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Tea Sets For Sale
21st Century Steel Thermal Carafe Style with Grey Cover Handcrafed in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
A lavish leather dress decorated with laser cuts beautifully finishes our "Style" thermal carafe.
Thanks to the practical zip the cover is easily rem...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
19th Century Victorian Sterling Silver Spirit Kettle
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
This magnificent antique Victorian sterling silver spirit kettle has a baluster shaped form.
The surface of the kettle is embellished with except...
Category
1860s British Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 4 Antique Coffee Cups, English, Bone China, Cup and Saucer, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of 4 antique coffee cups. An English, bone China decorative drinking can and saucer with green grape pattern, dating to the Victorian...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Victorian Silver Tea and Coffee Set by Edward C. Brown
Located in London, GB
Rare Victorian silver tea and coffee set by Edward C. Brown
English, 1867
Milk jug: Height 7.5cm, width 14cm, depth 10cm
Teapot on stand: Height 29cm, width 23cm, depth 20cm
Crafted by Edward Charles...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Georg Jensen by J. Rohde in Sterling Silver 4-Piece Coffee Set #321
Located in New York, NY
Georg Jensen sterling silver hand-hammered 4-piece coffee set, designed by Johan Rohde, in pattern numbers 321A, 321B, and 321C, and showcasing stylized geometric motifs on the handl...
Category
20th Century Danish Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Art Deco Oreum Coffee and Sugar Pot, France 1940, Metal and Gold Style Patina
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This coffee service is a service from the Art deco period. Made in France in the 1940s in a metal called Oreum because it is close to the appearance of gold, and was used in France b...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
Jacques Migeon Grey Stoneware Ceramic Tea Pot La Borne 1970 Design Unique Piece
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Jacques Migeon - La Borne
20th grey stoneware ceramic tea pot
Unique handmade piece
French mid century design
Signed under the base
Original perfect condition
Heigh...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Limoges coffee service
By Limoges
Located in MADRID, ES
Hand painted coffee set by Limonges. Composed of; 1 bowl, 7 small bowls, teapot, sugar bowl, milk jug and 14 cups with plates.
Category
1930s French Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Beautiful glasses set ART DECO signed Daum Nancy smoked glass 36 piece, 1930s
By Daum
Located in Saarburg, RP
designer glasses set signed Daum smoked glass 36 pieces - 1950s
This 36-piece bar set by Daum Nancy is in good condition. This item is an original from its time (not a reproduction)...
Category
1920s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Glass
1930 Jean E Puiforcat Art Deco Modernist Tea Coffee Set Sterling Silver Rosewood
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Art Deco Modernist tea and coffee service with cut sides in sterling pure silver and rosewood sockets by Puiforcat created in the 1930s.
Service comprising:
- a coffe pot of 16 cm x...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Teapot, Exclusive Silver Art Deco English Mid-century Coffee Pot
Located in Wembley, GB
An antique Art Deco tea set and silver-plated teapot beautifully designed and created suit elegant serving. With lid pressed, cast and chased vaulted lid.
Coffee pot, Height 26 cm. S...
Category
1920s British Hollywood Regency Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Metal, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Sheet Metal, Silver Leaf
19th Century Naples/Capo di Monte Boxed Tea or Coffee Service
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This incredible early 19th century porcelain tea and coffee service with six matching cups and saucers is still in the original fitted wood...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Paste, Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen, Blue Fluted Half Lace, Three Pairs of Large Teacups
Located in Copenhagen, DK
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
Large Antique Worcester Porcelain Cup & Saucer England Circa 1820
Located in Katonah, NY
This large cup and saucer were hand-painted by Flight Barr and Barr Worcester at the Worcester Porcelain factory around 1820.
The vibrant blue ground features an extraordinary shade ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Gorham Sterling Silver 4-Piece Coffee & Tea Set in Pompeii Pattern from 1886
By Gorham
Located in New York, NY
Gorham sterling silver 4-piece coffee and tea set in Pompeii pattern, from 1886, beautifully adorned with frieze-like motifs, consisting of:
a coffee pot, measuring 9'' in height by...
Category
1880s American Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Edmond Bellefroid Tea Set by Petrus Regout Maastricht, Bauhaus, Dutch Art Deco
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful Art Deco, Bauhaus set designed by Edmond Bellefroid 1929, execution Petrus Regout Maastricht.The set is in very good condition.Included table ware set.
Dimensions:Height 9...
Category
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Art Deco Style Sterling Silver Four-Piece Tea and Coffee Service
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine vintage George VI English sterling silver four-piece tea and coffee service in the Art Deco style; an addition to our silver teaware collection.
This exceptional vintage sterling silver tea set consists of a coffee jug, teapot, cream jug and sugar bowl.
Each piece of this fine set has a plain rectangular cushion shaped form onto a stepped collet style base with Art Deco bracket style feet.
The surface of this impressive vintage Art Deco tea set is plain and unembellished, with an applied reed decorated border to the upper portions.
The coffee jug and teapot are fitted with hallmarked hinged covers and retain the original Art Deco style painted carved wood finials; the hinge to each piece is ornamented with an applied pendant drop design.
The teapot and coffee pot are fitted with angular Art Deco style carved painted wood handles featuring a plain rounded thumbpiece to the upper plateau.
The cream jug and sugar bowl are fitted with angular Art Deco style sterling silver handles, matching the design of the teapot and coffee pot handle.
Condition
This vintage tea and coffee...
Category
1940s English Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Meissen Porcelain 'Old Rich Yellow Lion' Pattern Tea and Coffee Service, c. 1900
Located in New York, NY
Comprising 2 coffee pots (one with glaze crack), 2 teapots, 2 creamers (1 with restoration)and 2 covered sugars (1 with restoration), 6 coffee cups and saucers, 12 tea cups (2 with c...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
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
Black & White Teapot Rolf Sinnemark - "The Cube" - Rörstrand, 1980s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A lovely teapot of model "The Cube" designed by Rolf Sinnemark at Rörstrand. The teapot is 26 cm (10,4") long and 19 cm (7,6") high. It is in mint condition. This teapot was designed...
Category
1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Golden Plated Hand Tea Spoon Handcrafted Natalia Criado
Located in Milan, IT
Add an element of elegance and playfulness to your dinner table with our hand tea spoon. Handcrafted from metal and plated brass, its distinguishing feature is the anthropomorphic ha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Tea Sets
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate
Antique Art Nouveau Style Sterling Silver Three-Piece Tea Service
By Herbert Edward Barker & Frank Ernest Barker 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver three-piece tea service in the Art Nouveau style; an addition to our antique teaware collection.
This fine antique G...
Category
1910s English Art Nouveau Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Doccia Porcelain Italian Neoclassical Topographical Chocolate/Coffee Pot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique topographical porcelain coffee or chocolate pot.
By the Doccia porcelain manufactory circa 1820.
With painted enamel topograph...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Otto Wolter, German Sterling Silver Tea set, Mid 20th Century
By Otto Wolter
Located in Delft, NL
Otto Wolter, German Sterling Silver Tea set, Mid 20th Century
A 3 piece German Sterling Silver tea set by Otto Wolter (1875-1991), consisting of a teapot, milk jug and a sugar bowl...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Christopher Dresser design sterling silver tea and coffee set by Asprey 1995
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1995 by Asprey & Co. Ltd., this stylish, Elizabeth II period, Sterling Silver 4 Piece Tea Set, is a reproduction of a design by Christopher Dresser, with t...
Category
1990s English Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Exquisite Aesthetic Movement Silverplated Tea Service by Simpson, Hall & Miller
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Exquisite Aesthetic Movement Silverplated Tea Service by Simpson, Hall & Miller Co. circa 1870-1890, large scale set consisting of a hot water ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Late 20th Century Contemporary Asian Dark Brown Glazed Ceramic Teapot Rattan Hdl
Located in Topeka, KS
Magnificent vintage Contemporary Asian dark chocolate brown glazed ceramic teapot with wrapped natural rattan handle. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear even if it has been refinished or restored. No outstanding flaws found. Please see photos, zoom in for details, and see long description as they are part of the condition report. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, Late 20th Century.
Now THIS is the way to have TEATIME!!! This is a GORGEOUS vintage Contemporary Asian teapot...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Rattan
Breakfast Set Cup with Saucer and Plate, Damaged
Located in Chorzów, PL
Ancient cup with a saucer and saucer
Origin: Denmark
Signed Kobenhavns Porcellains Maleri
Damaged cup in the middle of the crack visible in the ph...
Category
1950s Danish Neoclassical Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Silver Plated Lapis Lazuli Stone Milk Container by Natalia Criado
Located in Milan, IT
Pour your warm milk with grace and elegance using our milk lapis, a plated brass vessel crafted in italy with precision turning techniques. The exquisite stone handle in lapis lazuli...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Stone, Silver Plate
Vintage Collection from Aarikka Bird Porcelain Teapot Mugs
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Very charming collection from Aarikka Finland featuring a bird on a teapot with matching sugar bowl. This set also includes 4 mugs/cups with saucers. A...
Category
Late 20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Paul Storr Silver Tea Urn
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...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique 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 hinge...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
William IVth C J Mason’s Porcelain Milk Jug or Pitcher Pattern 223, circa 1830
By C.J. Mason 1
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an early English porcelain Milk Jug or Pitcher, made by C. J. Mason (The same factory who produced Mason's Ironstone) during the period of William IVth, circa 1830-1835.
The...
Category
Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Victorian Sterling Silver Three-Piece Bachelor Tea Service
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver three-piece bachelor tea set or service, boxed, an addition to our diver...
Category
1860s Great Britain (UK) Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Painted Porcelain Tea Set Signed Edouard Marcel Sandoz for Theodore Haviland
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Painted porcelain tea set signed Edouard-Marcel Sandoz for Theodore Haviland Limoges. Art Deco period, France, circa 1920. All pieces are sig...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Dobson & Sons Victorian English Sterling Silver Spirit Kettle
By Thomas William Dobson 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver spirit kettle; an addition to our Victorian silver teaware collection.
This exceptional antique sterling silver spirit kettle has an elongated octagonal paneled, rounded form.
The surface of this Victorian spirit kettle is embellished with bright cut engraved circular motifs amidst undulating borders in addition to a broad band of applied ribbed ornamentation.
Either side of the kettle is ornamented with two chased floral decorated pegs, allowing the kettle to sit securely on the Stand.
The protruding scalloped shoulders are ornamented with further bright cut engraved decoration.
This antique kettle...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Secessionist Argentor Teacup Holders and Saucers Hans Ofner
By Hans Ofner
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish set twelve Austrian secessionist brass cup holders and matching saucers designed by Hans Ofner, a student of Josef Hoffmann (1870...
Category
Early 1900s European Art Nouveau Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
English Sterling Silver Tea Caddy, Sheffield, 1907
Located in Delft, NL
An English silver tea caddy by Harrison Brothers & Howson, Sheffield 1907.
An oval round shaped silver tea caddy with hinged lid. The caddy raised on a footrim and 4 ball shaped ...
Category
20th Century English Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
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
Large Ceramic Elephant teapot, hand made in South Africa
Located in North Miami, FL
Immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of African culture with Wiseman Ceramics' Elephant Teapot, a masterpiece handcrafted in South Africa. Sculpted by the talented George-Thabo and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Sterling Silver Four-Piece Tea and Coffee Service
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver four piece tea and coffee set; part of our silver teaware collection.
This magnificent antique sterling silver tea and...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Kashmiri Mughal Copper Engraved Tea Set, Early 19th Century
Located in Islamabad, PK
This 19th-century Kashmiri Mughal copper tea set, consisting of a saucer, sugar pot, and milk pot, is a magnificent representation of the region's rich a...
Category
19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
Höchst Classic Porcelain Pink Design Coffee Set 20th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine German porcelain Höchst three part coffee set in the Classic pattern, the stylish set decorated in puce with gilding highlights and comprising of a tall cylindrical shaped lid...
Category
20th Century German Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Bernardaud "FRIVOLE" - Dessert / Coffee set - for 12
By Bernardaud
Located in LYON, FR
Rare and superb coffee / dessert set for 12 persons
Like new condition
All pieces marked "Bernardaud Frivole"
The set is composed of 57 pieces:
12 Coffee cups Ø 3 in
12 Saucers...
Category
Early 2000s French Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Jean Marais, Very Large Teapot in Enamelled Stoneware, Signed, circa 1960
By Jean Marais
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Jean Marais, very large teapot in enamelled stoneware, signed, circa 1960.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Porcelain Tea Cup Coffee Cup & Saucer First Period Dr. Wall Worcester
Located in Katonah, NY
This First Period Worcester Porcelain trio is hand-painted in the Old Japan Star Pattern.
It comprises a teacup, coffee cup, and saucer made in 18th-century England circa 1770.
The s...
Category
Late 18th Century English Regency Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Italy Richard Ginori Mid-19th Century Porcelain Tea Pot Pink Landscape
Located in Brescia, IT
Richard Ginori Mid-19th Century porcelain tea pot with landscapes drawings in pink, hand made in Italy.
This handmade tea pot in fine porc...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Georg Jensen Viking or Nordisk Sterling Silver Tea Caddy Spoon
By Georg Jensen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique tea caddy spoon.
In sterling silver.
Designed by Georg Jensen for Georg Jensen
In the Viking or Nordisk pattern.
Marked to t...
Category
Early 19th Century Danish Art Deco Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Postmodern Rare Tea Kettle Designed by Michael Graves
Located in San Diego, CA
A Classic postmodern Memphis era design teapot designed by Michael Graves, circa the 1980s, a rare design not many were produced it's in good condition except for a ding on the botto...
Category
20th Century North American Post-Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
Set of porcelain de Paris coffee & tea service
Located in Washington, DC
Set of porcelain de Paris coffee & tea service - eighteen (18) pieces. Made famous during the Napoleon Period 1795 - 1830
Coffee pot - W - 8"; H - 10"
Te...
Coffee pot - W - 8"; H - 10"
Te...
Category
19th Century French Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Jean Marais, terracota, Signed, circa 1960
By Jean Marais
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Jean Marais ,ceramic, Signed, circa 1960.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Terracotta
A French Art Deco silver plated coffee and tea set, by Argental, circa 1930
By Argental
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
An Art Deco tea service by Argental of Austria.
This Charming set is comprised of a teapot, coffee pot, sugar bowl and creamer. Vertical Art Deco skyscra...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Kuznetsov Porcelain Tea Set
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Antique Russian Kuznetsov porcelain factory tea set for 6 persons, including 6 cups, 6 saucers, and teapot with cover. Cobalt and gold, Handpainted floral design. No paint loss . Gre...
Category
Early 1900s Latvian Neoclassical Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Alka Kunst Bavaria 1960s ceramic tea set
Located in Premariacco, IT
Glazed ceramic tea set consisting of 13 pieces: 1x teapot, 1x sugar bowl, 1x milk jug, 5x saucers and 5x cups.
Teapot measurements: W 25cm D 15cm H 17cm
Cup measurements: W 12cm D 1...
Category
1960s German American Classical Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
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
Mid Century Water or Juice Pot, Pitcher, Blue Glass, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A lovely Mid-Century Modern blue glass Pot from the 1960s.
Original vintage good condition. Only one unique piece.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Tea Sets
Materials
Glass
20th Century Italian Solid Silver Tea and Coffee Set with Matching Tray
By PRIA & SARI
Located in VALENZA, IT
Large oval tea and coffee service in 800 solid silver on feet, completely handcrafted and lightly hammered. The oval shape, particularly difficult to make as it is completely shaped ...
Category
1980s Italian Other Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
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.