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Modern Serving Bowls

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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 chaircrafted 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
Set of 2 Chinese Soup Bowl Art Déco Garden André Fu Living Tableware New
Located in Admiralty, HK
Description: Chinese soup bowl (2 pieces) Color: Beige gold Size: 12 Ø x 6 H cm Material: Porcelain and gold Collection: Art Déco Garden Large...
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2010s Malaysian Modern Serving Bowls

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Gold

Set of 2 Noodle Salad Bowl Art Déco Garden André Fu Living Tableware New
Located in Admiralty, HK
Description: Noodle / salad bowl (2 pieces) Color: Beige gold Size: 20 Ø x 8.5 H cm Material: Porcelain and gold Collection: Art Déco Garden Larger quantities available upon r...
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2010s Malaysian Modern Serving Bowls

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Gold

Seletti "Hybrid-Despina" Bowl in Porcelain
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Serving Bowls

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Porcelain

Tapio Wirkkala Cup Filigrana for Venini Murano Signed, 1980s
Located in Milano, IT
Rare Murano hand blown dark amethyst/black "Filigrana Nera" cup. Excellent and very fine cylindrical cup with "black filigree" designed by Tapio Wirkkala for Venini, Murano, circa 19...
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Serving Bowls

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Murano Glass

New Modern Bowl in Red Levanto Marble creator Cristoforo Trapani Stock
Located in Milan, IT
From stellar kitchens to the table. The memory bowl is an ancestral reminder, a symbol of the vital relationship between people and food. As necessary as i...
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2010s Italian Modern Serving Bowls

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Marble

Aubergine Colored Art Glass Footed Bowl by and Signed Correia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A spectacular Correia Art Glass bowl - large, round and simple, yet the perfect compliment to any table. The small foot, also simple and elegant. Standing...
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20th Century Modern Serving Bowls

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Art Glass

Set of 4 Large Kartell Jelly Bowls in Pink by Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Jelly bowls are part of a new series of design items through which Kartell, in its continuous search for new tactile and aesthetic effects, once again demonstrates its technologi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Bowls

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Plastic

Parana Ceramic Fruit Bowl, by Masanori Umeda from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Trigonal ceramic fruit bowl in pastel colors was originally designed by Masanori Umeda in 1983 for Memphis Milano. Was born in 1941 at Kanagawa in Japan. He obtained his diploma fro...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Bowls

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Ceramic

New Modern Bowl in Black Marquinia Marble, Christoforo Trapani, Stock
Located in Milan, IT
From stellar kitchens to the table. The Memory bowl is an ancestral reminder, a symbol of the vital relationship between people and food. As necessary as i...
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2010s Italian Modern Serving Bowls

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Marble

Georg Jensen Ilse Large Bowl in Stainless Steel Mirror Finish by Ilse Crawford
Located in New York, NY
Ilse Crawford’s belief in adding value to small daily moments comes to life in these additions to her collection. Crawford broadens the horizons of everyday items in the Ilse collect...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Serving Bowls

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Mirror

New Modern Rice Bowl in Black Marquina Marble Creator Ivan Colominas
Located in Milan, IT
The idealized meeting of east and west has led Colominas to consider a sushi set that embodies Japan’s Minimalist aesthetic with attention to detail for even...
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2010s Italian Modern Serving Bowls

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Marble

Seletti "Hybrid-Cloe" Porcelain Fruit Bowls
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Serving Bowls

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Porcelain

Seletti "Hybrid-Eutropia" Bowl in Porcelain
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Serving Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

Set of 4 Medium Kartell Jelly Bowls in Crystal by Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Jelly bowls are part of a new series of design items through which Kartell, in its continuous search for new tactile and aesthetic effects, once again demonstrates its technologi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Bowls

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Crystal

Murmansk Silver Plated Brass Fruit Bowl, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Murmansk Fruit Bowl in Brass with plated Silver. The "Murmansk" is a fruit bowl is one of the first designs produced by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis in 1982. The sleek bowl is plated silver over brass, and sitting on six stepped legs...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Bowls

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Brass, Silver

Kariba Fruit Bowl, by Matteo Thun from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Kariba fruit bowl was originally designed by Matteo Thun in 1982 for Memphis. Born 1952 in Bolzano, Italy. Matteo Thun studies under Oskar Kokoschka at the Salzburg Academy of A...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Bowls

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Porcelain

Danese Milano Oh Signore Fruit Bowl in Iron by Ron Gilad
Located in Hicksville, NY
Oh Signore! Is a table centrepiece. The symbol of the cross is reworked and reinterpreted by assembling pieces of an iron beam to form the shape of a cross. Ron Gilad is an Israeli designer who was born in Tel Aviv in 1972. He is fascinated by the philosophy of everyday objects. Although his design process itself is rigorous, his playful and emotional approach captures a sense of the absurd, explores the theme of disproportions and reflects his penchant for ironically challenging the preconceived meanings of things. Ron Gilad’s mission as artistic director of Danese Milano is to bring classic forms up to date and to reinterpret often overlooked household items to give them a whole new lease of life. Additional Information: Materials: Transparent coated...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Bowls

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Iron

Cauliflower Fruit Bowl, by Nathalie du Pasquier from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Cauliflower ceramic fruit bowl was originally designed in 1985 for Memphis Milano by the ingenious pattern designer of the Memphis Group, Nathalie du Pasquier. Enthusiastic, expl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Bowls

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Ceramic

Seletti "Hybrid-Bauci" Bowl in Porcelain
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Serving Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

Set of 2 Noodle Salad Bowl Modern Vintage André Fu Living Tableware New
Located in Admiralty, HK
Larger quantities available upon request, with 8 weeks production time. Description: Large noodle salad bowl (2 pieces) Color: Beige and gold Size: 20 Ø x 8.5 H cm, 1300ml Mate...
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2010s Malaysian Modern Serving Bowls

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Gold

Bone China Cereal Bowl with 22-Carat Gold and Black Decals
Located in London, GB
Lustre, 1882 Ltd. with Bethan Gray. Lustre, conceived by award-winning designer Bethan Gray uses a fine bone china body paired with 22-carat gold and black decals...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Serving Bowls

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Ceramic

Fine Bone China Large Flat Bowl Slip-Cast Hand Carved Plaster Models
Located in London, GB
Crockery White, 1882 Ltd. with Max Lamb. A collection of fine bone china tableware slip-cast from plaster models carved by hand, with glazed interior for functionality and raw exteri...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Serving Bowls

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Ceramic

Danese Milano Fruit Bowl No 5.5 in Chrome and Red by Ron Gilad
Located in Hicksville, NY
Fruit bowl no 5.5 can technically be described as a “container” thanks to just a few essential elements – three horizontal bars on two sets of legs. The idea is to hold the fruit in ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Bowls

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Metal

Red Moon Medium Copper Bowl by Elisa Ossino
Located in Milan, IT
Red Moon is a medium-sized hemispheric copper bowl and it is part of the Lunar Landscape collection designed by Elisa Ossino, who conceived for Paola C. a tableware collection, revis...
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2010s Italian Modern Serving Bowls

Materials

Copper

Set of 2 Noodle Salad Bowl Artisan Brush André Fu Living Tableware New
Located in Admiralty, HK
Larger quantities available upon request, with 8 weeks production time. Description: Large noodle salad bowl (2 pieces) Color: Blue and gold Size: 20 Ø x 8.5 H cm, 1300ml Material: ...
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2010s Malaysian Modern Serving Bowls

Materials

Gold

Set of 2 Noodle Salad Bowl Mid Century Rhythm André Fu Living Tableware New
Located in Admiralty, HK
Larger quantities available upon request, with 8 weeks production time. Description: Set of 2 large noodle salad bowl (2 pieces) Color: Sage green Size: 20Ø x 8.5H cm, 1300ml Materi...
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2010s Malaysian Modern Serving Bowls

Materials

Gold

Aldebaran Glass Fruit Bowl, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Aldebaran Glass Fruit Bowl was designed for Memphis in 1983 by Ettore Sottsass. This bowl features a tapering cylindrical shape with three green handles, with the side decorated ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Bowls

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Glass

Georg Jensen HK Wave Bowl in Stainless Steel by Henning Koppel
Located in New York, NY
The legendary Henning Koppel’s work is synonymous with both the heritage of Georg Jensen and indeed with Danish design itself. Working endlessly in his pursuit of reconciling form an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Serving Bowls

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Stainless Steel

Danese Milano Fruit Bowl No 5.5 in Black and Wood by Ron Gilad
Located in Hicksville, NY
Fruit bowl no 5.5 can technically be described as a “container” thanks to just a few essential elements – three horizontal bars on two sets of legs. The idea is to hold the fruit in ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Bowls

Materials

Metal

Danese Milano Fruit Bowl No 9 in Beech Wood by Ron Gilad
Located in Hicksville, NY
Fruit bowl no 9 is a container in the shape of an elongated oval, like an old-fashioned racetrack or Roman circus. It holds the fruit in a single straight line but when it is full it...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Bowls

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Beech

Sol Glass Fruit Bowl, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Sol glass fruit bowl was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1982. Signed on the base, for further information please see authenticity info below. Ettore Sottsass was bo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Bowls

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Glass

Danese Milano Fruit Bowl No 10 in Beech Wood by Ron Gilad
Located in Hicksville, NY
Fruit bowl no 10 is a container that plays on contemporary symbolism. The image of the cross is reworked and transformed into a fruit bowl that challenges the sense and meaning of th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Bowls

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Beech

Terracotta #1 Bowl by Mascia Meccani
Located in Milan, IT
Delicate colors applied by hand adorn this bowl designed in 2019 by Mascia Meccani. Made of red terracotta, the bowl rests on a cylindrical base and boasts a combination of textured ...
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2010s Italian Modern Serving Bowls

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Ceramic

Hand Glazed Fine Bone China Bowl with Expressionist Design
Located in London, GB
Accidental Expressionist, 1882 Ltd. with Martyn Thompson. A tea set comprising a remake of a Susie Cooper fine bone china teapot and two varying cups...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Serving Bowls

Materials

Ceramic

Hand Glazed Fine Bone China Sugar Bowl with Expressionist Design
Located in London, GB
Accidental Expressionist, 1882 Ltd. with Martyn Thompson. A tea set comprising a remake of a Susie Cooper fine bone china teapot and two varying cups...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Serving Bowls

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Ceramic

Rigel Glass Bowl, by Marco Zanini for Memphis Milano Collection
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Rigel Glass Bowl was originally designed by Marco Zanini in 1982. The piece features blue, black, green, red and clear glass with lid and ste...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Bowls

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Glass

Vintage Sterling Silver Hallmarked Scalloped Bowl Or Bread Basket
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely hallmarked sterling silver scalloped bowl is from the 1980s. It is perfect for serving and can be used as a bread basket. The hallmarks on the back are X958F. This is bow...
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1980s American Vintage Modern Serving Bowls

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Sterling Silver

Contemporary Earthenware Salad Plate with Classic Tones of English Delftware
Located in London, GB
Indigo Rain, 1882 Ltd. with Faye Toogood. Designer Faye Toogood’s addition to her range of ceramic designs for 1882 Ltd. puts a fresh spin on the forms and traditions of English creamware. Indigo Rain adds a touch of contemporary flair to the homely familiarity of blue-and-white striped crockery. The fine earthenware showcases the classic tones of English Delftware...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Serving Bowls

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Ceramic

Duo Round Glass Bowl Medium
Located in New York, NY
The Duo collection draws attention to every room decoration or flower bouquet. The round shapes and the mix between clear glass and stainless steel creates a modern yet calming expre...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Serving Bowls

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Stainless Steel

Fine Bone China Large Shallow Bowl Sculpted with Generous and Curvaceous Forms
Located in London, GB
Flare, 1882 Ltd. with Pinch. Russell Pinch and Oona Bannon are renowned furniture and lighting designers and have reduced the scale in which they design to create Flare. Flare is a F...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Serving Bowls

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Ceramic

Earthenware Medium Bowl with Interpretation of Traditional Creamware
Located in London, GB
Indigo Storm, 1882 Ltd. with Faye Toogood. Faye Toogood’s range of ceramic designs for 1882 Ltd. celebrates the accidental beauty of natural imperfec...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Serving Bowls

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Ceramic

Red Moon Small Copper Bowl by Elisa Ossino
Located in Milan, IT
Red moon, a small copper bowl, is part of the Lunar landscape collection designed by Elisa Ossino. The designer created a tableware collection, revisiting the classic themes of mise ...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Serving Bowls

Materials

Copper

Contemporary Earthenware Large Serving Bowl, Classic Tone of English Delftware
Located in London, GB
Indigo Rain, 1882 Ltd. with Faye Toogood. Designer Faye Toogood’s addition to her range of ceramic designs for 1882 Ltd. puts a fresh spin on the forms and traditions of English crea...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Serving Bowls

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Ceramic

Fine Bone China Pasta Bowl with Organic Shapes and Delicate Green Colours
By Deborah M. Allen
Located in London, GB
Jenny Green, 1882 Ltd. with Deborah M Allen. Californian-based artist Deborah M Allen’s love of the water has always influenced her work, which often includes references to carved landscapes and the unexpected organic shapes and colours we prize in nature. The result? Gorgeous contemplations of space, fluidity and light. This collection of fine bone china showcases...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Serving Bowls

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Ceramic

Hand-Hammered Octagonal Bowl, .800 Silver, Italy, Late 20th Century
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
Octagonal bowl with rounded sides, entirely hammered by hand to get a special brightness. Made in the 1990s by the silverware company Zaramella of Padua, active for more than 70 year...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Serving Bowls

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Silver

Duo Round Glass Bowl Small
Located in New York, NY
The Duo collection draws attention to every room decoration or flower bouquet. The round shapes and the mix between clear glass and stainless steel creates a modern yet calming expre...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Serving Bowls

Materials

Stainless Steel

Contemporary Earthenware Jug with Classic Tones of English Delftware
Located in London, GB
Indigo rain, 1882 Ltd. with Faye Toogood. Designer Faye Toogood’s addition to her range of ceramic designs for 1882 Ltd. Puts a fresh spin on the forms and traditions of English creamware. Indigo Rain adds a touch of contemporary flair to the homely familiarity of blue-and-white striped crockery. The fine earthenware showcases the Classic tones of English Delftware...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Serving Bowls

Materials

Ceramic

New Modern Bowl in Black Marquinia Marble, creator Christoforo Trapani
Located in Milan, IT
From stellar kitchens to the table. The Memory bowl is an ancestral reminder, a symbol of the vital relationship between people and food. As necessary as i...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Serving Bowls

Materials

Marble

Fine Bone China Bowl Sculpted with Generous and Curvaceous Forms
Located in London, GB
Flare, 1882 Ltd. with Pinch. Russell Pinch and Oona Bannon are renowned furniture and lighting designers and have reduced the scale in which they design to create Flare. Flare is a f...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Serving Bowls

Materials

Ceramic

Fine Bone China Bowl with Organic Shapes and Delicate Green Colors
By Deborah M. Allen
Located in London, GB
Jenny Green, 1882 Ltd. with Deborah M Allen. Californian-based artist Deborah M Allen’s love of the water has always influenced her work, which often includes references to carved landscapes and the unexpected organic shapes and colours we prize in nature. The result? Gorgeous contemplations of space, fluidity and light. This collection of fine bone china showcases...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Serving Bowls

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Ceramic

White Fine Bone China Bowl
Located in London, GB
White, 1882 Ltd. The purist fine bone china tableware. Designed by Chris Johnson and made in Stoke-on-Trent. This forms the base of all our collections...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Serving Bowls

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Ceramic

White Fine Bone China Pasta Bowl
Located in London, GB
White, 1882 Ltd. The purist fine bone china tableware. Designed by Chris Johnson and made in Stoke-on-Trent. This forms the base of all our collections and th...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Serving Bowls

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Ceramic

Vola Carlo Moretti Mouth Blown Murano Glass Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Carlo Moretti Vola mouth blown Murano glass bowl in clear glass with orange, white and red trim.  
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Bowls

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Murano Glass

Ghidini 1961 Omini Small Bowl in Stainless Steel by Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Small bowl in stainless steel Omini is a family of products that plays on the inclusion and the relationship between the human figure with a series of monolithic objects from geomet...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Bowls

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Stainless Steel

Hand Glazed Earthenware Medium Serving Bowl with Unique Contemporary Design
Located in London, GB
Slick, 1882 Ltd. Slick and Sleet by 1882 Ltd. with an extended vase collection by Queensberry Hunt is a collection of uniquely hand glazed items – a true testament to the skill of th...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Serving Bowls

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Ceramic

Hand Glazed Earthenware Large Serving Bowl with Unique Contemporary Design
Located in London, GB
Slick, 1882 Ltd. Slick and Sleet by 1882 Ltd. with an extended vase collection by Queensberry Hunt is a collection of uniquely hand glazed items – a true testament to the skill of th...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Serving Bowls

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Ceramic

Hand-Hammered Oval Serving Bowl, .800 Silver, Italy, Late 20th Century
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
Oval serving bowl with rounded sides, entirely hammered by hand to get a special brightness. Made in the 1990s by the silverware company Zaramella of Padua, active for more than 70 y...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Serving Bowls

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Silver

Ghidini 1961 Omini Medium Bowl in Stainless Steel by Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Medium bowl in stainless steel Omini is a family of products that plays on the inclusion and the relationship between the human figure with a series of monolithic objects from geome...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Bowls

Materials

Stainless Steel

Modern serving bowls for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Modern serving bowls 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 serving bowls 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, stone and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern serving bowls 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 serving bowls, popular names associated with this style include Faye Toogood, Memphis Group, Memphis Milano, and Mosche Bianche. 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 serving bowls differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $26 and tops out at $5,481 while the average work can sell for $358.

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