgian copper, giving...

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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Tea Sets

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Copper

Georg Jensen Cosmos Sterling Silver 8 P Tea & Coffee Set 1920, 45 Tray Denmark
Georg Jensen Cosmos Sterling Silver 8 P Tea & Coffee Set 1920, 45 Tray Denmark

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 ...

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20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

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

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

By Mosche Bianche

Located in San Miniato PI, IT

Our artisan's pieces are a dream come true, as in Disney's Cinderella. Ceramic tea service are completely hand-crafted and painted with love and care. A set is composed by a teap...

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2010s Italian Baroque Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

Samuel Alcock Matched Solitaire Porcelain Tea Set, Pink with Flowers, ca 1836
Samuel Alcock Matched Solitaire Porcelain Tea Set, Pink with Flowers, ca 1836

Samuel Alcock Matched Solitaire Porcelain Tea Set, Pink with Flowers, ca 1836

By Samuel Alcock & Co.

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...

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1830s English Rococo Revival Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Art Nouveau Tea Set Limoges Porcelain French A. Lanternier Floral Decor 15 Pcs
Art Nouveau Tea Set Limoges Porcelain French A. Lanternier Floral Decor 15 Pcs

Art Nouveau Tea Set Limoges Porcelain French A. Lanternier Floral Decor 15 Pcs

French Limoges porcelain tea set. Style and period: Art Nouveau, Antique Design: Alfred Lanternier Limoges Porcelain Origin: France, Late 19th century begin 20th century Fine Limoges...

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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Michael Lambert Modernist Tea Set
Michael Lambert Modernist Tea Set

Michael Lambert Modernist Tea Set

By Michael Lambert

Located in New York, NY

1980's modernist tea set by California ceramist Michael Lambert, in vintage original condition with minor wear and patina due to age and use. Sugar holder...

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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Clay

Russian Brass Samovar Lamp
Russian Brass Samovar Lamp

Russian Brass Samovar Lamp

$600Sale Price|33% Off

Russian Brass Samovar Lamp

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Large Russian samovar tea urn mounted as a lamp. Exceptional quality and detail with oversized turned wooden handles on each side and a tall double light h...

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20th Century Russian Regency Tea Sets

Materials

Brass

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.