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Pot au Lait
By Annapia Antonini
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Pot au Lait" c.1980 is an original aquatint by noted Swiss artist Annapia
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Aquatint

Pot au Lait
Pot au Lait
H 17.5 in W 18 in D 0.01 in
Les Petits Enfants Au Lait, 1932
By Robert Doisneau
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Les Petits Enfants Au Lait, 1932 Signed in ink on recto; titled and dated in pencil on verso
Category

1930s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Silver Cafe au Lait Set with Sucrier Sheffield 1908
By Maxfield & Sons Ltd. 1
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Sterling silver three piece Cafe au Lait set with sucrier Date : Hallmarked in Sheffield
Category

Antique Early 1900s British Edwardian Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Edwardian Gothic Style Sterling Silver Café Au Lait Set
By Thomas Bradbury & Sons Ltd.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver cafe´ au lait set in
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Gothic Tea Sets

Materials

Silver

Antique Edwardian George I Style Sterling Silver Café au Lait Set
By Mappin & Webb
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver café au lait set in
Category

Antique Early 1900s British George I Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Arts & Crafts Style Sterling Silver Café au Lait Set
By Charles Boyton & Sons, Ltd.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver café au lait set made
Category

Vintage 1930s Great Britain (UK) Arts and Crafts Tea Sets

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Antique George II Style Sterling Silver Café Au Lait Set
By Pairpoint Brothers 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver cafe au lait set in
Category

Vintage 1920s English George II Tea Sets

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Art Deco Sterling Silver Cafe Au Lait, London 1929 Goldsmiths & Silversmiths
By Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd.
Located in London, London
Au Lait Set, is in the Art Deco taste, and is octagonal in shape. Each measures 9.75"(25cm) tall, by
Category

Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Sterling Silver Cafe Au Lait Set, London 1913 William Comyns
By William Comyns
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London, 1913 by William Comyns, this handsome, antique sterling silver cafe Au Lait
Category

Vintage 1910s English Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

1949 Raymond Savignac's original advertising poster for "Monsavon au Lait"
Located in PARIS, FR
Raymond Savignac's original advertising poster for "Monsavon au Lait", created in 1949, is an
Category

1940s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

George V Straight Sided Antique Sterling Silver Cafe Au Lait Set from 1919
By S.W. Smith & Co. 1
Located in London, London
Sterling Silver Cafe Au Lait Set, is plain is style with tapered bodies detailed with reed borders and
Category

Vintage 1910s English George II Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

18th Century Cafe au Lait Porcelain Cup with Blue and White Interior
Located in Atlanta, GA
a nearly iridescent cafe au lait (light brown) exterior glaze and blue and white interior decorated
Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Cafe Au Lait Chinese Porcleain Kangxi Period Vase with Ormulu Blue & White
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
China, blue and white vase on a Cafe au lait ground with ormulu mounting. Very unusual piece
Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Side Handled Art Deco Sterling Silver Cafe Au Lait Set, Henry Atkin, 1920
By Henry Atkin
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1920 by Henry Atkin, this very stylish, Antique Sterling Silver Cafe Au
Category

Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Kangxi/Yongzheng Batavian Cafe Au Lait Famille Rose Scroll
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
names of their own, such as a light brown version called Café au lait. Source: Nilson, J. Gotheborg
Category

Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Adrian Pearsall Angular Settee in Cafe au Lait Bouclé c. 1980
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Saint Louis, MO
on its own. Newly professionally upholstered in soft Café au Lait Bouclé. The texture ventilates well
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modern Settees

Materials

Bouclé, Upholstery

Vintage Sterling Silver Cafe Au Lait Set with Tray Art Deco
By Mappin & Webb
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage George VI English sterling silver Art Deco café au lait
Category

Vintage 1950s British Art Deco Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

'Cafe au Lait' - still life painting - ordinary objects - Giorgio Morandi
By Kathryn Keller
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Cafe au Lait" is a still life watercolor painting featuring hues of grey, brown and yellow
Category

2010s American Realist Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Watercolor

Pair of Antique Chinese Café Au Lait Porcelain and Ormolu Vases
Located in London, GB
ground porcelain, known as Batavian ware or cafe au lait ground decorates most of the vases and is an
Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Nura Ceiling Fixture - 12" - Au Lait Leather
By RTO Lighting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The Nura Ceiling Fixture combines hand-stitched leather over walnut accented by a brass pole and canopy. This fixture can either be hung as a ceiling surface mount or a pendant suppo...
Category

2010s American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Café au Lait Craquelure Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Of baluster form; fitted with two bulb sockets and adjustable rod in lacquered brass; mounted on a giltwood turned base. Provenance: From the Collection of Mario Buatta, New York,...
Category

20th Century American Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Le Po au Lait - Original Etching by Félicien Rops - Late 19th Century
By Félicien Rops
Located in Roma, IT
Le Pot au Lait is a beautiful and rare engraving of the second half of the XIX century, realized
Category

Late 19th Century Symbolist More Prints

Materials

Etching

1912 Britannia Sterling Silver Harry Freeman Cafe Au Lait Coffee Milk Pots Jugs
By Harry Freeman
Located in GB
Freeman Café Au Lait coffee and milk jugs A stunning and very well made pair, they are Britannia silver
Category

Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Chinese Porcelain Kangxi Period Tea Bowl Floral Imari Cafe au Lait
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722), c. 1700 Tea Bowl Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Type: Tea/Coffee Drinki...
Category

Antique 17th Century Chinese Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Miniature Porcelain Vase
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century miniature blue and white vase with celadon base and cafe au lait band, Qianlong period
Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Early 20th Century Chinese Rug
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This traditional hand-woven Chinese rug has a café-au-lait field with meandering rust vine issuing
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Early 20th Century Chinese Rug
W 107.88 in L 144.1 in
Miriam Haskell Cafe Pate de Verre Earrings
By Miriam Haskell
Located in New York, NY
Unusual dangle earring by Miriam Haskell of cafe au lait pate de verre set within blackened
Category

Vintage 1950s American Drop Earrings

French Art Deco Secretary Attributed to René Prou
By René Prou
Located in Paris, FR
decorated with the original cafe au lait coloured leather, inside is the drawer and elegant glass paper
Category

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Secretaires

Materials

Sycamore

Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Table Lamp w/ Arcade Detailing and Raw Fiber Shade
Located in New York, NY
features an undulating cylindrical body sitting on a circular cafe au lait base. The curved body has been
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Art Deco Style Painted French Shopping Bag Form Umbrella Stand
Located in New York, NY
(Honey Moon) and near bottom is Chocolate au Lait Painted on both sides. Measures 14" wide x 5" deep x
Category

20th Century Art Deco Umbrella Stands

Materials

Steel

Light and Dark Wool Log Cabin Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Light and Dark Log Cabin quilt done in a combination of solid and printed wool fabrics. The cafe au
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Country Quilts

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Light and Dark Wool Log Cabin Quilt
Light and Dark Wool Log Cabin Quilt
H 86 in W 86 in D 0.5 in
19th century Old Paris Porcelain Urn Pair with Swan Handles
Located in Savannah, GA
, but not an identical pair. Each has a colorful floral garland on a café au lait background with a
Category

Antique 1830s French Neoclassical Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of 1970s Italian Mario Bellini Style Slipper Chairs in Blush Pink Fabric
By Mario Bellini
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Pearsall Angular Settee in Cafe au Lait Bouclé c. 1980
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Slipper Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery

Old Japanese Decagonal White Glaze Bowl / 1926-1970 / Coffee Cup
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
decagonal shape gives a tighter impression than the circular shape. It is nice to use it with cafe au lait
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Chinese Export Porcelain Plate or Dish Celadon Glaze Hand Painted, Qing Ca 1820
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
, featuring a bird, butterfly, peony, lotus, fruits and other flowers. The rim is hand painted in a café-au
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Blue and White Chinese Nanking Cargo and Cafe-au-lai Porcelain Bowl
Located in Brea, CA
An 18th century Chinese Nanking cargo blue and white and cafe -au-lait porcelain bowl, decorated to
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities

Materials

Porcelain

A Spode porcelain Coffee Cup and Saucer very finely decorated c.1830
By Spode
Located in Exeter, GB
with blue-purple-white ribbon bows, and beautiful dancing butterflies all on a café au lait ground
Category

Antique 19th Century European Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Mid-Century Persian Folk Rug With Cerulean Blue, Grey, Pink, And White Tones
Located in New York, NY
Persian Karajeh-style octogramme medallion made with cotton and is set on a light café-au-lait field with
Category

Mid-20th Century Persian Folk Art Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

American Modernist Organic Hand Painted Ceramic in Variegated Java Hues
Located in New York, NY
exterior of the piece has been hand glazed in java and cafe au lait ones against a warm tan back ground
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Chinese Export Blue and White Porcelain Plates, Set of 10, 18th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
white ground. The rim edges of a cafe au lait glaze. The back of the plates plain, with a neat foot
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

French Art Nouveau Emile Galle 'Intaglio' Cameo Glass Vase
By Emile Gallé
Located in Worcester Park, GB
chrysanthemum series probably the "sur café au lait" version, in browns with some green and possibly purple
Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Glass

Materials

Art Glass

Flora Kung Mocha Red Scribble Print Silk Wrap Flare Dress NWT
By Flora Kung
Located in Boston, MA
True wrap dress in flattering colors and original, signed red, brown, cafe-au-lait scribble print
Category

2010s American Tunics and Wrap Dresses

Red Brown Scribble Print Silk Wrap Dress NWT FLORA KUNG
By Flora Kung
Located in Boston, MA
True wrap dress in flattering colors and original, signed red, brown, cafe-au-lait scribble print
Category

2010s American Tunics and Wrap Dresses

Pair of Modern 1970s Pierre Paulin Style Mushroom Swivel Chairs in Latte Bouclé
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Saint Louis, MO
and also currently available within our shop - Adrian Pearsall Angular Settee in Cafe au Lait Bouclé c
Category

Vintage 1970s American Modern Swivel Chairs

Materials

Bouclé, Upholstery

Chinese Export Porcelain Bowl Hand Painted Famille Rose, Qing Ca 1780
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
rim of the bowl has a cafe-au-lait brown finish and there is a double ring border below the inner rim
Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Antique Samson Porcelain Chinese Export Style Bottle Vases
By Samson & Cie
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. With chinoiserie decorated cartouches to all sides, a light brown (almost cafe au lait) ground and hand
Category

Early 20th Century French Chinese Export Vases

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Chinese Plate Blue and White Porcelain, Qing Qianlong circa 1770
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
varying shades of cobalt blue. There is a diamond diaper border to the outer rim which has a cafe-au-lait
Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Porcelain Group of Batavia-ware Urns & Covers
Located in Downingtown, PA
Dutch East India Company trading center in South East Asia. The ground color is also known as "Cafe au
Category

Antique 1750s Chinese Chinese Export Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Mid-Century Modern Paddle Armed Lounge Chair by Adrian Pearsall 2291-C Chair
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in New York, NY
corners, as well as subtly convex seat- all newly reupholstered in a textural cafe au lait upholstery
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

Untitled “From Color to Form” Series
By Marino Marini
Located in New York, NY
, turquoise, cerulean blue, chili red and persimmon- with splashes of cream and cafe au lait. With its
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

18th Century Chinese Plate or Dish Blue & White, Qing Qianlong, Circa 1745
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
book On identifying old Chinese Porcelain by Willoughby Hodgson. The outer rim has a cafe-au-lait
Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Porcelain Large Bowl Hand Painted Famille Rose, Qing Ca 1750
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
with flowers and the inner rim has a of the bowl has a cafe-au-lait brown finish and there is a double
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Georgian Spode Dinner Plate B Ironstone Chinoiserie Pattern No.2283, circa 1820
By Josiah Spode
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
the cavetto. The reverse has two floral sprigs to the rim and a cafe-au-lait brown rim. The pattern
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Georgian Spode Dinner Plate a Ironstone Chinoiserie Pattern No.2283, circa 1820
By Josiah Spode
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
the cavetto. The reverse has two floral sprigs to the rim and a cafe-au-lait brown rim. The pattern
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Two Horses Pattern Tea Set C 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Reign
Located in seoul, KR
cafe-au-lait glaze. Tea saucer and teabowl set. Period : Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Period Production
Category

Antique 1720s Chinese Qing Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

'Spotted Horses' Pattern Blue and White Saucer c1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng
Located in seoul, KR
cafe-au-lait glaze Period : Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Period Production Date : C 1725 Made in
Category

Antique 1720s Chinese Chinoiserie Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic

Elkington & Co. Vintage Sterling Silver Teapot
By Elkington & Co.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
is crafted in the same style as the cafe´ au lait set A5510; they would all sit very well together
Category

Vintage 1960s English George I Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Japanese Antique Earthenware Tea Bowl/Edo Period/1700-1800/'Hagi Ware'
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
container is 200g. As it is very light, it is easy to use. How about using it with cafe au lait, simmered
Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Galapagos Hawk, Original Painting
By Emil Morhardt
Located in San Francisco, CA
light café au lait-colored background.About the ArtistEmil Morhardt is an acrylic
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Passing Boat and Bridge Pattern Tea Set, Circa 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Era
Located in seoul, KR
by or on a bridge, the rim with a narrow heringbone pattern, the reverse glazed cafe-au-lait Period
Category

Antique 1720s Chinese Qing Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic

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Au Lait For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal au lait for your home. An au lait — often made from metal, silver and sterling silver — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without an au lait — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An au lait, designed in the Georgian, Art Deco or Arts and Crafts style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made au lait over the years, but those crafted by Mappin & Webb, Thomas Bradbury & Sons Ltd. and D. & J. Wellby are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Au Lait?

Prices for an au lait start at $650 and top out at $5,533 with the average selling for $2,180.
Questions About Au Lait
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    A café au lait bowl is a bowl in which hot coffee or chocolate is served. It originated in France and is a decorative or plain porcelain cup. It has a wide mouth that is perfect for dipping a croissant. Find a collection of antique and vintage café au lait bowls on 1stDibs today.