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Tea Sets For Sale
Antique Japanese Arita Porcelain Imari Tea Pot and Tea sets, ca 1690 - 1710
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A lovely set of a teapot and 2 teabowls and saucers. Of moulded shape and with floral decoration. The bowls have hidden decoration in the wall of flowers. Additional information: Ma...
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17th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Samowar, Art Deco “BB 50 G” for BOUILLET and BOURDELLE
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Art Deco samovar Silver-plated masterpiece from the renowned manufacturer “Bouillet et Bourdelle”. The samovar, a work of Art Deco that is typical of the period, is characterized by...
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1920s Vintage Tea Sets

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Metal, Silver Plate

Antique Gorham Medallion Coin Silver 5-Piece Coffee Tea Set
Located in New York, NY
Medallion coin silver coffee and tea set. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1860. This set comprises 5 pieces: coffeepot, teapot, creamer, sugar, and waste bowl. Globular bowls on ste...
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Mid-19th Century American American Classical Antique Tea Sets

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Silver

Worcester Coffee Cup, Monochrome Black Print "Tea Party no.3", Georgian ca 1760
Located in London, GB
This is a very charming coffee cup and saucer made by Worcester in their First Period (sometimes called the Dr Wall Period) in about 1760. The items are decorated in a black overglaz...
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1760s English George III Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Contemporary Hand Blown Glass "Suiseki Tea Cups" Stone Water Nature Elegant Tiny
Located in Camisano Vicentino, IT
Introducing the Suiseki Tea Cups, a pair of exquisite hand-blown glass creations by the talented Simone Crestani. These captivating tea cups are cherished piec...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tea Sets

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Glass

Sterling Silver Three-Piece Tea Set by Michael Benstead, London, 1975
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1975 by Michael Benstead, this striking Elizabeth II, Sterling Silver three-piece Tea Set is an excellent example of mid-century modern design. The set featur...
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1970s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

Georg Jensen Viking or Nordisk Sterling Silver Tea Caddy Spoon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique tea caddy spoon. In sterling silver. Designed by Georg Jensen for Georg Jensen In the Viking or Nordisk pattern. Marked to t...
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Early 19th Century Danish Art Deco Antique Tea Sets

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Massimo Materassi for Mas Italy coffee set 1984 Memphis Milano
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Coffee set by Massimo Materassi designed for MAS Italy in 1984. Materassi graduated in 1979 at the University of Florence, Faculty of Architecture. After a b...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Tea Sets

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Ceramic

Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Pyramid Teapot #600B
Located in Hellerup, DK
A large sterling silver Georg Jensen Pyramid art deco teapot with an ebony handle, design #600B by Harald Nielsen from 1930. Inspired by the 1922 discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb by H...
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1930s Scandinavian Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

Antique Mermod Jaccard Co Art Nouveau Silver Plated Tea Urn Samovar
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Mermod Jaccard & Co. Art Nouveau Silver Plated Tea Urn Samovar. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 18" H x 9.5" W x 11" D.
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Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Tea Sets

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Silver Plate

1935 Jean E Puiforcat Art Deco Modernist Tea Coffee Set Sterling Silver Rosewood
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Modernist Art Deco tea and coffee set in sterling silver and rosewood by Jean E. Puiforcat created in 1935s. Service including: - a coffee pot - a teapot - a milkpot - a sugar pot...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

Japanese Contemporary White Gold Blue Porcelain Short Stem Cup, 4
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Elegant contemporary Japanese Ko-Imari (old Imari) porcelain short stem cup, in bright red, blue and green colors and generous gold application that are chara...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Tea Sets

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Gold

Set of 6 Japanese Edo Period Gold Imari Porcelain Butterfly Tea Bowl Saucer
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nice Edo period tea set with imari floral and butterfly decoration. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: Japan Period: 18th century Age: Pre-1800 ...
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18th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Roma, Coffee Set with Six Contemporary Porcelains with Decorative Design
Located in Milano, Lombardia
La collezione Roma è un'ode alla magnificenza della città eterna. Sullo sfondo dei piatti che raffigurano serigrafie di alcuni dei luoghi più iconici della città - come il Pantheon e...
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2010s Italian Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Roma, Tea Set with Six Contemporary Porcelains with Decorative Design
Located in Milano, Lombardia
La collezione Roma è un'ode alla magnificenza della città eterna. Sullo sfondo dei piatti che raffigurano serigrafie di alcuni dei luoghi più iconici della città - come il Pantheon e...
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2010s Italian Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique 20th Century American Wwi "Artillery" Coffee Set, Gorham c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century WWI "artillery" coffee set, attributed to the Gorham Manufacturing Company, USA. Each piece is crafted from a combination of three metals: silver plate (EPNS), c...
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20th Century American Other Tea Sets

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Metal

Coffee Set, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Coffee set is a decorative object realized in the Mid-20th Century. A porcelain set composed by 9 cup and 9 plates finely decorated.
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Mid-20th Century European Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Georg Jensen Blossom Teapot in Hammered Sterling Silver with Ivory Handle
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen Blossom teapot in hammered sterling silver with ivory handle. Model 2C. Dated 1915-1930. Measures: 24 x 14 cm (incl. Handle). In exc...
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1910s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

Georg Jensen Cactus Sterling Silver Tea Strainer on Stand 646A
Located in Hellerup, DK
A vintage early Georg Jensen sterling silver tea strainer on stand bowl in the Cactus pattern, design #646A by Gundorph Albertus from 1933. Both the strainer and the bowl have matchi...
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1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

Flight Worcester Teapot Set, Monochrome Print "Ruins" Pattern, Georgian ca 1790
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful set of a teapot, a sucrier with cover, and a plate made by Worcester in its Flight period, around 1790. You can tell from the generous size of the teapot that it ...
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1790s English George III Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Tea and Coffee Set "Elka" by Jezek for Brezova-Pirkenhammer, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Elka coffee and tea set designed by Jaroslav Jezek in 1957 Awarded by Grand Prix at the Expo 1958 Manufactured and marked by Brezova - Pirkenhammer 6 tea cups with plates 6 coffee cu...
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1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets

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Porcelain

KPM, Berlin, Twelve Royal Ivory Tea Cups with Saucers in Cream-Colored Porcelain
Located in København, Copenhagen
KPM, Berlin. Twelve Royal Ivory tea cups with saucers in cream-colored porcelain with gold decoration. 1920s. The cup measures: 8 x 4.5 cm. Sau...
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1920s German Vintage Tea Sets

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Porcelain

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. Top Quality. References of similar pieces can be found in: European Decoration on Or...
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18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique Italian Doccia Topographical Porcelain Neoclassical Cup and Saucer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine antique Italian Doccia Topographical porcelain neoclassical cup & saucer. By Doccia Porcelain Manufactory circa 1820. With pa...
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Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain

1982 Modern Copco Black White Glazed Ceramic Teapot 4 Mugs by Sam Lebowitz
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous 1982 Modern to Postmodern Copco black & white glazed ceramic lidded teapot, 2 white mugs with black stripes, and 2 black mugs with white stripes, designed by Sam Lebowitz. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear even if it has been refinished or restored. We have found no chips, cracks, or chiggers. Please see photos and zoom in for details as they are part of the condition report. We attempt to portray any imperfections as they are part of the condition report. Circa, 1982. “Just tea for two, and two for tea, just me for you and you for me…” Yes, please Tony Bennett, I would LOVE some tea….. Especially if you’re serving it from this delightful teapot and mugs designed by Sam Lebowitz for Copco!!! This is a gorgeous tea set comprised of a glazed ceramic lidded teapot black with white stripes, two white mugs with black stripes, and two black mugs with white stripes. They are stamped by Cosco 1982, Made in Korea on the bases and they are in excellent vintage condition. They will be beautiful on your buffet, bar, kitchen table, or serving tray and although it’s called a teapot, that shouldn’t limit your warm beverage selections… coffee or hot chocolate will pour just as delightfully from the spout! The black and white of it is this…. They are bursting with timeless style, bear a classic Modern to Postmodern appearance, and have the reputation of an iconic manufacturer & designer… This tea set by Copco is EXACTLY what the designer ordered! Copco was launched in 1960 by Harvard graduate and entrepreneur Sam Farber. It was a houseware company located in Denmark known for its well-designed, colorful cookware and tea kettles including porcelain-enameled cast iron cookware...
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Late 20th Century Danish Modern Tea Sets

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Ceramic

Archibald Knox Liberty Tudric Pewter Tea Set and Tray, circa 1905
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Archibald Knox Liberty Tudric Pewter tea set and tray, circa 1905.Teapot, cream jug, sugar and tray, each with relief whiplash curved Celtic ornament in...
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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Tea Sets

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Pewter

Japanese Contemporary Gold Blue Porcelain Cup, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Striking contemporary Japanese Ko-Imari (old Imari) porcelain long stem cup, in bright red, blue and green colors and generous gold application tha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Meiji Tea Sets

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Porcelain

15pcs Antique Japanese Porcelain Tea Set Pot Richly Decorated Marked Base, 19thC
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
This is for 13pcs the Saucers, The Coffee Cup, The Coffeepot, The sugar Pot and Creamer & the plates! Unusual and very detailed pieces of porcelain with a satsuma style colouring. M...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain

20th Century Italian Sterlig Silver Art. Deco Teaset
Located in VALENZA, IT
Three-piece tea set in 925 sterling silver completely handmade. Teapot: H 23, D 15cm. The body is round, rounded and shaped with a hammered recess. The handle and lid are made o...
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1990s Italian Art Deco Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

Japanese Antique Pure Silver Tea Set Akira Mimatsu Arthur and Bond
Located in Newark, England
MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) MEASUREMENTS Tea Pot 11.5cm High x 17.5cm Long x 10cm Wide (4.53 x 6.9 x 3.94 Inches) – Sugar Bowl 10cm High x 8.5cm Diameter (3.94 x 3.35 Inches) – Milk ...
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Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Tea Sets

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Silver

“Fanning the Fire” Japanese Tetsubin Kettle, c. 1924
Located in Chicago, IL
Decorated with a raised fan motif, this aptly named teapot was used to boil water for traditional tea ceremonies. Known as tetsubin, the kettle’s cast-iron construction is said to ch...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Tea Sets

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Iron

Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Cream Jug or Milk Jug, London 1856
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1856 by George John Richards, this very attractive, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Cream Jug, stands on three scroll feet, and features a gilt interior, a...
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1850s English Victorian Antique Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

Art Deco Modernist Silver Plated Tea service set France
Located in Den Haag, NL
Stunning Three piece Tea set . Silver Plated on Copper ,Art Deco in style These pieces all are signed .With a Star . Modele Depose . Made in France . Wooden handles . Gold plated d...
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1980s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets

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Silver Plate

Japanese Three-Piece Porcelain Tea Service Set Contemporary Gold Red Kutani
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Japanese contemporary museum-quality Kutani three-piece tea service set, generously gilded with high purity gold and extremely intricately hand-painted in red and green...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Tea Sets

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Gold

Vintage Woodbury Pewter Henry Ford Museum Pewter Coffee Serving Set, 4 Piece Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Woodbury Pewter Henry Ford Museum Pewter coffee serving set - 4 Piece Set. Item features henry ford museum collection, (1) tray, (1) co...
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Late 20th Century Jacobean Tea Sets

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Pewter

Antique George II Georgian Silver Kettle on Stand London 1745 Teapot
By William Grundy
Located in London, GB
An excellent George II Georgian Solid Silver Kettle on Stand. The Tea Pot has an ornate chased design including floral, foliate and scroll patterning, and each side has a shaped cartouche with an engraved crest in it. The Teapot has a hinged domed lid with an impressive finial, and a substantial scroll shaped swing handle with a shaped wooden section. The Tea Kettle stands...
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18th Century English George II Antique Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

Blue and White Kang-xi Tea Caddy with Silver Stopper
Located in New York, NY
Blue and white Kang-xi tea caddy with silver stopper. Late 18th century Chinese tea caddy with cranes in landscape with floral sprigs. Dutch silver mounted ...
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Late 18th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Tea Sets

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Silver

Italian Sterling Silver teaset minimalist and moder style
Located in VALENZA, IT
Completely handmade this Teaset is in sterling silver in a modern style with a spherical shape, shiny and essential shapes with handles and knobs in precious wood. The teapot has a s...
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2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

1920s German Silver Ten Piece Picnic Tea Service - Boxed
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique German 935 standard silver ten piece picnic tea set/service - boxed; an addition to our silver teaware...
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1920s Vintage Tea Sets

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Silver

Antique Birks Regency Plate Silver Plated Tea Pot Set - 3 Pc Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Birks Regency Plate Silver Plated Tea Pot Set - 3 Pc Set. Listing includes (1) Tea Pot with wooden handle, (1) Sugar Bowl, (1) Creamer. Very nice ...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Regency Tea Sets

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Silver Plate

German Porcelain Tea / Coffee Service For Ten
Located in Tarry Town, NY
German porcelain tea / coffee service for ten people. Each piece is in great condition. Maker's mark undersigned "Crown Heinrich Germany". All together 30 pieces. Measures: Include tall covered coffee / tea pot 9.7" x 8". Medium tea / coffee pot 9" x 7". Small coffee / tea pot 5.8" x 7". Ten coffee / tea cups 4.3" x 2.5". Ten coffee / tea saucers...
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Early 20th Century German Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Rare Coco De Mer Tea Caddy
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare coco de mer tea caddy crafted with the unusual double lobe nut found on the Seychelles Islands and it is said to have mystical properties. Featuring h...
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20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Tea Sets

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Coconut

Vintage John Prip for Reed Barton "Dimension" Tea and Coffee Set Service
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage John Prip for Reed & Barton "Dimension" modernist tea and coffee silver plated service set. Designed by John Prip for Reed & Barton in 1960; "Dimension" pattern coffee and te...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

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Silver, Silver Plate

Hand Painted Kunst Kronach Bavaria Coffee Cup Saucer Fine China 1950
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Coffee Cup Bavaria Porcelain Tea Cup set Gold circa 1950. Demitasse Cup and Saucer with Berlin Coat of Arms by Kunst Kronach Bavaria, Made ...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Cartier English Georgian Sterling Silver 4-Piece Coffee Tea Set
Located in New York, NY
English Georgian sterling silver coffee and tea set, 1971-72. This set comprises coffeepot, teapot, creamer, and sugar. Coffeepot conical and teapot baluster; covers domed and hinged...
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1970s British Georgian Vintage Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

Vintage Paragon Double Warrant Bone China Teacup Saucer with Floral Pattern
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This teacup and saucer set was made by the renowned Paragon fine bone china factory of England in approximately 1960. The set is done with a robin egg blue ground with a large flowered pattern on the inside of the cup which is replicated on the saucer. The cup is done with a wide square mouth...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Service à café Vallauris en céramique Francaise Côte-d Azur Circa 1960 (set 9)
Located in London, England
Ce service à café de Vallauris, en céramique française, évoque le charme de la Côte d'Azur des années 1960. Composé de neuf pièces, il inclut une élégante cafetière de 25 cm de haute...
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1960s French French Provincial Vintage Tea Sets

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Ceramic

Vintage FB Rogers Silver Plated Tea Set w/ Amston Round Serving Tray - 4 Pc Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage FB Rogers Silver Plated Tea Set w/ Amston Round Serving Tray - 4 Pc Set. Item features an FB Rogers tea pot creamer, and lidded sugar bowl, 13" round footed serving platter w...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Victorian Tea Sets

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Silver Plate

Wedgwood Porcelain Coffee Service for 14 People
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Wedgwood porcelain with gold design detail coffee service for fourteen people. Each piece is in great condition. Maker's mark undersigned. Service include 14 coffee / expresso cups...
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Mid-20th Century English Tea Sets

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Gold

Exceptional Rococo design chased antique sterling silver coffee pot made in 1764
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1764 by Thomas Whipham & Charles Wright, this exceptional, George III period, Antique Sterling Silver Coffee Pot, is in the Rococo taste, with ornate chased d...
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1760s English Rococo Antique Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

William IV period Sterling Silver Batchelor Teapot - London 1835
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1835 by George Burrows II & Richard Pearce, this handsome, William IV, Antique Sterling Silver Teapot, is round in shape, plain in style, and features shell a...
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1830s English William IV Antique Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

Gorham Art Deco Pair of Silver Plated Breakfast Jugs with Raffia Handles
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Pair ...
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1910s American Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets

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Silver Plate

Danish Studio Ceramic Teapot with Cream and Sugar Set by Gutte Eriksen 1980s
By Gutte Eriksen, Gertrud Vasegaard, Lucie Rie, Saxbo, Bernard Leach
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Set with teapot, creamer and sugar bowl by Danish ceramist Gutte Eriksen (1918-2008). Made ca. 1980s in her own studio. The shapes are simple and the main decorative expression lies...
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1980s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets

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Ceramic

Antique Sterling Silver Cafe Au Lait Set by Pairpoint Brothers, 1924
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver cafe au lait set in the George II style; an addition to our collectable teaware collection. This exceptional antique George V sterling silver cafe au lait set consists of a coffee pot and hot milk jug. Each piece of this cafe au lait set has a plain baluster shaped form to three feet, all in the early George II style. The surface of each piece is plain and unembellished, accented with an applied moulded border to the upper rim. Each piece is fitted with the original hallmarked domed hinged cover surmounted by an impressive cast silver pineapple finial; each cover retains the original hallmarked, detachable hinge pin. Both the milk jug and coffee pot retains the original opposing scroll carved wood handle, fitted to cast and applied scrolling sockets. The coffee pot features an exceptional cast silver swan necked spout ornamented with an undulating socket, the sparrow beak spout to the milk jug is ornamented with a decorative leaf formation to the nadir. Each piece is supported by three impressive cast sterling silver feet ornamented with a scrolling foot to a shell design in junction with the body. Condition This antique sterling silver cafe au lait set is a superior gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition. The interior of the each piece has been professionally cleaned and is ready for use. Full hallmarks struck to the surface of each piece and part hallmarks to the sleeve of each cover, in addition to the hinge pins, are all very clear; the hallmarks are struck deeply due to the superior gauge of silver. Dimensions: Coffee pot. length from back of handle to tip of spout 21.4 cm / 8.4". width 11.8 cm / 4.6". height 26 cm / 10.2". Milk jug. length from back of handle to tip of lip 19.2 cm / 7.6". width 11.8 cm / 4.6". height 25.8 cm / 10.2". Total weight. 62.9 troy ounces / 1955g. Maker: Pair point...
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1920s English George II Vintage Tea Sets

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Silver, Sterling Silver

5-Piece Tea and Coffee Set by M. Dufrene for Christofle (Gallia)
Located in NANTES, FR
Tea and coffee set designed by Maurice Dufrene for Galia/Christople Set consisting of a tray, a coffee pot, a teapot, a milk jug, and a sugar bowl. Black wooden handles. Gallia hall...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets

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Silver Plate

20th Century Italian Sterlig Silver Tea-Coffee Set in Art Deco Style
Located in VALENZA, IT
Art Deco style sterling silver tea and coffee service. The body shape is square and completely smooth, polished with pumice stone. Two square-section sterling silver wires were solde...
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1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

Set of 20 Antique Japanese Arita Kangxi Style Tea Set Flowers Porcelain, 19th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice and rare set of blue and white teabowls, Marked. Japanese in Chinese style. Top Quality. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: Japan Pe...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Model 358 Tea Set by WMF
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
5-piece tea set made of silver-plated bronze. Made by the WMF-Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik factory (1853 to the present). Graham Dry (1906), “Art Nouveau Domestic Metalwork,...
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Early 1900s German Art Deco Antique Tea Sets

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Bronze

Antique Art Nouveau Style Sterling Silver Three-Piece Tea Service
By Herbert Edward Barker Frank Ernest Barker 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver three-piece tea service in the Art Nouveau style; an addition to our antique teaware collection. This fine antique G...
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1910s English Art Nouveau Vintage Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

Reed Barton, Six Piece Tea and Coffee Service, US, circa 1872
Located in New York, NY
Comprising: teapot, coffeepot, creamer, sugar bowl with cover, slop bowl, and spooner with servant's bell. Each stamped: MFD & PLATED BY / REED & BARTON / 2585 Each teapot stamped: ...
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1870s American Antique Tea Sets

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Silver Plate

Antique, New and Vintage Tea Sets

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.

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