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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
RAAQUU FX Chinese New Year Tea Set with Premium Silver Needle White Tea
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Celebrate the coming Chinese New Year / Spring Festival with our Limited Edition Gift Set. Inspired by the design from Globe Vase 877, this set marks the launch of the new RAAQUU log...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
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.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Sterling Silver Sanborn Tea and Coffee Service Mid-Century Modern
By Sanborns
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...
Category
1940s Mexican Vintage Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
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
1970s Modernist Orange Ceramic Teapot by Liisi Beckmann for Gabbianelli
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Gabbianelli is a renowned Italian ceramics manufacturer known for its bold, avant-garde designs. The piece is an excellent example of modernist aesthetics and the playful, futuristic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Hand Painted Porcelain Tea Set from Central Asia in Kobalt Blue & Gold
Located in Vienna, Austria
Porcelain tea set from Central Asia, that consist of 6 small tea bowls, a tea pot and one plate for cookies.
The traditional floral pattern is in cobalt blue glaze, the hand painted...
Category
1960s Central Asian Vintage Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Elegant Futuristic Friesland Porcelain Tea Set Vintage, German
By Friesland Porcelain 1
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Elegant porcelain teapot with stand, sugar bowl and creamer, stand with inset for tea light.
Dimension: Teapot: 5" H x 9" W. Stand: 4" H x 5" W. Sugar bowl: 2" H x 3.5" W. Creamer:...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Teapot N°2 by Estudio Rafael Freyre
Located in Geneve, CH
Teapot N°2 by Estudio Rafael Freyre.
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 relatio...
Category
2010s Peruvian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Granite
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
white modern Matteo Thun Fantasia Teapot, Memphis style 1980s
By Matteo Thun
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Matteo Thun was one of the co-founders of the Memphis group in 1981. He worked together with many different companies such as Bieffeplast, Swatch and Tiffany. This porcelain coffee / tea pot he designed for Arzberg, Germany in the 1980s. Thun describes it as - New balances. Familiar objects for the coffee with geometric shapes and unusual proportions. - The design was part of the Milan furniture fair in 1989. An exhibition underlining the consumer need of emotion, form and function. For this fair the sugarbowl of this collection has been built in an oversize scale. The tea pot stands...
Category
1980s European Vintage Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
1960's Tea Set For Six Persons by Tapio Wirkkala And Ute Schröder For Rosenthal
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Beautiful porcelain tea / coffee set from the 'Composition' series and decorated with the 'Granat' decor designed by Tapio Wirkkala and Ute Schröder for Rosenthal in Germany.
Model:...
Category
1960s German Vintage 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
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
Contemporary Simple Coffee Container Silver Pink Stone Artisanal Natalia Criado
Located in Milan, IT
Experience the art of pouring with grace and elegance using our Simple Coffee Container, a plated brass jug expertly crafted in Italy using sheet turning techniques. The top features...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Stone, Silver, Silver Plate, Brass
French Porcelain Espresso Coffee or Tea Demitasse Cup Saucer w/Abstract Design
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful French porcelain espresso coffee or tea demitasse cup and saucer with colorful abstract design, circa late-20th century, France. Marked on bottom as shown.
French bla...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Glass
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
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
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...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal, Lotus Porcelain Service, 9 Teacups with Saucers
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal. Lotus porcelain service.
9 teacups with saucers decorated with pink lotus leaves. 1980s.
The cup measures: 10 x 5 c...
Category
1980s German Vintage Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
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
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
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
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
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
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
Plastic, Leather
Vintage Japanese Kutani Porcelain Tea Set Thousand Flowers Pattern - Set
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Japanese Kutani Hand Painted Porcelain Tea Service Set, Thousand Flowers Pattern - Set of 9
Both elegant and modern, this vintage Japanese Kutani porcelain tea service set i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
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
Fred Hirsch Sterling Silver Tea Set 5-Piece 3-D Ebony 1900s Modernism 0844
By Fred Hirsch
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Tea Sets
Materials
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
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
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
Swedish Ceramic Tea or Coffee Pot by Ann-Carin Wiktorsson for Sagaform, 2000s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Swedish Ceramic Tea or Coffee Pot by Ann-Carin Wiktorsson for Sagaform, 2000s, in Flawless conditions. Designed from 2000 This piece has an attribution markIt is completely authentic...
Category
20th Century Swedish Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Zebra Teapot , hand made in South Africa
Located in North Miami, FL
Love Art Ceramic's zebra teapot, sculpted by Sbusiso Ndaba and painted by Sli Mazibuko, this is a unique piece of art these artist only make one never repeat the same piece, embodie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
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
Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal, Lotus Porcelain Service, Teapot with Heater
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal. Lotus porcelain service.
Teapot with heater for tealight candles and creamer decorated with pink lotus leaves. 1980s.
...
Category
1980s German Vintage 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
Heide Warlamis for Vienna Collection, Funkis Porcelain Teapot, Austria, 1980s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
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
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...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass
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.
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.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Sets
Materials
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: ...
Category
2010s Spanish 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...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
French Tea Cup Vague
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Sets
Materials
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.