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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

Circa 1891-1911 Chinese Export Rose Medallion Porcelain Tea Service
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1891-1911 Chinese export Rose Medallion porcelain tea service. Service for 6: cups & saucers, teapot, covered sugar & cream jug; each piece marked "China". C-scroll bamboo hand...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain

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

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

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

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

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

Prince Charming Teapot, Handmade in Italy, Luxury Handcrafted Design 2021
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Our artisan's pieces are a dream come true, as in Disney's Alice in Wonderland. Ceramic tea service are completely hand-crafted and painted with love and care. Sometimes we all just need to have a little stress relief. We want to escape the ordinary days, made of work and pain. Give yourself a little gift with those fabolous creations full of poetry and fairytales. Our artist models every single detail with patience and love, to bring us back in a world made of dreams and feelings. The collection recalls Alice in wonderland and Cinderella, taking us to a trip in our childhood, a world that lives silently inside, giving us the strength to always believe...
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2010s Italian Baroque Tea Sets

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Ceramic

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

Silver Plated Coffee Set Exclusive Antique 6 Parts Kettle Coffee Pot, Warmer Set
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique Silver-Plated Tea Coffee Service Kettle, Teapot Warmer Östberg L. C. Keijser Westerås Elevate your table with this exquisite antique silver-plated t...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Tea Sets

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Metal, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver

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

Antique Rogers Aesthetic Period Six Piece Silverplate Tea and Coffee Service
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine antique service in very good condition. With fine chased decoration in the Japanese manner with decorative floral sections alternating with angular decorated bands. All pieces footed. Including: a teapot with hinged lid, a coffee pot, a large hot water pot on stand with a burner below (H. 16", W. 11", the bone finish resin knob...
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Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Antique Tea Sets

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Vermeil, Silver Plate

English Pearlware Coffee Pot, Blue Transferware, Fallow Deer in Snow, 1800-1820
Located in London, GB
This is a superb coffee pot made in England between 1800 and 1825. The pot is made of pearlware and has a very charming blue transfer printed pattern of fallow deer in a snowy landscape with farm buildings. This transfer print looks like an early 19thC print; as we couldn't identify the maker it was impossible to date it exactly. A charming detail is that the rim of the cover and the footrim, which are printed with a row of houses, both are printed up side down; this was probably done by children, who often did the smaller transfer prints because their little fingers could handle the thin strips of paper better than adults. The coffeepot is unmarked. There is an old shop label on the underside stating it is "English, probably Spode" - however, although this pot is certainly English, it is certainly not Spode. CONDITION REPORT The coffee pot is in good antique and usable condition without any damage to the pot or the spout; there are just some chips off the lower rim of the cover, which are not visible when in position and are inconsequential for using the pot. As is normal for antique pearlware...
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Tea Sets

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Pearlware

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

Danish Silver Tea Pot by Bendix Gijsen, Copenhagen, Louis XVI Period, Dated 1799
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
The period Copenhagen made Louis XVI silver pot has an amazing oval shape with ebony handle and finial, topped of with silver tip. The tea pot is clearly struck hallmarks on the bas...
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Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Antique Tea Sets

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Silver

Aynsley coffee set 50s
Located in MAASTRICHT, LI
Product description: This coffee set contains of three cups and saucers, two deeper plates, and one milk jug. If you want to go for the retro 50s style...
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Mid-20th Century British Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Silver Teaset Brothers Grachev St. Petersburg Russian 1899-1908
Located in Münster, DE
Tea core, set of tea and mocha pot, milk and sugar, Grachev brothers St. Petersburg, court jewelers of the tsar, date of origin 1899 - 1908, silver, total weight 1.215 grams, hallmar...
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Late 19th Century Russian Art Nouveau Antique Tea Sets

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Silver

Vintage Melitta Minden Porcelain Tee Service Green White Motif 4 Place Setting
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Op Art Porcelain Tea or Coffee Service for four place setting by Melitta Minden made in Germany circa 1980s. Beautiful hues of green and turquoise flower motif on ivory white...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Anna Weatherley Designs Hand-Painted Serving Tray with Handles
Located in Toronto, ON
A beautiful hand painted square serving tray with handles, by Anna Weatherley Designs. Anna Weatherley has been designing and producing Fine Botanical Hand Painted Porcelain in Hunga...
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2010s American Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Miniature Teapot
By Yapp Woodward
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, miniature antique Victorian English sterling silver teapot in the Chinoiserie style; an addition to our silver teaware collection This exceptional and rare antique Victorian sterling silver miniature teapot...
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1840s British Victorian Antique Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

Antique Chinese Porcelain Yellow Overglaze Blue Teapot Chine de Commande
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Yongzheng, 18th century, Very fine painting. Yellow glaze and overglaze blue. Very rare combination. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: China Em...
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18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain

20th Century Italian Solid Silver Tea and Coffee Set with Matching Tray
Located in VALENZA, IT
Large oval tea and coffee service in 800 solid silver on feet, completely handcrafted and lightly hammered. The oval shape, particularly difficult to make as it is completely shaped ...
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1980s Italian Other Vintage Tea Sets

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Axel Salto, Service Set in Porcelain from Royal Copenhagen, Midcentury, 1956
Located in Odense, DK
An excellent and rare set of 11 service items from the famous Danish ceramic artist Axel Salto. This was made for Royal Copenhagen, designed back in 1956. It contains: 3 x plates ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique HB&H English Edwardian Silver Plated Tilting Tea Kettle Pot On Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique HB&H English Edwardian Silver Plated Tilting Tea Kettle Pot On Base. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 12.5" H x 9.5" W x 5" D.
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Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian Tea Sets

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Silver Plate

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

Midcentury Art Studio Pottery Tea Coffee Service set, Vallauris France 1960 s
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Art Studio Pottery Tea & Coffee Service Set. Made in Vallauris, France 1960's period. Large set with a Tea pot, Coffee Pot, Sugar bowl, Milk jug, Creamer, Butter b...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets

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Ceramic

Small Antique Edo Period Japanese Porcelain Teapot Imari Red Gold Panels
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Small teapot, square, rounded body on flat unglazed base. Curved handle and a short straight spout. Small upright mouthrim, flat lid with round knob. Imari decorated in iron-red and gold on the sides with flowering plants and grasses and two deeply recessed kidney-shaped panels with modelled decorations in high relief. One panel with a cock, chicken and two eggs on the other a bird perched on a branch of a prunus tree. Round the base of the spout an upturned pointed leaves pattern border. On the handle a floret between scrolls. On the cover round the base of the knob a leaves pattern border in low relief. In category 36 'Coloured Imari with no underglaze blue, iron-red and gold only' of his Japanese export porcelain, Impey states that the implication of this singular restriction of palette, without the use of underglaze blue, is that these may be the product of a single enamelling workshop, but may or may not be the product of a single kiln. The restriction is probably one of choice, for it would hardly be cheaper, if at all, to use a wider range of enamels, and no cheaper to use underglaze blue. Bottles, vases, teapots and other objects with similar recessed panels that form a kind of window through to a deeper picture layer were only produced for a short period. This was probably because they were too time-consuming to make and therefore expensive. This type of decoration is only found on Japanese pieces; Chinese imitations are still unknown. Japanese Imari objects decorated in a low relief are rare. In 'Fine & Curious' a bottle cat...
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17th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Silver Teapot with Stand, T. Heming and S. Whitford, London 1750 / 1818
Located in Greding, DE
A silver pot with an elegant handle with raffia wrapping on a matching teapot warmer on four legs. The jug with maker’s mark Thomas Heming dates from 175...
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18th Century Antique Tea Sets

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Silver

Art Deco Style Teapot with Infuser, Germany circa 1950
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art Deco Style Teapot with Infuser, Germany, circa 1950 Elegant teapot with infuser made of blown glass using traditional artisan techniques. Of German origin, this piece combines g...
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1950s German Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets

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Silver

KPM, Berlin, Royal Ivory Tea Service in Cream-Colored Porcelain
Located in København, Copenhagen
KPM, Berlin. Royal Ivory tea service in cream-colored porcelain with gold decoration for six people. 1920s. Consisting of six teacups with saucers, six ...
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1920s German Vintage Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Ulla Procopé, Arabia, Brown Teapot
Located in MAASTRICHT, LI
Product Description: The teapot on offer here has been designed by Ulla Procopé for Arabia. Ulla, who died young at an age of 47, is responsable for a whole series of famous designs...
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1960s Finnish Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Earthenware

Marius Giuge Fine Gilded Ceramic Tea and Coffee Set, Vallauris, circa 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
The beautiful set comprised of a tea or coffee pot, a cream jug and a sugar bowl with lid and thirteen cups and saucers, each piece with gilded borders. Exquisite ceramic, a make pr...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

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Ceramic

Tapio Wirkkala Copper and Silver Coffee Set
Located in Toronto, Ontario
A solid copper coffee set including coffee pot, creamer, sugar pot, and very hard to find solid copper serving tray. Lined in silver, these sets wer...
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1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tea Sets

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Copper

Vintage Glass Coffee Set, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Glass coffee set is a wonderful glass decorative object, realized during the 1970s. Beautifully glass set of six little coffee small cup with metal handles. Label of manufacturer ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Tea Sets

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Metal

Danish Studio Ceramic Teapot with Cream and Sugar Set by Gutte Eriksen 1980s
By Gutte Eriksen, Bernard Leach, Gertrud Vasegaard, Lucie Rie, Saxbo
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

Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Studio Linie “Copper Luster” Coffee Service
Located in Chicago, IL
Fifty piece coffee and tea service by Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal’s Studio Line. The set is called the “Hilton” as it first appeared at the Berlin Hilton Hotel, Germany. The set con...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets

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Copper

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

XX Century Italian Sterling Silver oval sugar bowl on feet
Located in VALENZA, IT
925 sterling silver sugar bowl completely handmade. The body was obtained starting from a sheet of 925 silver and shaped with a hammer until obtaining an oval bowl. The lid was made ...
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1990s Italian Other Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

Buccellati Sterling Silver Hand-Hammered 4-Piece Tea Coffee Set
Located in New York, NY
Buccellati, sterling silver, beautifully hand-hammered 4-piece tea and coffee set, made in Italy in the 20th century, adorned with finials, consisting of: - a coffee pot measuring 1...
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20th Century Italian Tea Sets

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Silver, Sterling Silver

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. Crafted with precision and pride, this kettle embodies early Mid-century design wit...
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1950s North American Vintage Tea Sets

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Ceramic

Art Deco English Sterling Silver Tea set London 1926-38
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Art Deco English Sterling Silver Tea set London 1926-38. Good heavy quality Batchelor’s set, each piece with plain hemi spherical body, central ribbed band surround and curvilinear h...
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Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

Fine and Rare William IV English Silver Gilt Coffee Jug
Located in New York, NY
Engraved with a Marquess's coronet. Marked: London, 1834 Maker: Paul Storr.
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1830s English Antique Tea Sets

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Silver

Meissen porcelain Rich Court Dragon cups and saucers, Germany 1960s
Located in Delft, NL
Meissen porcelain Rich Court Dragon cups and saucers, Germany 1960s Meissen porcelain cups and saucers in box with the Rich Court Dragon pattern. The six p...
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Mid-20th Century German Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique Chinese Porcelain Qianlong Putti Decorated Teapot Rose, Ca 1740
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated teapot. Qianlong period. Great decoration in Famille Rose / Iron red. Very nice colors. With a highly unusual figural decoration in iron red of two figures i...
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18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Rare Victorian Silver Tea and Coffee Set by Edward C. Brown
Located in London, GB
Rare Victorian silver tea and coffee set by Edward C. Brown English, 1867 Milk jug: Height 7.5cm, width 14cm, depth 10cm Teapot on stand: Height 29cm, width 23cm, depth 20cm Crafted by Edward Charles...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Tea Sets

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Silver

Seletti "Kintsugi-N 2" Mug in Porcelain
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Japanese Porcelain Grisaille Decorated Teapot, Ca 1700
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated teapot. Unique decoration. Hard to find. We have an example in our private collection and this is the third one we have seen in 10 years. Additional informat...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique Sterling Silver Four-Piece Tea and Coffee Service
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver four piece tea and coffee set; part of our silver teaware collection. This magnificent antique sterling silver tea and...
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Early 1900s British Antique Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

Mid Century Modern Constellation Electric Knife Sharpener by George Nelson
Located in Dronten, NL
The Constellation Electric Knife Sharpener, designed by George Nelson in the 1950s, showcases the designer’s commitment to blending utility with modern aesthetics. Manufactured by Ca...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic, Plastic

Arthur Percy for Upsala-Ekeby / Gefle, Complete Art Deco Grand Tea Service
Located in København, Copenhagen
Arthur Percy for Upsala-Ekeby / Gefle. Complete Art Deco Grand tea service in pastel blue porcelain with hand painted gold edge, 1930s-1940s. Consisting of five teacups with saucers...
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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

1990s Club 88 Postmodern Tea Service for Feltman Langer
Located in San Gabriel, CA
Teapot: 9.5" wide x 4.75" deep x 6.5" high Creamer: 5" wide x 3.5" deep x 2" high Mugs: 6" high x 5" wide 1990s rare collection of Peter Langer's teapot, creamer, and two mugs from his namesake pottery line, Feltman Langer...
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1990s American Post-Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Japanese Porcelain Tea Cup Saucer Imari Edo Period, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely set from the edo period. Additional information: Primary Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: Japan Period: 18th century Japan Dynasty Period: Edo Period (1603–186...
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Russian Pink Kusnetzoff Porcelain Teacups
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Russian (late 19/20th century) pink ground porcelain tea cups and saucers with floral decoration and gilt rims (Kusnetzoff Factory) (priced as pair).   
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20th Century Russian Baltic Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

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

Materials

Ceramic

James Dixon Sons Sheffield Victorian Silver Plated Tilting Coffee Tea Pot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
James Dixon & Sons Sheffield Victorian Silver Plated Tilting Coffee Tea Pot. Item features "B from H" Monogram to front of pot. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 15" H x 10.5" W...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate

Japanese Chinese Porcelain Tea Cup Beaker Saucer Imari Beetle, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely set from the edo and qing period. Marriage Additional information: Primary Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: China Period: 18th century China Dynasty Period: Qi...
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18th Century Chinese Edo Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain

English Georgian Sterling Silver Coffee Pot from Late 18th/ Early 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
English, sterling silver coffee pot from the Georgian era (late 18th/early 19th century) with a wood handle. It measures 8 1/8'' in height by 6 3/4'' from handle to spout, weighs 14....
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Large Mexican Modern Sterling Silver Coffee Tea Serving Set William Spratling
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large six-piece sterling silver service for coffee and tea that consists of a gallery tray, a coffee pot, a tea pot, a hot milk or chocolate pot, a sugar and a milk jar. This stunn...
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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

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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