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Mario Buatta Pattern Pair Cups and Saucers BFB Worcester Hand Painted C- 1810
By Barr, Flight Barr Worcester
Located in Katonah, NY
This vibrant pair of antique English porcelain cups and saucers was hand-painted by Barr Flight
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Early 19th Century English Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique Japanese Arita/Chinese Jingdezhen Saucer Dish and Cup Kakiemon
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very combination of two porcelain pieces; Edo period, kakiemon figural garden scene Qing period
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

19th-Century Hand-Painted Gilded Cup Saucer, Signed E.F., France, 1887
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in CANNES, FR
A refined antique porcelain cup and saucer set, richly hand-painted in a vibrant palette of blue
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique Chinese Teapot Kangxi/Yongzheng Imari Amsterdam Bont Qing
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
. Dating to 1st half of the 18th century Amsterdams Bont A relatively unknown niche of Chinese porcelain
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18th Century Chinese Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Coffee Serving in Painted Porcelain Ginori Manifattura in Doccia 18th century
By Carlo Ginori
Located in Pistoia, IT
Rare porcelain coffee service by Manifatuura Ginori in Doccia, Florence, 18th-century era. The service consists of a coffee pot and 12 cups with plate decorated with small landscape...
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18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Group of Worcester Lord Henry Tynne Type Teawares, circa 1775
Located in New York, NY
Each painted with landscape roundels flanked by flower sprays within a narrow blue and gilt border, comprising: a fluted barrel-shaped teapot and cover and a hexagonal fluted stand; ...
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1770s English Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

New Hall Hybrid Hard Paste Teacup, Palm Tree patt. 484, Georgian ca 1810
By New Hall
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful teacup and saucer made by New Hall around the year 1810. The set is decorated
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1810s English Regency Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Derby Coffee Cup, Monochrome Sepia Landscapes Zachariah Boreman, ca 1785
By Derby, Crown Derby
Located in London, GB
This is a very rare and stunning coffee cup and saucer made by Derby in about 1785. The set has a
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1780s English Romantic Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Minton Teacup Trio, Bath Embossed, Green Flowers Patt. 38/680, ca 1830
By Minton
Located in London, GB
about 1830. The set is decorated with the beautifully hand painted pattern no. 680 consisting of green
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1830s English Rococo Revival Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Samuel Alcock Tearcup Trio, Maroon, Yellow, Gilt and Fine Landscapes, ca 1845
By Samuel Alcock Co.
Located in London, GB
reason we now don't hear much about Samuel Alcock porcelain is that much of it has been mis-identified
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1840s English Rococo Revival Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Nagoya Japanese Meiji Hand Painted Tea Wares with Herons
By Nagoya Craftsmen
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very finely made Japanese Nagoya Meiji porcelain tea set hand painted with water birds amidst
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Sèvres Double Handled Cup, Cover and Stand, 1791
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Porcelain, but it was not the first. Porcelain had been manufactured in France to supply the country’s
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

H&R Daniel Coffee Cup Duo, Plain Shape, White with Landscape, 1825-1830
By H&R Daniel
Located in London, GB
1825 and 1830. The set is potted in the "plain" shape and bears pattern no. 4652 with some very
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1820s English Rococo Revival Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

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.
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19th Century Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique Signed Satsuma Teapot Fujiware no Teika, Late 19th/Early 20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
, All my being is aflame, Awaiting her who does not come. Additional information: Material: Porcelain
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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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
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Capodimonte Porcelain, Bronze and Gold Teapot Late 1800s
By Capodimonte
Located in Milano, MI
Capodimonte porcelain teapot, bronze and pure gold, made in the late 19th century Ø cm 23 Ø cm 14 h cm 30 Capodimonte porcelain is an excellence of Italian craftsmanship, with a ri...
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1880s Italian Empire Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Bronze

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
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique Coalport Saucer
Located in Tampa, FL
A circa 1820s Coalport saucer. Provenance is from one of Atlantas premier antique shops. Jane Marsden.
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1820s English Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Shelley China Demitasse Cups Saucers Sterling Silver Mappin Webb Birmingham 1919
By Mappin Webb, Shelley Pottery
Located in Portland, OR
A good presentation boxed set of six antique Shelley china demitasse cups & saucers with sterling
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1910s English Edwardian Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

Tete a Tete service in Porcelain by Ginori - Italy ca. 1880.
By Richard Ginori
Located in Milano, IT
Ginori porcelain tete a tete service with decoration executed by the Richard Ginori manufactory. Decoration with retouché decal with mythological motif. Manufacture mark under the ba...
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1880s Italian Other Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Six Royal Worcester Coffee Cups and Saucers, Harry Davis, circa 1920
Located in New York, NY
Painted in colors with London scenes, the interiors, handles and rims all gilt. Signed H. Davis, painted titles, impressed and printed marks in puce.
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1920s English Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Pair of 19th Century Blue Spatter Ware Petrus Regout Maastricht C S
By Petrus Regout
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 2 Petrus Regout Maastricht cups and saucers. Now known as The Royal Sphinx factory
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Mid-19th Century Dutch Country Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Chinese Export Blue and White Pitcher
Located in Sheffield, MA
Chinese export blue and white porcelain milk pitcher.  
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Tobacco Leaf Pattern Plate, Cup and Saucer
By Copeland Garrett Spode
Located in New York, NY
handsome breakfast set. Markings for Spode in under-glaze blue and pattern 2061 in under-glaze red
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Early 19th Century English Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Chamberlain s Worcester Fancy Birds Trio painted by George Davis, 1800-05
By George Davis
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Chamberlain's Worcester Fancy Birds Trio painted by George Davis, 1800-05 Additional information: Date : 1800-05 Period : George III Marks : None Origin : Worcester, England Colour ...
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19th Century English George III Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Thomas Wolfe Factory Z Lion Pattern English Teacup and Saucer
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A scarce antique English Staffordshire bone china teacup and saucer hand decorated with a red lion by Thomas Wolfe (Factory Z) and dating from around 1810. The cup is of wide round s...
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1810s English George III Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique Chinese Cup Saucer, circa 1840
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Chinese cup & saucer, circa 1840.
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

French Empire "Tête a Tête" Service
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This exquisite 7 piece coffee service makes an elegant statement in rich matted blue, accented with bright gold. Each piece is similarly decorated in the elegant French Empire style ...
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19th Century French Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain, Paste

First Period Worcester Teapot Waiting Chinaman Pattern circa 1770
By 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall
Located in Basildon, GB
Worcester teapot, painted underglaze in ‘The Waiting Chinaman’ pattern, filled out with scattered sprays of flowers, the knop modelled as a flower. Blue crescent mark, c. 1770
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1770s English Rococo Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Napoleon III Style Porcelain de Paris Coffee Set 8 Pieces Gilt Floral Decoration
By Porcelaine de Paris
Located in Prato, Tuscany
and tea set, composed of six cups with matching saucers and two square dessert trays. Each cup
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Vintage Chinese Famille Rose Fencai Double Happiness Tea Cups Plate Set 70s
Located in Richmond, CA
We are honored to offer this exceptional Chinese porcelain tea set, specifically designed for
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Paris porcelain service with landscape decorations
Located in Paris, FR
Paris porcelain set: tea or coffee service, composed of several decorated pieces: - A coffee or tea
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1820s French Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

20pcs WanShouWuJiang Chinese Porcelain Tea Service Set
Located in Brea, CA
20 Pieces vintage Chinese set of tea and coffee service set, WanShouWuJiang yellow ground, all
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

22 Piece Bavarian White Porcelain Chippendale Tea Set
Located in Queens, NY
22-Piece Continental German (Bavarian) (19/20th Century) white porcelain "Chippendale" pattern tea
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19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique Japanese Chaiwan Meiji/Taisho Period Set of Tea Bowls Porcelain
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated set of tea gaiwan bowls Condition: All damages pictured, nothing
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique Japanese CHaiwan Meiji/Taisho Period Set Of Tea Bowls Porcelain
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description A very nice set of 9 tea bowls decorated with flowers. Amazing quality. Box included
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique Set Japanese Imari / Tea Bowl Cup, Flowers, Porcelain, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice set of 18th century tea bowls, Edo Period. The painting is of nice quality. All will
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17th Century Chinese Edo Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Rare Antique Japanese Meiji Period Set of Tea Bowls Porcelain Straits
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice set of 5 tea bowls decorated with flowers and pommegranat. They are marked on the base
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Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Very Rare Antique Kangxi Period Blood and Milk Tea Set Chinese Porcelain
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Kangxi period 17/18th century Chinese porcelain blood and milk rooster tea bowls Condition
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17th Century Chinese Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set Antique Famille Verte Kangxi Period Tea Bowl Se Asia Chinese Porcelain
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this very rare pair of Kangxi Famille Verte tea set with Ruyi decoration for the
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18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Tea Set 18C Chinese porcelain Dish CORNELIS PRONK Dame Au Parasol Pattern
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Chinese Export Porcelain saucer dish and Cup after the ‘Dame Au Parasol’ design by Cornelis Pronk
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18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Set Of Cups or Tea Bowls Porcelain Landscape
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice set of bowls with and lids. Very nicely decorated with a landscape scene. They lids are
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique Chinese Armorial WW Family Tea Set Porcelain Qianlong, 18th C, China
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description A lovely set of 4 Armorial tea / coffee cups with the monogram WW. Condition 1
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18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique Set of Japanese Imari / Tea Bowl Cup, Flowers, Porcelain, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice set of 18th century tea bowls, Edo Period. The painting is of nice quality
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17th Century Chinese Edo Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Ca 1700 Kangxi Antique Chinese Porcelain Famille Verte Tea Set Bird Lotus
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this lovely and high quality set of Six famille verte cups and saucers plus 1
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17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set of 6 Antique Japanese Meiji Period Chawan Tea Bowls Porcelain Eggshell
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice set of 6 tea bowls decorated with characters, poem and valuables. They are marked on
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19th Century Japanese Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set of Antique Japanese Porcelain Tea Dish Bowl Blue &White Zoshuntei Sanpo
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice quality blue and white tea set dish and bowl with a mark. Japan, 19th century
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19th Century Japanese Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set of 11 Antique Japanese Meiji Period Chawan Tea Bowls Porcelain Eggshell
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice set of 11 tea bowls decorated with characters, poem and valuables. They are marked on
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19th Century Japanese Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set Antique 19th C Japanese Porcelain Edo/Meiji Arita Blue White Tea Bowls
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description A very nicely decorated set of Japanese Porcelain tea bowls with nice decoration
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set of 9 Antique Japanese Meiji Period Chawan Tea Bowls Porcelain Eggshell
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice set of 9 gaiwan bowls decorated with parsley and butterflies. They are marked on the
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19th Century Japanese Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

6# Antique Japanese Meiji Period Set Of Cups or Tea Bowls Porcelain Eggshell
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice set of 6 Cups. Very nicely decorated. They are marked on the base. Condition 1 dish
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set of 2 Antique Japanese Porcelain Tea Dishes Floral with Hangers, c. 1700
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red. Edo , c. 1700. Tea Bowl and dish
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17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Japanese Porcelain Set of Tea Cup Bowl and Saucer Beaker Saucer Imari Edo Period
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Saucers perfect. Size: 90 x 17mm cups 2 perfect, rest with some damage see pictures, 18th century. Size: 50 x 29mm. Period Edo Period (1603–1867).
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set of 5 Tea Bowls with Dish Qianlong Period Chinese Porcelain Plates
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Offering you this antique Chinese Qianlong period set of cups and saucers. Fine potting and
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18th Century Chinese Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Pottery

Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Ceramic Tea Set Of 7 Pcs
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Japanese enamel on ceramic tea set. A total of 7 items. The set comprises a pair of cups and
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Enamel

Antique 19th century Japanese Kaiseki set Tea Ceremony in Box Japan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description A lovely set for the Kaiseki meal. Condition Some minor ware. With kiln made
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Porcelain Tea Sets

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Porcelain

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Antique Porcelain Tea Sets For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of antique porcelain tea sets for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, porcelain and metal, all antique porcelain tea sets available were constructed with great care. Antique porcelain tea sets have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique porcelain tea sets made by Regency designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — are very popular at 1stDibs. Coalport Porcelain, Meissen Porcelain and Belleek Pottery Ltd. each produced beautiful antique porcelain tea sets that are worth considering.

How Much are Antique Porcelain Tea Sets?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $850, while they’re typically $30 on the low end and $168,500 highest priced.

Finding the Right Tea-sets for You

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.

Questions About Antique Porcelain Tea Sets
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 5, 2024
    To identify an antique tea set, look closely to determine who the manufacturer is. Locate the hallmark on the bottom of a saucer, teapot or cup. A maker’s mark on one of these items is the best indicator of the set’s origin. If you snap a photo with your smartphone or tablet, you can conduct a reverse image search to jump-start your research. Professionals recommend consulting auction catalogs, books and trusted online resources such as museum exhibition materials. With some research, you may be able to match the marking to the manufacturer's name and, from there, identify the pattern and age. 

    In 17th-century England, Chinese tea began to arrive at ports in London. Mass production of porcelain tea sets took place in the 18th century, and during the early 1800s, tea became widely affordable, and the concept of teatime took shape all over England

    Reputable soft-paste porcelain makers include Sèvres, Capodimonte and Chelsea, while Meissen was the first European maker of hard-paste porcelain. Bone china manufactories of note include Spode, Minton and Derby, which was later called the Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Company.

    Generally, a tea set is considered vintage if it’s at least 20 years old, while antiques are at least 100 years old. Although a maker’s mark is generally a helpful indicator of a given manufacturer, forgeries have occurred over the years. Look for other signifiers of a material, time period or style if you are uncertain of your piece’s origin. For help with identification, seek out a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer.

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