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Mexican Silver Tea And Coffee Service

Wolmar Castillo Taxco Silver Plate Tea Set with Sculptural Lizard Stone Handles
By Wolmar Castillo, Los Castillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant mid-century Mexican silver tea and coffee service by renowned silversmith Wolmar Castillo
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Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Serpentine, Silver Plate, Brass

Sterling Silver Sanborn Mid-Century Modern Tea or Coffee Service Set Vintage
By Sanborns
Located in North Miami, FL
This stunning and well made vintage sterling tea and coffee service set consists of a tea pot
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

A Mid-Century 5-Piece Christofle Electroplated Silver Tea and Coffee Service Set
By Christofle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Charming Mid-Century Five-Piece Christofle Electroplated Silver Tea and Coffee Set. The elegant
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Mid-20th Century Argentine Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate

Modernist Sterling Silver and Rosewood Coffee or Tea Set with Tray
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Tray 22.5" by 14.75" and 1.5" tall This Mexican sterling silver and rosewood coffee/tea service is
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Coffee Service by Ana Maria Nunez De Brilanti for Plateria Victoria, Mexico 1960
By Victoria of Taxco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the remarkable Copper & Silver Coffee/Tea Service by Ana Maria Nunez De Brilanti for
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate, Copper

Cobre Y Laton Mexican Brass Coffee Service with Tray, Sugar, Creamer, Taxco
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Chicago, IL
Signed Mexican brass coffee service set including matching tray, sugar pot and creamer. This is an
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Tea Sets

Materials

Brass

Modernist Sterling Silver Rosewood Tea Coffee Service, Mexico, ca. 1940s
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT This elegant Modernist large six-piece sterling silver service for coffee and tea is of a
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Modern Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Salvador Teran Copper Toned Brass Terrazzo Tile 7 Piece Tea Service, 1950s
By Salvador Teran
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Mid-Century Mexican Modern solid brass and glass tile Mosaic coffee service by Salvador Teran
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Brass

Sterling Silver Sanborn Tea and Coffee Service Mid-Century Modern
By Sanborns
Located in North Miami, FL
Mexican sterling silver tea and coffee service set has great weight. It was polished professionally many
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Modern Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Los Castillo Modernist Silver Malachite Sugar Creamer Tray Set Mosaico Azteca
By Los Castillo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Handmade Mexican Modernism Tea Coffee Service Set Los Castillo Modernist Silver Malachite
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Late 20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Malachite, Silver

Large Mexican Modern Sterling Silver Coffee Tea Serving Set William Spratling
By William Spratling
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large six-piece sterling silver service for coffee and tea that consists of a gallery tray, a
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Mexican Conquistador for Spratling Sterling Silver Tea Set with Kettle
By Conquistador
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mexican Conquistador for Spratling tea service Superb Mexican sterling silver 6pc tea set plus
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20th Century Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

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Modernist Sterling Silver Tea and Coffee Service
By C. Zurita
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a great looking tea and coffee service. The service includes a coffee pot and tea pot, a
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Jean Puiforcat Sterling Silver Tea and Coffee Service
By Jean Puiforcat
Located in San Francisco, CA
Wonderful sterling silver four piece service made while Jean Puiforcat was taking refuge in Mexico
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Art Deco Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Salvador Teran Brass and Mosaic Coffee Service
By Salvador Teran
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand Wrought Brass and Glass Mosaic Coffee Service by Salvador Teran. Includes Coffee Server, Sugar
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Tea Sets

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Sterling and Rosewood Tea Service by Bernice Goodspeed
By Bernice Goodspeed 1
Located in Hadley, MA
''Sterling / 925 / Mexico'', comprising: a coffee pot (9.75'' H x 8.5'' W x 5'' D), a teapot (7.75'' H x 9.5
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Rare Salvador Teran Modernist Coffee Service circa 1970 Hand-Wrought Brass Tile
By Salvador Teran
Located in New York, NY
Being offered is an early and rare circa 1970s coffee set by Salvador Teran of Taxco, Mexico, hand
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Vintage 1970s Mexican Tea Sets

Materials

Brass

Salvador Teran Brass and Glass Mosaic Tea Set
By Salvador Teran
Located in New York, NY
Being offered is a tea set, circa 1970s by Salvador Teran of Taxco, Mexico, hand-wrought brass and
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Vintage 1970s Mexican Tea Sets

Materials

Brass

Four Piece Sterling Silver Coffee Set by Gonzalo W. Moreno
By Gonzalo W. Moreno
Located in Vancouver, BC
A Sterling Silver four piece Coffee Service comnprising of Coffee Pot, Sugar Bowl, Creamer & Tray
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Tea Sets

Modern Talavera Black and White Collage Dinnerware Service for 12
By Talavera de la Reyna
Located in SAN ANDRES CHOLULA, PUEBLA
, 27 cm. 12 salad plate, 20 cm. 12 soup bowl, 15 cm. 12 bread plate, 14 cm. 12 coffee cup, 7 cm
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2010s Mexican Organic Modern Tableware

Materials

Ceramic

Mexican Colorful Talavera Dinner Set
Located in SAN ANDRES CHOLULA, PUEBLA
Handmade dinnerware service for 12. It contains: 12 dinner plate 27 cm. 12 salad plate 20 cm
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Antique Mid-19th Century Mexican Baroque Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

1940s Hector Aguilar Silver and Rosewood Thirty-Six-Piece Flatware Set
By Hector Aguilar
Located in Santa Fe, NM
setting, each setting containing a salad fork, dinner fork, dinner knife, dinner spoon, tea/coffee spoon
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Blue and White Talavera Dinnerware Set Feather Design
By Talavera de la Reyna
Located in SAN ANDRES CHOLULA, PUEBLA
This design is hand-painted is one of the most traditional in talavera. Service for 12: 12 dinner
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2010s Mexican Baroque Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Salvador Teran Coffee Tea Service
By Salvador Teran
Located in Dallas, TX
Solid brass Salvador Teran coffee or tea service set with server, sugar bowl with lid and spoon
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

Salvador Teran Coffee Tea Service
Salvador Teran Coffee Tea Service
H 9 in W 16.5 in D 15 in
Tea/Coffee Service in Brass Glass Mosaic by Salvador Teran, Mexico 1950 s
By Salvador Teran
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the Tea/Coffee Service in Brass & Glass Mosaic by Salvador Teran, Mexico 1960's, a
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modernist 7-Piece Sterling Silver Tea Coffee Set Mexico Jensen Style
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a Monumental seven piece, sterling silver tea and coffee service set
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Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Brass and Tile Mosaic Coffee/ Tea Service by Salvador Teran
Located in Astoria, NY
Handwrought brass coffee or tea set by Salvador Teran, signed. The tray has and inset tile mosaic
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Tea Sets

Materials

Brass

Salvador Teran coffee / tea service in brass, mosaic
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very nice and elegant service set hand wrought in brass and mosaic.
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Tea Sets

Materials

Brass

Tea Service Set by Salvador Teran
By Salvador Teran
Located in Mexico City, MX
Tea set by Salvador Terán includes tea server, sugar bowl with lid and spoon, creamer and Tray
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Tea Sets

Materials

Bronze

Salvador Terán Mosaic and Brass Coffee Service Set
By Salvador Teran
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
1960s handmade brass tea or coffee set by Salvador Teran. Intricately crafted with dark glass
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Tea Sets

Materials

Brass

Dinner Service for 8 (40 Pieces) in Porcelain Pure Silver by Emilia Castillo
By Emilia Castillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage dinnerware service for 8 (40 pieces total) designed and manufactured in Taxco Mexico by
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Vintage 1980s Mexican Modern Dinner Plates

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Silver

Mid-Century Modern Sterling Flatware Avanti by Celsa, Service for 12
By Celsa
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage gleaming midcentury sterling silver flatware service is by the Mexican designer Celsa
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Modern More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Sterling Silver

Mexican Plated Metal Turquoise Four Piece Coffee Service Set
Located in San Diego, CA
Stylish Mexican plated metal & turquoise four piece coffee service set circa 1970's. The set has a
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Metal

Salvador Terán Mosaic Brass Coffee Service, Set
By Salvador Teran
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
1960s handmade brass tea or coffee set by Salvador Teran. Intricately crafted with turquoise and
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Tea Sets

Materials

Brass

Salvador Teran Midcentury Mexican Modernist Tea Coffee Service Pitcher
By Salvador Teran, Los Castillo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a coffee or tea serving set, made in Mexico late 1960s, Designed by
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Stone, Brass

Mexican Sterling Tea Coffee Service
Located in Washington, DC
A six pieces Mexican Tea & Coffee Service - marked 925 sterling, Real Silver Factory, Eagle/132
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20th Century Mexican Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

A STERLING SILVER TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE. MEXICAN, CIRCA 1950
Located in New York, NY
IN THE ART DECO STYLE, COMPRISED OF TEAPOT, COFFEE POT, CREAMER AND SUGAR BOWL, EACH PARTLY FACETED
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Art Deco Style Mexican Sterling Silver Tea Coffee Service
Located in Washington, DC
Mexican Sterling Silver possibly Juvento Lopez Reyes. Comprising a tray 26 1/2" x 15 1/2", coffee
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20th Century Mexican Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Mexican Modernist Five-Piece Coffee and Tea Service with Tray
By Tango Aceves
Located in New York, NY
Being offered is a circa 1963 sterling silver coffee and tea set by Aceves of Mexico; of bulbous
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Tane Sterling Silver Five-Piece Tea and Coffee Service
Located in New York, NY
Being offered is a five-piece tea and coffee service by Tane of Mexico City. of heavy gauge set
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Codan Taxco Sterling Silver Coffee Tea Service
By Codan
Located in New York, NY
Being offered is a circa 1958 sterling silver coffee & tea set by Codan of Mexico; impressive
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

William Spratling "Jaguar" Sterling Silver Coffee and Tea Service
By William Spratling
Located in Allentown, PA
1956-1962; Third Design Period; Taxco, Mexico Each stamped for William Spratling; Further stamped
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Vintage 1950s North American Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Silver

Incredible Art Moderne Sterling Tea and Coffee Service
Located in Chicago, IL
This truly is one of the most exceptional modernist tea and coffee services we have come across in
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Tea Sets

Materials

Silver

Salvador Teran Coffee Tea Service
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Hand Wrought Brass and Ceramic Tile Mosaic Coffee Service by Salvador Teran. Includes Coffee Server
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Tea Sets

Salvador Teran Coffee Tea Service
Salvador Teran Coffee Tea Service
H 9 in W 16.5 in D 15 in
WIlliam Spratling, "Jaguar" Tea and Coffee Service
By William Spratling
Located in Montecito, CA
A MEXICAN SILVER FIVE-PIECE TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE WITH TRAY** MARK OF WILLIAM SPRATLING, TAXCO
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Vintage 1960s Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Juvento Lopez Reyes Moderne Sterling Silver 3 Piece Tea Service
By Juvento Lopez Reyes
Located in New York, NY
Being offered is a circa 1950 sterling silver coffee/tea set by Juvento Lopez Reyes of Mexico City
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Set for 12 Hector Aguilar Sterling Silver Rosewood Aztec Flatware
Located in New York, NY
Taxco, Mexico, in the Aztec pattern, service for twelve with rosewood handles, silver applied at base
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Rare Spratling Sterling Silver Flatware Heavy Silver Disk Set
Located in New York, NY
butter; Spoon: soup, coffee-tea, demitasse, and service; and Fork: dinner, salad, seafood, and mango.
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Vintage 1950s Serving Pieces

Materials

Sterling Silver

RARE Large Sanborns Sterling Silver Five-Piece Tea and Coffee Service with Tray
By Sanborns
Located in New York, NY
Being offered is a circa 1950 sterling silver tea and coffee set by Sanborns of Mexico City
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Salvador Teran Modernist Tea Service
By Salvador Teran
Located in New York, NY
Being offered is a circa 1970s tea set by Salvador Teran of Taxco, Mexico, hand-wrought brass and
Category

Vintage 1970s Mexican Tea Sets

Materials

Brass

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Mexican Silver Tea And Coffee Service For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic Mexican silver tea and coffee service available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, silver and sterling silver, every Mexican silver tea and coffee service was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the Mexican silver tea and coffee service you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right Mexican silver tea and coffee service, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco and Modern styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made Mexican silver tea and coffee service over the years, but those crafted by Salvador Teran, Sanborns and Codan are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Mexican Silver Tea And Coffee Service?

A Mexican silver tea and coffee service can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,500, while the lowest priced sells for $575 and the highest can go for as much as $17,500.

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.