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Siegmund Schütz Modernist Teapot, KPM, Berlin, circa 1956
By Siegmund Schütz 1
Located in Downingtown, PA
Siegmund Schütz Moderist Teapot, KPM, Berlin circa 1956 Sleek & elegant- a classically designed teapot from the "L'Orangerie" service Schultz made for Meissen. Dimensions: H...
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Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

LUIGI GENAZZI - 20th century solid silver modernist the/cafe service
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
4-piece THE/CAFE service in solid silver including a teapot, a coffee maker, a milk jug and a covered sugar bowl in a spherical shape, the pouring spouts are in the shape of a bird's...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Tea Sets

Materials

Silk

Modernist Italian Brass Tea Set
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
1950s modernist Italian brass tea set, in vintage original condition lightly polished.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Brass

A German Modernist Coffee/Tea Set
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual German modernist tea/coffee set with original tray. Also tea, coffee pots, creamer, one
Category

Vintage 1930s German Decorative Objects

Modernist Silver Plated Tea or Coffee Set. English, Mid-Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Sensational design of a four piece tea or coffee set. Wonderful quality. Designer unknown
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Mid-20th Century English Modern Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

1970s Modernist Design Stackable Ceramic Italian Tea Set by SC3
By Societa Ceramica Italiana
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Stylish ceramic tea set designed and manufactured in Italy by SC3, it's in perfect conditions
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Modernist Silverplate Coffee/Tea Service Set by Guido Niest Vintage Italian
By Guido Niest Atelier
Located in North Miami, FL
This stunning signed Guido Niest Italian sleek modernist silver plate tea/ coffee service has 5
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Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

1930 Jean Puiforcat Modernist Tea Coffee Egoiste Set Sterling Silver Rosewood
By Jean Puiforcat, Puiforcat
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Art Deco Modernist tea and coffee egoiste set in sterling pure silver and rosewood by Jean E
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

1925 Jean E. Puiforcat Saks Modernist Tea Coffee Set Sterling Silver Rosewood
By Jean Puiforcat, Puiforcat, Saks Fifth Avenue
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Modernist Art Deco tea and coffee egoiste set in sterling pure silver and rosewood by Jean E
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Modernist Sterling Silver 4-Piece Batchelor Tea Set by A. E. Jones, 1995
By Albert Edward Jones
Located in London, London
tea set, is batchelor sized, and features angular handles and reed detailing throughout. The teapot
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1990s English Modern Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

1935 Jean E Puiforcat Art Deco Modernist Tea Coffee Set Sterling Silver Rosewood
By Jean Puiforcat, Puiforcat
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Modernist Art Deco tea and coffee set in sterling pure silver and rosewood by Jean E. Puiforcat
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

1937 Jean E. Puiforcat Art Deco Modernist Tea Coffee Set Sterling Silver Walnut
By Jean Puiforcat, Puiforcat
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Art Deco Modernist tea and coffee service with cut sides in sterling pure silver and walnut by Jean
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Art Deco Silver Plated Tea Service
Located in Devon, England
High style modernist silver plated tea set dating to the 1930s and originating from France. Silver
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Donald Colflesh Sterling, circa 1970 Coffee and Tea Service for Gorham
By Donald Colflesh
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Iconic, circa 1970 Modernist Sterling coffee and tea set by Donald Colflesh, Designed and
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Donald Colflesh Sterling Silver circa 1970 Coffee and Tea Service for Gorham
By Donald Colflesh
Located in Big Bend, WI
Superb, iconic, "circa 1970" Modernist sterling silver coffee and tea set by Donald Colflesh
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20th Century Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Group of Unique Sterling Silver Sculptures by Paul Lobel
By Paul Lobel
Located in Atlanta, GA
American Industrial Art” exhibit in 1934, showing a modernist silver tea set. An example of this tea pot
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Sculptures

Materials

Sterling Silver

Carl Auböck Modernist Tea Set and Plates, Stoneware by Ostovics, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful modernist tea set, designed by Carl Auböck. Executed by Ostovics Vienna in the 1970s
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware

Marek Cecula Tea Set ca 1980
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A modernist tea set by Marek Cecula. Glazed ceramic.
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Late 20th Century American Minimalist Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

French Vallauris Modernist Ceramic Coffee Tea Service Set
By Vallauris
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful ceramic coffee or tea set by Vallauris, France, circa 1950s. Vallauris is the famed
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

Modernist Coffee / Tea Set by Lino Sabattini, Christofle
By Christofle, Lino Sabattini
Located in Buffalo, NY
Silver-plated metal coffee and tea set consisting of four elements (coffee pot, teapot, creamer
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate

Modernist Sculptural Vivianna Torun for Dansk Silver Plate Tea Set with Tray
By Dansk
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful modernist Dansk silver plate tea set designed by Vivianna Torun, circa 1960s. Comes with
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Mid-20th Century Tea Sets

Italian Punto Bacola Design Modernist Metal Art and Lucite Tea Service Set
By Punto Bacola, Montagnani
Located in Las Vegas, NV
High quality tea service set designed by Punto Bacola for Montagnani of Florence, Italy, circa 1980
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Vintage 1980s Art Deco Tea Sets

Materials

Stainless Steel

Modernist Four-Piece Coffee or Tea Service, Royal Holland Pewter
By Daalderop KDM Royal Holland
Located in Buffalo, NY
Royal Holland Pewter Coffee or Tea Service Set. Stunning Modernist design, 1960s in excellent
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Pewter

Reed Barton John Prip Tea Set Service
By John Prip, Reed Barton
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage John Prip for Reed & Barton "Dimension" modernist silver plated tea set. Designed by John
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Silver, Silver Plate

Rosenthal TAC 1 Gropius Tea Dessert Set
By Walter Gropius, Rosenthal
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa 1970s, this stunning modernist tea and dessert set was designed by Walter Gropius and Louis
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Vintage 1970s German Bauhaus Porcelain

Bloch-Eschwege Silversmith, Art Deco Tea and Coffee Service, France, circa 1930
By Maison Bloch Eschwege 1
Located in New York, NY
for silver (the head of Minerva). 

Another similar modernist tea set by Bloch-Eschwege & Muller was
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Tea Sets

Materials

Stone, Sterling Silver

White Modernist Tea Set by Peter Saenger
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Organic and wonderful white porcelain tea set by American artist Peter Saenger. The set includes a
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20th Century American Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

Italian Futurist Tea Set by Nicolaj Diulgheroff Tullio d Albisola, circa 1936
By Tulio d Albisola, Torido Mazzotti 1, Nikolay Diulgheroff
Located in Amstelveen, NL
Original modernist tea set from the Italian Futurist movement. Designer Nicolaj Diulgheroff
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Vintage 1930s Italian Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

Amazing Modernist Tea / Coffee Set
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful set consisting of Tea Pot , Sugar , Creamer and serving for six. This set is unmarked the
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Late 20th Century Tea Sets

Modernist Art Deco Ceramic Coffee Service or Tea Set
Located in Amstelveen, NL
Colourful Art Deco Ceramic Coffee Service or Tea Set, circa 1930-1935. The unique modernist design
Category

Vintage 1930s Art Deco Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

Modernist Sterling Coffee Tea Set Circa 70 by Coleflesh
By Coleflesh
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a fabulous coffee and tea set in the sought after design called "Circa 70." Manufacdtured
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Vintage 1960s American Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Rare Clarice Cliff English modernist Art Deco ceramic Tea set
Located in Oakland, CA
Wonderful modernist repeat circle pattern design by Clarice Cliff for Newport Pottery Co England
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Vintage 1930s English Tea Sets

Materials

Enamel

Art Deco Coffee and Tea Set
Located in Charleston, SC
Silver over Copper Modernist Octagonal Shape Coffee and Tea Set with Four Sides Resting on Wood
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Early 20th Century English Tea Sets

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

Handmade Sterling and Glass Modernist Tea Pot by Ubaldo Vitali
Located in New York, NY
Ubaldo Vitali is considered to be the greatest living American silversmith. Known for his custom work for the couture houses of Bulgari, Cartier, Tiffany etc.
This teapot was...
Category

Late 20th Century American Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Mid Century Modernist Brass Sugar and Creamer Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charming mid century brass set made in Mexico in the 1950's to the 1960's . The pieces are silver
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Tea Sets

Mesick Modernist Sterling Silver Three Piece Coffee Set
Located in New York, NY
Being offered is a circa 1950 sterling silver coffee set by Los Angeles, California based Mesick
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Vintage 1950s American Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Modernist Four Piece Sterling Coffee Service
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Four piece sterling coffee service, modernist hexagonal shaped pieces, with palissandre handles
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Vintage 1930s French Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Modernist Reed Barton Dimension Silver PlateTea CoffeeSet
By Reed Barton, John Prip
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a great modernist tea and coffee set. It consists of a serving tray, tea and coffee pots
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Vintage 1950s American Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate

Modernist Bauhaus /Art Deco Inspired Sculptural Teapot
By Anthony Parfitt
Located in Denver, CO
Modernist futuristic steel teapot designed and signed by Anthony Parfitt of the U.K, circa 1980s
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Vintage 1980s British Bauhaus Tea Sets

Materials

Steel

Frantz Hingelberg Modernist Teapot Designed by Svend Weihrauch
By Svend Weihrauch
Located in San Francisco, CA
Frantz Hingelberg Modernist Teapot designed by Svend Weihrauch Extraordinary design with
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Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Codan Bernice Goodspeed Sterling Silver Modernist Kettle Teapot
Located in New York, NY
handle, center spout, set on a round stand with curved uprights, with top and sides pierced with ellipses
Category

Vintage 1950s Mexican Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Modernist Sterling Silver Coffee Service by C.C. Hermann
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a fabulous set. *Measurements* - pitcher: 10 1/4"h x 9 1/2"w x 4 3/8"
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Vintage 1960s Danish Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sheets Rockford Modernist Silver Plate and Catalin Cream/Sugar, circa 1928
By Sheets-Rockford Silver Co.
Located in Dallas, TX
Great early Art Deco machine age design. Art Moderne pattern. In many permanent Museum collections. Fully signed, good original condition.      
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Tea Sets

Modernist Silver plate tea set
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Sheets Rockford Modernist American Silver Plate and Catalin Coffee / Tea Set
By Sheets-Rockford Silver Co.
Located in Dallas, TX
Machine Age Art Deco Sheets Rockford Modernist American silver plate and catalin coffee / tea set
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Barware

Materials

Silver Plate

Vintage French Modernist Vallauris Ceramic Volcano Glaze Coffee Tea Pitcher Mug Set
By Vallauris
Located in Long Beach, CA
Vintage French Modernist Vallauris Ceramic Volcano Glaze Coffee tea Pitcher Mug Set. Marked with
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Vintage 1960s French Pottery

Materials

Ceramic

Modernist Tea and Coffee Set by Cohr
By Carl M. Cohr
Located in Chicago, IL
This set has really great design at a great price. Coffee 7.75"h x 9."w Tea pitcher
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Vintage 1960s Danish Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate

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

French Art Deco Silver plated Tea Coffee Set Art Deco Modernist
By Christofle, Jean Puiforcat
Located in Bremen, DE
French Art Deco high class Art Deco Coffee & Tea set manufactured, circa 1930. Silverplated brass
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Tea Sets

Materials

Brass, Silver Plate

Sheets Rockford Modernist American Silver Plate and Catalin Creamer, circa 1928
By Sheets-Rockford Silver Co.
Located in Dallas, TX
Sheets Rockford modernist American silver plate and catalin creamer, circa 1928 Rare early
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate

Demilune Modernist Deco Silver Tea Set
Located in Oakland, CA
Deco Modernist demilune silver tea set is dramatically geometric. This is not your Grandma’s tea
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Tableware

Materials

Silver Plate

Vintage Modernist Art Deco Sterling Silver Tea Infuser Set on Original Stand
By Paye Baker
Located in Dallas, TX
A post-Bauhaus American Machine Age interpretation, attributed to Paye & Baker, circa 1928. Each of four infusers signed "Sterling." Original stand is unmarked and possibly silver p...
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Vintage 1920s American Bauhaus More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Sterling Silver

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Modernist Tea Set For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal modernist tea set for your home. A modernist tea set — often made from metal, silver and silver plate — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a modernist tea set — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A modernist tea set made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. A well-made modernist tea set has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Sheets-Rockford Silver Co., Dansk Designs and Albert Edward Jones are consistently popular.

How Much is a Modernist Tea Set?

A modernist tea set can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,467, while the lowest priced sells for $360 and the highest can go for as much as $9,750.

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 Modernist Tea Set
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    There 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A 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 ExpertAugust 20, 2024
    To 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, 2022
    The 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 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.

    Find antique tea sets on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    The 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, 2024
    To 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 ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Silver 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, 2021
    Silver 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    A 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.