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12 Teacups and Saucers Minton Bone China Porcelain Haddon Hall
12 Teacups and Saucers Minton Bone China Porcelain Haddon Hall

12 Teacups and Saucers Minton Bone China Porcelain Haddon Hall

By Minton

Located in Paris, FR

Set of 12 teacups and with their saucers in Minton Bone China Porcelain.

Category

Early 20th Century English Porcelain

Materials

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12 Teacups and Saucers Minton Bone China Porcelain Haddon Hall
12 Teacups and Saucers Minton Bone China Porcelain Haddon Hall

12 Teacups and Saucers Minton Bone China Porcelain Haddon Hall

By Minton

Located in Paris, FR

Set of 12 teacups and with their saucers in Minton Bone China Porcelain.

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Early 20th Century English Porcelain

Materials

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Pair of English Victorian Minton Porcelain Teacups and Saucers
Pair of English Victorian Minton Porcelain Teacups and Saucers

Pair of English Victorian Minton Porcelain Teacups and Saucers

Located in Queens, NY

PAIR of English Victorian white Minton porcelain tea cups with gold banding and 2 handles with saucers. (PRICED AS PAIR)

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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Tea Sets

Materials

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Assembled Set of 4 English Porcelain Teacups 1840 & 1930
Assembled Set of 4 English Porcelain Teacups 1840 & 1930

Assembled Set of 4 English Porcelain Teacups 1840 & 1930

By Minton, Royal Albert

Located in London, GB

Assembled Set of 4 English Porcelain Teacups Documenting the Century-Long Design Cycle of Historicist Replication of manufacture.

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Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Tea Sets

Materials

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Minton Teacup Trio, Bath Embossed, Green Flowers Patt. 38/680, ca 1830
Minton Teacup Trio, Bath Embossed, Green Flowers Patt. 38/680, ca 1830

Minton Teacup Trio, Bath Embossed, Green Flowers Patt. 38/680, ca 1830

By Minton

Located in London, GB

This is an elegant "true trio" consisting of a teacup, coffee cup and saucer, made by Minton in about 1830.

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Antique 1830s English Rococo Revival Tea Sets

Materials

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Minton Majolica Teacup and Saucer

Minton Majolica Teacup and Saucer

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H 5.7 in W 5.7 in D 2.8 in

Minton Majolica Teacup and Saucer

By Minton

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

Minton Majolica cup and saucer which features lily pads, leaves and blossom. Coloration: green, ochre, white, are predominant. The piece bears maker's marks for the Minton pottery. B...

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Antique 1860s English Victorian Pottery

Materials

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English Georgian Minton Fine Porcelain Teacup & Saucer Early 19th Century
English Georgian Minton Fine Porcelain Teacup & Saucer Early 19th Century

English Georgian Minton Fine Porcelain Teacup & Saucer Early 19th Century

Located in Nottingham, GB

English Georgian Minton Fine Porcelain Teacup & Saucer Early 19th Century Good condition overall, as seen From a private collection Free international shipping.

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Antique Early 19th Century Porcelain

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English Georgian Minton Fine Porcelain Teacup & Saucer Early 19th Century
English Georgian Minton Fine Porcelain Teacup & Saucer Early 19th Century

English Georgian Minton Fine Porcelain Teacup & Saucer Early 19th Century

Located in Nottingham, GB

English Georgian Minton Fine Porcelain Teacup & Saucer Early 19th Century Good condition overall, as seen, visible hairlines to base and inside of saucer, commensurate with age, but ...

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Antique Early 19th Century Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Minton Teacup Quartet, Bath Embossed, Green Flowers patt.38, ca 1830
Minton Teacup Quartet, Bath Embossed, Green Flowers patt.38, ca 1830

Minton Teacup Quartet, Bath Embossed, Green Flowers patt.38, ca 1830

By Minton

Located in London, GB

This is an elegant teacup quartet consisting of a small plate, a teacup, a coffee cup and a saucer, made by Minton in about 1830.

Category

Antique 1830s English Rococo Revival Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Minton Orphaned Porcelain Teacup, Imari Pattern, Regency, circa 1820
Minton Orphaned Porcelain Teacup, Imari Pattern, Regency, circa 1820

Minton Orphaned Porcelain Teacup, Imari Pattern, Regency, circa 1820

By Minton

Located in London, GB

This is a charming orphaned coffee cup made by Minton circa year 1820, which was the Regency era.

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Antique 1820s English Regency Tea Sets

Materials

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Minton Porcelain Teacup, White Paris Fluted with Roses and Gilt, 1862
Minton Porcelain Teacup, White Paris Fluted with Roses and Gilt, 1862

Minton Porcelain Teacup, White Paris Fluted with Roses and Gilt, 1862

By Minton

Located in London, GB

This is a beautiful teacup and saucer made by Minton in the year 1862.

Category

Antique 1860s English Victorian Tea Sets

Materials

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Minton Pottery Teacup, Crazy Cow Pattern, Georgian Era, circa 1805
Minton Pottery Teacup, Crazy Cow Pattern, Georgian Era, circa 1805

Minton Pottery Teacup, Crazy Cow Pattern, Georgian Era, circa 1805

By Minton

Located in London, GB

This is a beautifully hand painted teacup and saucer made by Minton around the year 1805.

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Antique Early 1800s English George III Tea Sets

Materials

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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the minton teacup you’re looking for. Frequently made of ceramic and porcelain, every minton teacup was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer minton teacup, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A minton teacup, designed in the Regency or neoclassical style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one minton teacup that is appealing in its simplicity, but Coalport Porcelain, Minton and John Rose produced versions that are worth a look.

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The average selling price for a minton teacup at 1stDibs is $385, while they’re typically $300 on the low end and $34,500 for the highest priced.

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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.

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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.