Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Mitterteich Eternal White/Gold Bavarian Teacups & Saucers; Set of 6
Located in Malibu, CA
Mitterteich Bavarian fine porcelain, in the pattern "Eternal".
Complete set of six with 6 extra saucers.
12 Saucers each 5.75x.75H
6 Cups each 4"Wx3.5"Dx2.5"H
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
1964 Jaroslav Jezek Exlusive Porcelain Tea Set "Nefertiti", Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Very good condition with minor signs of use
- 6 cups with plate and 3 pots
- Suggar Pot: 10cmx10cm
- Cup: 6,5cm 8,5cm 6,5cm
- Plate: 1,5cm 14cmx14cm
- Cream pot: 11,5cmx11,...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Ceramic service signed Rometti , 1950s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Ceramic service signed Rometti, Made in Italy, 1950s.
Vintage ceramic rosolio service from the 1950s. The ceramic service is hand-painted with silver details, signed by the famous M...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
John Prip for Reed & Barton Dimension Coffee Service Set
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Dimension service was introduced in 1961; the onion-shaped tea and coffee service in silver plate is a classic design that is currently on display at the Rhode Island School of Desi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate
Vintage Japanese Lithophane Geisha porcelain coffee set Blue Dragon, 1950s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
A magnificent Blue Dragon coffee set: 10 beautiful antique cups and saucers, a coffee pot, a sugar bowl with a lid, and a cream jug.
These beautiful lithophane cups were first create...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Traditional Antique Japanese Porcelain Tea Set, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique tea set including tea plates, tea cups and tea. Hand painted in the traditional Japanese style. Made by an unknown manufacturer in Japan. Original Japanese origin s...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Signe Persson-Melin Teapot Rörstrand Stoneware Blue Ceramic Copper 1970s
Located in Basel, BS
Hexagonal shaped teapot by Swedish designer Signe Persson-Melin, model No 225 for Rörstrand Sweden, 1970s.
Hand-crafted stoneware with a beautiful blue glaze, solid copper handle.
...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
Coffee Tea Service Flash One Dorothy Hafner Rosenthal Studio-Line Germany, 1980s
By Rosenthal
Located in Berlin, DE
Luxurious porcelain dinnerware set, flash one, by Dorothy Hafner for Rosenthal Studio-Line,
Germany, 1980s.
12x coffee or tea cups.
12x ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
DeSimone of Italy, Hand Painted Ceramic Mid-Century Cup And Saucer c1960
By DeSimone
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
DeSimone of Italy, ceramic cup and saucer, hand decorated with girl holding flowers
A fun piece of Italian dash
Circa 1960's
Signed DeSimone, Italy
Cup: Height 2 inch, Diameter 4.25 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Luigi Colani Zen Full Tea Set and Plates, Stoneware, Friesland, Germany, 1970s
By Friesland Ceracron, Luigi Colani
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful tea set made of black glazed stoneware, designed by Luigi Colani in 1973. Executed by Porzellanfabrik Friesland, Germany. All items are in excellent condition. The set co...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Mid-Century Gio Ponti Silver Plated Coffee and Tea set on a tray, A.Krupp Milano
Located in London, Fitzrovia
A Gio Ponti 6 piece mid-century silver plated coffee and tea set on a small circular tray. Designed for the VI triennale, 1930's to 1950's.
comprising 6 it...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
Franciscan, Desert Rose Tea Set
Located in New Orleans, LA
A true American Classic, Franciscan Desert Rose dinnerware has graced dining tables since 1941, including Air Force One as chosen by Jackie Kennedy and t...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Midcentury Modern German Blue & White Porcelain Coffee or Tea Set by Rosenthal
By Rosenthal
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful German porcelain coffee or tea cup set, with creamer and sugar, in white with touches of gold and blue. Set includes six cups, one creamer and one sugar bowl with lid, al...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Arne Jacobsen Mid Century Modern Tea or Coffee Set in Stainless by Stelton
By Arne Jacobsen, Stelton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A vintage tea set by Arne Jacobsen from Denmark circa 1960s. It features all stainless steel and Bakelite construction. Comes with all of the pieces shown and sold as a set.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
Mid-Century Modern Stainless Steel Tea Service by Arne Jacobsen for Stelton
Located in Savannah, GA
This four piece Classic Mid-Century Modern stainless steel tea set is by Arne Jacobsen for Stelton, Denmark. The set includes a tray with handles, a lidded tea pot with a wooden hand...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
Vallauris Coffee Set Yellow Brown Ceramic, Mid-Century Modern, France, 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Paris, FR
Authentic French Mid Century Modern creative full coffee set with incredible stunning shapes in a great combination of colors brown and yellow. Very Arty !
By Vallauris, where Picas...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal Porcelain Tea Sets
Located in Milano, IT
Rosenthal tea sets made of porcelain designed by Tapio Wirkkala represent the best combination of modern and traditional design. Created in 1969, Ros...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Set of Six Imperial Lomonosov Porcelain Tea Set Cups, Russia 1960s
By Lomonosov
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a set of 6 vintage porcelain tea cups with saucers, manufactured by Russian Imperial Porcelain manufacturer Lom...
Category
1960s Ukrainian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Sophisticated Black Coffee Set – 6 Cups & Saucers (1970s)
By Arcoroc
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Sophisticated Black Coffee Set – 6 Cups & Saucers (1970s)
This elegant coffee set features six black cups and saucers, each designed with an octagonal shape that reflects mid-centur...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass
Pair of French Majolica Cups & Saucers Cicada Louis Sicard Circa 1900
By Sicart
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of French Majolica Cups & Saucers Louis Sicard Circa 1950.
Decorated with cicadas on the cups and olives on the cups.
Rare blue colors , usually yell...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Espresso or Tea Set by Lagardo Tackett
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
The Lagardo Tackett tea or espresso set of cups and saucers is a stunning blend of artistry and functionality. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, these sets are a testament...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Paragon Double Warrant Bone China Teacup & Saucer with Red Cabbage Rose
By Paragon
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This teacup and saucer set was made by the renowned Paragon fine bone china factory of England in approximately 1960. The set is done with a pastel mint green ground with a large red offset cabbage rose on the inside of the cup which is replicated on the saucer. Both the cup and saucer are marked with the Paragon 'Double Warrant...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
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
20th Century Design Stoneware Ceramic Tea Pot by Montreau Lohoof 1970 La Borne
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Montreau Lohoof
Realised in La Borne circa 1970
Original large stoneware ceramic tea pot
Signed under the base : ML
Original good conditions
Measures: height 11 cm
L...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Ceramic Tea or Coffee Pot Series, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Ceramic Tea or Coffee Pot Series Hamburg Form 20 Decor Blumenspiel by Lieselotte Kantner for Melitta, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This pi...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
22-Piece Colorful Ceramic Breakfast Set by Italo Casini, Sesto Fiorentino
By Italo Casini
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
This set was designed by Italo Casini.
It's made in enameled and golden ceramic.
The set is incomplete.
There are
- Teapot 24 x 11.5 h 19 cm ;
- Sugar bowl...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Silver Plated and Rosewood Tea Set by Aurea, 1960s.
Located in New York, NY
Silver Plated, Rosewood
Tray: H 4.5 cm x W 36.5 cm x D 30 cm H 1,77 in. x W 14,37 in. x D 11,81 in.
Piece 1: H 15 cm x W 7.5 cm x D 14 cm H 5,90 in. x W 2,95 in. x D 5,51 in.
Piece...
Category
1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Beautiful glasses set ART DECO signed Daum Nancy smoked glass 36 piece, 1930s
By Daum
Located in Bingen am Rhein, RP
designer glasses set signed Daum smoked glass 36 pieces - 1950s
This 36-piece bar set by Daum Nancy is in good condition. This item is an original from its time (not a reproduction)...
Category
1920s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Glass
tea/coffee service, "Les grottes Dieulefit", France, 50's
By Dieulefit
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
tea/coffee service by "Les grottes Dieulefit", France, 50's
It is composed of 2 teapots with lid (h: 26 cm; d: 19 cm)
1 sugar bowl (h: 9.5; d: 16...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Johann Haviland Bavaria Coffee Tea Set
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful Crocus pattern. Soft pastels. Johann Haviland Bavaria Tea Set to include service for 10:
Coffee Pot
Tea Pot
Creamer & Sugar
10 Cups
12 Saucer...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Lino Sabattini for Christofle, Modernist Teapot, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Lino Sabattini (1925-2016) for Christofle. Modernist teapot in silver plated metal, circa 1960.
In very good condition.
Stamped: Christofle Italy / ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Chinese Silver and Enamel Teapot
Located in Newark, England
SILVER FILIGREE LINKED CHAIN BODY
From our Chinese collection, we are delighted to offer this exceptional Chinese Silver and Enamel Teapot. The Teapot of traditional form upon a sol...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Enamel
1985's Italian Ceramic Tea and Coffee Service by Massimo Iosa Ghini for Naj-Olea
Located in Paris, FR
Elegantly crafted with avant-garde curves, this ceramic tea service showcases the distinct artistry of Massimo Iosa Ghini, a luminary in Italian design. Presented in refreshing green...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Christofle Tea and Coffee Service with Tray
By Gallia, Christofle
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Fine five piece silver plate set with coffee pot, tea pot, lidded sugar bowl and creamer all octagonal shapes with beaded details. The sugar bowl with twin handles with palmette moti...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Mid-Century Gio Ponti Silver Plated Set, tea Pot, sugar and bowl, for A. Krupp
Located in London, Fitzrovia
Gio Ponti, A large Mid-Century Silver Plated 75CL Tea Pot, sugar and breakfast bowls for Arthur Krupp.
Designed for the VI triennale, 1930's to 1950's.
For a design and tea lover!
di...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
Serving Set "Cylinda Line" by Arne Jacobsen
By Stelton, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Vienna, AT
The epochal “Cylinda Line” serving set by Danish designer Arne Jacobsen, styled for Stelton in 1967. The set is entirely manufactured of stainless steel, the handles of the jugs are of black Bakelite. Our ensemble consists of mocha jug...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
Karolina Porcelain Coffee Service, Poland, 1950s / 1960s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Porcelain coffee set, a rare design of the Karolina set from the mid-twentieth century.
The service includes a jug, milk jug, sugar bowl, 6 cups and 6 saucers. One saucer has more...
Category
1950s Polish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Rosenthal Coffee and Tea Service in the Style of Dorothy Hafner
By Rosenthal
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality porcelain coffee, tea and dessert service set by Rosenthal, Germany.
This mid-century Rosenthal coffee and tea service consisting of 19 pieces was manufactured circa ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Hand Painted Kunst Kronach Bavaria Coffee Cup Saucer Fine China 1950
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Coffee Cup Bavaria Porcelain Tea Cup set Gold circa 1950.
Demitasse Cup and Saucer with Berlin Coat of Arms by Kunst Kronach Bavaria, Made ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Tea Service by Hildegard Delius ar 1930 uranium glaze + cups + plates
Located in Landshut, BY
Designer (execution): Hildegard Delius (1896-1955)
Designer (presumed): Gerhard Meisel (1903-1979)
Manufacturer (collaboration): Keramikfabriken Neuha...
Category
1930s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Pottery
Vallauris Coffee Set Yellow Brown Ceramic, Mid-Century Modern, France, 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Paris, FR
Authentic French Mid Century Modern creative full coffee set with incredible stunning shapes in a great combination of colors brown and yellow. Very Arty !
By Vallauris, where Picas...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Teapot, Cream, and Sugar by LaGardo Tackett for Freeman Lederman
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Rare porcelain teapot set with cream and sugar designed by LaGardo Tackett for Freeman Lederman. The teapot set has a beautiful black matte exterior and white porcelain interior. Th...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Michael Lambert Modernist Tea Set
Located in New York, NY
1980's modernist tea set by California ceramist Michael Lambert, in vintage original condition with minor wear and patina due to age and use.
Sugar holder...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Clay
Blue Ceramic Tea Pot, Mid-Century Modern France
Located in ROUEN, FR
Blue Ceramic Tea Pot, Mid-Century Modern, from France.
Very elegant teapot from the 1960s in ceramic with blue and brown glaze.
A sleek and stylish design.
Anonymous French arti...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Sandstone
Lino Sabattini for Christofle, Modernist Teapot, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Lino Sabattini (1925-2016) for Christofle. Modernist teapot in silver plated metal, circa 1960.
In very good condition.
Stamped: Christofle Italy / ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Georg Jensen Style, Danish Sterling Silver Tea Set (3 pc)
By Georg Jensen
Located in Kingston, NY
Art Deco or Mid Century 3 (three) piece Danish modern design handmade sterling silver tea, chocolate, and coffee set in the style of Georg Jensen. Look closely at the images provided...
Category
19th Century French Antique Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vallauris Blue Ceramic Coffee Set, Mid-Century Modern, France, 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Paris, FR
Creative French Mid-Century Modern coffee set signed by Vallauris presenting 7 pieces in a very good general condition.
Measures: 4 cups diameter 8-8.5cm height 7 cm
4 saucers 11 c...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Gio Ponti Silver Plated Coffee and Tea set on a tray, A.Krupp Milano
Located in London, Fitzrovia
A Gio Ponti 6 piece mid-century silver plated coffee and tea set on a small circular tray. Designed for the VI triennale, 1930's to 1950's.
comprising 6 it...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
Hans Hansen Sterling Silver Mid-Century Coffee Pot
Located in Hellerup, DK
A Mid-Century sterling silver coffee pot, design #540 by Karl Gustav Hansen for Hans Hansen, created in 1966. This elegant, drop-shaped teapot features a long, conical neck and a hin...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of Six Capodimonte Porcelain Tea /Coffee Cups with Floral Motifs, Italy
By Capodimonte
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
This set is made in Capodimonte porcelain and features hand painted floral motifs and golden edges.
They are vintage therefore they might show slight traces of ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Rosenthal Form 2000 Bjørn Wiinblad "Prater" Coffee Service, Set of 19 Pieces
Located in Miami, FL
In 1954 Rosenthal Studio-Linie of Germany introduced the Form 2000 dinnerware first designed by the industrial designers, Raymond Loewy (French-American, b. 1893 - d. 1986) and Richa...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Studio Linie “Copper Luster” Coffee Service
Located in Chicago, IL
Fifty piece coffee and tea service by Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal’s Studio Line. The set is called the “Hilton” as it first appeared at the Berlin Hilton Hotel, Germany. The set con...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
Sterling Tea Service Designed by Gio Ponti for Reed and Barton
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A sterling tea service with sterling tray designed by Gio Ponti for Reed and Barton, pattern 440 "Diamond" the tray is #1574. The set consists of ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Robert Welch for Old Hall, 'Campden' Coffee Pot and Milk Jug, 1957
Located in London, GB
Robert Welch for Old Hall, 1957
Coffee pot and milk jug
Stainless steel with wooden handles
Excellent condition, with only very light marks. Appears generally unused
Makers sta...
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1950s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
Vintage Royal Copenhagen Denmark Porcelain Quaking Grass Coffee Service
Located in Chicago, IL
A fine vintage Danish porcelain set. Pieces Signed on underside. Service of eight with small cake plates. All with artistic decoration to the porcelain. Porcelain is a ivory color (h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Michael Graves for Alessi Kettle Memphis Mod. "9093" Italy 1980s
Located in Naples, IT
Kettle Mod. 9093 with handle and design bird whistle in stainless steel Brand Alessi, Italy
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Steel
Hans Hansen Sterling Silver Mid-Century Coffee Pot
Located in Hellerup, DK
A Mid-Century sterling silver coffee pot, design #540 by Karl Gustav Hansen for Hans Hansen, created in 1966. This elegant, drop-shaped teapot features a long, conical neck and a hin...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Peter & Denise Orlando, Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Tea Set 1960s, Era Capron
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Peter & Denise Orlando, Mid-Century Modern ceramic tea set 1960s, Era Capron
Free form Ceramic cups and under cups by Peter and Denise Orlando, France 1960s.
Glazed in grey with ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Enamel
Bone China Coffee Set From Kaiser Set For Six Person, Set of 33
By Kaiser
Located in Bastogne, BE
A wonderful delicate exclusive service from famous manufacturer Kaiser, Alka Collection, Germany.
Delightful thin-walled bone relief porcelain.
The sophi...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Porcelain Coffee Set Hutschenreuther, Germany
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage coffee set of 4.
HUTSCHENREUTHER Germany Coffee Cups and Saucers.
The price is for all Set (4 Cups + 4 Saucer).
In excellent cond...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Manuel Barbadillo for Bidasoa "Oval" Ceramic Coffee Service, Spain 60'
Located in Naples, IT
Set of Bidasoa porcelain plates, cups, sugar and jugs painted by Manuel Barbadillo who decorated this series of Bidasoa's Oval model. This is one of the most visible moments of his ...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Gio Ponti Silver Plated Set, tea Pot, sugar and bowl, for A. Krupp
Located in London, Fitzrovia
Gio Ponti, A large Mid-Century Silver Plated 75CL Tea Pot, sugar and breakfast bowls for Arthur Krupp.
Designed for the VI triennale, 1930's to 1950's.
For a design and tea lover!
di...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
Vallauris Coffee Set, Gray Brown Ceramic, France, 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Paris, FR
Original signed Vallauris French Mid-Century Modern cups creative design full Coffee set made in ceramics.
6 cups diameter 8-8,5cm H 7 cm
6 saucers L 11 cm x L 11.5 cm x P 2 cm
Ja...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmiths Brass Coffee / Tea Set
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Beautiful vintage Tommi Parzinger coffee / tea set in its original brass finish circa 1950s. The set includes a large coffee pot with curved wood handle, stand with etched "X" details, burner with original wick to keep the pot warm...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
Set of Three 1930s Art Deco Teapots by Gio Ponti for Fratelli Calderoni
By Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A set of three alpaca coffee pot designed by Gio Ponti and manufactured by Fratelli Calderoni in the Fifties, they were used in the hotels and they are marked on the bottom Calderoni...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Alpaca
Italian Tea Service Guido Andlovitz Italy 1940s with Venice and Gondolas Laveno
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Saucers diameter 14.5 cm
Cups diameter 12 cm, height 4 cm
Teapot height 20 cm, width 25 cm, depth 10 cm
Sugar bowl 13 cm high, 14 cm wide, 7 cm deep.
Spout 11 cm high, 14 cm wide...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Paragon Double Warrant Bone China Teacup & Saucer with Floral Pattern
By Paragon
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This teacup and saucer set was made by the renowned Paragon fine bone china factory of England in approximately 1960. The set is done with a robin egg blue ground with a large flowered pattern on the inside of the cup which is replicated on the saucer. The cup is done with a wide square mouth...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Hans Bunde Carl M Cohr Danish Mid-Century Silver Plated Coffee Set
By Hans Bunde
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish quality Danish mid-century electroplated nickel silver three piece coffee set with ebony handles designed by Hans Bunde for Carl M Cohr and d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Ray Loewy White Grey Gold Porcelain Espresso Coffee Cup & Saucer, Set of 2
Located in New York, NY
A set of two (2) white, grey, and gold porcelain espresso coffee or tea demitasse cup and saucer by designer Raymond Loewy. Cup and saucer are white porcelain with grey and gold deta...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Jacques Migeon Grey Stoneware Ceramic Tea Pot La Borne 1970 Design Unique Piece
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Jacques Migeon - La Borne
20th grey stoneware ceramic tea pot
Unique handmade piece
French mid century design
Signed under the base
Original perfect condition
Heigh...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Set of Six Fornasetti Tea Cups and Saucers White and Gold Ceramic Signed
By Fornasetti
Located in London, GB
A good vintage Set of six Fornasetti porcelain tea/coffee cups and saucers with geometrical gold decor. Each cup and saucer bearing the signature and logo. Made in Italy ca.1960s
...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Thermisol Coffee and Tea Set by Furstenberg
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful set consisting of milk jug, sugar can, coffee pot and tea pot. Porcelain parts made by Fürstenberg and steel parts by Schulte-Ufer Sun...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
Jean Marais, Very Large Teapot in Enamelled Stoneware, Signed, circa 1960
By Jean Marais
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Jean Marais, very large teapot in enamelled stoneware, signed, circa 1960.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
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