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
Fratelli Brambilla Coffee Set in White Ceramic, Italy, 1965
Located in Milan, IT
Fratelli Brambilla coffee set in white ceramic, Italy 1965
Impressed stamp.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage 20th Century White and Green Coffee or Tea Set Signed circa 1950
By Mado Jolain
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
In the style of Mado Jolain
Original vintage tea or coffee set
2 pitchers and 2 cups or bowls
Original perfect condition
Signed under the base
Measures: Pitcher : hei...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Brass
Stone Inlay by Justo "Coco" Castillo for Los Castillo, Mexico 1950
s
By Los Castillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the exquisite Brass & Stone Inlay by Justo Lucio Castillo for Los Castillo, Mexico, a true testament to the artistry of 1960's design. This meticulously crafted set of te...
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Brass
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
Marius Giuge Fine Gilded Ceramic Tea and Coffee Set, Vallauris, circa 1960s
By Marius Giuge
Located in Antwerp, BE
The beautiful set comprised of a tea or coffee pot, a cream jug and a sugar bowl with lid and thirteen cups and saucers, each piece with gilded borders.
Exquisite ceramic, a make pr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Lino Sabattini for Christofle, Modernist Teapot, 1960s
Located in København, Copenhagen
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
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
$1,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Teapot and Jug Blå eld by Hertha Bengtsson for Gustavsberg Sweden
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A Mid Century Modern teapot and milk jug from the series "Blå eld" translated to Blue fire in English is quality earthenware from Rörstrand, Sweden desig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Earthenware
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
Grandjean Jourdan, Faux Bois Ceramic Tea sets. Vallauris, France, 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
'Faux Bois' ceramic Tea sets of 13 pieces by Grandjean Jourdan, Vallauris France 1950s / 1960s.
Some of the pieces are marked Vallauris underneath.
The set is composed of 6 cup...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
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
Orchid by International Sterling Silver Tea Set of Six Pieces Hollowware #0881
Located in Big Bend, WI
Orchid by International
Modernist Orchid by International sterling silver six pieces set. The five-piece tea set is marked with #C322, and the tray is marked with #W300-23. The set ...
Category
1930s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-Century Modern Double Ceramic Teapot by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand
Located in New York, NY
This refined Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian double teapot was realized by the esteemed Gunnar Nylund for Rorstrand in Sweden circa 1960. It featur...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Tea Pots in the Style of William Spratling
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960, we offer this fantastic pair of tea pots in the style of William Spratling made in steel and silver plated and exotic ebony wood was used as the handle and accents over t...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
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
Arne Jacobsen Coffee and Tea Set
Located in Weesp, NL
Step into the world of timeless elegance and Scandinavian sophistication with the iconic Cylinda Line coffee and tea set, a masterpiece of modern design created by the legendary Arne...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
$3,144 / set
Vintage John Prip for Reed
Barton "Dimension" Tea and Coffee Set Service
By John Prip, Reed
Barton
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage John Prip for Reed & Barton "Dimension" modernist tea and coffee silver plated service set.
Designed by John Prip for Reed & Barton in 1960; "Dimension" pattern coffee and te...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate
Mid Century Modern Constellation Electric Knife Sharpener by George Nelson
Located in Dronten, NL
The Constellation Electric Knife Sharpener, designed by George Nelson in the 1950s, showcases the designer’s commitment to blending utility with modern aesthetics. Manufactured by Ca...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Plastic
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
$174 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Tea service by Giovanni Gariboldi and produced by Richard Ginori
Located in Busnago, IT
Beautiful Tea service, deisgner Giovanni Gariboldi and produced by Richard Ginori.
Composedof 6 cups with saucer, 1 teapot, 1 sugar bowl and 1 milk jug.
Ceramic material colored in l...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Decorative Pewter Teapot from Skurdal Pewter
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Decorative Pewter Teapot from Skurdal Pewter, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Ma...
Category
20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
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
Midcentury Art Studio Pottery Tea
Coffee Service set, Vallauris France 1960
s
By Vallauris
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Art Studio Pottery Tea & Coffee Service Set. Made in Vallauris, France 1960's period. Large set with a Tea pot, Coffee Pot, Sugar bowl, Milk jug, Creamer, Butter b...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
$688 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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
Tea Set, Robert Picault, circa 1950
Located in New York, NY
Origin
Vallauris, France, circa 1950s
Materials
Glazed ceramic
Condition
Very good vintage condition, consistent with age and use
A rare and complete ceramic tea set by Robert Pic...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
$1,280 / set
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
Early Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Flamestone Coffee / Tea Set
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denmark 'Flamestone' coffee or tea pot, creamer, and sugar by Jens H. Quistgaard for Dansk designs, circa 1958-1964.
Features the Flamestone signature slate, almost brown glazed-ear...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Earthenware, Porcelain
Sterling Silver Three-Piece Tea Set by Michael Benstead, London, 1975
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1975 by Michael Benstead, this striking Elizabeth II, Sterling Silver three-piece Tea Set is an excellent example of mid-century modern design. The set featur...
Category
1970s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tea and Coffee Set "Elka" by Jezek for Brezova-Pirkenhammer, 1960s
By Pirkenhammer
Located in Praha, CZ
Elka coffee and tea set designed by Jaroslav Jezek in 1957
Awarded by Grand Prix at the Expo 1958
Manufactured and marked by Brezova - Pirkenhammer
6 tea cups with plates
6 coffee cu...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Modern Faux Bois Tea Set, Vallauris France
Located in London, GB
Complete set of Grandjean-Jourdan’s faux bois tableware.
This father and son team of post-WWII regional artists created their hand-painted pottery in the famed town of Vallauris, th...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
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
$780 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Ceramic Tea Set by Franco Bucci for Laboratorio Pesaro, Italy, 1970s
Located in Milan, IT
Tea set by Franco Bucci for Laboratorio Pesaro.
Category
1970s Italian 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
Stig Lindberg Terma Pitcher for Gustavsberg
By Gustavsberg
Located in Chicago, IL
Dark purple toned pitcher. Stamped on underside.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
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
$332 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Hand Painted Kunst Kronach Bavaria Coffee Cup Saucer Fine China 1950
Located in Moreno Valley, 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
Largardo Tackett Pitchers
Located in Chicago, IL
Porcelain Pitchers by Largardo Tackett, Marked on underside.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Decorative Pewter Teapot from Skurdal Pewter, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Decorative Pewter Teapot from Skurdal Pewter, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Ma...
Category
20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
Late 20th Century Boho Blue and White Chinese Porcelain Teapot
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This elegant Chinese porcelain teapot features a classic rounded form, beautifully hand-painted in rich cobalt blue with a serene lotus pond scene. Cranes and lush lotus leaves dance...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Tommi Parzinger Brass Pitcher
Located in Chicago, IL
Brass Pitcher with lid and walnut handle.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
Majolica Shell Creamer
Sugar Bowl Set- 2 Pieces Circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica shell creamer & sugar bowl Circa 1950.
Sugar bowl with lid / 4" by 4" , H / 3 inches.
Creamer / 4.3" by 3.5" , H / 3 inches.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Meeuws
Zoon Den Haag Pewter Five Piece Coffee and Tea Service Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meeuws & Zoon Den Haag five-piece service set in pewter with woven handles on both the coffee and tea pot. This Netherlands pewter set consists of one lidded coffee pot, one lidded t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Pewter
Sterling Silver Tea Coffee Pot Jacob Hurd by Frank Whiting
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice modern looking sterling silver tea or coffee pot.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
Tea-Pot Sculpture by French Jean Fontaine Abstract Colors Mechanical Forms
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Jean Fontaine
Beautiful sculptural tea-pot. Signed by the French artist.
Decorative French art with abstract colors and mechanical forms.
Excellent original condition.
Di...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Tea Trio Set GDR Made in GDR Tea Porcelain Set, Vintage
Located in Bastogne, BE
A rare collection tea trio set “Firebird” made in GDR.
Goldrelief manufacture!
Porcelain tea set!
The set includes three items.
The price per ...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
1960thies BAVARIA teaset for 6 cups and plates and tea pot with charming flowers
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
1960thies BAVARIA tea set for 6 cups and plates and tea pot with charming flowers.
The tea pot cups and sauces are BAVARIA the cake plates are by TRIFT...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
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
Brown Wood-Firing Ceramic Tea Pot by Jo Miquel 1993 mid-century French Design
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Josette Miquel
Elegant brown stoneware ceramic tea pot
Original perfect conditions
Signed under the base
Brown woodfiring ceramic effects an...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 2 Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Puppet-size Coffee Filter and Pot Set, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
German Mid-Century Modern Space Age Ceramic Puppet-size Coffee Filter and Pot Set from Melitta, 1960s, Set of 2, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attr...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
John Prip for Reed and Barton Dimension Tea And Coffee Set
By Reed
Barton, John Prip
Located in Mexico City, MX
A 1960's American "Dimension" tea and coffee service set by John Prip. Manufactured by Reed & Barton. The bulged design pots have black rattan on the handles. All pieces are sealed o...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
$800 Sale Price
55% Off
Mid 20th Century Japanese Brass and Walnut Coffee Serving Set and Tray
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid 20th century Japanese brass and walnut coffee serving set and tray. This set of four shows off elegant angles and soft edges. The handles of the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Metawa Tea Pot Kettle Holland Cane
Brass
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a mid-century modern tea pot or kettle by Metawa. Made inHolland. Sculptural modern lines. Finished with cane wrapped around the handle & brass satin finish....
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Brass, Pewter
Antonia Campi Tea Service for Six in Porcelain and Gold by Laveno 1950s
Located in Cascina, Pisa
Rare ceramic tea service for six in a very elegant light blue shade with decoration refined in pure gold, it was designed by Antonia Campi and manufactured by Laveno Ceramica in Verbano during the early 1950s.
This set is composed of six (6) teacups, six (6) tea saucers, one (1) sugar bowl, one (1) teapot, and one (1) milk jug.
Measurements:
-Six cups 6 x 8 x 5.5 cm (each)
-Sugar bowl 9 x 12 x 7 cm
-Teapot 19 x 16, 5 x 9.5 cm
-Milk Jug 11 x 12 x 7 cm.
In 1856 Carlo Caspani, Alessandro Carnelli, and Severino Revelli, three employees of the Richard Ginori ceramics factory in Milano, set up the Società Ceramica C.C.R. making use of a disused building that had been a glass factory near the lakeshore. Production mainly consisted in fine earthenware and fire bricks.
One of the key choices for the success of this initiative was an industrial-scale production of low-cost earthenware for domestic use.
The manufacture of Laveno was gaining reputation; so that in 1869 part of its activity had to be moved to a new building called “Lago”.
In 1883 it adopted a new denomination, Società Ceramica Italiana (with an S.C.I. trademark) that was to become famous.
During this period, S.C.I. was led by bright managers: Tommaso Bossi and his successor Luciano Scotti, a graduate in engineering who led the company all the time from 1895 to 1956, raising it to its top level of capacity and production.
In 1925 the Mulini plant was built in the Boesio area, where the blends and ''bodies'' were prepared. The Magazzini Generali (a warehouse), were also built and directly connected to the railway network. All the factory sites were interconnected by a “Decauville” railway for transporting materials. Also in 1925 the Verbano plant was built, following an agreement with the German Rosenthal company, for producing porcelain tableware and, later, ceramic insulators.
The drive for innovation in production technologies, that took place during the Twenties, was accompanied by an equally intense artistic development. During the twenty's the architect Piero Portaluppi started collaborating with S.C.I. and thanks to Luciano Scotti’s foresight, young Guido Andlovitz, who had entered the company in 1923, was appointed art director in 1925, who introduced a renewal in the style of shapes and decorations, so that towards the end of the 1920s Ceramica di Laveno competed with Richard-Ginori, for the leading position in the ceramic art of Italy.
Near the end of the 1930s, collaboration was started with Angelo Biancini, who created a new product line of artisan taste.
In the late Forties, the young Antonia Campi joins the company as a decoration worker. Immediately, Guido Andlovitz notes her ability and potential qualities, and moves her into the artistic department. Starting with her 1948 first tiny vase...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Gold
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
Set of 4 Majolica Shells Cups
Saucers Circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Set of 4 Majolica Shell cups & saucers Circa 1950.
All different colors inside.
Saucers / 5.2 by 4.2 inches
Cups / 4.5 by 3 inches.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
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
4 Person Tea Set 13pcs Design Heinrich Loffelhardt for Jenaer Glass
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This is a minimalistic and still highly modern design classic by JENAER GLAS. 13pcs tea or coffee service designed by Heinrich Löffelhardt in 1954.
This classic JENAER GLAS tea and coffee service includes:
1 Teapot complete with a tea strainer and lid. W/H/D: ca. 26,5 / 14.5 / 17 cm Capacity ca. 1.7L
4 Tea Cups D/H: ca. 10.6 / 4.7 cm
4 Saucers, square with rounded corners, W/H/D: ca. 17.5 / 2.5 / 17.5 cm
4 Plates, square with rounded corners, W/H/D: ca. 15.4 / 1.3 / 15.4 cm
Designed by Heinrich Löffelhardt in 1954, this set exemplifies the elegant and functional design principles of mid-century glassware, produced by Schott & Gen Mainz Jenaer Glas.
Heinrich Löffelhardt was a renowned German industrial designer, particularly celebrated for his work in glass design. Born in 1922, Löffelhardt made significant contributions to the field of modern glassware...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Glass
Pair of Porcelain Mugs by Herend Candida Tupini Napoli
By Herend
Located in Milano, MI
Pair of porcelain cups by Herend, model Candida Tupini Napoli
Dish Ø cm 15
Herend porcelains are among the most prestigious and sought-after in the world. Made in Hungary since 182...
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1980s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
French Teapot and Cup Set for One Person – 1960s
By Vallauris
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Unusual 1960s French service for one person, composed of a yellow cup supporting a black teapot.
The two pieces fit together perfectly, creating a compact and functional design.
Gl...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
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