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Tea Sets For Sale
Jugenstil Brass Centrepiece / Teaset with Tray by Carl Deffner, Germany, 1910s
By Carl Deffner
Located in Roma, IT
Jugendstil Centrepiece / Teaset with tray is an original decorative object realized in the 1910s.
Original brass set.
The centrepiece includes different pieces: a sugar bowl, a mikl bowl, a teapot and a tray.
Fair conditions; missing sugar bowl cover and some signs of aging.
The set is very elegant and bright. The bowls are rounded and the handle are very thin. The handle of the teapot has a wood insert and, the tray presents rounded sides. This work has been realized by Carl Deffner...
Category
1910s German Jugendstil Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
Vallauris Coffee Set, Gray Brown Ceramic, France, 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Paris, FR
Original signed Vallauris French Mid-Century Modern cups creative design full Coffee set made in ceramics.
6 cups diameter 8-8,5cm H 7 cm
6 saucers L 11 cm x L 11.5 cm x P 2 cm
Ja...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Four Aluminia Timiana Teacups in Glazed Faience, 1960
s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Four aluminia timiana teacups in glazed faience. Beautiful glaze in dark green shades. 1960s.
Cup diameter: 10.5 cm.
Saucer diameter: 16.5 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Faience
Modernist Edith Sonne White Bing and Grøndahl Tea Service for Eight People
Located in København, Copenhagen
Modernist Edith Sonne white Bing and Grøndahl tea service for eight people, 1960's. Model number 473.
Consisting of eight teacups with saucers a...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Yellow Dragon Tea Service, 20th century
Located in New York, NY
Consisting of tray 17.5" x 14.75", pot (H 5"), covered sugar (H 3.5"), creamer (H 4"), 4 cups (H-2, D - 3.75) and saucers, 6 plates (D 8"). Condition: additional 2 cups and saucers a...
Category
20th Century Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique George II Georgian Sterling Silver Kettle on Stand, 1734 Tea Pot
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous Antique George II Sterling Silver Kettle on Stand with burner. This round Georgian Teapot Kettle stand in a the legged stand - each leg feat...
Category
18th Century English George II Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
$8,551 Sale Price
29% Off
Vintage Geometrical Blue Glazed Vase by Pietro Arosio for Parravicini, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s.
It is made in blue glazed ceramic by Pietro Arosio for Parravicini.
This is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be conside...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Cream
Sugar Set 506 by Johan Rohde
By Johan Rohde
Located in Hellerup, DK
A sterling silver Georg Jensen cream jug & sugar bowl with ebony handles, design #506 by Johan Rohde from circa 1927. This Art Deco design by Johan Rohde is hard to find.
Additional...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Gorham Chantilly-Grand Sterling Silver 3-Piece Coffee Set
Located in New York, NY
Turn-of-the-century Chantilly-Grand sterling silver 3-piece coffee set. Made by Gorham in Providence. This set comprises coffeepot, creamer, and sugar. Scrolled rims, spread and scro...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Glass Coffeemaker Handmade , Milady, Italy, Kanz
By kanz
Located in Venezia, Veneto
Milandy is a borosilicate glass filter coffee maker, not simply a coffee maker, but a functional object that enhances the essence of the chemical process of coffee extraction.
Milad...
Category
2010s Italian Other Tea Sets
Materials
Blown Glass
2 Flowery "George Sand" Dessert Plates
By Aude Clément
Located in Paris, FR
Very original set of 2 earthenware dessert plates in the "George Sand" set. It's named this way because inspired by the famous set created by the French ma...
Category
2010s French Tea Sets
Materials
Earthenware
$336 / set
19th Century French Faience 8 Piece Hand-Painted Tea Service
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French faience 8 piece hand-painted tea service represents the remarkably unique and definitively French porcelains produced in the fabled region around Rouen! Hand-made...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Faience
Early Vintage Georg Jensen Silver Teapot 279
By Johan Rohde
Located in Hellerup, DK
An antique Georg Jensen 830 silver teapot with ebony handle, design #279 by Johan Rohde from circa 1918.
Additional information:
Material: Silver
Styles: Art Nouveau
Hallmarks: Vint...
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Vintage Regency 19th Century Gien French Faience Earthenware Chocolate Set
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning vintage Regency Chocolate set. Made by the coveted Gien group and marked on the bottom. A charming hand painted set open deep rich colors. Acquired from a Palm Beach estat...
Category
Late 19th Century French Regency Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Earthenware
18th Century Swiss Silver Coffee Jug
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Swiss silver coffee jug; an addition to our 18th century silver teaware collection
This exceptional antique S...
Category
18th Century Swiss Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
$2,746 / item
Sterling Silver Kettle/Pot, Creamer and Sugar Bowl by Frantz Hingelberg, Denmark
Located in North Miami, FL
1930s Jugendstil sterling silver 3-pieces coffee and tea set: kettle/pot, creamer and sugar bowl designed by Svend Weihrauch for Frantz Hingelberg, Denmark
By: Frantz Hingelberg, Sv...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Tea Sets
Materials
Metal, Silver, Sterling Silver
Tea Set 75 Pink by Augusto Betti Paradisoterrestre Edition 2023
Located in Ozzano Dell
emilia, IT
Designed in 1975 - Paradisoterrestre Edition 2023
Material: enameled pottery
Colours: pink; also available in mint green or white.
The tea set designed by Italian artist Augusto B...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Pottery
Coffee Set Tea Set Neoclassical Style Swedish 20th Century Plate Stamped, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
A coffee set made during the early 1900s (1902-1903) in Sweden. Stamped CG Hallberg.
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Set of 2 Arts And Crafts White Brown Ceramic Teapots
Located in Miami, FL
Life's cares seem to fade away and become more manageable over a steaming hot cup of tea. Here we offer a Set of 2 Teapots Studio Pieces American Handmade Arts and Crafts.
The perfec...
Category
Late 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Four-Piece Art Deco Silver Plate Tea and Coffee Service by Walker
Hall
By Walker
Hall
Located in Torino, IT
Four-piece silver plate tea and coffee service, stepped Art Deco bases and lids, with wood handles, comprising a coffee pot, tea pot, sugar and creamer by Walker and Hall Sheffield...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Suzanne Lalique Et Haviland - Service Nicole Celadon Porcelain - 35 Pieces
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Service "Nicole" made celadon porcelain decorated by Suzanne Lalique for Haviland.Service created in the 1930s.
Each piece is signed Haviland and Suzanne Lalique.
Service in perfect...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Black Coffee Set by Eugen Wiedamann, Germany, 1950s-1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Black coffee set by Eugen Wiedamann is an original decorative group of objects realized between the 1950s and the 1960s.
Made in Germany. Realized...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Tea Sets
Materials
Metal, Enamel, Tin
Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmiths Tea Service/Chaffing Set, 1960
Located in Chicago, IL
Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmiths Tea Service/Chaffing Set, 1960. Beautiful brass patina all original.
Measurements: Tea pot 14.75" tall on burner, total height of tea pot 11....
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
Plastic Coffee Set by Erik Magnussen for Stelton, Denmark
Located in Roma, IT
This plastic coffee set is a decorative object designed by Erik Magnussen for Stelton during the second half of the 20th century.
Plastic set made in Denmark. It includes:
- a coffee pot.
Dimensions: cm 30 x 10.5 (diameter). Weight: 745 gr.
- a cup with cover.
Dimensions: cm 9,5 x 8 (diameter). Weight: 85 gr.
- a sugar bowl.
Dimensions: cm 5.5 x 10,5. Weight: 95 gr.
All the pieces are in excellent conditions: no missing piece, the set is complete.
Beautiful black coffee set...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Tea Sets
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Copper and Brass Small Teapot by Harald Buchrucker, Germany, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Small teapot is an original decorative object realized in the mid-20th century.
Original copper and brass.
Realized by Harald Buchrucker. Handmade...
Category
1950s German Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Copper, Brass
Silver Plated « Minuit Quinze » Verseuse / Teapot by Alain Meyer for Christofle
By Alain Meyer
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rare French silver plated verseuse / coffee pot / teapot « Minuit Quinze » by Alain Meyer for Christofle - "Perspective" Collection
Signed.
Category
20th Century French Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Tea Set 75 White by Augusto Betti Paradisoterrestre Edition 2023
Located in Ozzano Dell
emilia, IT
Designed in 1975 - Paradisoterrestre Edition 2023
Material: enameled pottery
Colours: white; also available in mint green or pink.
The tea set designed by Italian artist Augusto B...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Pottery
Vintage Design Style Sterling Silver Coffee Jug
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Elizabeth II English sterling silver coffee jug in the Design style; an addition to our silver teaware collection
This exceptional, fine and impressive vintage sterling silver coffee jug has a plain circular rounded form in the Design style.
The surface of the coffee jug is plain and unembellished, with a planished finish.
The coffee jug is fitted with a hinged hallmarked circular domed cover surmounted with the original impressive carved wood finial.
This fine example of vintage teaware is fitted with the original carved wood C-shaped handle, in the iconic Design style, with a continuation of the arch to the plain silver sockets.
The coffee jug is supported by a plain circular swept foot.
NOTE: This piece has been crafted in the same institution known for educating the renowned silversmith Gerald Benney; he spent his early years studying at the Brighton Art College between 1946-1948. His father the patiner E. E. Sallis Benney was Principal of the college and he bore further encourament from his mother, who was also a gifted silversmith.
Condition
This vintage coffee jug...
Category
1950s British Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
1930s Sterling Silver Spirit Kettle
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver spirit kettle; an addition to our antique silver teaware collection
This exceptional antique George V sterling silver spirit kettle has a circular rounded form.
The lower portion of this silver spirit kettle is embellished with exceptional chased decorated stylised water leaf designs.
The upper portion of the body is encompassed with an exceptional band of chased opposing scroll decoration accented with palmette motifs.
The upper rim of the kettle is embellished with an applied egg decorated border.
This antique silver spirit kettle is fitted with a hinged hallmarked cover encircled with further chased water leaf decoration to the domed portion.
The cover is surmounted with the original sterling silver topped, carved wood finial, securing to the interior with a wing nut.
This fine example of antique teaware...
Category
1930s British Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Silver Moka Set by William Hutton
Sons, England, Early 1900
Located in Roma, IT
Silver plated Moka set is an original decorative group of objects realized in the first half of the 20th century.
Created and realized by William Hutton & ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Jean E Puiforcat Tea and coffee set 4 pieces Art Deco silver CIRCA 1930
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
4-piece solid silver tea/coffee set, cutaway design, silver handles and stylized wood and silver grips, including coffee pot, teapot, milk jug and covered sugar bowl. Monogrammed LD....
Category
Early 20th Century French Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Richard Meier for Swid Powell Silver Plated Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swid Powell silver plated candlesticks, milk and sugar set, and small plate. By Richard Meier.
Category
1980s American Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Japonism tea service in silver-plated metal, style C. Dresser
Located in Paris, FR
Exquisite 3-piece tea service set, featuring a teapot, a milk pot, and a sugar bowl. Each piece is meticulously crafted from high-quality silver-plated metal, ensuring both durabilit...
Category
19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique English Regency Swan Finial Silver Plated Tea Pot Set, 3 Pc Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Regency Swan finial silver plated tea pot set - 3 pc set. Item features (3) pc set, swan finials, remarkable floral repousse to handles, un...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Golden Porcelain Teapot with Snake Decoration, KPM c. 1800
Located in Greding, DE
Rare teapot made of gold-patinated porcelain with surrounding snake decoration. The serpentine body winds around the oval smooth belly of the pot and form...
Category
Early 1800s Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Jean E Puiforcat 4-Piece Solid Silver Art Deco Tea and Coffee Set
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
4-piece tea and coffee set in solid silver, model with cut sides, silver handles and stylized wooden and silver grips, consisting of a coffee pot, a teapot, a milk jug and a covered ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
20th Century Italian Solid Silver Sugar Bowl
Located in VALENZA, IT
The sugar bowl was made entirely by hand in hammered and shaped 800 silver in the late 18th century style.
The horizontal handles, embellished with a wood finish, were made with the...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Other Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
$787 Sale Price / item
20% Off
20th Century italian Solid Silver Sugar Bowl and Cream Jug
Located in VALENZA, IT
The sugar bowl and the milk jug were made entirely by hand in hammered and shaped 800 silver in the late 18th century style.
The sugar bowl has horizontal handles, embellished with ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Other Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
$1,421 Sale Price
20% Off
Victorian industrial movement antique sterling silver tea set made in 1878
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1878 by W. Spurrier & Co., this very stylish 4 piece, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Tea Set, is elegantly plain in design, with angular silver finial...
Category
1870s English Industrial Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Copper Coffee Set by Harald Buchrucker - Germany 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Copper Coffee Set is an original decorative group of objects realized between the 1950s and the 1960s.
Original copper and brass.
The group i...
Category
1950s German Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
19th Century French Silver-Gilt Four Piece Tea Set, Cardeilhac, Paris circa 1870
By Cardeilhac
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th century exceptional French Louis XVI style silver-gilt four piece tea set, comprising of a coffee pot, teapot, sugar bowl and cream jug, all richly gilt throughout. Each piece standing on cast scroll feet, decorated with laurel leaves and overlapping coins, the body partly fluted, decorated with rosettes and draperies, set with carved grotesque wood...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Vintage Tea Pot by M. Iosa Ghini For Naj Oleari – Wiggly Turquoise
Yellow, 80s
Located in Montecalvoli, IT
Vintage Tea Pot by M. Iosa Ghini for Naj Oleari – Wiggly Turquoise
Yellow, 80s
This vintage teapot, designed by Massimo Iosa Ghini for Naj Oleari in the 1980s, is a playful an...
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Five-Piece Paris Porcelain Miniature Tea Set, circa 1820
Located in New York, NY
Consisting of pot, covered sugar, creamer and two cups and saucers.
Category
1820s French Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Swedish Arts
Crafts Style Silver Coffee Jug
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Swedish silver coffee jug in the Arts & Crafts style; an addition to our diverse silver teaware collection.
This fine antique Swedish silver coffee jug has a plain octagonal panelled waisted form onto an octagonal collet style foot, all in the Arts & Crafts style.
The surface of the silver coffee jug has an impressive subtle planished finish.
This fine coffee jug is fitted with the original hinged domed panelled hallmarked cover with an impressive integrated bud and foliate finial.
This fine example of antique teaware...
Category
1910s Swedish Arts and Crafts Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Flowery "George Sand" Breakfast Cups for 2, blue color
By Aude Clément
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful set of 2 earthenware breakfast cups in the "George Sand" collection.
This breakfast cup features an elegant and detailed design, adorned with a raised pattern of strawber...
Category
2010s French Tea Sets
Materials
Earthenware
Palm Beach Teapot Hand Painted Gold
Located in Roma, RM
Luxurious and cheerful, the Florida collection was launched in 2023. It is inspired by the American state famous for its strong character and colorful heritage. Each line is characte...
Category
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Gold
$192 / item
Chinese Turquoise Enamelware Teapot, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tea drinking has been an integral part of Chinese culture for centuries, resulting in a wide range of social customs and material traditions. In addition to tea leaves, water, and heat, the art of drinking tea (chayi) calls for a variety of teaware and utensils - both practical and decorative.
This rounded teapot...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
$384 Sale Price
20% Off
William Comyns
Sons Ltd Vintage George I Style Sterling Silver Coffee Pot
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive vintage Elizabeth II English sterling silver coffee pot in the George I style; an addition to our silver teaware collection.
This fine vintage Elizabeth II sterling silver coffee pot has a plain tapering cylindrical form to a stepped collet style foot, all in the George I style.
The surface of the English silver coffee pot...
Category
1960s English George I Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
18th-Century Colonial Solid Silver Mate Cup
Located in Madrid, ES
Antique solid silver mate cup from the late 18th century, crafted in the Colonial style. This finely made piece reflects the traditional silverwork of the period, with an elegant and...
Category
1770s Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Gilt Three Piece Bachelor Tea Service
By Chawner
Co.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver gilt three piece bachelor tea set/service; an addition to our diverse si...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Regency Filagree 800 Sterling Tea Service - 5 Pieces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exquisite 800 sterling silver tea service set is a stunning example of timeless Regency elegance. Featuring intricate filigree engravings and ornate black curved handles, each p...
Category
Early 20th Century American Regency Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Helmet Style Victorian Sterling Silver Cream Jug, London, 1895
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1895 by Thomas Bradbury & Sons, this handsome, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Cream Jug, is in the 'helmet' style, and features shaped sides, an oval foot...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Liberty
Co. Arts
Crafts Period Antique Sterling Silver Teapot - 1914
By Liberty
Co.
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1914 by Liberty & Co. this beautiful, Sterling Silver Arts & Crafts Teapot features a hand hammered finish, panelled sections, a dash border and Art Nouve...
Category
1910s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Italian Ceramic Pitcher and Four Tumblers by Bitossi
By Bitossi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Italian drinking set by Bitossi. Pitcher and four cups. Marked Italy on underside. Excellent condition. Gorgeous blues and greens. Artwork for your tabletop.
Measures: Pitc...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
John Samuel Hunt Antique Victorian 1852 Sterling Silver Spirit Kettle
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, large antique Victorian English sterling silver spirit kettle made by John Samuel Hunt; an addition to our antique silver...
Category
1850s English Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
French Empire "Tête a Tête" Service
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This exquisite 7 piece coffee service makes an elegant statement in rich matted blue, accented with bright gold. Each piece is similarly decorated in the elegant French Empire style ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain, Paste
$4,200 / set
Mexican Modernistic Sterling Silver Tea Coffee Set by Hector Aguilar
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early four-pieces sterling silver coffee or tea serve set by Hector Aguilar (1905-1986) circa 1940-1945 per mark "HA, Taxco, 940". The mid-century modernist silverware...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Midcentury Ceramic Plate with Bird by Richard Ginori, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Midcentury Ceramic Plate realized by Richard Ginori manufacture in Italy in the mid-20th Century.
Marked on rear.
Very good condition.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$172 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Ceramic Plate with Bird by Richard Ginori, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Midcentury Ceramic Plate realized by Richard Ginori manufacture in Italy in the mid-20th Century.
Marked on rear.
Very good condition.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$172 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Ceramic Plate with Bird by Richard Ginori, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Midcentury Ceramic Plate realized by Richard Ginori manufacture in Italy in the mid-20th Century.
Marked on rear.
Very good condition.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$172 Sale Price
20% Off
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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