1830s Tea Sets

This is a very rare and beautiful teacup and saucer made by H&R Daniel some time around 1830. The set is potted in the plain variation on the "second gadroon" shape and is decorated ...

This is an elegant teacup quartet consisting of a small plate, a teacup, a coffee cup and a saucer, made by Minton in about 1830. The set is decorated with the beautifully hand paint...

Antique silver teapot from the William IV era in the early 19th century. The charming panelled body is surmounted by a domed and fluted cover with bun-and-bead detachable finial. The...

This exquisite French creamware breakfast set comprises five large breakfast cups, an open sucrier with its stand, a coffee pot, two creamers, and a long dish for biscuits or rolls. ...

A coffee cup and saucer in “embossed fluted” shape, pale yellow ground with flowers and butterflies Pattern 4626 Year: ca 1834 Size: teacup 8cm (3.15“),saucer 14.5cm (5.75“) diameter Condition: excellent, some stacking wear 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 is that much of it has been mis-identified over the years and attributed to Coalport, Ridgway, Rockingham or others; Alcock did not mark any of his porcelain save a few rare pieces, and the numbering system is difficult to understand. However, the wares are still wide spread and many are of great quality. This set forms part of the Murray Pollinger Collection of Samuel Alcock Porcelain. Most of the collection is not publicly available yet, but if you would like to get access to the first 100 lots, please sign up for our mailing list...

A teapot with cover in the “rustic bean” shape, cobalt blue ground with gilt acanthus motif and finely painted flower posies on the belly of the teapot Pattern 5782 Year: ca 1837 Si...

An magnificent, fine and impressive antique William IV English sterling silver teapot made by Charles Fox II - boxed; an addition to our silver teaware collection This magnificent, ...

An antique afternoon tea set. An English Sheffield, silver 3-pieces set with a serving tray, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. Attractive ...

Hallmarked in London in 1830 by Thomas Johnson, this handsome, George IV period, Antique Sterling Silver Teapot, is plain in design and round i...

This is a beautiful teapot set made by H&R Daniel in about 1831. The set consists of a teapot with cover, a sucrier with cover and a milk jug. The...

Queen Victoria’s silver coffee service, by William Bateman & Daniel Ball, comprising a coffee pot and burner, a cream jug and a sugar basin, each...

On offer is a rare and stunning full tea service made by Rockingham in about 1832. The service consists of a large teapot with cover and a stand, 4 teacups, 4 coffee cups, 4 saucers, a milk jug, a sucrier with cover, a large slop bowl and a cake plate. It is rare to come across a tea service this good, and it is fabulous both on display and for use. Although the Rockingham pottery started some time in the mid-18th Century, when we say "Rockingham" it mostly means the Rockingham pottery as it was run between 1826 and 1842, creating high quality bone china table ware. The pottery rose to fame when King William VI ordered a huge dinner service containing 200 pieces. It took 600 people 7 years to complete this service, and by the time it was finished the King died. It ended up being used for the first time at the subsequent coronation of Queen Victoria in 1837. In the end, the undertaking, although it brought important business from all British aristocracy, had ruined the pottery and it never recovered. It closed it doors in 1842. This story serves to show the status, artistic sophistication and capacity of the Rockingham pottery in the 1830s. As the pottery only produced between 1826 and 1842, good pieces are relatively rare and to find this service is a treat. It is made of sturdy, thickly potted bone china. The design is cream coloured with gilt seaweed all over and beautiful small hand painted flower bouquets. The shapes of the items deserve extra attention. This set is an example of the Rococo Revival, with lavish twists and turns. The teapot spout and handle seem to have little twigs or leaves growing out of them - or are they fish fins? Whatever they are, it is highly charming. The shape of the pot itself is a beautiful pear shape; generous yet sophisticated with perfectly balanced dimensions. The cups are typical Rococo bell-shaped cups with a wide opening. The lids of the teapot and sucrier are in the iconic and striking crown shape, a sign that this set was made after the pottery attracted the King's patronage. An example of an identically shaped teapot with a similar seaweed pattern can be found in Miller & Berthoud's book "An Anthology of British Teapots...