Melitta Kopenhagen red and black coffee set

This Melitta Kopenhagen coffee set is a rare piece of vintage design, ideal for collectors, coffee lovers, and those looking for tableware with visual impact. It is a porcelain service in bright red with a black interior, associated with the designs of Liselotte Kantner and produced between the late 1960s and early 1970s. Its original purpose was to serve coffee in a complete and elegant way, including a coffee pot, cups, saucers, a sugar bowl, and a creamer; today, it also stands out as a high-impact decorative set for display cabinets, sideboards, dining rooms, retro kitchens, or mid-century aesthetic spaces. The Kopenhagen series is documented among Kantner's designs for Melitta/Friesland, a designer renowned for pieces with a functional language and timeless character.

A rare, colorful piece with great collector's value

This coffee set stands out for its intense contrast between the red exterior and black interior, a combination very characteristic of retro aesthetics. The photographs show a glossy enameled finish, clean lines, rounded handles, circular saucers with a marked central area, a stepped cylindrical coffee pot, a lidded sugar bowl, and a matching creamer with a pouring spout. The set has a modern, powerful, and decorative look, perfect for those seeking pieces that differ from traditional classic porcelain.

The rarity of the set is increased by its extensive composition: it includes 11 saucers, 11 cups, a coffee pot, a sugar bowl, and a creamer. Its visual presence allows it to be used both on a special table or as a display in a shop window, for props, design collections, or vintage display cabinets. It is a limited, unique piece and new to our selection, with a style difficult to find in current sets.

Technical specifications

• Product: vintage complete coffee service.
• Brand / model: Melitta Kopenhagen.
• Attributed design: Liselotte Kantner.
• Indicated period: produced between 1968 and 1972.
• Material: porcelain / enameled ceramic.
• Color: bright red exterior with black interior.
• Lot composition: 11 saucers, 11 cups, 1 coffee pot, 1 sugar bowl, and 1 creamer.
• Saucer dimensions: 14 x 14 x H1.5 cm.
• Cup dimensions: 10 x 7.5 x H5.5 cm.
• Coffee pot dimensions: 17.5 x 12 x H17 cm.
• Sugar bowl dimensions: 8.5 x 8.5 x H7.5 cm.
• Creamer dimensions: 9.5 x 7 x H7.5 cm.
• Original function: coffee service for table, meetings, after-dinner drinks, and special occasions.
• Recommended current use: coffee service, vintage collection, retro decoration, display cabinet, sideboard, character kitchen, or special table.
• Differentiating details: Melitta Kopenhagen design, attribution to Liselotte Kantner, intense red color with black interior, 11 cup and saucer services, stepped coffee pot with lid, matching sugar bowl and creamer, glossy enameled finish, German aesthetics from the 60s-70s and great decorative value for collectors.
• Condition: vintage piece with possible signs of normal wear and tear, small signs of use, or variations inherent to the enamel.

Why choose this piece

The coffee set is not an ordinary service: it is a set with identity, color, and design value. Its red and black aesthetic creates an immediate presence on any table, while its simple and functional forms reflect the strength of mid-20th-century European design. It is ideal for those who want to buy a piece that is useful, decorative, and collectible all at the same time.

Furthermore, its composition makes it especially interesting: having 11 cups and 11 saucers along with a coffee pot, sugar bowl, and creamer allows you to set a complete table, recover a different coffee experience, or exhibit it as a vintage set. Melitta Kopenhagen pieces designed by Liselotte Kantner have become sought-after objects within European retro design, especially for their balance between functionality, color, and form.

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