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Antique Ca 1740-1750 Chinese Porcelain Qianlong Creamer Famille Rose
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated creamer/jug. Yongzheng period. Great decoration in Famille Rose / Fencai palette.
Condition
small chip to rim with large line running from it. Lid with some...
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$616 Sale Price
64% Off
Chinese Porcelain Valentines Patter Teapot Chine de Commande Qianlong, 18th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Chinese Porcelain teapot. Qianlong period
Fantastic and highly detailed decoration in Grisaille
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$924 Sale Price
45% Off
Porcelain Art Fencai Teapot with Flowers
Poem Porcelain Chinese, 1980/1990
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
and painting
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: China
Period
Category
20th Century Chinese Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$1,990 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Porcelain Art Proc Fencai Teapot with Flowers
Poem, 1980/1990
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
and painting.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: China
Period
Category
20th Century Chinese Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$2,390 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Qianlong Leaf Sauceboat Bowl, 18th Cen
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
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Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: China
Period: 18th century Qing (1661 - 1912)
Age: Pre-1800
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$949 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Antique Chinese Porcelain Eggshell Saucers Yongzheng Period Bont, 18 C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing this unusual Dutch Decorated pair of Chinese Yongzheng Eggshel Porcelain cup and saucer
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$540 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Qing Chinese Porcelain Chine de Commande Creamer Fencai, 18 Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
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Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: China
Period: 18th century, 19th century Qing (1661 - 1912
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$719 Sale Price
39% Off
Antique Large Chocolate Pot Qing Chinese Porcelain Chine de Commande, 18th Cen
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
& Pottery
Region of Origin: China
Period: 18th century Qing (1661 - 1912)
Condition: Just some minimal
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$1,499 Sale Price
39% Off
Antique Chinese Porcelain Lampion Rouge de Fer Butter Tureen Qianlong, 18th Cen
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: China
Period: 18th century Qing (1661 - 1912)
Age
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$949 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Chinese Porcelain "George Brander Murder" Milk Jug Chine De Commande, 18th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Region of Origin: China
Original/Reproduction: Original
Emperor: Qianlong (1735-1796)
Period: 18th
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$3,198 Sale Price
20% Off
China Teapot and Two Jugs Probably by Brown
Located in London, GB
China teapot and two jugs probably by Brown.
Large jug height 8 3/4", width including handle 7
Category
Antique 19th Century Tea Sets
Set of Six Cantonese Blue
White Teacups with Saucers 19thC Early 20thC
Located in Port Jervis, NY
. In excellent antique condition with minimal wear. No cracks or chips. Priced and sold as a set. More
Category
Vintage 1910s Chinese Chinese Export Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Modernist Copper Insulated Ceramic Kettle by Hall China
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Early Mid-century copper insulated ceramic Kettle by The Hall China Company for Forman Family inc
Category
Vintage 1950s North American Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
$93 Sale Price
25% Off
19th-Century Majolica Minton Chinese Man Figural Teapot
By Minton
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
19th-Century Majolica Minton Chinese man figural teapot. It is wonderfully whimsical and features a
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinoiserie Tea Sets
Materials
Pottery
Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Teapot and Cover, 20th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Chinese cloisonné enamel teapot and cover, 20th century
gilt-decorated and enamelled with
Category
20th Century Tea Sets
Materials
Enamel
Vintage Hand Painted Blue and White Porcelain Chinese Dragon Teapot
Located in Portsmouth, VA
teapot is a sculptural ode to Chinese artistry. Hand-painted in rich cobalt blue, it features traditional
Category
Mid-20th Century American Tea Sets
Materials
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
Category
Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Antique Chinese Porcelain Cantonese Cup
Dish Figures Qing Daoguang
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Region of Origin: China
Period: 19th century
China Dynasty Period: Qing (1661 – 1912)
Condition: Some
Category
Antique 19th Century Asian Qing Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$2,158 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Hand Painted Kunst Kronach Bavaria Coffee Cup Saucer Fine China 1950
By Mitterteich Bavaria Porcelain, Limoges
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Coffee Cup Bavaria Porcelain Tea Cup set Gold circa 1950.
Demitasse Cup and Saucer with
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
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, Kangxi, Couple with a parasol in garden.
Additional information:
Material: Porcela...
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$116 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Chinese Tibetan Silver Overlay Porcelain Body Teapot With Foo Dog Finial
By Alessi, Michael Graves (b.1934)
Located in San Diego, CA
A vintage Chinese / Tibetan silver overlay porcelain body teapot with foo dog finial, circa the
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique 19th c Chinese Porcelain Cantonese Figural Plate Figures Qing Daoguang
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nice and Beautifully painted Cantonese dish with lots of highly detailed figures, flowers and animals.
Early Canton ware Daoguang period.
There is some text at the base, probably inv...
Category
Antique 19th Century Asian Qing Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 19th c Chinese Porcelain Cantonese Figural Plate Figures Qing Daoguang
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nice and Beautifully painted Cantonese vase with lots of highly detailed flowers and animals.
Early Canton ware Daoguang period.
Condition
No damages, just some minimal enamel loss ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Asian Qing Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$836 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Gyokushu Satsuma Earthenware Saki Pitcher, C. Meiji Period
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A finely detailed Meiji-period Satsuma earthenware sake pitcher attributed to Gyokushu, featuring exquisite polychrome and gilt decoration. The cylindrical body is densely painted wi...
Category
Antique 1890s Chinese Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
$375 Sale Price
25% Off
PROC or Republic Teapot Shanghai Calligraphy Marked
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Beautiful Chinese Tea pot with lid. mid 20th c.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$883 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Japanese Porcelain Grisaille Decorated Teapot, Ca 1700
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
& Pottery
Region of Origin: China
Period: 17th century, 18th century
Decoration Type / Colour: Polychrome
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$1,172 Sale Price
20% Off
Very Rare Antique Japanese Porcelain Grisaille Decorated Teapot, ca 1700
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
& Pottery
Decoration Type / Colour: Polychrome
Region of Origin: China
Period: 17th century, 18th century
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$1,172 Sale Price
20% Off
Yixing
Hundred-Fruit
Teapot
Located in Savannah, GA
A Yixing Zisha ‘Hundred-Fruit’ pumpkin teapot.
6 inches wide by 4 inches deep by 4 inches tall
Category
20th Century Chinese Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Blue and White Porcelain Teapot with Scrolling Foliage and Floral Decor
Located in Yonkers, NY
displayed in a vaisselier among other treasured pieces or placed atop a table to serve tea, this vintage
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Seletti
Hybrid-Leonia
Coffee Cup with Saucer in Porcelain
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Seletti "Hybrid-Zora" Teacup with Saucer in Porcelain
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Seletti "Hybrid-Isidora" Teacup with Saucer in Porcelain
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Seletti "Hybrid-Fedora" Mug in Porcelain
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$61 / item
Seletti "Hybrid-Eufemia" Coffee Cup with Saucer in Porcelain
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Seletti "Hybrid-Procopia" Mug in Porcelain
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Seletti "Hybrid-Smeraldina" Porcelain Teapot
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$197 / item
Seletti "Hybrid-Anastasia" Mug in Porcelain
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Seletti ‘Hybrid-Zenobia’ Teacup with Saucer in Porcelain
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Seletti "Hybrid-Tamara" Coffee Cup with Saucer in Porcelain
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Seletti "Kintsugi-N
2" Mug in Porcelain
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$80 / item
Seletti "Kintsugin-N
1" Coffee Cup with Saucer in Porcelain
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Three yixing teapots in a velvet lined box. Each teapot is a different color.
Located in Chicago, IL
Three yixing teapots in a velvet lined box. Each teapot is a different color clay: red, purple, and yellow. With moveable pieces in the lids. Impressed/marked on the underside, thoug...
Category
Vintage 1940s Chinese Qing Tea Sets
Materials
Carrara Marble
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinoiserie Bird Shaped Teapot Hand-painted Blue White Decor
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage ceramic or porcelain small teapot is sculpted in shape of a bird or a phoenix, with large head, long wings, rounded tail, and ornate handle on the back. The teapot features t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Chinese Export Silver Tea Set with Original Box Zee Wo
By Zee Wo
Located in Atlanta, GA
A four piece Chinese export silver tea service set consists of a lidded teapot, a creamer with lid
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Early 20th Century Chinese Porcelain Tea Set, 1920s
By Satsuma
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful Satsuma fine porcelain tea set Moriage Lithophane Geisha.
Hand painted in brown with
Category
Vintage 1920s Japanese Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$808 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Porcelain Tea or Coffee Set, Rosslau China Blau
Located in Chorzów, PL
Porcelain set, Rosslau China Blau.
Breakfast set from the Hermann Schomburg & Söhne Porzellan
Category
Vintage 1980s German Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$332 Sale Price / set
20% Off
English Transfer china Tea set
Located in Santa Monica, CA
24 pieces of china see detail but no teapot
Category
Antique 19th Century English Tea Sets
$556 / set
Antique Silver Chinese Three-Piece Tea Set, Hong Kong, circa 1900
Located in 53-64 Chancery Lane, London
A stunning looking Chinese tea set floral embossed throughout which is then set on a matte
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Tea Sets
19th Century Chinese Silver Tea Set
Located in Kensington, MD
A Nineteenth Century Chinese four piece tea set with scrolling floral decoration. Tray: Length 12 1
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
$8,500 / set
Aynsley Bone China Decorative Tea Set
Located in New York, NY
A highly collectible pink Aynsley floral design tea set.
8 plates, 11 cups & saucers, 1 sugar bowl
Category
Antique Early 1800s English Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$2,490 / set
RAAQUU FX Chinese New Year Tea Set with Premium Silver Needle White Tea
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Series.
This Chinese New Year Tea Set comes with 50g of 4Leaftea's Selected White Tea.
Limited Edition
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
Large Scale Black Hall China Teapot, Marked, circa 1930-1970
By Hall China
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large scale black hall china teapot, marked, circa 1930-1970.
Category
20th Century American Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Chinese Silver Tea and Coffee Service
Located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB
A late 19th to early 20th century Chinese silver six piece tea and coffee service with a tray
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
$6,297 / set
Vintage Victoria Czechoslovakia China 24k Gold Decorated Bohemian Coffee/Tea Set
Located in Naples, FL
This vintage Victoria Czechoslovakia China tea/coffee set is a beautiful addition to any collection
Category
Early 20th Century Bohemian Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Buffalo China Tea Cup Pair in Sky Blue and Off White
By Buffalo Pottery
Located in Munster, IN
Adorably vintage, these sky blue and off-white tea cups (or small coffee mugs) are a perfect way to
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese export porcelain coffee cups with arms of New York State, 18th century
Located in London, GB
A pair of Chinese export porcelain coffee cups, each with ribbed body and petal shape rim, painted
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
1937s Rare Colclough China Sabu Pattern Elephant Boy Teapot Made in England
Located in Milan, IT
piece, ruling out the need for large sets to be purchased first. In 1948, Colclough China Limited took
Category
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Earthenware
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China Tea Sets For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of China tea sets is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, porcelain and metal, all China tea sets available were constructed with great care. We have 385 antique and vintage China tea sets in-stock, while there are 20 modern editions to choose from as well. China tea sets have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. modern, Art Deco and mid-century modern China tea sets are consistently popular styles. There have been many well-made China tea sets over the years, but those made by Seletti, Wang Hing
Co. and Shelley Pottery are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are China Tea Sets?
Prices for China tea sets can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, China tea sets begin at $15 and can go as high as $658,960, while the average can fetch as much as $576.
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 China Tea Sets
- What does bone china mean?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The term bone china means porcelain dinnerware and serveware made of a mix of bone ash, kaolin clay and feldspathic material. It has a translucent look that works well with highly detailed painted finishes. On 1stDibs, find a large selection of bone china.
- What is a set of china?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertNovember 2, 2021A set of china refers to a set of tableware. Porcelain, a durable and nonporous kind of pottery made from clay and stone, was first made in China and spread across the world owing to the trade routes to the Far East established by Dutch and Portuguese merchants. Given its origin, English speakers called porcelain “fine china,” an expression you still might hear today. "Fine" indeed — for over a thousand years, it has been a highly sought-after material. A set of china is likely to include dinner plates, bread plates, cups and other items. Find antique and vintage china on 1stDibs.
- What is a Bavaria tea set?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A Bavaria tea set is a tea set that was crafted in the Bavaria region of Germany. This region is renowned for its exceptionally fine porcelain. Pieces are often painted by hand, giving each one a unique style. Shop a range of Bavaria tea sets from top sellers around the world on 1stDibs.
- What is the best tea set?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021There are many types of tea sets available. You may wish to have a small tea service if your needs are modest. 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.A tea set best suited for you may depend on a variety of factors. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage tea sets.
- Are China sets worth anything?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021The value of China depends on the brand as well as the age of the set. Antique pieces from certain companies such as Lenox or Welmar, particularly if they are rare, will be of higher value than newer items from a brand that engages in mass production.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A Japanese teapot is called a kyusus, while the everyday drinking glasses for tea are called yunomi. For more formal occasions, a chawan tea bowl is used. You can shop a range of antique and vintage Japanese tea sets from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 5, 2024To 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.
Find antique tea sets on 1stDibs. - 1stDibs ExpertAugust 20, 2024To identify vintage tea sets, first determine who the maker is. Locate the brand stamp or hallmark on one of the pieces. If you snap a photo with your smartphone or tablet, you can conduct a reverse image search to jump-start your research. By using trusted online resources, you can match the marking to the manufacturer's name and, from there, identify the pattern and age. Generally, a tea set must have been produced between 20 and 99 years ago to be considered vintage. For help with identification, seek out a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer. Find a selection of vintage tea sets on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The pieces in a silver tea set vary. Most sets include at least four pieces: a spirit burner, a teapot, a cream pitcher and a sugar bowl. Some sets also contain a matching coffee pot or a small serving spoon for the sugar bowl. Find a range of antique and vintage silver tea sets on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021The value of a sterling silver tea set is based on age, maker, and the pieces included. A set can start at $1,000, but the value can be a wide range. If it is sterling, it should have a hallmark of .925. This indicates that the piece is 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper alloy. The more pieces in the set, the more it is likely to be worth in some cases. Find a collection of antique and vintage sterling silver tea sets on 1stDibs today.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 26, 2024To know how much your tea set is worth, you can consult a certified appraiser or other knowledgeable expert or research it on your own. If you opt for the latter option, start by using trusted online resources to determine who the set's maker is. Typically, you can use markings that commonly appear on the bottoms of teapots, saucers, teacups and other pieces. Once you know the maker, you can examine sales and auction records to see how much sets similar to yours have fetched in the past. Characteristics to consider when investigating comparable sets include the type and number of pieces yours includes, as well as the materials, pattern, age and condition. On 1stDibs, shop a wide variety of tea sets.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021A basic sterling silver tea set costs around $1,000. However, the older the set is, the more expensive it will be. Some antique silver tea sets are worth up to $400,000.
- Are silver tea sets safe to use?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Silver is a chemically non-reactive metal, so as long as the tea set is clean and has been properly cared for, it is safe to use. However, silver is an excellent conductor of heat, so be careful not to burn your lips or tongue whilst drinking tea. Shop a collection of authentic silver tea sets from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Silver tea sets can range in value depending on a variety of factors. A silver-plated tea set is not usually very high value, though certain pieces and who the maker is plays a large role. A sterling silver set can be worth at least $1000.
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From Arne Jacobsen to Zaha Hadid, Top Designers Tackle Tableware
Clever objects like these make feasting even more festive.
How the Chunky, Funky Ceramics of 5 Mid-Century American Artists Balanced Out Slick Modernism
Get to know the innovators behind the pottery countercultural revolution.
Ready for a Cinderella Moment? This Glass Handbag Is a Perfect Fit
Glass slippers might be the stuff of fairytales, but glass handbags? Artist Joshua Raiffe has made them a reality, and they're far less delicate than you might imagine, but just as dreamy.
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