Antique Tea Sets Teapots And Tea Sets
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Gold
18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets Teapots And Tea Sets
Porcelain
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Silver Plate
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Silver
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Porcelain
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Silver, Enamel
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Porcelain
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Silver
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Sterling Silver
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Porcelain
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Porcelain
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Creamware
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Silver
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Porcelain
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Silver
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Silver Plate
19th Century European Antique Tea Sets Teapots And Tea Sets
Porcelain
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Silver Plate
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Ceramic
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Silver Plate
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Sterling Silver
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Earthenware
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Metal, Enamel, Metallic Thread
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Silver
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Silver
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Metal, Silver Plate
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Copper, Enamel
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Silver
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets Teapots And Tea Sets
Enamel, Copper
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Silver
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Silver
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Sterling Silver
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Sets Teapots And Tea Sets
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Sterling Silver
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Sterling Silver
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Porcelain
1920s French Art Deco Antique Tea Sets Teapots And Tea Sets
Metal, Silver Plate
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Tea Sets Teapots And Tea Sets
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Tea Sets Teapots And Tea Sets
Pewter
19th Century English Antique Tea Sets Teapots And Tea Sets
Porcelain
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Silver Plate
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Silver Plate
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Sterling Silver
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Porcelain
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Silver
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Silver
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Silver Plate
19th Century French Antique Tea Sets Teapots And Tea Sets
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Finding the Right tea-sets for You
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.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To identify an antique tea set, look for hallmarks on the bottoms of the pieces. Handwritten markings indicate a set produced prior to the 19th century. You can also research the pattern to get a rough idea of when the maker manufactured it. Shop a range of expertly vetted antique tea sets on 1stDibs.
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