Art Deco Tea Sets
ART DECO STYLE
Art Deco furniture is characterized by its celebration of modern life. More than its emphasis on natural wood grains and focus on traditional craftsmanship, vintage Art Deco dining chairs, tables, desks, cabinets and other furniture — which typically refers to pieces produced during the 1920s and 1930s — is an ode to the glamour of the “Roaring Twenties.”
ORIGINS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged in the 1920s
- Flourished while the popularity of Art Nouveau declined
- Term derives from 1925’s Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts) in Paris, France
- Informed by Ancient Egypt, Cubism, Futurism, Louis XVI, De Stijl, modernism and the Vienna Secession; influenced Streamline Moderne and mid-century modernism
CHARACTERISTICS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
- Bold geometric lines and forms, floral motifs
- Use of expensive materials such as shagreen or marble as well as exotic woods such as mahogany, ebony and zebra wood
- Metal accents, shimmering mirrored finishes
- Embellishments made from exotic animal hides, inlays of mother-of-pearl or ivory
ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
VINTAGE ART DECO FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Few design styles are as universally recognized and appreciated as Art Deco. The term alone conjures visions of the Roaring Twenties, Machine Age metropolises, vast ocean liners, sleek typography and Prohibition-era hedonism. The iconic movement made an indelible mark on all fields of design throughout the 1920s and ’30s, celebrating society’s growing industrialization with refined elegance and stunning craftsmanship.
Widely known designers associated with the Art Deco style include Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Eileen Gray, Maurice Dufrêne, Paul Follot and Jules Leleu.
The term Art Deco derives from the name of a large decorative arts exhibition held in Paris in 1925. “Art Deco design” is often used broadly, to describe the work of creators in associated or ancillary styles. This is particularly true of American Art Deco, which is also called Streamline Moderne or Machine Age design. (Streamline Moderne, sometimes known as Art Moderne, was a phenomenon largely of the 1930s, post–Art Nouveau.)
Art Deco textile designers employed dazzling floral motifs and vivid colors, and while Art Deco furniture makers respected the dark woods and modern metals with which they worked, they frequently incorporated decorative embellishments such as exotic animal hides as well as veneers in their seating, case pieces, living room sets and bedroom furniture.
From mother-of-pearl inlaid vitrines to chrome aviator chairs, bold and inventive works in the Art Deco style include chaise longues (also known as chaise lounges) and curved armchairs. Today, the style is still favored by interior designers looking to infuse a home with an air of luxury and sophistication.
The vintage Art Deco furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes dressers, coffee tables, decorative objects and more.
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Style: Art Deco
Art Deco Sterling Silver Tea & Coffee Set
Located in London, GB
A rare and unusual sterling silver tea and coffee set of art deco design. The four pieces were hallmarked in England between 1935 and 1937, and the squat round form is complemented o...
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1930s English Vintage Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
William Moorcroft Pomegranate Patterned Art Pottery Teacup & Saucer Set #1 of 4
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This art pottery teacup and saucer set was done by the Moorcroft Pottery company of England in circa 1925 in their 'Pomegranate' pattern. Each duo is done in the Moorcroft signature ...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Pottery
1925 Puiforcat Art Deco Tea and Coffee Set in Sterling Silver and Rosewood
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Art Deco tea and coffee set in sterling pure silver and rosewood by Puiforcat created in the 1925s.
Service including:
- a coffee pot
- a teapot
- a milkpot
- a sugar pot
Minerv...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
1937 Jean E. Puiforcat Art Deco Modernist Tea Coffee Set Sterling Silver Walnut
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Art Deco Modernist tea and coffee service with cut sides in sterling pure silver and walnut by Jean E. Puiforcat.
Service including:
- a coffee pot:...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large William Moorcroft Pomegranate Patterned Art Pottery Teapot
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large art pottery teapot was done by the Moorcroft Pottery company of England in circa 1925 in their 'Pomagranite' pattern. The teapot is done usin...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Pottery
Art Deco Five-Piece Tea and Coffee Set with Wood Handles and Tray
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
A silvered Art Deco five-piece tea and coffee set from the 20th century. The set comprises a teapot, a coffee pot, a creamer and a covered sugar bowl, all with flattened round bodies...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Style Coffee Set by Punta Bacola for Montagnani
By Montagnani
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish and chic Art Deco style coffee and tea service dates to the 1980s and was designed by Punta Bacola for Montagani in Italy.
Note: See photo...
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Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Nickel
Coffee and Tea Set 4 Pieces Solid Silver by Tétard Frères circa 1940
Located in Paris, FR
Art Déco style silver coffee and tea set composed of 4 pieces: one teapot, one coffeepot, one sugar bowl, and a milk jug. Silver decorated with pinched ribs decoration and flat areas. French Minerve silver mark, silversmith mark and each piece is numbered.
Total weight: 2.008 kg
- 1 teapot 16 cm H x 24 cm W x 12 cm D
- 1 coffeepot 21 cm H x 18 cm W x 10 cm D
- 1 sugar bowl 11 cm H x 14 cm W x 10.5 cm D
- 1 milk jug 7 cm H x 12,5 cm W x 6.5 cm D
Tétard Frères is a french silversmith company created in 1880. Edmond Tétard...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Set of Eight Wedgwood Platinum and Blue Reindeer Espresso Cups and Saucers
By Wedgwood
Located in New York, NY
Set of eight Wedgwood platinum and blue reindeer espresso cups and saucers. Eight coffee cans and saucers in the Fallow Deer pattern by Wedgwood with...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
1920s Guido Andlovitz Verbano Italian Ceramic Porcelain Art Deco Tea Set
Located in Brescia, IT
"Italian Tuscany cities" serigraph on porcelain
10 cups with plates and a teapot
Perfect condition, just one chip at one plate
Measures: H cup: 5 cm
H teapot: 16 cm.
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1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Puiforcat Silverplate Art Deco Coffee Set
By Puiforcat
Located in Stockton, NJ
Early 20th century Puiforcat silverplate coffee set with rosewood handles from the Art Deco Collection, designed 1927. The set includes coffee pot 6.25" H x 8" W x 4.75" D, creamer 3...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Gorham Art Deco Pair of Silver Plated Breakfast Jugs with Raffia Handles
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Pair ...
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1910s American Vintage Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Art Deco Sterling Silver Cafe Au Lait, London 1929 Goldsmiths & Silversmiths
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1929 by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co., this stylish, Sterling Silver Cafe Au Lait Set, is in the Art Deco taste, and is octagonal in shape. Each measures 9.75...
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1920s English Vintage Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Wedgwood Apprey Celadon Chinoiserie Tea Set
By Wedgwood
Located in New York, NY
Wedgwood celadon Apprey chinoiserie tea set. Charming and rare individual tea set with one serving lidded teapot, small plate/underplate, handle-less ...
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1920s English Vintage Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Creamware
Vintage Sterling Silver Cafe Au Lait Set with Tray Art Deco
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage George VI English sterling silver Art Deco café au lait set with matching tray; an addition to our collectable teaware collection
This exceptional vintage George VI sterling silver café au lait set consists of a coffee jug, hot milk jug and covered sugar bowl, with matching tray.
Each piece of this vintage silver service...
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1950s British Vintage Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco period Shelley Porcelain 13 Piece Part Tea Set ptn 10797, circa 1920
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a 13 part porcelain tea set by Shelley Potteries Ltd, Staffordshire, England in a striking pattern and from the Art Deco period, circa 1920.
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Guido Andlovitz Porcelain Tea Cup Service, 1930, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Guido Andlovitz porcelain tea cup service, 1930, Italy.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Side Handled Art Deco Sterling Silver Cafe Au Lait Set, Henry Atkin, 1920
By Henry Atkin
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1920 by Henry Atkin, this very stylish, Antique Sterling Silver Cafe Au Lait Set, is in the Art Deco taste, plain in design, and featuring straight side ha...
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1920s English Vintage Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Outstanding Unique Cubist Coffee/Tea Service H.L. Linton, Paris
By HL Linton
Located in Oakland, CA
What a beautiful service this is, so many nice details. The French were great at designing and manufacturing these wonderful classic sets (a time gone by.) This particular one was designed and manufactured by H.L. Linton of Paris, each piece is stamped on the bottom and was made in England. The design is great, very cubist and somewhat asymmetrical (notice the elongated and angular shapes.) Not your typical French coffee service. Each piece has some very nice details with rosewood handles that have been delicately shaped in such a way to allow the cubist influence of the metal work desgin to stand out in very original way. Almost like a French cubist painting...
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1930s English Vintage Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Vintage Silver Moka Set by William Hutton & Sons, England, Early 1900
Located in Roma, IT
Silver plated Moka set is an original decorative group of objects realized in the first half of the 20th century.
Created and realized by William Hutton & ...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Art Deco Limoges Tea Coffee Dessert Set Service for 16
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Deco Limoges tea coffee and dessert set of top quality and beautiful design. This is a grand set, service for sixteen with two pots (regular and...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
5-Piece French Art Deco Silver Plate Tea Set
Located in New York, NY
5 piece French Art Deco silver plated tea set with fluted design and rosewood handles. (tray, sugar, creamer, 2 tea/coffee pots) (PRICED AS SET)
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Original English Coffee/Tea Service
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a nice Mid-Century English set designed by the company Picquot ware, this company is still in business today. Exclusive, modern design made from M...
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1950s English Vintage Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Silver Plate Coffee and Tea Set
Located in San Francisco, CA
A four piece hexagonal shape Art Deco Period tea and coffee set with rosewood handles and knobs. High quality silver plate, marked on the bottom but not discernible (possibly German)...
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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
20th Century Italian Silver Coffe, Chocolate Pot Art Decò Style
Located in VALENZA, IT
Coffee - Chocolatepot in solid 800 silver in Art Decò style, made entirely by hand.
The body is completely smooth octagonal rectangular with polychrome glass inserts on 4 sides.
The ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Vintage Silver Coffee and Tea Set by Wmf
Located in Roma, IT
Silver coffee and tea set is an original group of decorative objects realized in the between the 1920s and the 1920s.
Original silver metal.
Made in Germany by WMF.
Farir ...
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1920s German Vintage Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Art Deco Coffee and Tea Set, Silver 835, Germany, 1900-20
Located in Belmont, MA
Coffee and tea set silver, Germany 1900-20.
This pretty coffee and tea set stands out for its geometric design of the early 20th century. The silver marks identify it as a German pi...
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
The 'CUBE' Silvered Metal Tea Pot, Circa 1930
Located in East Hampton, NY
The patent for the cube teapot was first lodged in November 1916. 'The specifications state that functional considerations were paramount, the absorption o...
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1930s English Vintage Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Art Deco Shelley Complete Tea Set for 4 +
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Set your table with this rare and complete teaset with bold Art Deco decoration, made by Shelley. The rare shape of the porcelain screams Art Deco, the colors and pattern complete th...
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1930s English Vintage Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Paste, Porcelain
Set of Five Porcelain Cups, One Kettle and One Tray by Bastard Paris, France
By Georges Bastard, Paul Kiss
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Set of five porcelain cups, one kettle and one tray by Paul Kiss for Georges Bastard Paris, France.
Measures: 5 cups (1 cup is missing in the photos): 4 cm diameter x 4.5 cm height....
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Just Andersen, Denmark, Pair Vintage Polished Pewter 1940's Hot Toddy Cups #1289
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Just Andersen, Denmark, pair of vintage polished pewter 1940's hot toddy cups #1289
Simple and effective Danish design
Circa 1940's
Stamped and numbered 1289...
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1940s Danish Vintage Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Pewter
Maurice Dufrêne For Gallia French Art Deco Tea Set, Silver Plated
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco silver plated tea set with ebony handles, created in circa 1925 by French Decorative Designer Maurice Dufrêne (1876-1955) for Orfevrerie Gallia / Christofle.
Dufrêne...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
1930s Polished Silver Tea/Coffee Set
Located in New York, NY
Stunning Art Deco polished silver tray designed by Lurelle Guild with a polished silver coffee/tea set with decorative wood inlay. Set is comprised of four pieces, silver tray by Lurelle Guild (W:16.5" x D: 14") coffee/tea pot (H: 5.5" x 6.38"), sugar holder...
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1930s Unknown Vintage Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Just Andersen, Denmark, Vintage Polished Pewter 1940s Hot Toddy Cup #1289
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Just Andersen, Denmark, vintage polished pewter 1940s hot toddy cup #1289
Simple and effective Danish design,
circa 1940s
Stamped and numbered 1289
Measu...
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1940s Danish Vintage Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Pewter
Vintage Art Deco Centerpiece / Teaset by Lloyd, Payne & Amiel, England, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Art Deco Centrepiece is an original decorative group of objects realized in the 1930s.
Original tin with wood handles and knobs. Made in England.
Designed by Lloyd, Payne & Am...
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1930s English Vintage Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
Unusual Art Deco, Modernist 8-Piece Tea Set, Chrome or Wood Ball Design
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Art Deco, modernist 8-piece tea set, chrome or wood ball design. Unsigned, stunning modern design, consisting of teapot, creamer and sugar, 4 cups and relish container.
Category
1940s American Vintage Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Chrome
Tommy Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmiths Modernist Silver Plate Coffee Set
Located in New York, NY
American Modernist coffee or tea set in heavy silver plate, designed by Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmiths. The set was manufactured in the 1940s and is in great vintage and unu...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
P. Pastaud for Limoges, France, Tea / Mocha / Sake Set of Six Pieces on Tray
Located in Copenhagen, DK
P. Pastaud for Limoges, France. Tea / mocha / sake set of six pieces on tray.
Hand-painted with gold decoration.
In very good condition.
Marked, circa 1920s.
Measures: T...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Tea Sets
Art Deco Ceramic Tea Pot by Vally Wieselthier, USA, 1940s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful Art Deco tea pot with lid, dated circa 1940, made of pottery / stoneware with lovely brown glaze, designed by Vally Wieselthier. In very good ...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
English Sterling Silver Cream and Sugar, Art Deco, London, 1935
Located in Bath, GB
A fine quality and very stylish cream and sugar set made from a good heavy gauge of sterling silver with a very elegant Art Deco design.
Each piece is fully hallmarked for London ...
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1930s English Vintage Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Havstad Norwegian Art Deco Pewter Tea Set on Serving Plate
Located in New York, NY
A Norwegian Art Deco pewter tea set made by Havstad in the 1920s-1930s. The set includes spherical tea pot, sugar bowl and creamer on a circular servin...
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Early 20th Century Norwegian Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Pewter
4-Piece English Art Deco Silver Tea Set and Tray
Located in New York, NY
4-Piece English Art Deco silver tea set with rosewood handles and finial tops along with a matching oval tray with handles. Tray, pitcher, crea...
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1930s British Vintage Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Four-Piece Art Deco Silver Plate Tea and Coffee Service by Walker & Hall
Located in Torino, IT
Four-piece silver plate tea and coffee service, stepped Art Deco bases and lids, with wood handles, comprising a coffee pot, tea pot, sugar and creamer by Walker and Hall Sheffield...
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1930s English Vintage Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Art Deco Sterling Silver Teapot - Made in 1942
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1942 by William Suckling Ltd., this handsome, Sterling Silver Teapot, is in the Art Deco taste, and measures 6"(15cm) tall, by 10"(25.5cm) wide, by 5"(12.5...
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1940s English Vintage Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Gio Ponti Richard Ginori Withe Porcelain Coffee Set, Italy 1933
Located in Sacile, PN
"Barbara White Porcelain with Gold accents coffee set by Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori.
"Barbara" coffee set , designed by Gio Ponti for Richard Gin...
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1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Teapot, circa 1925
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Remarkable designed Art Deco Teapot. Coming from the period in Austria, circa 1925, this beautifully shaped teapot was processed out of copper-plated m...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper
Edouard-Marcel Sandoz for Theodore Havilland Limoges Art Deco Penguin Teapot
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unusual French Theodore Havilland Limoges penguin shaped porcelain teapot designed by renowned Swiss sculptor Edouard-Marcel Sandoz (Swiss, 1881-1971) and dating from arou...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco tea sets for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Art Deco 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 metal, silver and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Deco tea sets made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original tea sets, popular names associated with this style include Harald Nielsen, Puiforcat, Jean Puiforcat, and Wedgwood. 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 $102 and tops out at $18,934 while the average work can sell for $1,826.
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