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
Reed
Barton "Americana" Silverplate Tea
Coffee Service
By Reed
Barton
Located in Stamford, CT
"Americana" pattern coffee and tea silver-plate service for Reed & Barton.
Includes tea and coffee pots, sugar bowl with lid and cream pitcher.
D...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmiths Tea Service in Polished Brass
Walnut
Located in New York, NY
This gorgeous coffee or tea service set was designed by Tommi Parzinger, among the most celebrated Mid-Century Modernist designers, for Dorlyn Silversmiths circa 1960. The set includes one tea pot, a creamer, and a sugar bowl with lid. The service was created in lustrous brass of a particularly warm hue and features burnished walnut...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Copper
Brass Milk Creamer and Sugar Bowl with Lid, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful set of a milk creamer and a sugar bowl, made of copper and brass with nice wicker handles. Executed in the 1950s by Erich Kolbenheyer, Vi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Brass, Copper
Tea Set in Orange Ceramic by Liisi Beckmann for Gabbianelli, Italy, 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Stackable tea set in glazed orange ceramic, designed in the 1960s by the Finnish designer Liisi Beckmann for Gabbianelli.
Consisting of: 2 teapots, 3 tea cups and a sugar bowl.
...
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Boho Sargadelos Ceramic Demitasse Cup and Saucer - Service for 12
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This charming individual demitasse cup and saucer set embodies the bold, graphic style of Mid-Century modern ceramic production, specifically reflecting the aesthetic of Spanish cera...
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Service à thé Boch la Louvière série "Kimono" en faïence Belgique 1970 Lot de 9p
Located in London, England
Ce service à thé Boch La Louvière de la série Kimono est une pièce rare et exceptionnelle, composée de neuf éléments. Au centre, une théière ou chocolatière ornée de magnifiques tuli...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Faience
Mid-Century Modern Stainless Steel Tea Service by Arne Jacobsen for Stelton
Located in Savannah, GA
This four piece Classic Mid-Century Modern stainless steel tea set is by Arne Jacobsen for Stelton, Denmark. The set includes a tray with handles, a lidded tea pot with a wooden hand...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
36 Pieces Porcelain Rosenthal Tea Coffee Set for 12
By Rosenthal
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Rosenthal porcelain tea or coffee set for 12.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Mid-century Travel Espresso Set Coffee Maker
Located in Weesp, NL
Beautiful and complete mid-century Italian Lucciola Espresso travel set with Espresso machine which works both on 12 and 220 volts, a detachable espre...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
Set of 4 Mid-Century German Tea Glasses from WMF, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Tea Glasses from WMF, 1960s, Set of 4, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution markIt is completely authentic
Additional inf...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
Set of 4 Mid-Century Tea Glasses from WMF, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Tea Glasses from WMF, 1960s, Set of 4, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Materials: Glass...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
Ceramic and Wrought Iron Studio Pottery Tea Warmer, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Ceramic and Wrought Iron Studio Pottery Tea Warmer, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
Additional information:
Materials: Ceramic
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Color...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmiths Nickel-Plated Coffee or Tea Set
Located in St. Louis, MO
A coffee or tea serving set designed by Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmiths. This set is made of heavy brass, and has been newly plated in a nickel finish. It consists of a pitch...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
1950
s Yellow Vernon Kilns Califonia Ceramic Large Tea Pot
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A yellow vintage Vernon Kilns ceramic large teapot is a charming and nostalgic piece that evokes a sense of classic American pottery craftsmanship. Vernon...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Coffee Pot and Mug Set
Located in Redding, CT
Mid-Century Modern ceramic coffee or tea pot and mug set. Includes one large coffee or teapot and 10 matching mugs. With its whimsical Mid-Century Modern graphics of a winking eye sun lion...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
$2,250 / item
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Galatix Hand Made Burma Teak Tea Service Set 6
Tray
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage Mid-Century Modern Galatix hand-made Burma teak tea service set of 6 glass inserts, 6 Burma teak cup vessels, and a Burma teak serving tray....
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Glass, Teak
Los Castillo Modernist Silver Malachite Sugar Creamer Tray Set Mosaico Azteca
By Los Castillo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Handmade Mexican Modernism Tea Coffee Service Set
Los Castillo Modernist Silver Malachite Sugar and Creamer with Tray Set Mexico
Silver ...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Malachite, Silver
Jean Marais, Very Large Teapot in Enamelled Stoneware, Signed, circa 1960
By Jean Marais
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Jean Marais, very large teapot in enamelled stoneware, signed, circa 1960.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Service à café Moulin des Loups Orchies "Nappe Verte" faïence France 1960 (25 p)
By Orchies
Located in London, England
Service à café Moulin des Loups Orchies en faïence française, orné d'un décor nappe verte très champêtre, datant de l'année 1960. Cet ensemble vintage est non seulement un régal pour...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Faience
Fornasetti Eight Piece Hand Painted Tea Set from “Arte di Bere” Series
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A not-often-seen vintage eight piece tea set from Piero Fornasetti with hand-painted lithographic transfer decoration. The theme here is the iconography and ritual of tea-drinking. O...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
$2,640 Sale Price
20% Off
Cerutti Italy Tea, Coffee Pot, Carafe, Vessel INOX 18/10 Stainless Steel
By Cerutti
Located in Miami, FL
Original Cerutti Italy Mid-Century Modern Inox 18/10 stainless steel Serving Coffee or Tea Pot, Carafe, Vessel.
Marked underneath.
A-721-335
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
Allan Adler Greek Key Sterling Tea Set
By Allan Adler
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An elegant Allan Adler Tea Set in the Greek Key style. Sterling silver, total weight about 1700 grams. The teapot measures approximately 9.25" in height and 10.75" in width. The sug...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
$8,500 / set
Art Deco Coffee Set made in bakelite and pewter
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960, we offer this Art Deco Coffee Set made in bakelite and pewter, fantastic patina.
Category
1940s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Pewter
Vintage Melitta Minden Porcelain Tee Service Green White Motif 4 Place Setting
By Rosenthal
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Op Art Porcelain Tea or Coffee Service for four place setting by Melitta Minden made in Germany circa 1980s.
Beautiful hues of green and turquoise flower motif on ivory white...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Studio Pottery Tea Pot with Blue Lava Glaze
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-century studio pottery tea pot with blue lava glaze, circa 1970s. The pot is in very good vintage with no chips or cracks and measures 11" W x 8.7...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Pottery
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Coffee Service, Carl Auböck II, 1950s
Located in London, GB
A three-piece brass coffee service with cane-wrapped handles, designed by Carl Auböck II during the 1950s.
The contrast of cane wrapped handles with smooth brass is typical of the ...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
$4,792 / set
Set of 6 Vintage EPIAG Czech Porcelain Demitasse Cups and Saucers
By Royal Epiag
Located in Praha, CZ
A refined set of 6 vintage porcelain demitasse cups and matching saucers, made by EPIAG in Czechoslovakia in the 1950s. Each piece features a Rococo-style romantic scene and decorati...
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Pottery Coffee Set with Matching Cups by Martz
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An elegant coffee or tea set by Marshall Studios/Martz consisting of a large coffee pot with leather holder and four matching cups. Beautiful dark brown/almost black glaze, handmade....
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Modern Pottery Earthware Blue Tea Kettle Bamboo Handle
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a vintage modern pottery earthware with blue tones tea pot - kettle with bamboo handle. Missing lid top. Stamped underneath. Unable to ID maker.
Dimensions: ...
Category
1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Pottery
Vintage Mid Century Ceramic Tea Pot
Located in San Diego, CA
Great stoneware ceramic tea pot. Beautiful design with variety of techniques. This piece has cracks from restoration that do not deter of its style and...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Stoneware
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Chase Three Piece Comet Tea Service Set with Bakelite Accents
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Three-piece spherical tea set by Walter von Nessen for Chase, USA, c.1940s. The set includes an electric tea pot, creamer and sugar bowl with bone colored Bakelite handles. The chrom...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Vintage Georges Briard "El Dorado" Enamel and Brass Tea/Coffee Service
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Coffee service set including a sugar bowl, creamer, and tea/coffee pot by Georges Briard for his "El Dorado" line.
Composed of brass-plated silver vessels with teal enamel inserts. T...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Brass, Enamel
Stelton Anniversary Edition Hot Water Pitcher and Teapot Set
By Stelton, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
4 Piece Stelton Ware Set Designed by Arne Jacobsen. Teapot, Hot Water Pitcher and Tea Strainer sit upon an 11.5" Tray. All pieces are with their boxes and our from Anniversary Edit...
Category
1980s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
tea/coffee service, "Les grottes Dieulefit", France, 50
s
By Dieulefit
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
tea/coffee service by "Les grottes Dieulefit", France, 50's
It is composed of 2 teapots with lid (h: 26 cm; d: 19 cm)
1 sugar bowl (h: 9.5; d: 16...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage French St. Jean de Bretagne Ceramic Tea Set
Located in Winter Park, FL
A Mid Century French ceramic tea set by St. Jean de Bretagne, hand-painted with a geometric design in bold colors of black, magenta, purple, orange and pale green. Set includes a mil...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Post War Japanese Black Aboloni Round Tea Caddie Canister
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage Japanese black tin with Aboloni accents round tea caddie/canister hinged top and removable inner piece in chicken and floral motif.
Measures 6" high x 7.5 diameter base x...
Category
1940s Angolan Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Italian Silver Plated Tea and Coffee Set
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This four piece silver plated tea or coffee set was made in Italy in approximately 1970 in the Mid-Century Modern style. The set was produced by Marango and each piece is clearly mar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
1964 Jaroslav Jezek Exlusive Porcelain Tea Set "Nefertiti", Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Very good condition with minor signs of use
- 6 cups with plate and 3 pots
- Suggar Pot: 10cmx10cm
- Cup: 6,5cm 8,5cm 6,5cm
- Plate: 1,5cm 14cmx14cm
- Cream pot: 11,5cmx11,...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Silver-Plated Teapot with Tray Water or Wine Jug With Graving
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage Silver-Plated Teapot on a Tray.
A jug with a narrow neck and spout is most suitable for serving strong drinks. In a silver vessel of this form, the drink will retain its qualities and properties well, will not expire and it is convenient to pour it.
Can also be used to serve coffee or tea.
Thanks to the engraving, the jug turned into a work of art. Floral patterns made by hand make it unique.
Such a product will not only fit into any interior, but will also decorate your apartment and please the eye for many years. It is also a great gift for a loved one, which he will definitely remember.
Silver-plated decorative jug...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Emil Hermann German Sterling Silver Tea Set Four-Piece Modernistic 0408
By Emil Hermann
Located in Big Bend, WI
Emil Hermann
This Mid-Century modernistic four-piece sterling silver tea set was made by Emil Hermann of Germany circa 1921-1950s. The pieces are modernistic with ball finials. The...
Category
Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmiths Tea Service/Chaffing Set, 1960
Located in Chicago, IL
Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmiths Tea Service/Chaffing Set, 1960. Beautiful brass patina all original.
Measurements: Tea pot 14.75" tall on burner, total height of tea pot 11....
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
Rorstrand Carl-Harry Stålhane , Sweden 1960
Located in Bronx, NY
Carl-Harry Stålhane Rörstrand tea pot Sweden, 1960.
Simple beauty that shows its colors in the glaze depending on the light almost matte dusty ash black with rust red pattern.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Tea Set by Georg Jensen, Silver, Denmark, 1950
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Tea set designed by Henning Koppel (1918-1981) and Georg Jensen (1866-1935). Four-piece silver tea set with a wooden handle, model No. 1091.
Signed Denmark, Georg Jensen Hallmark, S...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
1960s Secunda Purple Tea Cups With Piemonte Saucers for Rosenthal Studio - 10 Pc
Located in Delray Beach, FL
A 10-piece porcelain tea cup set in the Piemonte & Purple Secunda patterns designed by fashion icon Emilio Pucci and Hans Theo Baumann respectiv...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$316 Sale Price
20% Off
Purple, Pink, Blue and Yellow Lillian Venon Lotus Bowls and Saucers, 8 Pieces
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional set of 4 saucers and 4 bowls by Lillian Venon. Each bowl displays a plant shape, one in pink, purple, blue and yellow.
Bowls measure 4.5”D, 2...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
$221 Sale Price
25% Off
Vallauris Ceramic Tea Set France, 1960
By Madoura
Located in Munich, DE
Vallauris ceramic tea set, France, 1960.
Milk H 10.5, sugar H 7.5, tea H 25, cup H 6.5, dish D 14.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
$1,174 / set
Organic Vallauris Tea Set Ceramic, France, 1970s
Located in London, GB
Organic studio pottery tea set for six servings, hand crafted and hand-painted in earth tones, by Vallauris France 1970s (French village on the Riviera where Picasso has worked.)
...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
$1,026 / set
Vallauris Coffee Set, Gray Brown Ceramic, France, 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Paris, FR
Original signed Vallauris French Mid-Century Modern cups creative design full Coffee set made in ceramics.
6 cups diameter 8-8,5cm H 7 cm
6 saucers L 11 cm x L 11.5 cm x P 2 cm
Ja...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
American Silver Plated Tea Service Service
Located in Montreal, QC
American Silver Plated Tea Service Service is comprised of teapot, creamer, sugar bowl, sugar cube tongs, and two stirrers. Illegible signature to und...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
$3,800 / set
Jean Marais, terracota, Signed, circa 1960
By Jean Marais
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Jean Marais ,ceramic, Signed, circa 1960.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Terracotta
Barnards mid century sterling silver tea set made in London in 1960
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1960 by Edward Barnard
Sons, this Elizabeth II period, Sterling Silver 4 Piece Tea Set, comprises a coffee pot, a teapot, a sugar bowl and a cream jug, ...
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Boho Floral Carlton Ware Tea Set of 21
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Add a splash of charm to your collection with this Vintage Boho Floral Carlton Ware Tea Set of 21. Each piece is adorned with vibrant, hand-painted floral designs that embody bohemia...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist designer sterling silver teapot made in 1960
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1960, this very stylish, Elizabeth II period, Sterling Silver Teapot, features a hammered finish, a removable lid, and a wooden handle and finial. The tea...
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
25 Piece Rice Porcelain Friedl Holzer-Kjellberg Coffee Set for Arabia
Located in North Miami, FL
25 piece rice porcelain set designed by Friedl Holzer-Kjellberg for Arabia.
Set has 12 plates, 12 cups and small sugar bowl.
The plate measures 4.75"x...
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Jean Marais, Very Large Teapot in Enamelled Stoneware, Signed, circa 1960
By Jean Marais
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Jean Marais, very large teapot in enamelled stoneware, signed, circa 1960.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Jean Marais , terracota, Signed, circa 1960
By Jean Marais
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Jean Marais, ceramic, signed, circa 1960.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Terracotta
R. Martinez Mexican Brass
Copper Tea Service Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A four piece mid-century brass tea service set by R. Martinez, c.1950s Mexico. The set includes a lidded copper teapot with creamer and sugar pot both with curved handles. All the pi...
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Brass, Copper
Silver Plated Tea Pot by Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmiths
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A silver plated brass tea pot with walnut handle and beautiful patina.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Brass, Silver
Pekka Turtiainen Silver Samodorok a Sugar Bowl 1 Cream Jug Sweden 1970 Stamped
Located in Paris, FR
Pekka Turtiainen, A sugar bowl and a cream jug with outer surface in Solid silver samodorok technique, Helsinki 1972. Stamped
Gilt interiors. Width o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Experimental/Prototype Silver Coffee/Tea Set Paul Tarantino for Georg Jensen
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning pure silver coffee and tea set with original renderings (drawings),, Hand executed by Paul Tarantino believed to be designed for Georg Jensen, (never produced), Exaggerated ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-century Modern tea sets for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century 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, folk art, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern tea sets made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original tea sets, popular names associated with this style include Rosenthal, Tommi Parzinger, Gio Ponti, and Vallauris. 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 $56 and tops out at $25,000 while the average work can sell for $895.
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