Set of 8 Vintage Cera Glassware Highball Glasses, Regimental Drum
By Cera
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 8 Vintage Cera Glassware Highball Glasses in the Regimental Drum pattern.
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
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Set of 8 Vintage Cera Glassware Highball Glasses, Regimental Drum
By Cera
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 8 Vintage Cera Glassware Highball Glasses in the Regimental Drum pattern.
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Set of 4 Mid Century Modern Cera Glassware Frogs and Ferns Rocks Glasses
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of four rocks glasses by Cera Glassware with frogs sitting on rocks among ferns and cattails.
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Vintage Cera Glassware Camelot Pattern Cocktail Set in Black and White
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage seven-piece cocktail set by Cera Glassware in the Camelot pattern. Executed in black lines on white ground in imitation of line engravings, each form in this pattern depicts ...
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Set of Four Mid Century Modern Frogs and Ferns Rocks Glasses by Cera Glassware
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of four rocks glasses by Cera Glassware with frogs sitting on rocks among ferns and cattails.
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8 Vintage Cera Glassware Highball Glasses, Regimental Drum
Located in Nantucket, MA
Mid-Century Modern highball glasses decorated as parade drums in teal and red enamel with 22 karat gold. The front with a large patriotic eagle below a banner with the motto E Pluri...
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Set of 4 Vintage Cera Glassware "Lemon" Rocks Glasses
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Four vintage rocks glassed by Cera Glass with lemons, leaves and blossoms in yellow, green and white on clear glass.
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Vintage Cera Glassware, Red, White and Blue Arrow Barware Suite
Located in Nantucket, MA
Midcentury eleven piece bar suite with vinyl caddy and ice bucket. All decorated with vertical red, white and blue arrows alternately pointed up and down. The set includes 6 large ro...
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Set of 6 Mid Century Modern Cera Glassware "Golden Dragon" Rocks Glasses
Located in Nantucket, MA
Set of six vintage rocks glasses with 22k gold over orange enamel dragons in pursuit of the pearl of wisdom on a ground of white frosted stylized clouds in a fan pattern between band...
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Cera Glass Ice Bucket with 22K Gold Design, Antique Map Style, 1960s
By Cera
Located in New York, NY
Classic 1960's Cera Glassware "Old World Maps" glass ice bucket / bowl with real 22 karat gold design screen printed onto the glass, in the style of an antique map of the Old World.
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4 Mid-Century Modern, Cera Glass Daffodil Rocks Glasses
Located in Nantucket, MA
Set of 4 Mid-Century Modern rocks glasses by Cera Glassware with daffodils in green, yellow and white enamels.
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Rare, Vintage Cera Glass, Silver Basket Weave Footed Cocktail Glasses
Located in Nantucket, MA
Rare Set of vintage footed cocktail or water glasses by Cera Glassware decorated with a silver woven cane design.
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Set of 4 MCM Rocks Glasses with Enameled Bees on Wire Screen by Cera Glass
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of four Cera Glassware rocks glasses with enameled honeybee on wire screening in yellow, orange and tan enamels.
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Set of 4 MCM Rocks Glasses by Cera Glass with Enameled Bee on Wire Screening
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of four Cera Glassware rocks glasses with enameled honeybee on wire screening in yellow, orange and tan enamels.
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8 Mid-Century Highball Glasses by Cera Glass in Translucent Enamel and 22k Gold
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Rare set of eight highball glasses by Cera Glassware with leaves in translucent blue and purple with outlines and details in 22 karat gold.
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Four Cera Glass Vintage Rocks Glasses with Large Daffodils in Colored Enamels
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Cera Glassware "Daffodil" rocks glasses with large daffodils in yellow, white and green enamel on clear glass.
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Vintage Cera Double Old Fashioned Glasses with 22k Gold Tassels and Cords
Located in Nantucket, MA
Four rare Mid-Century Modern double old fashioned glasses by Cera Glassware decorated in 22 karat gold with tasseled cords hanging from an openwork band with a gap and what appears t...
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Vintage Op-Art Cocktail Set from the Bartrix Line by Cera in a Panton Pattern
Located in Nantucket, MA
9 Piece cocktail set by Bartrix / Cera Glassware in a black and white Op-Art Verner Panton style design.
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Vintage Cera "Old World Map" Pattern, Companion Serving Tray
Located in Nantucket, MA
Mid-Century Modern molded serving tray with up-turned edges made as a companion piece to the Cera Glassware "Old World Map" barware having an image of an antique style world map in t...
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Six Vintage Double Old Fashioned Glasses with Antique Pocket Watch Designs
Located in Nantucket, MA
Six vintage double old fashioned glasses in the manner of Cera Glassware in white enamel and 22k gold on clear glass and decorated with images of antique pocket watches with identifi...
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Vintage Vinyl Clad Cheese Board with Old World Map Ceramic Tile Cutting Surface
Located in Nantucket, MA
Mid-Century Modern oval cheese board clad in black vinyl with a ceramic tile inset cutting surface mad to compliment the Cera Glassware Old World Map barware pattern, decorated with ...
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6 Vintage Old World Map Highball Glasses with a Circular Vinyl Caddy
Located in Nantucket, MA
6 Vintage highball glasses by Cera Glassware decorated with an old world style map in tans and gold on clear glass.
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1960s Gold Printed Presidential Coins Highball Glasses Barware Set of 6
By Cera, Bob Wallack, Culver Ltd.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Midcentury vintage set of 6 pieces highball glasses 1960s gold printed presidential coins. Set of 6 Cera 22-karat gold signed glassware barware. Gold and black coin design.
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Vintage Midcentury Barware Ice Bucket 1960s Gold Presidential Coins
By The Couroc Company, Culver Ltd., Cera
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Midcentury vintage Barware Ice Bucket 1960s gold printed presidential coins. Cera 22-karat gold signed glassware barware. Gold and black coin design.
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Cera Glassware Barware Old World Map Mid Century
By Cera
Located in New York, NY
Mid Century 1970s Cera Glassware Barware. Old World Map Design. Set of 4.
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H 5.63 in Dm 2.88 in
Cera 1960s Mid-Century Glassware Barware 22K Gold Herb Motif Set of 8
By Cera
Located in New York, NY
1960s Mid-century cera glassware barware. Herb Motif. 22K Gold. Set of 8.
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Cera 22K Rocks Glassware Barware 1960s Mid Century
By Cera
Located in New York, NY
1960s Mid century Cera 22K gold and black rocks cocktail whiskey glassware barware.
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Cera 22k Gold Glassware Barware 1960s Mid-Century Set of 8
By Cera
Located in New York, NY
Mid-century 1960s Cera 22K Gold Glassware Barware. Blue accents. Signed Cera.
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Cera 22-Karat Gold 1960s Midcentury Signed Glassware Barware Set of 6
By Cera
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury 1960s Cera 22-karat gold and black glassware barware. Often referred to as roly poly glasses due to their round modern shape.
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H 20 in W 40 in D 40 in
Mid-Century Modern Black and 22-Karat Gold Coin Design Large Glassware Set, Cera
By Cera
Located in New Hyde Park, NY
Large midcentury black and 22-karat gold coin design glassware set. Set includes 56 pieces. Measurements: Water glasses (15): 2.75" W x 2.75" D x 5.5" H Stemmed globe glasse...
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H 5.63 in Dm 2.75 in
Cera 22-Karat Gold Signed Glassware Barware 1960s Midcentury Set of 10
Located in New York, NY
1960s midcentury Cera 22-karat gold signed glassware barware. Gold and black coin design.
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H 4.9 in Dm 3.25 in
Cera 22K Gold Mid Century Double Old Fashioned Glassware Barware Set of 6
Located in New York, NY
Mid Century Cera 22K Gold Glassware Barware. Black and Gold.
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Vintage Cera Glassware Highball Glasses with Enameled Daffodil Decoration
Located in Nantucket, MA
Det of 6 Cera glassware highball glasses decorated with daffodils in green, yellow and white enamels.
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Cera Glassware MCM Ice Bowl in the Daffodil Pattern
Located in Nantucket, MA
Mid-Century Modern ice bowl by Cera Glassware decorated with daffodils in green, yellow and white enamel.
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Vintage Rocks Glasses by Cera Glassware in the 'Daffodil' Pattern
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage cera glassware rocks glasses in the "Daffodil" pattern decorated with bunches of daffodils in green, yellow and white.
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H 4.13 in Dm 3.25 in
Vintage Cera Glassware Rocks Glasses with Mughal Elephants on a Lattice Ground
Located in Nantucket, MA
Mid-Century Modern rocks glasses by Cera Glassware decorated with a leafy green-on-green lattice pattern with 22k gold caparisoned Mughal elephants in the openings.
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Vintage Cera Glassware "E Pluribus Unum" Regimental Drum Old Fashioned Glasses
Located in Nantucket, MA
Eight vintage old fashioned glasses by Cera Glassware in the "E Pluribus Unum" / Regimental Drum pattern.
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H 4.13 in Dm 3.25 in
Six Hard to Find "Gazebo" Rocks Glasses with Potted Plants by Cera Glassware
Located in Nantucket, MA
Six hard to find Cera Glassware rocks glasses with white lattice work trellises with green plants in pots and hanging baskets.
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H 4.13 in Dm 3.25 in
Four Rare Vintage, Cera Glassware Rocks Glasses, in the Golden Dragon Pattern
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage rocks glasses by Cera Glassware in the hard-to-find Golden Dragon pattern - decorated in 22k gold and orange enamel with a large dragon pursuing the flaming pearl of wisdom a...
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Four Rare Cera Glassware Vintage Rocks Glasses in the Golden Dragon Pattern
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage rocks glasses by Cera Glassware in the hard-to-find Golden Dragon pattern - decorated in 22k gold and orange enamel with a large dragon pursuing the flaming pearl of wisdom a...
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H 4.25 in Dm 3.25 in
Vintage Cera Glassware Rocks Glasses in Teal and Red Drum Pattern w/Gold Eagle
Located in Nantucket, MA
Set of 6 vintage rocks glasses by Cera Glassware in teal and red enamel with 22k gold - decorated as a parade drum with a spread-winged eagle on the front and a shield on the back.
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Set of 8 Vintage Cera Glassware Dow-Jones Industrial Average 1958-68 Coolers
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of eight stemmed coolers by Cera Glassware in the Ten Year Dow-Jones Industrial Average pattern for the period 1958-1968.
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4 Vintage Cera Glassware Old Fashioned Glasses, Regimental Drum
Located in Nantucket, MA
Mid-Century Modern old fashioned glasses decorated as parade drums in teal and red enamel with 22 karat gold. The front with a large patriotic eagle below a banner with the motto E ...
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Vintage Cera Glassware Blueprints for the Perfect Cocktail Rocks Glasses
Located in Nantucket, MA
Set of four Mid-Century Modern rocks glasses by Cera, decorated in blues and white with designs based on blueprints with materials, and construction instruction for various cocktails...
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Vintage Cera Glassware Cocktail Pitcher in the Old World Pattern
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage cocktail pitcher by Cera in the Old World Map pattern, with a map designed to look like an antique map on parchment in tans and 22k gold. We have multiple listings for the...
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Set of 4 Vintage American Eagle Rocks Glasses by Cera Glassware.
Located in Nantucket, MA
Four vintage rocks glasses by Cera, decorated as a teal and red parade drum with a spread-wing eagle holding a stars and stripes shield on the front and with a shield on the back.
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Vintage Cera Glassware Ice Bowl in the Old World Map Pattern
Located in Nantucket, MA
Mid-Century Modern ice bowl by Cera in the Old World Map pattern, with a map designed to look like an antique map on parchment in tans and 22k gold. We have multiple listings for ...
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Set of 4 Hard to Find Cera Glassware "Golden Dragon" Rocks Glasses
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Four vintage rocks glasses by Cera with a Golden Dragon chasing the "Pearl of Wisdom" on a textured frosted ground within borders of orange and gold.
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H 3.38 in Dm 3.25 in
Vintage, Ten Year Dow-Jones Industrial Average Rocks Glasses by Cera Glassware
Located in Nantucket, MA
Set of four Ten Year Dow-Jones Industrial Average rocks glasses for the period 1958-1968 with a black and white enamel graph of the market's activity along with events that effected ...
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Set of Four Hard to Find Cera Glassware "Golden Dragon" Large Rocks Glasses
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Four Large size vintage rocks glasses by Cera with a Golden Dragon chasing the "Pearl of Wisdom" on a textured frosted ground within borders of orange and gold.
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Set of 4 Hard to Find Cera Glassware "Golden Dragon" Large Rocks Glasses
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Four Large size vintage rocks glasses by Cera with a Golden Dragon chasing the "Pearl of Wisdom" on a textured frosted ground within borders of orange and gold.
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Set of 4 Cera Glassware Ten Year Dow-Jones Industrial Average Rocks Glasses
Located in Nantucket, MA
Set of four Ten Year Dow-Jones Industrial Average cocktail glasses for the period 1958-1968 with a black and white enamel graph of the market's activity along with events that effect...
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MCM Cera Old Fashioned Glasses with Translucent Blue Dots and Gold Palmettes
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of four Cera Glassware old fashioned glasses with a double row of translucent blue dots on a white ground above a gold palmettes.
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H 3.5 in Dm 3.63 in
Four MCM Cera Old Fashioned Glasses with Translucent Blue Dots & Gold Palmettes
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of four Cera Glassware old fashioned glasses with a double row of translucent blue dots on a white ground above a gold palmettes.
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H 4.13 in Dm 3.25 in
Six Vintage Rocks Glasses with a Parrot in a White Scrollwork Cage by Cera Glass
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of six vintage rocks glasses by Cera Glassware decorated with a colorful parrot in a white scrollwork cage on clear glass.
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Vintage Cera Ten Year Dow-Jones Industrial Average Cocktail Pitcher, 1958-1968
Located in Nantucket, MA
Ten Year Dow-Jones industrial average cocktail pitcher for the period from 1958-1968 by Cera Glassware. Decorated with a graph depicting the market change over ten years and showing ...
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H 4.13 in Dm 3.25 in
Vintage Cera, Ten Year Dow-Jones Industrial Average, '1958-1968', Rocks Glasses
Located in Nantucket, MA
Four vintage rocks glasses by Cera glassware. Ten year Dow-Jones industrial average for the period from 1958-1968, with a graph in black on white showing the changes in the market al...
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MCM Vinyl Ice Bucket - 'Ten Year Dow-Jones Industrial Average, 1958-1968'
Located in Nantucket, MA
Companion vinyl ice bucket to the Cera Glassware line of Ten Year Dow-Jones Industrial Average barware.
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Vintage Cera Glassware Ten Year Dow-Jones Industrial Average Cocktail Pitcher
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage cocktail pitcher of cylindrical form by Cera Glassware in the ten year Dow-Jones industrial average pattern for the period 1958-1968.
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Vintage Cera Glassware Camelot Pattern Rocks Glasses in Black and White
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage set of 4 rocks glasses by Cera Glassware in the Camelot pattern. Executed in black lines on white ground in imitation of line engravings, each form in this pattern depicts pe...
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Vintage Cera Glassware for Neiman-Marcus Rocks Glasses in a Bamboo Design
By Neiman Marcus
Located in Nantucket, MA
Mid-century rocks glasses made by Cera Glassware and retailed by Neiman-Marcus having a pattern of dried bamboo stocks on a loose-weave mesh ground executed in white, tan and brown e...
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Vintage Barware, Set of 6 Highball Glasses by Cera Glassware, "Blue Dragon"
Located in Nantucket, MA
Set of six midcentury vintage bar glasses, in rare Dragon pattern, made by Cera Glassware. Each with a flying dragon wrapped around the exterior in 22-karat gold over blue enamel.
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6 Vintage Cera Glassware Old Fashioned Glasses, Regimental Drum
Located in Nantucket, MA
Mid-Century Modern old fashioned glasses decorated as parade drums in teal and red enamel with 22 karat gold. The front with a large patriotic eagle below a banner with the motto E ...
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H 4.13 in Dm 3.25 in
4 Vintage Cera Glassware, Ten Year Dow-Jones Industrial Average Rocks Glasses
Located in Nantucket, MA
Set of four Ten Year Dow-Jones Industrial Average rocks glasses for the period 1958-1968 with a black and white enamel graph of the market's activity along with events that effected ...
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Vintage, Ten Year Dow-Jones Industrial Average Cocktail Set by Cera Glassware
Located in Nantucket, MA
Cocktail pitcher and four rocks glasses in the Ten Year Dow-Jones Industrial Average pattern for the period 1958-1968 with a black and white enamel graph of the market's activity alo...
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H 4.13 in Dm 3.25 in
Vintage, Ten Year Dow-Jones Industrial Average Rocks Glasses by Cera Glassware
Located in Nantucket, MA
Set of four ten year Dow-Jones Industrial Average rocks glasses for the period 1958-1968 with a black and white enamel graph of the market's activity along with events that effected ...
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H 4.13 in Dm 3.25 in
4 Vintage, Ten Year Dow-Jones Industrial Average Rocks Glasses by Cera Glassware
Located in Nantucket, MA
Set of four Ten Year Dow-Jones Industrial Average rocks glasses for the period 1958-1968 with a black and white enamel graph of the market's activity along with events that effected ...
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Vintage Set of 4 Cera Glassware Old World Map Pattern Cocktail or Rocks Glasses
Located in Nantucket, MA
Set of 4 mid-century modern cocktail or rocks glasses by Cera in the Old World Map pattern, with a map designed to look like an antique map on parchment in tans and 22k gold. We h...
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RARE, Vintage Cera Glass, Silver Basket Weave Highball Glasses
Located in Nantucket, MA
Rare Set of vintage highball glasses by Cera Glassware decorated with a silver woven cane design.
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H 3.18 in Dm 3 in
Eight Vintage Cera Old Fashioned Glasses with Swans Reflected in Waters Surface
Located in Nantucket, MA
Eight old fashioned glasses made by Cera Glassware and decorated in 22k gold with swans swimming below arched floral swags, the water created with yellow and blue translucent enamels...
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H 4.13 in Dm 3.25 in
Six Cera Glass Rocks Glasses with Flower Patterned Owls in Black, White and Gold
Located in Nantucket, MA
Six vintage rocks glasses by Cera Glassware decorated in black and white enamel with 22 karat gold detail.
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H 4.13 in Dm 3.25 in
Vintage Cera, Ten Year Dow-Jones Industrial Average, '1958-1968', Rocks Glasses
Located in Nantucket, MA
Four vintage rocks glasses by Cera Glassware. Ten Year Dow-Jones Industrial Average for the period from 1958-1968, with a graph in black on white showing the changes in the market al...
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H 4.13 in Dm 3.25 in
Vintage Cera Ten Year Dow-Jones Industrial Average Rocks Glasses for 1958-1968
Located in Nantucket, MA
Set of four Cera Glassware 'Ten Year Dow-Jones Industrial Average" rocks glasses for the period 1958-1968 - clear glass with a black and white graph of the stock market's activity wi...
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H 5.5 in Dm 2.75 in
Black and 22-Karat Gold Coin Design Highball Glasses by Cera Mid-Century Modern
By Bob Wallack, Cera
Located in Topeka, KS
All six are marked with the half and half crown mark of Cera Glassware and this design is attributed to Bob Wallack.
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Vintage Cera Old World Map, Book Form Cheese Board, World of Cheese
Located in Nantucket, MA
Mid-Century Modern cheese board in the form of a book titled "World of Cheese" Made as a companion to the Cera Glassware "Old World Map" pattern barware. The folding, vinyl clad book...
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PC Consolidated Listing, Eleven sets
Located in Nantucket, MA
Including: 8 Vintage Highball Glasses by Cera Glassware Co, in Green and Blue with Gold , 5.5 x 2.75 , f_22421422 , Price: $625 Art Deco / Machine Age, Chrome and Glass Ice Bowl wi...
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Vintage Midcentury Barware Glasses 1960s Gold Presidential Coins
By Culver Ltd., The Couroc Company, Cera
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Midcentury vintage set of 2 pieces rocks glasses 1960s gold printed presidential coins. Cera 22-karat gold signed glassware barware. Gold and black coin design.
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Vintage Midcentury Barware Rocks Glasses 1960s Gold Presidential Coins
By Culver Ltd., The Couroc Company, Cera
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Midcentury vintage Set of 6 pieces 5-ounce rocks glasses 1960s gold printed presidential coins. Cera 22-karat gold signed glassware barware. Gold and black coin design.
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Pretty Sunburst Crackled Glass Decanter and Four Tulip Cera Glasses
By Cera
Located in Westport, CT
Decanter is 9" tall without top - 12" with top - 14.5 in diameter. The Mid-Century Cera glassware brings bright red and bright yellow tulips to the mix (pardon the pun) mix it up, sh...
Cera 22-Karat 1960s Midcentury Cocktail Glassware Barware
By Cera
Located in New York, NY
Cera 22-karat signed cocktail glasses. Classic black and gold coin motif. 4 roly poly rocks glasses and 4 stemmed martini/goblet glasses. Measurements for glasses: Roly poly diam...
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Cera 22K Gold Glassware Barware Mid Century
Located in New York, NY
Mid century 22K gold cera glassware barware. Grape vine / grape leaf Greek roman design.
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Set of 8 Cera Highball Glasses with Fruits
By Cera
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 8 Cera Highball Glasses. Each glass decorated with various fruits including apples, pineapple, grapes and strawberries. Fruits are framed in a circular panel trimmed in 22K go...
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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
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
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.
Whether it’s streamlined or sophisticated, a bar area is always a welcoming feature in any home interior. A cheery well-made drink with friends and family has the potential to yield some unforgettable moments alongside those that aren’t easily remembered. And the only way to conjure that exemplary cordial is by putting the proper antique or vintage barware to work.
Essential barware equipment ranges from sterling-silver barspoons for mixing your cocktails in tall collins glasses to jiggers, shakers and strainers that allow you to whip up martinis and old-fashioneds.
From a design standpoint, some barware, such as our array of Art Deco glass whiskey sets or mid-century modern silver-banded tumblers crafted by Dorothy Thorpe, can help position your bar as a bold and attractive centerpiece to a room. At the very least, a carefully curated collection of barware can elevate with subtlety the bar’s nearby fixtures, as a handcrafted crystal decanter might do for your vintage 1960s bar cart.
As cocktail hour draws near, find inspiration in our gorgeous gallery of home bars in locales ranging from London to New York to San Francisco, and browse the exquisite selection of antique, new and vintage barware and glassware on 1stDibs.
Smoking might have fallen out of fashion, but these ashtrays have enduring design appeal.
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