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Tea Sets For Sale
Returnable Items Only
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Teapot 1011
By Johan Rohde
Located in Hellerup, DK
A sterling silver Georg Jensen teapot with ebony handle and finial, design #1011 by Johan Rohde from 1906. Originally designed as a coffee pot, this piec...
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Early Vintage Georg Jensen Silver Teapot 279
By Johan Rohde
Located in Hellerup, DK
An antique Georg Jensen 830 silver teapot with ebony handle, design #279 by Johan Rohde from circa 1918.
Additional information:
Material: Silver
Styles: Art Nouveau
Hallmarks: Vint...
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Vintage Georg Jensen Deco Coffee Service 736 Harald Nielsen
Located in Hellerup, DK
This is a seldom seen sterling silver Georg Jensen Art Deco coffee service with ebony handles, design #736 by Harald Nielsen from the early 1930s.
Additional information:
Material: ...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique German Dresden Franziska Hirsch Bouillon Soup Bowls Tea Cups Saucers
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Dresden Franziska Hirsch porcelain pottery bouillon bowls / cups and saucers featuring a painted floral bouquet of flowers with gold accents
...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
First period Worcester hand painted blue and white bowl Mansfield pattern.
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This first period Worcester bowl is decorated with the hand painted blue and white "Mansfield" pattern with a hand painted border (refer border pattern No 29, page 409 "Worcester Blu...
Category
1760s English Georgian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Porcelain Blue and White Tea Bowl Cup Landscape, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
18th century blue and white cup and saucer, in moulded form, with a scene of a pagoda
Landscape.
Additional information:
Material: Porc...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Porcelain Art Proc Fencai Teapot with Flowers & Poem, 1980/1990
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely made teapot. Late 20th century and of very nice quality. Very original in its artwork and painting.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Ori...
Category
20th Century Chinese Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Japanese Set of 10 Tea Coffee Cups Porcelain Eggshell
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice set of 10 cups decorated. They are marked on the base. Garden scene of butterflees and birds.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: Jap...
Category
19th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Lenox "Castle Garden" Footed Cups & Saucers; Set/12
Located in Malibu, CA
Lenox "Castle Garden" footed cups & saucers in pristine condition in pastel shades of pinks, blues & lilac with a gold rim.
Category
1970s American Belle Époque Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Japanese Arita Frederik Van Frytom Style Porcelain Tea Cups, ca 1700
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely set with fishermen. In the style of Frederik Van Frytom.
Very thinly potted.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: Japan
Period: 17th Cent...
Category
17th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Porcelain BLood & Milk Tea Set Pronk Dame au Parasol, 18th Cen
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique Chinese Porcelain BLood & Milk Tea Set Pronk Dame au Parasol, 18th Century.
its a mariage, mix between two sets.
Additional information:
Material: P...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Golden Porcelain Teapot with Snake Decoration, KPM c. 1800
Located in Greding, DE
Rare teapot made of gold-patinated porcelain with surrounding snake decoration. The serpentine body winds around the oval smooth belly of the pot and form...
Category
Early 1800s Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Modernist Silver Plated Tea service set France
Located in Den Haag, NL
Stunning Three piece Tea set . Silver Plated on Copper ,Art Deco in style
These pieces all are signed .With a Star . Modele Depose . Made in France .
Wooden handles . Gold plated d...
Category
1980s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Set of 2 Antique Chinese Porcelain Tea Bowl Cup Saucer Amsterdam Bont, 18th Cen
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice Set of 2 example Amsterdam bont cups and saucers with a lovely scene.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Type: Tea Bowls & Cups, Tea Drinking
Region o...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Tea Set, Exclusive Silver Plated 3 Parts Kettle Coffee Pot, Warmer Set
Located in Hampshire, 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, Sterling Silver, Silver Plate
Pair Japanese Porcelain Flower Tea Cup Bowl & Saucer Saucer Imari Quails, 18th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely set from the edo period. With garden scene of quails.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Type: Bowls, Tea/Coffee Drinking: Bowls, Cups & Teapots
Japanese S...
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
1982 Modern Copco Black & White Glazed Ceramic Teapot & 4 Mugs by Sam Lebowitz
By Copco
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous 1982 Modern to Postmodern Copco black & white glazed ceramic lidded teapot, 2 white mugs with black stripes, and 2 black mugs with white stripes, designed by Sam Lebowitz. 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. We have found no chips, cracks, or chiggers. Please see photos and zoom in for details as they are part of the condition report. We attempt to portray any imperfections as they are part of the condition report. Circa, 1982.
“Just tea for two, and two for tea, just me for you and you for me…” Yes, please Tony Bennett, I would LOVE some tea….. Especially if you’re serving it from this delightful teapot and mugs designed by Sam Lebowitz for Copco!!! This is a gorgeous tea set comprised of a glazed ceramic lidded teapot black with white stripes, two white mugs with black stripes, and two black mugs with white stripes. They are stamped by Cosco 1982, Made in Korea on the bases and they are in excellent vintage condition. They will be beautiful on your buffet, bar, kitchen table, or serving tray and although it’s called a teapot, that shouldn’t limit your warm beverage selections… coffee or hot chocolate will pour just as delightfully from the spout! The black and white of it is this…. They are bursting with timeless style, bear a classic Modern to Postmodern appearance, and have the reputation of an iconic manufacturer & designer… This tea set by Copco is EXACTLY what the designer ordered!
Copco was launched in 1960 by Harvard graduate and entrepreneur Sam Farber. It was a houseware company located in Denmark known for its well-designed, colorful cookware and tea kettles including porcelain-enameled cast iron cookware...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Japanese Porcelain Edo Period Tea Bowl Floral Imari
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red. Tea Bowl
Edo , c. 1700
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Type: Tea/Coffee Drinking: Bowls, Cups ...
Category
17th Century Edo Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Japanese Bowl/Cup for Tea Japan Rare Scene Creamware UK, 18th/19th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Very unsual tea cup. Decorated after british creamware style. late 18th or 1st half 19th century.
Very unsual tea set. Decorated after british creamware style. Early 19th century.
Sc...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Afternoon Tea Set, French, Ceramic, Serving Tray, Cups, Art Deco Taste
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage cabaret afternoon tea set. A French, ceramic serving tray and tea cups in Art Deco revival taste, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1990.
Striking and temptin...
Category
1990s French Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
A Chinese Export Porcelain Blue and White Teabowl and Saucer
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely tea bowl and dish. Its a marriage, combination of 2 sets.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Type: Plates
Region of Origin: China
Period: 18th century Qing...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Victorian three piece tea set and tray
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian three piece tea set and tray consisting of a silver plated ornate tea pot, sugar bowl and milk jug standing on a silver plated tray
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
1990s Club '88 Postmodern Feltman Langer Tea Service by Peter Langer
Located in San Gabriel, CA
Teapot: 9.5" wide x 4.75" deep x 6.5" high Creamer: 5" wide x 3.5" deep x 2" high Mugs: 6" high x 5" wide
1990s rare collection of Peter Langer's teapot, creamer, and two mug...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Quality Antique Porcelain Coffee Set
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique porcelain coffee set consisting of an oval tray, four coffee cups and saucers, a coffee pot, cream jug and sugar bowl in ...
Category
Early 20th Century Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Japanese Porcelain Cup & Saucer Imari 'Flowers", 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique Japanese Porcelain Cup & Saucer Imari 'Flowers"", 18th Century.
Very delicate and nicely painted set.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Type: Tea Bowls ...
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Hand-made Ceramic Pangolin Teapot, made in South Africa
Located in North Miami, FL
Betty Ntshingila and Zinhle Nene have teamed up to create the most exquisitely detailed teapot of a pangolin. By sculpting and painting a beehive above the pangolin, Betty and Zinhle...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Qianlong Bird Tea Bowl China, 18th Cen
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Very nicely decorated cup and saucer with birds. Late qianlong circa 1780-1800
Decorated with a bird scene. Similar decoration is found on a strainer in "Litzenburg, T. V. (2003). C...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Gio Ponti Silver Plated Coffee and Tea set on a tray, A.Krupp Milano
Located in London, GB
A Gio Ponti 6 piece mid-century silver plated coffee and tea set on a small circular tray. Designed for the VI triennale, 1930's to 1950's.
comprising 6 it...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
Antique George III Quality Copper Kettle
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality copper kettle having a shaped handle, spout and lift off lid.
In lovely original condition.
Dimensions:
Height 29 cm
Width 28.5 cm
Depth 20 cm
Dat...
Category
19th Century English George III Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
19th-Century Majolica Minton Chinaman Teapot
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica figural teapot signed Minton.
Modeled as a Chinaman , the tail formed as the Chinaman’s pigtail, his head forming the cover with his hair comb forming the finial.
Reference ...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Austrian Silver Coffee Pot with Spirit Burner
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Austrian silver coffee pot with spirit burner; an addition to our Georgian silver teaware collection
This exceptional antique Austrian silver coffee pot has a plain cylindrical form.
The coffee pot body is plain and encompassed with an applied moulded girdle to the upper portion.
This exceptional coffee pot is fitted with the original push fit cover, encompassed with a palmette leaf style border to the rim.
The cover is surmounted with an impressive cast silver foliated finial.
This coffee pot is fitted with an elongated handle overlaid with the original interwoven wicker, strategically interlaced to produce a segmented braided design; this finely detailed feature indicates the high quality of the piece.
The pot detaches from the original hallmarked silver stand, supported by four impressive scrolling legs.
The circular frame and base of the stand are encompassed with further palmette decorated borders.
The stand bears a circular receiver to the centre, accommodating the original detachable rounded spirit burner.
This hallmarks to this 19th century coffee pot...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Regency Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Pair of Proc Porcelain Marriage Bowls in Fencai Color Base Marked, 20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Pair of Proc Porcelain Marriage Bowls in Fencai Color Base Marked, 20th Century
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Type: Vase
Region of Origin: China
Period: 20th...
Category
20th Century Chinese Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique George III Quality Copper Kettle
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality copper kettle having a quality antique George III copper kettle with a shaped handle and spout lift of lid
Measures: ...
Category
Early 1800s English George III Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
Gold Imari Arita Japanese Birds Edo Period Porcelain Bowl and Plate Ca 1700-1720
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Gold' Imari, decorated in gold, iron-red, birds of prey and flowering plants and insects.
This is a beautiful example of 'gold' Imari. No underglaze blue or other enamel colors have...
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Three pieces tea service set by Paul Canaux & Cie, France, 19th century
Located in Braintree, GB
Step into the enchanting world of exquisite craftsmanship with this remarkable Antique French 950 Silver Three-Piece Tea Service Set by the esteemed silversmith Paul Canaux & Cie.
Ma...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Belleek Coffee Cup Trio, Shamrock Pattern, 1891-1926
Located in London, GB
This is a very charming coffee cup trio made by Belleek in the Shamrock design, consisting of a coffee cup, a saucer and a little cake plate. It has the 2nd Black Mark, which was used between 1891 and 1926. Given the quality of the porcelain we think the date of production is probably closer to 1891 than 1926.
If you ever thought Belleek fine china looks, sounds and feels unique, you are right. There is a back story to this extraordinarily fine Irish eggshell porcelain, which has an unusually high amount of "frit" and therefore is thinner and finer than any other china.
Pottery in Belleek (in the now Northern-Irish area of Fermanagh) had started in 1849 with John Caldwell Bloomfield, who was a wealthy land owner. During the Irish famine...
Category
Late 19th Century Northern Irish Arts and Crafts Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Meiji Period Satsuma Teapot Flowers Butterflies, Late 19th/Early 20th
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A lovely Satsuma Teapot.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Japanese Style: Satsuma
Region of Origin: Japan
Period: 19th century, 20...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique George III Quality Oval Copper Kettle
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality oval copper kettle having a quality oval copper kettle with a shaped handle, spout and a removable lid.
Measures: H 29 x 17 x 31cm
Date 1800.
Category
Early 1800s English George III Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
Herend Hungary Porcelain Tea set for 12 persons, Indian Basket Green pattern
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary Porcelain Tea set for 12 persons, Indian Basket Green pattern
A Herend porcelain tea set for 12 persons with the Indian Basket pattern....
Category
20th Century Hungarian Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage English Britannia plate coffee pot by James Dixon & Sons, 1920
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Edwardian Britannia plate coffee pot with a square carved ebonized wood handle in the Georgian taste. The pot has a reeded concave, oval hinged lid with a reel turned ebonized wood f...
Category
Early 20th Century English Tea Sets
Materials
Britannia Standard Silver
Antique Japanese Porcelain Edo Period Tea Bowl Floral Imari, 17th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red. Its a mariage
Edo , c. 1700
Tea Bowl
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Type: Tea/Coffee Drinking...
Category
17th Century Edo Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 4 Antique Japanese Meiji Period of Chawan Tea Bowls Porcelain Eggshell
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice set of 4 tea bowls decorated with Women. They are marked on the base.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Type: Bowls
Region of Origin: Japan
Period: 1...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Gold White Green Porcelain Cup and Saucer by Contemporary Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary gilded fine porcelain cup and saucer, intricately hand painted in vivid blue, green and white on an attractive gilded body, featuring stunning lilies in full b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Tea Sets
Materials
Gold
English Silver rectangular tea set 1930s
By William Hutton & Sons, J W Benson Ltd.
Located in Delft, NL
English Silver rectangular tea set 1930s
A silver tea set with a teapot, sugar bowl and a milk jug in an rectangular shape with a scalloped body It is silver marked with the English...
Category
20th Century English Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
1948-1951 Bing & Grondahl coffee service for 8, Denmark
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1948-1951 Bing & Grondahl coffee service for 8, Denmark. In their rare & elegant "Empire" pattern with swags of flowers over fish scale molded borders. Consisting of 8 cups & saucers, 8 cake plates, leaf shaped sweetmeat, round shaped sweetmeat, cream & sugar with tray, and coffee pot with cover...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Empire Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Three-piece tea set, mid-20th century
Located in Greding, DE
Decorative tea set consisting of a teapot, a milk jug and a coffee pot in double-bellied shape and textured wall. The acute-angled handles are connected to the body via black wooden ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
Quality Pair Of 19th Century Teacups & Saucers
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality pair of 19th Century teacups & saucers.
Quality pair of antique scalloped shaped teacups and saucers with gold gilded decoration.
Category
19th Century Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
A Handmade Victorian Fruitwood & Inlay Tea Caddy
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A Handmade Victorian Fruitwood & Inlay Tea Caddy With Zinc Lining
A tea caddy is a box, jar, canister, or other receptacle used to store tea. When first introduced to Europe from Asia, tea was extremely expensive, and kept under lock and key. The containers used were often expensive and decorative, to fit in with the rest of a drawing-room or other reception room. Hot water was carried up from the kitchen, and the tea made...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Zinc
Vintage Set of Six Imperial Lomonosov Porcelain Tea Set Cups, Russia 1960s
By Lomonosov
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a set of 6 vintage porcelain tea cups with saucers, manufactured by Russian Imperial Porcelain manufacturer Lom...
Category
1960s Ukrainian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Porcelain Tea Set Totai Signed
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese enamel porcelain tea set. Features a captivating bird and floral design meticulously executed in the intricate cloison...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Tea Sets
Materials
Enamel
Quality antique Victorian silver mounted three piece Jasperware Wedgwood tea set
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique Victorian silver mounted three piece Jasperware Wedgwood tea set having a quality antique Victorian blue and white Jasperware Wedgwood...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Federal Style Small Indian Silver Plated Coffee Tea Set w/ Wilcox Tray
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Federal Style Small Indian Silver Plated Coffee Tea Set w/ Wilcox Tray. Item features a 5 piece set, serving pieces marked "Mad in India", round tray marked "Wilcox international silver Co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sheraton Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Chinese Porcelain Kangxi Period Tea Bowl Floral Imari Cafe au Lait
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722), c. 1700
Tea Bowl
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Type: Tea/Coffee Drinki...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Five-Piece Sterling Silver Coffee & Tea Service by Whiting
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GEORGE III STYLE FIVE-PIECE STERLING SILVER COFFEE AND TEA SERVICE SET
By Whiting Manufacturing Co., New York; each with Whiting hallmark (two-headed chimera w/ encircled W), "3358 / 3 GILLS / PAT. 1892 / 925/1000 FINE"
Item # 104VAD21S
An exquisite five-piece tea and coffee service executed entirely in .925 sterling silver by Whiting...
Category
20th Century American George III Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Antique Chinese Porcelain Jug Tea Pot Porcelain Yongzheng/Qianlong Famille Rose
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this nicely shaped and painted chinese porcelain jar.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Category: Famille Rose
Emperor: Qianlong (1735-1796), Yo...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain Tea Coffee Set by Zsolney Hungary, 1960s
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage porcelain coffee or tea service set by Zsolney Manufacturer, Hungary, 1960s.
It consists of 15 pieces in a white colored porcelain with cobalt blue and gold patterns and rims.
Zsolnay creates handpainted porcelain in Pécs, Hungary.
On the base of the service is the logo of ZSolney Hungary.
The set consists of:
1 coffee / tea pot with lid - 8.66 inch - 22 cm.
1 sugar bowl with lid - 5.51 inch - 14 cm.
6 cups and saucers - 6.76 fl oz - 200 ml.
1 creamer - 3.93 inc - 10 cm.
The Zsolnay factory was established in 1853 by Miklós Zsolnay in Pécs, Hungary. Ten years later, his son Vilmos...
Category
1960s Hungarian Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Tea Set by Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori, 1930s, Set of 5
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Set of two cups dia 8X5H and sugar bowl dia 19X15H "GIO' PONTI" for Richard Ginori San Cristoforo Milano beautiful beige background, with coral color decoration, light craquelle homo...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Caneware tea set in the Egyptian taste by Schiller & Gerbing, c. 1835
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Bisque caneware creamer and covered sugar bowl in the Egyptian taste, highlighted by applied pseudo hieroglyphics and a crocodile finial on the sugar bowl. Produced in the Tetschen s...
Category
1830s Czech Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
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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