Regency Tea Cup
Antique 1820s Welsh Regency Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Austrian Regency Tea Sets
Ceramic, Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Northern Irish George IV Tea Sets
Glass
Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Sets
Porcelain
Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Tea Sets
Porcelain
Early 20th Century English Regency Tea Sets
Porcelain
Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Tea Sets
Ceramic
Antique 1820s English Regency Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century French Regency Tea Sets
Earthenware
Antique 1820s English Regency Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique 1820s Welsh Regency Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique 1830s English Regency Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique 1820s English Regency Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique 1820s English Regency Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique Early 1800s English Regency Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century English Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique 1790s English Georgian Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique 1790s English Neoclassical Tea Sets
Silver
Antique 1810s Welsh Regency Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1810s Welsh Regency Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1810s Welsh Regency Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1810s Welsh Regency Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1810s Welsh Regency Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century Regency Tables
Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Porcelain
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Hollywood Regency Platters and Serveware
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary French Hollywood Regency Tableware
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern More Dining and Entertaining
Brass
Antique 1820s English Regency Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1810s English Regency Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1810s English Regency Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Sterling Silver
Silver
Antique 1810s English Regency Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1820s English Regency Serving Bowls
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Revival Side Tables
Cast Stone
Antique 1820s English Rococo Revival Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1820s English Regency Porcelain
Porcelain
Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Porcelain
Porcelain
Early 20th Century American Hollywood Regency More Dining and Entertaining
Silver Plate
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Chaise Longues
Bouclé, Upholstery
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Chaise Longues
Bouclé, Upholstery
Mid-20th Century Mexican Rustic Side Tables
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern End Tables
Marble, Iron, Gold Leaf
Antique 1830s British Regency Card Tables and Tea Tables
Mahogany
Vintage 1920s Japanese Hollywood Regency Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique 1820s Regency Tea Caddies
Mahogany
Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique Early 1800s English Regency Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique 1820s English Regency Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique 1820s English Regency Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique 1820s English Regency Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique 1820s English Regency Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Regency Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique Early 1800s English Regency Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Sets
Porcelain
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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 ExpertSeptember 28, 2021Japanese tea cups are usually called Yunomi, which are cylindrical in shape. They do not have any handles. These tea cups are made of ceramic materials and are the most common tea cups used in Japan. Grab your unique Yunomi tea cups on 1stDibs today.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Handleless tea cups are called “sipper cups”, and are probably the oldest form of tea cups. There’s also a proper way to use them - two fingers on the bottom and your thumb on top of the cup. On 1stDibs, find vintage and contemporary tea cups from some of the top sellers around the world.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A plate under a teacup is a saucer. Often, saucers come with teacups and show off matching designs. The use of saucers dates back to the Middle Ages. During the 18th century, people often poured tea onto the saucer to cool it and then sipped from the dish. On 1stDibs, find a large collection of saucers.