Modern Tea Sets
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
Porcelain Tea Pot with Undressed Woman
Located in Greenwich, CT
A porcelain tea pot featuring line drawings of an undressed woman. Upon opening the lid she is discovered to be bathing in the pot. Designed by Esthe...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$140 / item
Contemporary Modern, Çini Decorated Porcelain Coffee Cup &Saucer 90ml, Set of 2
By DAY Studio
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
Çini porcelain plates derived from an extensive research and deconstruction of traditional Ottoman tile work. While the patterns are repeated regularly in...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Amélie Tableware and Serveware, Cappuccino Coffee Mug, Handmade in Italy 2021
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
This wonderful collection encourages to participate in the process of combining small pleasures into a significant whole by regarding details as both minute and essential. Our artist...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
$106 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Vereco, France. Six-person tea set in amber glass. Modernist design.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Vereco, France. Six-person tea set in amber glass. Modernist design.
From the 1970s.
Marked.
In good condition with minimal signs of use.
Cup: D 10.8 cm without handle x H 6.0 cm.
Sa...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Glass
Late 20th Century Contemporary Asian Dark Brown Glazed Ceramic Teapot Rattan Hdl
Located in Topeka, KS
Magnificent vintage Contemporary Asian dark chocolate brown glazed ceramic teapot with wrapped natural rattan handle. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear even if it has been refinished or restored. No outstanding flaws found. Please see photos, zoom in for details, and see long description as they are part of the condition report. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, Late 20th Century.
Now THIS is the way to have TEATIME!!! This is a GORGEOUS vintage Contemporary Asian teapot...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Rattan
$346 Sale Price
30% Off
A Doll Head Studio Pottery Tea Set
Located in Savannah, GA
A doll head raku studio pottery tea set, unsigned.
teapot: 10 inches wide by 4 ½ inches deep by 11 ½ inches tall
sugar and cream: approximately 7...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
$1,800 / set
Pavel Janak x Modernista Cubist Coffee Service, 3
By Pavel Janák
Located in Astoria, NY
Pavel Janak (Czech, 1882-1956) for Modernista Cubist Porcelain Coffee Service, comprising: coffee pot, impressed number "123-006" to underside, creamer with lid and handle, impressed...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Mary Rich Studio Pottery Miniature Teapot, 20th Century
By Mary Rich
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine and stylish Studio Pottery miniature teapot of squat rounded form with a woven cane handle and finely decorated in metallic brown glazes o...
Category
20th Century British Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Pottery
Amélie Tableware and Serveware, Cappuccino or Tea Mug, Handmade in Italy, 2021
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
This wonderful collection encourages to participate in the process of combining small pleasures into a significant whole by regarding details as both minute and essential. Our artist...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
$106 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Seletti "Hybrid-Eufemia" Coffee Cup with Saucer in Porcelain
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Chad Teapot, by Matteo Thun from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Chad teapot was originally designed by Matteo Thun for Memphis, in 1982. The decorated white porcelain pot's shape is more interested in its fo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$1,060 / item
Amélie Tableware and Serveware, Coffee Cups, Handmade in Italy 2021
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
This wonderful collection encourages to participate in the process of combining small pleasures into a significant whole by regarding details as both minute and essential. Our artist...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
$117 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Contemporary Modern, Çini Decorated Porcelain Coffee Cup &Saucer 90ml, Set of 6
By DAY Studio
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
Çini porcelain plates derived from an extensive research and deconstruction of traditional Ottoman tile work. While the patterns are repeated regularly in...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$221 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Cubist Style Contemporary Teapot by Deborah Schwartzkopf
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A noted contemporary Seattle artist/potter has had numerous shows all over the world. Featured on the cover of "American Craft" in 2015. Here is how DS ...
Category
2010s American Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
21st Century Steel Thermal Carafe Diana with Taupe Cover Handcrafed in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
A new style with a brand new laser cut pattern that beautifully finishes the elegant leather cover.
Diana is the new Pinetti steel thermal carafe wit...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
21st Century Diana Thermal Carafe 1.5L Earth Leather Cover Handcrafed in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
A new style with a brand new laser cut pattern that beautifully finishes the elegant leather cover.
Diana is our new steel thermal carafe with a capa...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
21st Century Thermal Carafe Mocha with Taupe Cover for Coffee Service
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Mocha is the perfect vessel to keep piping hot or icy cold beverages right at arm’s reach.
Our new thermal carafe enhanced by a removable leather cov...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Leather, Plastic
21st Century Sophie Glass Carafe with Cream Cover Handmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
A new pattern, a new removable cover, the elegance is the same as always.
We welcome Sophie, our new glass carafe available in 1 and 1,5L capacity, now ready to make his entrance ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Leather, Glass
Mexican Modernistic Sterling Silver Tea Coffee Set by Hector Aguilar
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early four-pieces sterling silver coffee or tea serve set by Hector Aguilar (1905-1986) circa 1940-1945 per mark "HA, Taxco, 940". The mid-century modernist silverware...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Purple Studio Pottery Ceramic Handmade Hot Chocolate Set 1 Pitcher & 4 Cups
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely purple Studio Pottery ceramic handmade hot chocolate set includes one pitcher and four cups. Beautiful age-appropriate condition with no chips...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
$556 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Seletti "Hybrid-Fedora" Mug in Porcelain
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$61 / item
Heide Warlamis for Vienna Collection, Funkis Porcelain Teapot, Austria, 1980s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Heide Warlamis for Vienna Collection. Funkis porcelain teapot. Austria, 1980s.
Measures: 28 x 27 cm.
Stamped.
In excellent condition.
Category
1980s Austrian Vintage Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$630 Sale Price
30% Off
Seletti 'Hybrid-Leonia' Coffee Cup with Saucer in Porcelain
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Seletti "Hybrid-Isidora" Teacup with Saucer in Porcelain
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Seletti "Hybrid-Zora" Teacup with Saucer in Porcelain
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Seletti "Kintsugin-N'1" Coffee Cup with Saucer in Porcelain
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Seletti "Hybrid-Tamara" Coffee Cup with Saucer in Porcelain
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Coffee Service With Tray Tommi Parzinger Dorlyn Silversmith
Located in Atlanta, GA
A coffee or tea serving set designed by Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmith. The set is made of heavy brass and newly rechromed in a nickle finish. It consists of a pitcher with w...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Spratling Sterling Silver Coffee and Tea Set with Jaguar Finials
Located in New York, NY
Modern sterling silver coffee and tea set. Made by Spratling in Taxco. Each: Ovoid body and stained-wood scroll handle and flat cover with tooled finial in form of seated jaguar– an ...
Category
1940s Mexican Vintage Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Silver Jug, Late 20th Century
By Bulgari
Located in Roma, IT
Silver jug is a precious decorative object realized in 20th century.
Very precious little silver jug with handle.
In good conditions.
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Bertel Gardberg Silver Creamer and Sugar Bowl with Tongs
Located in Long Island City, NY
Bertel Gardberg (1916-2007) has been called the father of Finnish Silversmithing. His works are in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, as well as in many importan...
Category
1970s Finnish Vintage Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver Plated « Minuit Quinze » Verseuse / Teapot by Alain Meyer for Christofle
By Alain Meyer
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rare French silver plated verseuse / coffee pot / teapot « Minuit Quinze » by Alain Meyer for Christofle - "Perspective" Collection
Signed.
Category
20th Century French Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Love Art Ceramic Owl Teapot, hand made in South Africa
Located in North Miami, FL
The ceramic Owl teapot, exquisitely hand-painted by Minenhle Nene and skillfully sculpted by Sfiso Mvelase, is a masterpiece from the Love Art Ceramic studio in South Africa. Althoug...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Teapot Hand Painted in Italy Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Berry teapot is entirely decorated with a dotted pink enamel.
Measures: Teapot 20 x 12 x 14 H cm - 60cl - 20oz
Piazza del Popolo, Berry collection
Hand painted porcelain
Made in Italy
First introduced at Milan Design Week 2018, the Piazza del Popolo collection is named after a Roman landmark, at the heart of Roman everyday life, and inspired by traditional, simple Italian artisanal pottery yet decorated in a personal and elegant key.
Each Coralla Maiuri product is entirely hand decorated. Each is a work of art. While ensuring consistency, they are never identical. Slight variations of decor and color from one to another are not only normal, but to be expected as a sign of their uniqueness.
For large quantities, production lead time to be confirmed.
Dishwasher and microwave oven safe.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Ceramic Jugs, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of Ceramic Jugs is a pair of decorative objects realized in the early 20th Century.
Italian Manufacture.
In good conditions.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Amélie Decòr, Hanging Little Vases, Handmade in Italy 2021, a Cup and a Vase
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
This wonderful collection encourages to participate in the process of combining small pleasures into a significant whole by regarding details as both minute and essential. Our artist...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
$94 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Modern Ceramic Coffee/Tea Set in Sand Textured Stucco Finish
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern ceramic coffee/tea set glazed in a granulated sand textured stucco finish. The combination of the early 20th century lines and the more modern rugged texture, make...
Category
20th Century European Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Glass Milk Jug, Italy, 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Glass Milk Jug is an original decorative object realized in the 1980s.
Hand made glass milk jug with black plastic and metal cover with handle.
Includes label. Made in Italy.
...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
$85 Sale Price
40% Off
Charles Crowley Sterling Silver Coffee Set, Enamel & Stand Modern Art Hollowware
By Charles Crowley
Located in Big Bend, WI
Charles Crowley Exhibition Piece. New York City NYC one-of-a-kind Metalsmith & Founding Top Dog Studio Gloucester, MA. Numerous awards National Fellowship Arts, Fortunoff Silver design competition. Some of Crowley's Items in permanent collection at Yale University Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA.
Charles Crowley.
This modernistic sterling coffee set...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Enamel, Sterling Silver
CHAD Teapot, Designed by Matteo Thun in 1982. For the collection Memphis Milano.
Located in Beirut, LB
The Chad teapot (1981) disrupts the habitual characteristics of the object, thanks to a circular form with a hole in the middle.
Matteo Thun wagers on white for a series of objects ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Set of 2 Teacups and Saucer Hand Painted Porcelain
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, these Berry teacups and saucers are entirely decorated with a dotted pink enamel.
Set of 2 teacups and saucers 10cl
Piazza del Popolo, Berry collection
Hand painted porcelain
Made in Italy
First introduced at Milan Design Week 2018, the Piazza del Popolo collection is named after a Roman landmark, at the heart of Roman everyday life, and inspired by traditional, simple Italian artisanal pottery yet decorated in a personal and elegant key.
Each Coralla Maiuri product is entirely hand decorated. Each is a work of art. While ensuring consistency, they are never identical. Slight variations of decor and color from one to another are not only normal, but to be expected as a sign of their uniqueness.
For large quantities, production lead time to be confirmed.
Dishwasher and microwave oven safe.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Green Doobide Crockery Set by Alfredo Häberli
Located in Geneve, CH
Green Doobide srockery set by Alfredo Häberli
Limited Edition of 10 sets per color.
Materials: Dyed porcelain, painted by hand in platinum.
Dimensions: Teapot: D 16 x W 16 x H 18 cm.
Teacup: D 6,5 x W 6,5 x H 5,6 cm.
Available in Beige, Green, Flesh, Grey and Blue.
Doobide Collection is inspired in emirates’ society coffee tradition and has been designed to celebrate BD 50th anniversary. The collection consitist of a limited edition of 50 numbered crockery sets...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$3,911 / set
Teapot N°2 by RF Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Teapot N°2 by RF Studio
Dimensions: W 27 x D 15 x H 15.5 cm.
Materials: andes granite, amazonic wood.
Tea pot is an everyday object that explores the ritual relationship of water an...
Category
2010s Peruvian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Granite
$1,508 / item
Flesh Doobide Crockery Set by Alfredo Häberli
Located in Geneve, CH
Flesh Doobide crockery set by Alfredo Häberli
Limited edition of 10 sets per color.
Materials: dyed porcelain, painted by hand in platinum.
Dimensions:...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$3,911 / set
Blue Doobide Crockery Set by Alfredo Häberli
Located in Geneve, CH
Blue Doobide Crockery set by Alfredo Häberli
Limited Edition of 10 sets per color.
Materials: Dyed porcelain, painted by hand in platinum.
Dimensions: ...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$3,911 / set
Grey Doobide Crockery Set by Alfredo Häberli
Located in Geneve, CH
Grey Doobide crockery set by Alfredo Häberli
Limited Edition of 10 sets per color.
Materials: dyed porcelain, painted by hand in platinum.
Dimensions: ...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$3,911 / set
Eric Löfman Sterling Silver Coffee Service
By Eric Löfman
Located in Long Island City, NY
A very elegant modern coffee service designed and made by Eric Löfman for MGAB. The hand-hammered forms have a pleasing architectural quality that seems to take its initial inspirat...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
$3,800 / set
Beige Doobide Crockery Set by Alfredo Häberli
Located in Geneve, CH
Beige Doobide Crockery set by Alfredo Häberli
Limited Edition of 10 sets per color.
Materials: Dyed porcelain, painted by hand in platinum.
Dimensions:...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$3,911 / set
Modern tea sets for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern tea sets for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage tea sets created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, porcelain and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern tea sets made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original tea sets, popular names associated with this style include Marie Burgos Design, André Fu, Natalia Criado, and Pinetti. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for tea sets differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $49 and tops out at $40,385 while the average work can sell for $335.
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