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Tea Sets For Sale
Midcentury Porcelain Red Dots Tea Coffee Service Jug and Cups, Poland, 1960
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Lovely Mid-Century Modern porcelain painted marble coffee set.
Service for 5 people produced by Zaklady Porcelany in Wloclawek in the 1960s.
The service consists of a jug, sugar bowl, creamer, 5 cups and 6 saucers.
One cup is missing.
Dimensions:
Jug
diameter: 12 cm
height: 20 cm
Plate
diameter: 14 cm
height: 2 cm
Cup
diameter: 7 cm
height: 8 cm
All items...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Tea Sets
Materials
Enamel
Spode Porcelain Tea Service, Imari Tobacco Leaf Pattern 967, Georgian ca 1810
By Spode
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning tea service made by Spode in about 1810, consisting of a large teapot with cover, a milk jug, a sucrier with cover, a slop bowl, a saucer dish and 4 teacups with s...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Limoges Coffee Tea Dessert Set
By Limoges
Located in Oakland, CA
An Art Deco embellished china Dessert Set for Coffee or Tea from the company Vielle Abbaye in Limoges France. This set is impeccable and includes a...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th Century English Child's Teapot
Located in Sheffield, MA
The early 20th Century English petite child's teapot is decorated around the opening with fluting as is the rim of the lid. Both pieces of the white teapot are marked "Spode Copeland...
Category
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Tea Sets
Materials
Pottery
Tiffany Edwardian Classical Sterling Silver Tea Kettle on Stand
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Classical sterling silver tea kettle on stand. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1910. Kettle: Ovoid body on raised oval foot; lobed and domed side-hinged cover with va...
Category
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Italian Art Deco Style Mid-Century Modern Tea Set by Montagnani
By Montagnani
Located in Northampton, GB
Designed by Punta Bacola for Montagnani
From our Accessories collection, we are pleased to offer this uber stylish Tea Service in the Art Deco Style. The Service complete with a Tea...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
Vintage Tea Caddy Box Conch Shell Art & Craft Flower Chicken Hand Painting
Located in Hampshire, GB
Vintage wooden Tea Caddy Box Conch Shell Oriental Flower and Chicken Hand Painting
Impressive Flame Brown Mahogany Double Tea Caddy of Outstanding Quality, Workmanship, and compact ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Arts and Crafts Tea Sets
Materials
Metal, Brass
19th Century Raj Period Tea and Coffee Service, 4 Piece
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A copper and silver Indian 4-piece tea and coffee service, 3 pots and covered sugar. Dragons cavort over handles and surfaces. 19th Century Raj period...
Category
19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Copper
Antique English Silverplate Coffee Pot
Located in Malibu, CA
Silver plate coffee tea pot. Item features curly silverplate handle, square attached lid, sits on four graceful feet. Clean lines, quality craftsmanship. Circa early 1900s.
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
1950's Gio Ponti silver plated coffee pot, a tiny dish & egg holder by A. Krupp
Located in London, GB
A Gio Ponti mid-century silver plated 35CL unused coffee pot designed for the VI triennale,
an A. Krupp egg cup
as well as a tiny dish, used but in good condition.
All from the Abner...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Tea Set by Luc Vallauris Provencal Studio Art Pottery Faience Ceramic
By Luc Vallauris
Located in Labrit, Landes
Vallauris tea set by Luc French Studio Pottery France, circa 1950-1960
Stylish 1950s-1960s Art Pottery tea service
4 cups and saucers
Tea and sug...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Art deco Teeschale versilbert, Germany 50ies
By Stelton
Located in Berlin, DE
Eine seltene Glastasse, die durch das Silber isoliert wird. Der Holzgriff bildet eine wunderbare Ergänzung zu den beiden anderen Materialien.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Scandinavian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
SAVORY And Sons - 9pc. 19th Century Victorian (British) Sterling Silver Tea Set
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from a private residence in Paris, a Stunning Victorian 9pc.Sterling Silver Tea / Coffee Set by Two Internationally Renowned Silversmiths - "Savory & Sons" from London and "Od...
Category
Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate, Sterling Silver
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Galatix Hand Made Burma Teak Tea Service Set 6 & Tray
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage Mid-Century Modern Galatix hand-made Burma teak tea service set of 6 glass inserts, 6 Burma teak cup vessels, and a Burma teak serving tray....
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Glass, Teak
Sevres Hand Painted Matched Porcelain Cabinet Cup and Saucer
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique French matched hand painted porcelain cabinet cup and saucer painted with various scenes by Sevres and dating from the latter 19th century. ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Four Gilded Age Mansard, Paris Sevres Style Porcelain Tea Services
Located in Sharon, CT
Each service comprised of a cup, saucer and dessert plate. 12 pieces in all. All hand painted in 24 Ct. gold by the Paris firm Mansard c. 1890. Blanks most likely Sevres. Cup handles...
Category
1890s French Belle Époque Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Breakfast Set Cup with Saucer and Plate, Damaged
Located in Chorzów, PL
Ancient cup with a saucer and saucer
Origin: Denmark
Signed Kobenhavns Porcellains Maleri
Damaged cup in the middle of the crack visible in the ph...
Category
1950s Danish Neoclassical Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
14-Piece Japanese Gilt and Painted Tea and Dessert Serving Set with Peacock
Located in Norwood, NJ
14-piece Kutani Japanese gilt and painted tea and dessert serving set with Peacock. Hand painted gilt and painted Peacock tea and serving set. Features floral and peacock design.
Lidded tea and coffee pots, lidded creamer, sugar bowl, and five snack sets...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Tea Sets
Materials
Gold
Japanese Fine Blue Impressions Tea Bowl Hand-Built and Hand Glazed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Mint Shozan tea bowl, Akatsu ware,
Blue Impressions.
From Japan, a beautiful hand-built, painted and glazed, Akatsu ware tea bowl in an impressive Picasso like impressionistic mot...
Category
1930s Japanese Showa Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Fine Midcentury Tapio Wirkkala Rosenthal Coffee Set Gilt White Porcelain 1960s
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
Fine and exquisite Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal studio-linie gilt white porcelain coffee set for 6 persons, Germany around 1960s to 1970s. This set belongs to the cabinet pieces so r...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Tobacco Leaf Pattern Plate, Cup and Saucer
Located in New York, NY
Tobacco leaf pattern plate, cup and saucer. Copeland and Garrett tobacco leaf/cabbage leaf individual plate, coffee cup and saucer in blue, red, ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
10 Dutch Silver Pastry Forks by Th. & P. Moerkerk, ca 1930
Located in Delft, NL
10 Dutch silver pastry forks by Th. & P. Moerkerk, ca 1930
10 Dutch silver pastry forks with floral pattern.
10 different flowers on the handle of the fork, made by Th. & P. Moe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Tea Set " Fenice" by Lino Sabattini , Silver Plated, Signed, Italy
Located in Brussels, BE
Tea Set " Fenice" by Lino Sabattini , Silver Plated, Signed, Italy ( Teapot and Water jug)
Category
20th Century Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Antique Afternoon Tea Set, English, Bone China, Cup & Saucer, Plate, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique two-person afternoon tea set. An English, bone China cup and saucer, sandwich and cake plate duo, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Pleasingly dec...
Category
Late 18th Century British Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
A silver "Pride pattern" Tea & Coffee Service
Located in London, GB
An Elizabeth II modernist sterling silver four-piece tea and coffee service, Sheffield 1962/68/69 mark of Elkington, designed by David Mellor.
Pride pattern, of plain ogee form, com...
Category
1960s Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Queen Elizabeth II Cruise Ship Teapot, Paul Cardew, UK, 2000s
Located in Firenze, IT
Queen Elizabeth II Cruise Ship Teapot
Paul Cardew, UK, 2000s
Designed and made in England
Limited Edition and Signed, 555/5000
H 25.5 cm - 23 x 13 cm
Conditions: very good con...
Category
Early 2000s British Post-Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
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 o...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
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
...
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Japanese Satsuma Coffee or Tea Set Richly Decorated Marked Base, 19th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
This is for 15pcs
Marked on base.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Japanese Style: Satsuma
Region of Origin: Japan
Period: 19th century Meiji Periode (1867-1912...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
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...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 12 Antique Japanese Meiji Period Chawan Tea Bowls Porcelain Eggshell
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice set of 12 bowls decorated. They are marked on the base.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: Japan
Period: 19th century, 20th century ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Meiji Period Japanese Satsuma Tête a Tête Tea Set with Butterflies
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Fabulous Tea service for two people (tête-à-tête) Satsuma earthenware, Meiji period, 19th c.
With a beautiful combined decoration of butterflies and Millefiori. Absolutely stunning ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Porcelain Tea Set Teapot China Chine de Commande Qianlong Period
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice example of chine de commande porcelain. This pot is of larger size and is finely shaped. With a delicate painting of flowers.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 4 Antique Chinese Blood & Milk / Tea Bowl Flowers Porcelain Qing Dynasty
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice set of 18th century tea bowls, Qing Period. 4 sets and 1 loose cup. The painting is of very high quality.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Postmodern Tea Kettle with Cream & Sugar by Michael Graves for Alessi
Located in San Diego, CA
A classic postmodern / Memphis era teapot with cream & sugar designed by Michael Graves for Alessi, circa the 1980s. The set is in good vintage condition and measures 10.25"W x 9"D x...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
Set of Six Paris Porcelain Angel Wing Cups
By Limoges
Located in New York, NY
Set of six Paris Porcelain angel wing cups. Vintage set of six large cups and saucers of classical baluster form with projecting winged handles; stamped Limoges under saucers perfec...
Category
Early 20th Century French Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
New Hall Hybrid Hard Paste Porcelain Tea Service, Palm Tree patt. 484, ca 1810
By New Hall
Located in London, GB
This is a spectacular 17-piece tea service serving four, made by New Hall around the year 1810. The service consists of a teapot with cover on a stand, a sucrier with cover, a milk j...
Category
1810s English Georgian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau Teapot & Warmer Brass-Early 20th Century by F. & R. Fischer, Germany
By Fischer Brothers
Located in Andernach, DE
Wonderful antique brass teapot & warmer - i.e. teapot with stand and in original condition.
Completely preserved original from the 1910s to 1920s.
Wonderful craftsmanship & design by...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
Set of 10 Antique Japanese Meiji Period Chawan Tea Bowls Porcelain Eggshell
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice set of 10 bowls decorated with flowers and butterflies.. They are marked on the base.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Regio...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Mid century glazed ceramic tea set signed Stocker
By Stocker
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Purchasing this Mid-Century glazed ceramic tea set signed by Stocker is akin to acquiring a piece of functional art that seamlessly combines beauty with practicality. Crafted during ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Le Tallec Set of 4 Demitasse Cups and Matching Tray with Profuse Raised Gilding
Located in Boston, MA
This is an exquisite Le Tallec set that includes four demitasse cups and saucers with a tray with a matching pattern. All the cups and saucers and the tray are embellished in raised profuse gilding with curves and scrolls in a rococo style. The tray is 13.5 inches in diameter. This demitasse set is very rare and would be a wonderful addition to any coffee lover or demitasse collector. Price of Le Tallec set-$1500.00.
Camille Le Tallec was born in Paris in 1906. In 1929, he graduated from the Ecole du Louvre. In 1930, he opened his studio in Belleville, Paris, which became the Atelier Le Tallec. At his studio, his goal was to paint his porcelain pieces beautifully like Vincennes or Sevres porcelains. Most of the Le Tallec boxes...
Category
1950s French Rococo Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
New Hall Hybrid Hard Paste Teacup, Palm Tree patt. 484, Georgian ca 1810
By New Hall
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful teacup and saucer made by New Hall around the year 1810. The set is decorated in the very desired but rare palm tree pattern with the number 484.
We also have a ...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Tiffany Sterling Silver Tea Caddy, 1870-1891
Located in New York, NY
The upper ovoid body highly chased with a profusion of flowers in full bloom and foliage, the lower body chased with tall upright and stiff serated leaves, the interior cover and cov...
Category
1880s Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 6 Antique Chinese Porcelain Qianlong Red Rouge de Fer Tea Cup, 18th Cen
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely Chinese Porcelain Tea set in rouge de fer style. 1 of the cups is different.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Re...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Le Volte Celesti, Six Contemporary Decorated Tea Cups with Plates
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
From the encounter between the historical archives of the Duomo di Milano and the imagery of Grand Tour by Vito Nesta, this unique collections of porcelains and fabrics were born. “Le Volte Celesti” creates, through the use of some historical sketches of frescoes dedicated to the naves of the Duomo, some geometric, almost kaleidoscopic games.
Buyers, through the purchase of these collections, will contribute to the restructuring of the spiers of the Duomo as part of the proceeds will be donated to the Veneranda Fabbrica for this purpose.
Set of 6 tea cups and plates.
Category
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
1950's Yellow Vernon Kilns Califonia Ceramic Large Tea Pot
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A yellow vintage Vernon Kilns ceramic large teapot is a charming and nostalgic piece that evokes a sense of classic American pottery craftsmanship. Vernon Kilns was a renowned cerami...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Blue And White Flower Pattern Tea Set C 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Era
Located in seoul, KR
They display central floral motifs surrounded by a variety of botanical patterns including branches and blooms, indicative of classic East Asian ceramic artistry.
Period : Qing Dyna...
Category
1720s Chinese Qing Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Imari Pavilion Pattern Blue and White Tea Set c 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Re
Located in seoul, KR
The "Imari Pavilion pattern" refers to a decoration pattern found on porcelains made during this period, influenced by Japanese Imari ware. Imari porcelain, produced in the Arita reg...
Category
1720s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Pear sugar bowl, Georg Jensen in sterling silver
By Georg Jensen
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Pear sugar bowl, Georg Jensen in sterling silver
Beautiful Art Deco silver sugar bowl with a simple but striking design due to its pear shape, which is what makes it stand out.
Measu...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique George III (1819) Sterling Silver Three Piece Tea Service
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver three piece tea service/set made by Joseph Angell I; an addition to our silver teaware collections.
This...
Category
1810s British Regency Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
1940s Bauhaus Stainless Tea Kettle Pot Style Peter Behrens
Located in Chula Vista, CA
D & S Personal Tea Kettle Pot Stainless Steel.
Bauhaus clean Modern Design style of Peter Behrens
Handle with cane wrap
Very clean vintage gently used condition.
Stamped at the bo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
CERRO Sugar & Cream Set, Brown Horn & Alpaca Silver
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Not everything is organic in northern Argentinean hills. As we cast our eyes on the landscapes, we also find geometry that makes us travel with our imagination. Mini square, rectangu...
Category
2010s Argentine Organic Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
Purple Post-modern Tea Pot by Pierre Casenove for Salins Studio, France 1980s
Located in Chicago, IL
Purple tea pot designed by Pierre Casenove for Salins Studio, circa 1980s France. The body of the tea pot has the mass and energy of a streamline locomotive with its steaming spout, ...
Category
1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Contemporary Gilded Red Green Porcelain Cup, 7
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Japanese Ko-Imari (old Imari) porcelain short stem cup, in bright red, blue and green colors and generous gold application that are characteristics of Ko-Imari Porcelain ca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Tea Sets
Materials
Gold
Frank Brangwyn Royal Doulton Art Deco Harvest Pattern Cup & Saucer
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish and scarce Art Deco Royal Doulton cup and saucer decorated in a harvest pattern by renowned Welsh artist Sir Frank William Brangwyn (Belgia...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Pottery
Flight & Barr Porcelain Teacup Trio, Brown and Gilt Pattern, Georgian, 1792-1804
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful "true trio" consisting of a teacup, a coffee cup and a saucer, made by Flight & Barr between 1792 and 1804. The items are decorated with a sohpisticated abstract-looking pattern of brown and gilt daisies playfully trailing between brown half circles set in a gilt band.
In the late 18th and early 19th century cups and saucers...
Category
1790s English George III Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Arne Jacobsen Coffee and Tea Set
Located in Weesp, NL
Step into the world of timeless elegance and Scandinavian sophistication with the iconic Cylinda Line coffee and tea set, a masterpiece of modern design created by the legendary Arne...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
Spode Porcelain Teacup Trio, Lavender Blue with Flower Sprays, Regency ca 1815
By Spode
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful "true trio" consisting of a teacup, a coffee cup and a saucer, made by Spode in about 1815. It is decorated with pattern 2234 with a striking lavender or periwinkle blue border and finely painted flower sprays.
In the late 18th and early 19th Century a "true trio" is how cups and saucers were sold; as you would never drink tea and coffee at the same time, why invest in an extra saucer?
Josiah Spode was the great pioneer among the Georgian potters in England. Around the year 1800 he perfected the bone china recipe that has been used by everyone ever since, and he was also the leading potter behind the technique of transferware, making it possible for English potters to replace the import of Chinese china that had come to an end around that time, with their own. This was fundamental to a thriving industry that would last for about 150 years and provide half the world with their tableware.
This set is made in the famous "London" shape, which was brought out by Spode in 1812 and was quickly copied by all other makers. It then remained the most popular shape for about 10 years. The set is potted in fine white porcelain - by the year 1810 Spode had perfected his recipe for bone china and it became beautifully smooth, white, thin and translucent.
All three items are marked with the red hand painted SPODE mark and the pattern number 2234.
CONDITION REPORT The set is in excellent antique condition without any damage, repairs or crazing. There is some minimal wear as visible in the pictures...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
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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