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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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 chaircrafted 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
Seletti "Kintsugin-N'1" Coffee Cup with Saucer in Porcelain
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Mary Rich Studio Pottery Miniature Teapot, 20th Century
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...
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20th Century British Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Pottery

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...
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Late 20th Century Modern Tea Sets

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Ceramic

21st Century Diana Thermal Carafe 1.5L Earth Leather Cover Handcrafed in Italy
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...
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2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Stainless Steel

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...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Modern Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

Contemporary Hand Blown Glass "Bonsai Side Plate" Tree nature decorative elegant
Located in Camisano Vicentino, IT
Introducing the Bonsai Side Plate, a beautifully hand-blown glass piece by the talented Simone Crestani. This exquisite side plate is part of the enchanting Nature Collection, design...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tea Sets

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Glass

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...
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2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets

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Ceramic

Amélie Tableware and Serveware, Mug and Infuser, Handmade Design 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...
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2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets

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Ceramic

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...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Tea Sets

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Enamel, Sterling Silver

Seletti "Hybrid-Tamara" Coffee Cup with Saucer in Porcelain
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Fratelli Stainless Steel Tea Set
Located in Antwerpen, BE
This vintage Fratelli stainless steel tea set blends sleek design with everyday function. Made in Italy, the set includes a teapot, milk jug, and sugar bowl, all crafted from high-qu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Stainless Steel

Seletti "Hybrid-Zora" Teacup with Saucer in Porcelain
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Modern, Çini Decorated Porcelain Coffee Cup &Saucer 90ml, Set of 6
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...
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2010s Turkish Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

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...
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2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Georg Jensen Henning Koppel Coffee Set 1017
Located in Hellerup, DK
A sterling silver Mid-Century Georg Jensen coffee set with handles of guaiacum (a South American hardwood), design #1017 by Henning Koppel from...
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20th Century Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

1982 Modern Copco Black & White Glazed Ceramic Teapot & 4 Mugs by Sam Lebowitz
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous 1982 Modern to Postmodern Copco black & white glazed ceramic lidded teapot, 2 white mugs with black stripes, and 2 black mugs with white stripes, designed by Sam Lebowitz. 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. We have found no chips, cracks, or chiggers. Please see photos and zoom in for details as they are part of the condition report. We attempt to portray any imperfections as they are part of the condition report. Circa, 1982. “Just tea for two, and two for tea, just me for you and you for me…” Yes, please Tony Bennett, I would LOVE some tea….. Especially if you’re serving it from this delightful teapot and mugs designed by Sam Lebowitz for Copco!!! This is a gorgeous tea set comprised of a glazed ceramic lidded teapot black with white stripes, two white mugs with black stripes, and two black mugs with white stripes. They are stamped by Cosco 1982, Made in Korea on the bases and they are in excellent vintage condition. They will be beautiful on your buffet, bar, kitchen table, or serving tray and although it’s called a teapot, that shouldn’t limit your warm beverage selections… coffee or hot chocolate will pour just as delightfully from the spout! The black and white of it is this…. They are bursting with timeless style, bear a classic Modern to Postmodern appearance, and have the reputation of an iconic manufacturer & designer… This tea set by Copco is EXACTLY what the designer ordered! Copco was launched in 1960 by Harvard graduate and entrepreneur Sam Farber. It was a houseware company located in Denmark known for its well-designed, colorful cookware and tea kettles including porcelain-enameled cast iron cookware...
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Late 20th Century Danish Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

Sterling Silver Sanborn Tea and Coffee Service Mid-Century Modern
Located in North Miami, FL
The wonderful and exquisite work of this hallmarked vintage mid century modern Sanborn 1940s Mexican sterling silver tea and coffee service set...
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1940s Mexican Vintage Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

21st Century Thermal Carafe Mocha with Taupe Cover for Coffee Service
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...
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2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Leather, Plastic

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.
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Early 20th Century Italian Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

Seletti "Hybrid-Isidora" Teacup with Saucer in Porcelain
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

Undressed Woman Tea Set
Located in Greenwich, CT
The undressed tea set was designed and handcrafted in the Netherlands by Esther Hörchner. Each cup features a line illustration of a nude woman in different positions as if bathing i...
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2010s Dutch Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Seletti "Hybrid-Fedora" Mug in Porcelain
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

21st Century Sophie Glass Carafe with Cream Cover Handmade in Italy
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 ...
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2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Leather, Glass

Italian Sterling Silver teaset minimalist and moder style
Located in VALENZA, IT
Completely handmade this Teaset is in sterling silver in a modern style with a spherical shape, shiny and essential shapes with handles and knobs in precious wood. The teapot has a s...
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2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Seletti 'Hybrid-Leonia' Coffee Cup with Saucer in Porcelain
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

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 ...
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1940s Mexican Vintage 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...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

French Tea Cup Vague / Set of 4 + Saucers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A simple, contemporary style along with the matte, white finesse of the porcelain will add a unique French touch to your table and to your home decor. Design by Kaoline.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

French Tea Cup Ecaille
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A simple, contemporary style along with the matte, white finesse of the porcelain will add a unique French touch to your table and to your home decor. Design by Kaoline.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

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.
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1980s Austrian Vintage Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

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 ...
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2010s American Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

Contemporary Tea Spoons Golden Plated Set Handcrafted in Italy by Natalia Criado
Located in Milan, IT
Indulge in the artistry of our handcrafted set of two teaspoons, meticulously fashioned from brass and adorned with a luxurious gold plating. With a graceful shape and playful handle...
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2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Gold Plate, Brass

Fred Hirsch Sterling Silver Tea Set 5-Piece 3-D Ebony 1900s Modernism 0844
Located in Big Bend, WI
Modernism sterling silver five-piece tea set marked #600 made by M. Fred Hirsch Co. of New Jersey, circa 1920-1945. The tea set features 3-D cast ball and leaf elements on the finial...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

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...
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1970s American Vintage Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Steel, Chrome

A Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Henning Koppel Coffee Set 1091
Located in Hellerup, DK
A Mid-Century sterling silver Georg Jensen coffee set with handles of ivory, design #1091 by Henning Koppel from 1961. Additional information:...
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20th Century Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

French Tea Pot Graphik
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A simple, contemporary style along with the matte, white finesse of the porcelain will add a unique French touch to your table and to your home decor. Design by Kaoline.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Tea Cup Mixed - Set of 4 + Saucers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A simple, contemporary style along with the matte, white finesse of the porcelain will add a unique French touch to your table and to your home decor. Design by Kaoline.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Tea Cup Karo - Set of 4 + Saucers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A simple, contemporary style along with the matte, white finesse of the porcelain will add a unique French touch to your table and to your home decor. Design by Kaoline.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

French Tea Cup Mixed / Set of 4 + Saucers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A simple, contemporary style along with the matte, white finesse of the porcelain will add a unique French touch to your table and to your home decor. Design by Kaoline.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

French Tea Pot Ligne
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A simple, contemporary style along with the matte, white finesse of the porcelain will add a unique French touch to your table and to your home decor. Design by Kaoline.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Silver Jug, Late 20th Century
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

French Tea Cup Ligne - Set of 4 + Saucers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A simple, contemporary style along with the matte, white finesse of the porcelain will add a unique French touch to your table and to your home decor. Design by Kaoline.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

French Tea Cup Vague - Set of 2 + Saucers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A simple, contemporary style along with the matte, white finesse of the porcelain will add a unique French touch to your table and to your home decor. Design by Kaoline.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

French Tea Cup Graphic / Set of 4 + Saucers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A simple, contemporary style along with the matte, white finesse of the porcelain will add a unique French touch to your table and to your home decor. Design by Kaoline.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

French Tea Cup Ecaille - Set of 2 + Saucers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A simple, contemporary style along with the matte, white finesse of the porcelain will add a unique French touch to your table and to your home decor. Design by Kaoline.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Sets

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Porcelain

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...
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2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

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...
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2010s Dutch Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

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...
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20th Century European Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

Emilia Castillo Silver Plate Tea Set with Jasper Inlay, Signed Mexican Modernist
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Striking “Maple Leaf” tea service set by acclaimed Mexican designer Emilia Castillo, crafted in solid brass with a silver-plated finish and adorned with hand-inlaid jasper stones for...
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1980s Mexican Vintage Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate

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 ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Tea Sets

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Porcelain

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.
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2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

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:...
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2010s Spanish Modern Tea Sets

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Porcelain

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: ...
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2010s Spanish Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

French Tea Cup Ligne - Set of 2 + Saucers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A simple, contemporary style along with the matte, white finesse of the porcelain will add a unique French touch to your table and to your home decor. Design by Kaoline.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

French Tea Cup Ecaille - Set of 4 + Saucers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A simple, contemporary style along with the matte, white finesse of the porcelain will add a unique French touch to your table and to your home decor. Design by Kaoline.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

French Tea Cup Graphik - Set of 2 + Saucers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A simple, contemporary style along with the matte, white finesse of the porcelain will add a unique French touch to your table and to your home decor. Design by Kaoline.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

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: ...
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2010s Spanish 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...
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2010s Spanish Modern Tea Sets

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Porcelain

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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