British Tea Sets

Hallmarked in Birmingham in 2000 by Thistle & Bee, this charming, Novelty Sterling Silver Sugar & Cream Set, is modelled to resemble a larg...

This beautiful and refined tea strainer was realized in England- arguably the birthplace of fine silverware- during the 19th century. It features a con...

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...

Unusual small Antique George III quality oval shaped copper kettle having an unusual small Antique George III oval shaped copper kettle with a shaped handle and spout with lift off l...

Culled from a high quality collection of silver plate with the best and most unique pieces selected for this top of the line seven piece English tea service; this antique ensemble, w...

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...

Set of six bird coffee cup trios. Strikingly modern looking antique set of six FB&B Worcester trios of six teacups and six coffee can with six saucers ...

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...

An antique English silver George II kettle with original stand and lamp, chased and embossed in the Rococo style. The lid has a flush hinge and the ke...

A fine antique English porcelain cup & saucer. In the Quail pattern. By Chamberlain Worcester. With painted green, blue, and red painte...

This magnificent antique Victorian sterling silver spirit kettle has a baluster shaped form. The surface of the kettle is embellished with except...

Wonderful aesthetic movement tea cup in hand-painted and hand-gilt porcelain by the English manufactory Minton. Blue background with stylized red flowers imitating the cloisonné technique, very common in the Japonisme ware. Attributed to Christopher Dresser, a famous designer that was working for Minton in 1867. He made very decorative designs, using very often this special shade of blue. A very small quantity of his work was signed, but the quality of some designs allows to make further -attribution to him, such as this tea cup. Signed with Minton hallmarks beneath, "Minton", number of the model G596 (China ware...

A set of six cups and saucers featuring the Wild Turkey - Flying brown and white transfer-ware pattern by the celebrated English pottery firm, Johnson Brothers. With authentic mid...

A teapot with cover in the “writhen” shape, emerald green ground with white and pale yellow trailing florals. We have a milk jug in a nearly identical pattern available, please see ...

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...

An exceptional, fine and impressive, antique Victorian English sterling silver spirit kettle; an addition to our antique silver teaware collection This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver spirit kettle has a melon shaped, incurved paneled form. Each segment of the paneled body is embellished with impressive alternating flat engraved designs incorporating quatrefoil motifs accented with bordered leaf ornamentation and a trellis pattern, all encompassed with a matte texture. The upper portion of the body is encircled with a flat engraved undulating border with applied moulded decoration to the scalloped rim. This antique silver kettle is fitted with a domed hinged hallmarked cover surmounted with the exceptional and original hallmarked sterling silver gourd shaped finial, securing to the interior with a wing nut. This fine example of Victorian teaware is fitted with an impressive hallmarked sterling silver scrolling handle ornamented with impressive cast S-scroll, leaf decorated terminals accented with large scrolling leaf decorated sockets in junction with the body. This solid silver kettle has a plain paneled swan necked spout with an impressive scalloped shaped socket accented with a paralleling border. This exceptional kettle detaches from the original hallmarked cast sterling silver Stand, supported by four impressive cast scrolling legs accented with further applied leaf ornamentation. The upper portion of the stand is encircled with impressive cast scrolling leaf ornamentation with a central floral design. The stand incorporates a plain scrolling frame which retains the original spirit burner, reflecting the identical paneled form to the body and cover. The silver spirit kettle Stand is fitted with the original chains and security pegs. This impressive example of antique teaware was crafted by the collectable and renowned London silversmiths Edward, Edward Junior, John & William Barnard. Condition This antique spirit kettle...

A teacup and saucer in the “half orange” shape, white with simple gilt rim and beautiful hand painted flower sprays Pattern unknown but similar to 1082 Year: ca 1823 Size: cup diameter 10cm (4”), saucer diameter 14.2cm (5.5”) Condition: excellent, some rubbing to gilt There are several items available in this design, please see group image and ask for more info if interested. The Samuel Alcock factory was operative in Staffordshire between 1822 and 1856, after which it was bought by Sir James Duke and Nephews. The factory started as a partnership between the young Samuel Alcock and the older Ralph Stevenson, who provided the factory and capital. Alcock quickly took the factory to great heights, building one of the biggest factories of its time. Alcock jumped on the new Rococo Revival fashion and served a huge new middle class market. The reason we now don't hear much about Samuel Alcock porcelain...

Fine quality antique Edwardian four piece silver plated tea set by Walker and Hall, consisting of a silver plated hot water jug, tea pot, milk jug and sugar bowl. Perfect condition,...

English Victorian four piece pewter tea set with two carafes, a sugar bowl, and cream pitcher.  

Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1908 by William Adams, this attractive, Edwardian, Antique Sterling Silver Kettle, features chased decoration to the body and lid. The kettle measures 14"...

Wonderful vintage mid century designed Royal Selangor coffee pot. Designed by Gerald Benney during the 1960's. This tea pot dates from the early 1990's. Wonderful form and design. Ha...

This teapot and cream and sugar set were made by the well known Royal Crown Derby maker of England and dates to approximately 1850 and done in the period Chinoiserie style. The set i...

Coalport, England. Egoist breakfast / tea service in porcelain decorated with flowers. 1960s / 70s. Consisting of teapot, salt / pepper shakers, sugar / cream set, deep and flat pla...

This is a very charming coffee cup and saucer made by Worcester in their First Period (sometimes called the Dr Wall Period) in about 1760. The items are decorated in a black overglaz...

Hallmarked in London in 1831 & 1832 by Edward Barton this elegant William IV antique sterling silver four-piece tea set is of a classic lobed or 'melon' form. The pieces have app...

Old Derby Imari tea set including: Measure: Tray 15" x 14" Tea pot 5.25" H x 7.75" W x 5.5" D Sugar well 3.75" H x 5 W x 4.5" D 3 tea cups 2 1/8" H x 3.75" W...

Wonderful vintage Mid-Century Modern Galatix hand-made Burma teak tea service set of 6 glass inserts, 6 Burma teak cup vessels, and a Burma teak serving tray....

Christopher dresser attr A three-piece tea set made by Coalport for Hukin and Heath, with gilt handles and gilt silver mounts. Birmingham date code for 1893. Silver stamped JTH and JHM for John Thomas Heath and John Hartshorne Middleton of Heath and Middleton.

Pair gilt green pink ivy and rose plates cups and saucers. Pair antique Derby porcelain breakfast or tea sets in vibrant green and soft pink with gilt vine details and rims. Two cups...

Jeweled with a band of enameled drops above a gilt laced pattern, on a dark cobalt blue background. Marked underneath. With six spoons.

This exceptional antique George V sterling silver tea service has been modelled in the Queen Anne style. The lower portion of each piece is embellished with embossed batwing decoration. The upper portion of each piece of this silver tea set is plain and unembellished. The teapot is fitted with a hinged hallmarked cover embellished with further batwing decoration to the domed portion and is surmounted with the original carved painted wood and sterling silver fluted, cushion shaped finial. The teapot retains the original angular carved painted wood handle with a plain scrolling thumbpiece. The teapot is fitted with a swan necked spout ornamented with further embossed batwing decoration to the lower portion. The cream jug and sugar bowl have plain angular sterling silver handles ornamented with plain moulded decoration to each handpiece. Condition This antique Sheffield silver tea set...

Elegant six-piece coffee set, crafted from pristine English bone china. Each piece showcases the delicate beauty of a pale pink enamel overlay, exquisitely accented with 24-karat go...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver three-piece tea service / tea set made by Frederick Elkington of Elkington & Co., part of our silver tea...

Period Edwardian tray made from a single piece of nicely grained mahogany. The tray has a central medallion with an inlaid shell, made from satinwood and surrounded by a border of b...

This vintage early 20th century tea service with serving tray is designed & produced by “Liberty & Co.”. The high polished pewter pieces are decorated with...

Antique English Silver-Plated Tea Coffee Set Hunting Musical Thomas Harwood Sons English, Late 19th Century Smallest (milk jug): Height 7cm, width 14cm, depth 19cm Largest (teapot...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver four-piece tea and coffee service, an addition to our silver teaware collection This exceptional, antique Edwardian four piece sterling silver tea and coffee service consists of a coffee pot, teapot, cream jug and sugar basket. Each piece of this fine silver tea set has an oval rounded form, all in the Queen Anne style. The body of each piece is ornamented with panels of fluted decoration, incorporating a contemporary bright cut engraved crest of a wolf chained and collared to one side. The upper rim of each piece is ornamented with an applied moulded border. Both the coffee pot and teapot are fitted with hinged hallmarked domed covers surmounted by the original carved painted wood and sterling silver topped pineapple finials. The silver teapot and coffee pot retain the original carved painted wood handles, featuring a plain scrolling thumbpiece. The cream jug is fitted with an elongated C shaped silver handle and the sugar basket a swing handle, each ornamented with reed decoration. The silver coffee pot, cream jug and sugar basket are each supported by a plain and unembellished oval pedestal foot. The coffee pot, teapot and sugar basket bear the retailer's mark 'Walker & Hall, Sheffield, England' to the underside. This four piece tea and coffee service was crafted by the renowned London silversmiths Walker & Hall; the pieces will have been crafted in fewer year but due to the hallmarking system the coffee pot bears the Sheffield assay mark for 1901 (i), the cream jug features the Sheffield assay mark for 1905 (n), whereas the teapot and sugar basket were each assayed in Chester in 1906 (F). Condition This antique solid silver tea set...

This refined 19th-century Wedgwood teapot is an exceptional example of English porcelain, hand-painted with an elegant bamboo motif emblematic of the Aesthetic Movement. The teapot f...

A fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver three-piece tea set in the Queen Anne style; an addition to our silver teaware collection. This fine antique Victorian sterling silver three-piece tea service consists of a teapot, sugar bowl and cream jug / creamer. Each piece has a plain circular compressed form onto a plain circular collet foot. The lower portion of each item is embellished with embossed fluted decoration in the Queen Anne style. The surface of the upper portion of each piece is plain with an impressive applied gadroon decorated border to the waisted flared rim. The teapot is fitted with a flush hinged domed hallmarked cover, which also features fluted decoration; the flush hinge indicates the Fine quality of this service. The cover is surmounted by the original carved circular fluted painted wood and sterling silver finial, securing to the interior with a wing nut. This fine antique teapot is fitted with a swan necked spout ornamented with an impressive embossed singular leaf design to the underside. The teapot retains the original C-shape carved painted wood handle with a plain scrolling thumbpiece. The cream jug and sugar bowl have plain ribbed angular sterling silver handles. This impressive Queen Anne tea set was crafted by the London silversmiths Walter Walker...

23-Piece English Victorian beige porcelain 23 piece tea set with gold trim and faux wood design (6 cups, saucers, & dessert plates, 2 trays, 1 tea pot, sugar, creamer) (Priced as set...

Hallmarked in London in 1781 by Hester Bateman, this wonderful, George III, Antique Sterling Silver Coffee Pot, features bead borders, a plain body, a wooden scroll handle, and acant...

Antique Minton Victorian Porcelain Part Dessert Service – 6 Plates, 1 Comport, 1 Large Compote – Minton Colourway This elegant part dessert service consists of 6 plates, 1 comport, ...

Hallmarked in London between 1887 and 1889 by Walter & John Barnard this refined Victorian antique sterling silver four-piece tea set is of a classic Neoclassical Revival design....

An exceptional and impressive antique George IV English sterling silver Regency style three piece tea service/set; an addition to our silver teaware collection. This antique George IV sterling silver three piece tea service consists of a teapot, cream jug / creamer, and sugar bowl. Each piece of this impressive set has a rectangular rounded form onto four Regency style feet. The plain body of each piece is encircled with a band of embossed and chased decorated stylised floral motifs on a matte background. The teapot is fitted with a flush hinged, domed hallmarked cover; the flush hinge indicates the fine quality of this service. The cover retains the original sterling silver rounded rectangular finial embellished with chased stylised rose and leaf decoration, encompassed with a bud border. The teapot, cream jug and sugar bowl are fitted with C scroll handles, ornamented with applied chased acanthus leaf decorated thumbpieces. Each component of this service is supported by four Regency style bracket style feet ornamented with a shaped claw foot, accented with scrolling leaf decoration and stylised floral motifs. The cream jug and sugar bowl retain the original gilded interiors. Condition This antique Regency tea service...

A twin-handled English silver plated samovar English, Late 19th century Measures: Height 43cm, width 33cm, depth 33cm This magnificent piece is a large silver plated and bone ha...

Hallmarked in London in 1887 by Wakely & Wheeler, this attractive, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Sugar & Cream Set, is presented in the original box along with 6 teaspoons and a...

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...

Delicately enameled with turquoise garlands draped through hanging gilt rings beneath a royal blue and gilt border. Each piece with a neoclassical vase painted in grisaille and light...

Set of 12 teacups and with their saucers in Minton Bone China Porcelain. Famous Minton Haddon Hall model designed by John William Wadsworth (1879–19...

An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage George VI English sterling silver Art Deco café au lait set with matching tray; an addition to our collectable teaware collection This exceptional vintage George VI sterling silver café au lait set consists of a coffee jug, hot milk jug and covered sugar bowl, with matching tray. Each piece of this vintage silver service...

This is a fine antique four piece tea service, beautifully crafted in silver plate over cast white metal, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. This elegant set comprises a co...

Hallmarked in London in 1882 by Daniel & Charles Houle, this attractive, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Kettle, features a cast stand wh...

Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1881 by Martin, Hall & Co., this very attractive, Antique Sterling Silver Kettle, is in the sought after 'Louis' pattern. The kettle measures 17"(43cm) t...

George III sterling silver teapot. Made by Hester Bateman in London, 1788. Ovoid with straight sides; cover hinged and domed with stained-wood finial. Diagonal spout and high-looping...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver spirit tea kettle made in the design style, an addition to our antique silver teaware collection. This exceptional antique sterling silver spirit tea kettle has a plain circular tapering form, in the design style. The posterior surface of this plain kettle is embellished with a contemporary bright cut engraved crest displaying a bird of prey addorsed and elevated, grasping in the claws a serpent nowed. Either side of the kettle is ornamented with two plain sterling silver dowel style pegs, allowing the kettle to sit securely on the stand. This Victorian kettle...

**Art Deco Porcelain Tea Set – Hugh Longport for Konny Kraft, 1920s–1930s** Rare Art Deco porcelain tea set designed by Hugh Longport for Konny Kraft, dating from the 1920s–1930s. T...

A fine and large pair of English George III style plated hot water-tea Samovars, each urn-form finely chased with a floral design reservoir with side ring-shaped handles, surmounted by a domed cover and raised on square base and ball feet with pull-out burners. Stamped: "Elkington Plate...

George III sterling silver teapot. Made by Hester Bateman in London in 1780. Oval body with straight diagonal spout and capped and high-looping stained-wood handle; cover hinged and ...

A fine and impressive antique Victorian sterling silver three piece tea service/set; part of our Victorian silver teaware collection. This fine antique Victorian sterling silver three piece tea set consists of a teapot, sugar bowl and cream jug / creamer. Each piece has an inverted pear shaped form on to a domed spreading foot. The upper portion of each piece is embellished with a broad band of bright cut engraved interlacing scroll and leaf decoration accented with stylised shell designs. The decoration to the body of each component incorporates two shaped, scroll decorated cartouches: one of which is vacant, the other displaying a bright cut engraved crest of a talbot*. The teapot is fitted with a hinged domed cover encircled with a band of bright cut engraved strapwork style decoration. The cover retains the original and impressive, hallmarked cast sterling silver stemmed floral finial. The fine teapot spout is ornamented with concave fluted decoration to the lower portion in addition to scrolling leaf designs extending up to the lip. The teapot, cream jug and sugar bowl are all fitted with impressive C scroll handles ornamented with acanthus leaf decorated thumbpieces. The cream jug and sugar bowl retain their original gilded interiors. In heraldic terms, a talbot refers to a good-mannered hunting dog Condition This Victorian sterling silver tea service...

An exceptional, fine antique George IV English sterling silver three piece tea service / set made by Charles Thomas Fox; part of our silver teaware collection This exceptional antique sterling silver three piece tea service consists of a teapot, cream jug and sugar bowl. Each piece has an oval rounded compressed form on to a collet base and four bracket style feet. The body of each piece is embellished with chased flower and foliate decoration incorporating a shaped cartouche to either side, each displaying a contemporary bright cut engraved crest of a mower with his scythe proper habited*. The upper rim of each piece is encompassed with a gadroon decorated border. The swept shoulders and the swan necked spout of the teapot are further ornamented with chased floral and scrolling leaf decoration. The original hinged hallmarked cover of the teapot is surmounted with a silver flower and leaf decorated finial. The teapot is fitted with a C scroll sterling silver handle ornamented with an impressive leaf design incorporated into a scrolling thumbpiece. The cream jug and sugar bowl have leaf decorated sterling silver C scroll handles and retain the original gilt interiors. Each piece is supported by four impressive bracket style feet accented with floral and paw ornamentation in the classic Regency style. The components of this exceptional antique teaware set were crafted by the renowned London silversmith Charles Thomas Fox. * The crest pertains to the Pilkington family, who are found in the Counties of Lancashire and Yorkshire, although other families bearing the name are found further afield and a similar crest. Whether these families are genealogically connected is not known. The Pilkingtons, of Rivington in the County of Lancashire are probably the more ancient and senior line. Legend has it that a member of the family (which was said to be one of repute prior to the Norman Conquest of 1066) disguised himself when sought by Norman soldiers as a mower and escaped. A similar legend adheres to another Lancashire family, the De Traffords or Traffords in which a member of that family avoided capture by the Parliamentarians during the Civil War of the 17th Century by disguising himself as simple-minded thresher wielding a frail rather than the Pilkington's scythe. There is certainly a possibility that this tea service was in the possession the baronetcy family of Pilkington, of Stanley in the County of Yorkshire who descended from Sir Alexander de Pilkington who held lands at Rivington during the reign of King Henry III. The baronet at the time of the manufacture of this tea service was Sir William Pilkington, the 8th Baronet (baptised 14th November 1775 died 30th 1850). Condition The pieces of this antique tea service...