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Tea Sets For Sale
Meriden Victorian Gold Plated Ornate Tea Set w/ "PPW" Monogram - 5 Pc Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Meriden Victorian Gold Plated Ornate Tea Set w/ "PPW" Monogram - 5 Pc Set. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: Largest Piece (Tea Pot): 12.5" H x 10" W x 5.5" D. Smallest Piece (Op...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Victorian Tea Sets

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Silver Plate

Japanese Antique Cast-Iron Tea Pot Dragonfly , 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
This kettle was made in 1960s, in Showa era. The cast iron kettles like this item are called 'Tetsubin' in Japan. It can be put on the fire or an ind...
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1960s Japanese Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Iron

Lindt-Stymeist Postmodern Colorways Tea Kettle, 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
Postmodern tea kettle from the 1980s by Lindt-Stymeist in baby blue, yellow and pink.
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Late 20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

English Silver Plate Four Piece Tea / Coffee Service / Exterior Engraved Details
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Elevate your tea & coffee rituals to a level of timeless elegance with our exquisite English silver-plated four piece tea / coffee service, meticulously crafted by the renowned Elkin...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Sets

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Gold, Silver Plate

Mid-Century English Silverplate Seven-Piece Tea and Coffee Service on Tray
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in England circa 1960, this elegant mid-century silverplate service brings refined British tradition to any dining room, breakfast nook, or butler’s pantry. The complete seve...
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Mid-20th Century English Tea Sets

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Silver Plate, Copper

Antique Chinese Teapot Kangxi/Yongzheng Imari Amsterdam Bont Qing
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated Kangxi or Yongzheng Teapot. Rare teapot in the family of Amsterdam Bont. Dating to 1st half of the 18th century Amsterdams Bont A relatively unknown niche of Chinese porcelain from ca 1680-1740 that was partly decorated in Europe. Because mainstream Chinese collectors have yet to discover the historical significance of these wares they are relatively easy to find in Holland. While also being highly interesting and of often super quality and with an amazing array of decorations. Amsterdams Bont is a name given to porcelain partly decorated in the Netherlands (most likely in cities like Delft, Haarlem, Makkum). Because Amsterdam was at this moment in time the trade centre of the western world and also of the porcelain trade a lot of this over enamelling was probably commissioned by Amsterdam merchants, to reap higher profits on otherwise boring Chinese wares. The name Amsterdam Bont probably derives from the fact that these type of decorated ware was sold by Amsterdam Merchants. Amsterdam Bont consists of either blanc or under glaze blue decorated Chinese porcelain...
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18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Lino Sabattini for Christofle, Modernist Teapot, 1960s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Lino Sabattini (1925-2016) for Christofle. Modernist teapot in silver plated metal, circa 1960. In very good condition. Stamped: Christofle Italy / ...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets

Boulenger - 8pc. Louis XVI, Silver Tea Set - Museum Quality !
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from Paris, A Superb 8 piece 19th Century Louis XVI Sterling Silver Tea Set by the one of France's Premier Silversmiths "Adolphe Boulenger" in...
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1870s French Louis XVI Antique Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

Villeroy Boch Burgenland Blue Service Coffee Set, Germany, Discontinued
Located in Bastogne, BE
Coffee set Villeroy & Boch Burgenland blue, classic old series, vintage 1960s/1980s, Germany. Discontinued Piece. The Burgenland Blue stoneware coffee set by Villeroy & Boch presen...
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1960s German Vintage Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Art Deco Spanish Silver Coffee and Tea Set
Located in London, GB
Art Deco Spanish silver coffee and tea set Spanish, c. 1930 Tray: height 3cm, width 56cm, depth 35cm Milk jug: height 10cm, width 13cm, depth 8cm ...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Art Deco Tea Sets

Materials

Silver

Postmodern Ceramic Tea or Coffee Pot from Pagnossin, Italy, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Ceramic Tea or Coffee Pot from Pagnossin, Italy, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark. Additional information: Materia...
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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

12 Teacups and Saucers Minton Bone China Porcelain Haddon Hall
Located in Paris, FR
Set of 12 teacups and with their saucers in Minton Bone China Porcelain. Famous Minton Haddon Hall model designed by John William Wadsworth (1879-19...
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Early 20th Century English Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Regency Quality Rosewood Tea Caddy
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Regency quality rosewood tea caddy having a quality carved rosewood lift up top opening to reveal two lidded tea compartments, original escutcheon A quaint piece displaying...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Sets

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Other

Romanov Collection Cobalt and Gilt Porcelain Coffee Service
Located in Worcester, GB
Romanov Collection Cobalt and Gilt Porcelain Coffee Service, Late 20th Century A striking six-place coffee service from the Romanov Collection, finely crafted in porcelain with rich ...
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Late 20th Century Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique Geisha Tea Set, Japanese, Handpainted, Ceramic, Teapot, Cups, Service
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Geisha tea set. A Japanese, handpainted ceramic teapot and cups service for four, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920. Hos...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Other Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

English Georgian Pyriform Sheffield Coffee Pot, 1750s
Located in Kenilworth, IL
English Old Sheffield Rococo pyriform coffee pot with carved boxwood handle. The foot, lid rim, and lid finial are cast in a reel molding. Rococo engraving and developed Rococo spout...
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Mid-18th Century English Rococo Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Sheffield Plate

Art Deco Modernist Silver Plate Tea Coffee Set by Silversmith Argit, circa 1930
Located in Atlanta, GA
Art Deco Modernist Silver Plate Tea and Coffee Service – Argit, France, circa 1930 An exceptional example of French Art Deco silverwork, this five-piece modernist coffee and tea serv...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate

Japanese tea service for 10 in fine mid-19th century porcelain
Located in Catania, IT
Japanese tea service for 10 in fine porcelain from the mid-19th century Hand painted of excellent workmanship as visible in the photo in good cond...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique Tiffany Edwardian Classical 5-Piece Coffee Tea Set
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Classical sterling silver coffee and tea set. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1910. This set comprises 5 pieces: Coffeepot, teapot, creamer, sugar, and waste bowl. Ta...
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Early 20th Century American Edwardian Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

Antique Sterling Silver Tea Service - Sheffield England
By Jenkins Timm
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
This exceptional antique George V sterling silver tea service has been modelled in the Queen Anne style. The lower portion of each piece is embellished with embossed batwing decoration. The upper portion of each piece of this silver tea set is plain and unembellished. The teapot is fitted with a hinged hallmarked cover embellished with further batwing decoration to the domed portion and is surmounted with the original carved painted wood and sterling silver fluted, cushion shaped finial. The teapot retains the original angular carved painted wood handle with a plain scrolling thumbpiece. The teapot is fitted with a swan necked spout ornamented with further embossed batwing decoration to the lower portion. The cream jug and sugar bowl have plain angular sterling silver handles ornamented with plain moulded decoration to each handpiece. Condition This antique Sheffield silver tea set...
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Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Tea Sets

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Silver, Sterling Silver

A Meissen Dot Period Porcelain Hausmaler Tea Coffee Service, 1763-74
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Rare Meissen Dot Period Porcelain Hausmaler Eight Person Tea and Coffee Service 1763-74 Additional information: Date : 1763-1774 Period : Frederi...
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18th Century German Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Antique George III Quality Copper Kettle
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality copper kettle having a quality antique George III copper kettle with a shaped handle and spout with a lift off lid. Measures: H 28.5 x W 26 x D 22cm D...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Copper

Kaj Franck Mid-Century Enamel Tea Pot Kettle, Finel Arabia, Finland
Located in Vienna, AT
A lovely Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern enameled teapot / kettle from the 1960s. Designed by Kaj Franck and illustrated by Raija Uosikkinen, featuring white and black nordic Scandin...
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Metal, Enamel, Iron

Rosenthal Kronach Viktoria German Porcelain Floral Design Coffee Set, 27 Pieces
Located in Plainview, NY
1930's Rosenthal Kronach Viktoria Lombul gold trim German porcelain large coffee set of 27 pieces decorated in a floral prink rose motif on white. Ea...
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20th Century German Victorian Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

1940s Bauhaus Stainless Tea Kettle Pot Style Peter Behrens
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a D & S personal tea kettle pot stainless steel. Bauhaus clean modern design style of Peter Behrens. Handle with cane wrap. Stamped at the bottom. Dimensio...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Tea Sets

Materials

Stainless Steel

Coffee Set Vintage Bone China Kaiser For 12 Person Germany
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage Coffee service for 12 person, 42 pieces from the famous AK Kaiser manufactory West Germany, Romantica Collection, Monte Carlo series, 1970-1980s. The service made of high quality bone china porcelain. Gilded underglaze decor. Each piece of this elegant Coffee Service has the blue AK Kaiser backstamp. Never used, in perfect condition. No chips, cracks or crazings. Set contains: 1 Coffee Pot with lid 1 sugar bowl with lid 1 milk jug 1 small sugar bowl with lid 12 dinner plates 12 coffee pairs...
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1970s German Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Bone

Japanese Meiji Period Late 19th Century Bronze Teapots with Weathered Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
Six Japanese Meiji period bronze teapots from the late 19th century, sold individually. Created in Japan during the second half of the 19th century, each...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Tea Sets

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Bronze

22-Piece Colorful Ceramic Breakfast Set by Italo Casini, Sesto Fiorentino
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s. This set was designed by Italo Casini. It's made in enameled and golden ceramic. The set is incomplete. There are - Teapot 24 x 11.5 h 19 cm ; - Sugar bowl...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Porcelain Cup Saucer First Period Worcester Two Quail Pattern C- 1770
Located in Katonah, NY
Dimensions: 5.5″diameter of the saucer, the cup 2.5″ tall x 2.5″ diameter Condition: Excellent Price: $680 For an example of the First Period Worcester Two Quail pattern with an ima...
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Late 18th Century English Regency Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

George III English Sterling Silver Tea Set with Matching Tray, 18th Century
Located in North Miami, FL
This elegant George III English tea set includes a sterling silver teapot, matching hot milk pot, and sugar bowl, complemented by a sterling silver tea urn and a silver-plated facete...
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18th Century British George III Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

20th Century Egyptian Tea Set Arabic with Silver Plate and Pot Bowls Porcelain
Located in Epfach, DE
Egyptian tea set for 6 people with original pot. Like the plate, it is made of solid silver. The stand is very finely crafted and originally belongs to it. The bowls are made of porc...
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Mid-20th Century Egyptian Tea Sets

Materials

Silver

Tea Service with Sevres and Château des Tuileries Marks
Located in Paris, FR
Tea service tête à tête in porcelain bearing the initials of Louis-Philippe in a garland of laurels. The service is composed of a tray, a teapot, two cups with their saucers, a milk ...
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

French Porcelain Cabinet Cup and Saucer, Sevres, circa 1815
Located in New York, NY
The cup with elaborate gilt scroll handle terminating in a palmette, the sides finely painted in colors with graduated octagonal cartouches enclosing birds and ruins, painted to resemble micro-mosaics alternating with blue faux marble panels...
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1810s French Antique Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Rare Hutschenreuther powdery pink Dragen-Rose Model Full Tea set
Located in Rümmingen, BW
A beautiful German Hutschenreuther tea set, from the mid-20th century, in a delicate pastel pink glaze. Hutschenreuther is a German porcelain manufacturer, founded in 1814 in Bavaria...
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Mid-20th Century German Rococo Revival Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Christofle Silver Plate Coffee and Tea Set
Located in Miami, FL
Lovely coffee and tea set by Christofle of France. Marked Christofle Makers Mark and Coll Gallia. Made between 1968 and 1974. A-441-335
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1960s French Victorian Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate, Nickel

English Sterling Silver Tea Caddy, Sheffield, 1907
Located in Delft, NL
An English silver tea caddy by Harrison Brothers & Howson, Sheffield 1907. An oval round shaped silver tea caddy with hinged lid. The caddy raised on a footrim and 4 ball shaped ...
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20th Century English Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Just Andersen, Denmark, Vintage Polished Pewter 1940s Hot Toddy Cup #1289
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Just Andersen, Denmark, vintage polished pewter 1940s hot toddy cup #1289 Simple and effective Danish design, circa 1940s Stamped and numbered 1289 Measu...
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1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Pewter

Antique Art Nouveau Silver Plated Nuts Vines Repousse Tea Pot Tea Kettle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Art Nouveau Silver Plated Nuts & Vines Repousse Tea Pot Tea Kettle. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 10" H x 9" W x 6" D.
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Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate

Arne Jacobsen Four Piece Stainless Steel Danish Coffee/Tea Set for Stelton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Four-piece stainless steel coffee and tea service set by Arne Jacobsen for Stelton, c.1960s, Denmark. The set includes a coffee pot, tea pot...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Stainless Steel

Antique Meiji Period Satsuma Teapot Flowers Butterflies, Late 19th/Early 20th
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A lovely Satsuma Teapot. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Japanese Style: Satsuma Region of Origin: Japan Period: 19th century, 20...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Roux-Marquiand French Art Deco Tea-Coffee Set, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco teay / coffee set by ROUX-MARQUIAND (Lyon), France, 1924. Silverplate metal and noble woods. This tea and coffee service obtained a gold medal at the Salon des Arts D...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate

Lotta Odelius for Sagaform Sweden Retro Teapot
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Marianna Erlikh Dec 23, 2024, 8:07 PM (5 days ago) to me Sagaform Sweden ceramic teapot with lid features abstract geometric design in green and blue palette, inspired by 1950s S...
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Early 2000s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century French, Boudois Bloch Floral Gold-Trimmed Cup Saucer Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exquisite example of 19th-century French porcelain artistry, this luxurious cup and saucer set bears the mark of the renowned Parisian atelier Boudois & Bloch. Known for their exc...
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Mid-19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Memphis Naj Oleari Ceramic Tea Set by Massimo Iosa Ghini New Old Stock 1980s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Experience the iconic style of the 80s design movement with this rare and amazing tea or coffee set designed by Massimo Iosa Ghini for Memphis Naj Oleari in the 1980s. This beautiful...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Tea Sets

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Ceramic

Modernist Cast Iron Teapot – Minimal Bauhaus Style, France 1940s
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Modernist Cast Iron Teapot – Minimal Bauhaus Style, France 1940s Unique vintage cast iron teapot, featuring a minimalist style with embossed square motifs on each side. Its design...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Metal, Iron

Victorian Sterling Silver Six Piece Bachelor Tea and Coffee Service
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver six piece bachelor tea and coffee service; an addition to our silver teaware collection This exceptional antique Victorian six piece sterling silver tea service / set consists of a spirit kettle, teapot, coffee pot, cream jug, sugar bowl and tea caddy. The pieces of this antique tea and coffee set have a circular baluster shaped form. This set benefits from a matching oval cylindrical tea caddy; often with time such a piece would be detached from a service. The surface of each piece is embellished with alternating horizontal panels of impressive chased simplified trellis patterns, leaf motifs and rosette designs. The upper rim of each piece is encompassed with an applied moulded decorated border. The spirit kettle, teapot, coffee pot and tea caddy retain the original hinged hallmarked covers, which feature a continuation of the aforementioned chased decoration. Each teaware cover retains the original cast sterling silver finial. The centre of the tea caddy cover incorporates an oval cartouche ornamented with a bright cut engraved coronet and monogram initials. The teapot and coffee pot are fitted with the original hallmarked cast sterling silver handles, embellished with chased ornamentation and plain scrolling thumbpieces. The spirit kettle is fitted with a large scrolling cast sterling silver handle, ornamented with scrolling leaf designs and impressive scrolling sockets. The fine and impressive kettle is supported on the original cast hallmarked detachable three-legged stand fitted with a locking pin and security chain. The stand is ornamented with further chased patterns, accented with scrolling leaf leg brackets to three tapering, scrolling legs and leaf decorated feet. The detachable hallmarked spirit burner is plain and unembellished, with an applied border. The spirit kettle, coffee pot and teapot have cast sterling silver swan necked spouts, each ornamented with panels of scrolling leaf and floral decoration to either side. The cream jug and sugar bowl are fitted with sterling silver C shaped handles, reflecting the design of those to the teapot and coffee pot. The tea caddy, cream jug and sugar bowl retain the original gilt interiors. The underside of the tea kettle features the retailer's mark 'Hunt Roskell Late Storr & Mortimer' and the registration number '4852'. This exceptional Victorian tea and coffee set was were made by the London silversmiths John Hunt & Robert Roskell and John Samuel Hunt between 1864 and 1868, whereas the tea caddy was crafted in 1875 by Henry William...
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1860s British Victorian Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Arne Jacobsen Cylinda Danish Modern Stainless Steel Coffee Tea Set for Stelton
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Handsome Cylinda Line coffee and tea service designed in 1967 by Arne Jacobsen and made in Denmark by Stelton. This set includes - a lidded coffee pot, a lidded teapot, a lidded suga...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Stainless Steel

Fine Porcelain Tea and Coffee Set
Located in Antwerp, BE
The beautiful set comprised of a tea or coffee pot, a cream jug and a sugar bowl with lid and twelve cups and saucers, each piece with gilded borders; Portuguese exquisite Porcelain,...
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Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver Cafe Au Lait Set with Tray
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage George VI English sterling silver Art Deco café au lait set with matching tray; an addition to our collectable teaware collection This exceptional vintage George VI sterling silver café au lait set consists of a coffee jug, hot milk jug and covered sugar bowl, with matching tray. Each piece of this vintage silver service...
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1950s British Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century, KPM Berlin Porcelain Cobalt Gilt Tea Cup Saucer
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite 19th-century KPM Berlin porcelain tea cup and saucer set exemplifies the height of European porcelain craftsmanship. The set is adorned in a deep cobalt blue glaze, co...
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19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of French Majolica Cups Saucers Cicada Louis Sicard Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of French Majolica Cups & Saucers Louis Sicard Circa 1950. Decorated with cicadas on the cups and olives on the cups. Rare blue colors , usually yell...
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Early 1900s French Mid-Century Modern Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

Post Modern Teapot by Peter Langer for Feltman Langer c.1980s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Post-Modern porcelain teapot designed by Peter Langer for Feltman Langer. It is in the style of and often attributed to Peter Shire. The teapot is asymm...
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1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

1987 Big Dripper Ceramic Coffee Set Michael Graves for Swid Powell
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1987 Postmodern Big Dripper Coffee Set by Michael Graves for Swid Powell High gloss white glaze large pot, filter holder, and lid with gold decoration and brick red base. Large Coffe...
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1980s Japanese Post-Modern Vintage Tea Sets

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Ceramic

Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Teapot from Søholm, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Teapot from Søholm, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark. Additional information: Materials: Ce...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Copper Brass Tea Kettle
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An authentic and decorative 19th Century Water Kettle. Large oval form copper tea kettle with gooseneck spout, fixed cylindrical handle, tin lined interior with one vertical seam. D...
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19th Century Georgian Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Brass, Copper, Tin

Vintage Stainless Steel Industrial Restaurant Coffee Bean Storage Dispenser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage stainless steel industrial restaurant coffee bean storage dispenser. *Price is per dispenser. Currently 2 available*. Item is believed to...
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Mid-20th Century Industrial Tea Sets

Materials

Stainless Steel

English stoneware tea pot by Castleford, c. 1810
By Castleford Pottery
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Castleford smear glaze feldspathic stoneware covered tea pot with cobalt blue enamel striping and applied Classical decoration throughout. English, circa 1810.
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Early 19th Century British Antique Tea Sets

Materials

Stoneware

Vintage Hand-Hammered Copper Teapot with Patina from 20th Century, India
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage 1930s teapot from India where it was hand-hammered on copper which displays time’s patina. This teapot adopts a pleasant pyramid shape with a lo...
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Early 20th Century Indian Tea Sets

Materials

Copper

Celia Handmade Whimsical Ceramic Sugar Pot with Spoon from Portugal
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A handmade sugar pot to store your sweetener This sweet sugarpot will add a whimsical splash of rustic charm to your home decor! Lovingly handmade in ceramic and adorned with beaded ...
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2010s Portuguese Rustic Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Minimalist Metal and Teak Tea Warmer, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Minimalist Metal and Teak Tea Warmer, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969. Additional information: Material: Metal, Wood Color: Black Styles: Mid-Centu...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Metal

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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