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Large Murano Art Glass Charger and Bowl. Red and Black
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Kansas City, MO
Red and Black swirl Murano hand blown art glass bowl and charger. Mint Condition
Plate 21.75
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Art Glass
Murano, Italy, Large Art Glass Dish in a Modern Style with a Fish Motif
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Murano, Italy. Large art glass dish in a modern style with a fish motif.
Approx. 1960s.
In
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Art Glass
H 1.19 in W 20.08 in D 9.45 in
Charger Plate Platters Serveware Imperial Green Marble Handmade Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
, platters and placers.
Dimensions: D 33 x H 1.9 cm. Available in different marbles, onyx and quartzite
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble
Charger Plates Platters Serveware White Statuary Marble Handmade Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
, platters and placers. The precious white statuary marble has always been the one preferred by sculptors and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble
Charger Plate Platters Serveware Grey Marble Handmade Italy Collectible Design
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
, platters and placers.
Dimensions: D 33 x H 1.9 cm. Available in different marbles, onyx and quartzite
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble
Charger Plate Platters Serveware White Calacatta Marble Collectible Design Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
Hand carved charger plate from Calacatta marble. Multiple use as charger plates, plates, platters
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble
Plate Platters Serveware Black Marquina Marble Collectible Design Handmade Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
Hand carved circular presentation plate in Marquina marble.
Multiple use as plates, platters and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Onyx
H 0.48 in Dm 8.67 in
Charger Plate Platters Serveware Green Quartzite Marble Collectible Design Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
, plates, platters and placers.
Dimensions: D 33 x H 1.9 cm. Available in different marbles, onyx and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Quartz
Charger Plate Platters Serveware Amber Onyx Marble Collectible Handmade Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
Hand carved charger plate from Amber onyx. Multiple use as charger plates, plates, platters and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Onyx
Plates Platters Serveware Set Black Marquina Marble Collectible Handmade Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
Hand carved presentation plates in Marquina marble.
Multiple use as plates, platters and placers
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble
H 1.34 in W 13.78 in D 14.18 in
Plates Serveware Platters Black Marquina White Statuary Marble Handmade Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
Hand carved presentation plates in Marquina and Statuary marble. Multiple use as plates, platters
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Onyx, Marble
H 0.56 in W 13.78 in D 14.18 in
Centerpiece Platters Tableware White Carrara Marble Green Ming Collectible Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
: Medium L 45, W 12, H 1.5 cm
Also available: Big L 45, W 20.5, H 1.5 cm
100% Hand made in Italy.
Marble
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble
H 0.6 in W 17.72 in D 4.73 in
Centerpiece Platters Tableware White Carrara Marble Green Ming Collectible Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
L 45, W 20.5, H 1.5 cm
Also available: Medium L 45, W 12, H 1.5 cm
100% Hand made in Italy.
Marble
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble
H 0.6 in W 17.72 in D 8.08 in
Centerpiece Plate Platters Tableware White Carrara Marble Brass Inlay Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
% Hand made in Italy.
Marble is a natural material, every piece is unique as each marble block is
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble, Brass
H 0.6 in W 17.72 in D 8.08 in
Centerpiece Plate Platters Serveware White Carrara Marble Brass Inlay Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
made in Italy.
Marble is a natural material, every piece is unique as each marble block is different
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble, Brass
H 0.6 in W 17.72 in D 4.73 in
Centerpiece Plate Platters Serveware Black Marquina Marble Brass Inlay Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
% Hand made in Italy.
Marble is a natural material, every piece is unique as each marble block is
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble, Brass
H 0.6 in W 17.72 in D 8.08 in
Centerpiece Serveware Platter White Carrara Marble Pink Onyx Flamingo Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
Italy.
Marble is a natural material, every piece is unique as each quartzite marble is different in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Brass
H 0.6 in W 17.72 in D 8.08 in
Centerpiece Serveware Platters White Marble Blue Azul Macaubas Handmade Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
Macaubas.
Dimensions: L 45, W 12, H 1.5 cm
100% Hand made in Italy.
Marble is a natural material, every
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble, Brass
H 0.6 in W 17.72 in D 4.73 in
Plate Platter Serveware Blue Azul Macaubas Marble Hand-carved Collectible Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
plates, platters and placers.
Dimensions: D 22, H 1.2 cm. Available in different marbles, onyx and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Quartz
Charger Plate Platter Serveware Solid Green Quartzite Marble Hand-carved Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
, plates, platters and placers.
Dimensions: D 33, H 1.9 cm. Available in different marbles, onyx and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Quartz
Charger Plates Absolute White Marble Christmas Platters Tableware Set 12 Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
marble. Multiple use as charger plates, plates, platters and placers.
Set of 12 charger plates, also
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble
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H 0.71 in Dm 13 in
Plate Platter Serveware Solid Green Onyx Marble Hand-carved Collectible Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
Hand carved presentation plate from Green onyx. Multiple use as plates, platters and placers. The
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Onyx
H 0.71 in W 13.78 in D 14.18 in
Plate Platters Serveware Blue Azul Macaubas Marble Hand-carved Collectible Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
use as plates, platters and placers.
Dimensions: Big L 36, W 35, H 1.8 cm. Also available: medium L
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Quartz
H 0.71 in W 13.78 in D 14.18 in
Plate Platters Serveware Amber Onyx Marble Hand-Carved Italy Collectible Design
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
transparency of the onyx making this a very precious object.
Multiple use as plates, platters and placers
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Onyx
Charger Plates Platters Serveware set Six Black Marquinia Brass Handmade Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
use as charger plates, plates, platters and placers.
Dimensions: D 33 X H 1.9 cm. Available in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble
Plate Platter Serveware Solid Green Onyx Marble Hand-carved Collectible Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
Hand carved presentation plate from green onyx. Multiple use as plates, platters and placers. The
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Onyx
H 0.71 in W 11.03 in D 11.82 in
Plate Platters Serveware Green Onyx Marble Collectible Design Hand-carved Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
Hand carved presentation plate from Green onyx. Multiple use as plates, platters and placers. The
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Onyx
H 0.71 in W 7.88 in D 9.45 in
Charger Plate Platters Serveware White Statuary Marble Hand-carved Carrara Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
Hand carved charger plate from statuary marble. Multiple use as charger plates, plates, platters
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble
Plates Platters Serveware Set Blue White Pink Marble Collectible Design Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
. Multiple use as plates, platters and placers.
Dimensions: Small - L24 W20 H1.8 cm, Medium - L30 W28 H1.8
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Quartz, Marble
H 1.34 in W 13.78 in D 14.18 in
Large Murano Aventurina Flecked Biomorphic Glass Centerpiece
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful hand blown Murano glass biomorphic centerpiece/platter, decorated with iridescent
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Cutting Board Platter Serveware White Carrara Marble and Brass Inlay Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
made in Italy.
Marble is a natural material, every piece is unique as each marble block is different
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
H 0.6 in W 15.75 in D 8.27 in
Centerpiece Serveware Platters Blue Azul Macaubas Marble Inlay Steel Shark Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
W 12 H 1.5 cm
100% Hand made in Italy.
Marble is a natural material, every piece is unique as each
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble, Stainless Steel
H 0.6 in W 19.69 in D 8.47 in
Centerpiece Platters Servewa Blue Azul Macaubas Marble Steel Inlay Italy Design
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
.
Dimensions: Medium - L 45 W 12 H 1.5 cm
Also available: Big - L 50 W 21.5 H 1.5 cm
100% Hand made in Italy
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble, Stainless Steel
H 0.6 in W 17.72 in D 4.73 in
Centerpiece Platters Serverware White Carrara Blue Azul Marble Brass Inlay Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
in Italy.
Our mission is a clear signal of opposition to the enormous waste that occurs in the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble, Brass
H 0.6 in W 17.72 in D 8.08 in
Charger Plates Absolute White Marble Christmas Platters Tableware Set of 6 Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
marble. Multiple use as charger plates, plates, platters and placers.
Set of 6 charger plates, also
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble
Charger Plate Platters Serveware Set of 6 Yellow Marble Collectible Design Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
, plates, platters and placers.
Dimensions: D 33, H 1.9 cm. Available in different marbles, onyx and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble
Plates Platters Serveware Solid Green White Orange Onyx Marble Hand-carved Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
Hand carved presentation plates in green, white and orange onyx . Multiple use as plates, platters
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Onyx
H 1.34 in W 13.78 in D 14.18 in
Charger Plate Platters Serveware Set of 6 Amber Onyx Marble Handmade Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
, platters and placers. The polished finishing underlines the transparency of the onyx making this a very
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Onyx
Charger Plate Platters Serveware Set of 4 Imperial Green Marble Handmade Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
, plates, platters and placers.
Dimensions: D 33 x H 1.9 cm. Available in different marbles, onyx and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble
Plates Platters Serveware Set Solid Pink Green Onyx Marble Hand-carved Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
Hand carved presentation plates in green onyx and pink onyx.
Multiple use as plates, platters and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Onyx
H 1.34 in W 13.78 in D 14.18 in
Set Plate Platters Serveware Solid Green White Onyx Marble Hand-carved Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
, platters and placers.
Dimensions: Small - L 24, W 20, H 1.8 cm, medium - L 30, W 28, H 1.8 cm, big - L 36
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Onyx
H 1.34 in W 13.78 in D 14.18 in
Plates Platters Serveware Solid Pink White Green Onyx Marble Hand-carved Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
Hand carved presentation plates in green, white and pink onyx.
Multiple use as plates, platters
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Onyx
H 1.34 in W 13.78 in D 14.18 in
Charger Plates Platters Serveware Set of 4 Green Marble Design Handmade Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
platters and placers.
Dimensions: D 33, H 1.9 cm. Available in different marbles, onyx and quartzite
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble
Plates Platters Serveware Set Solid Pink White Onyx Marble Hand-carved Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
Hand carved presentation plates in white and pink onyx.
Multiple use as plates, platters and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Onyx
H 1.34 in W 13.78 in D 14.18 in
Plates Platters Serveware Set Solid Green Pink Onyx Marble Hand-carved Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
, platters and placers.
Dimensions: Small - L24 W20 H1.8 cm, Medium - L30 W28 H1.8 cm, Big - L36 W35 H1.8
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Onyx
H 1.34 in W 13.78 in D 14.18 in
Plates Platters Serveware Set Solid Pink Green Onyx Marble Hand-carved Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
Hand carved presentation plates in green and pink onyx.
Multiple use as plates, platters and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Onyx
H 1.34 in W 13.78 in D 14.18 in
Charger Plates Platters Serveware Set of 4 White Statuary Marble Handmade Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
plates, plates, platters and placers.
The precious white Statuary marble has always been the one
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble
Charger Plate Platters Serveware Set of 4 Imperial Grey Marble Handmade Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
, plates, platters and placers.
Dimensions: D 33 x H 1.9 cm. Available in different marbles, onyx and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble
Charger Plate Platters Serveware Set of 6 Green Quartzite Marble Handmade Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
plates, plates, platters and placers.
Dimensions: D 33 x H 1.9 cm.
Available in different marbles
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Quartz
Plates Platters Serveware Set Green Orange White Onyx Marble Hand-carved Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
, platters and placers.
Dimensions: Small - L24 W20 H1.8 cm, Medium - L30 W28 H1.8 cm, Big - L36 W35 H1.8
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Onyx
H 1.34 in W 13.78 in D 14.18 in
Charger Plate Platters Serveware Set of 4 Yellow Marble Collectible Design Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
, plates, platters and placers.
Dimensions: D 33, H 1.9 cm. Available in different marbles, onyx and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble
Plates Platters Serveware Set of 3 Amber Onyx Marble Collectible Design Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
Hand carved presentation plates in Amber Onyx. Multiple use as plates, platters and placers
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Onyx
H 1.34 in W 13.78 in D 14.18 in
Charger Plate Platters Serveware Set of 4 Amber Onyx Marble Handmade Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
, platters and placers. The polished finishing underlines the transparency of the onyx making this a very
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Onyx
Charger Plates Platters Serveware Set of 6 Imperial Green Marble Handmade Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
, plates, platters and placers.
Dimensions: D 33 x H 1.9 cm. Available in different marbles, onyx and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble
Charger Plate Platters Serveware Set of 6 Imperial Grey Marble Handmade Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
, plates, platters and placers.
Dimensions: D 33 x H 1.9 cm. Available in different marbles, onyx and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble
Charger Plates Platters Serveware Set of 6 White Statuary Marble Handmade Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
plates, plates, platters and placers.
The precious white statuary marble has always been the one
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble
Charger Plate Platters Serveware Set of 6 White Statuary Marble Handmade Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
, platters and placers.
The precious white statuary marble has always been the one preferred by sculptors
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble
Plates Platters Serveware Set Orange Pink Stone White Marble Hand-carved Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
as plates, platters and placers.
Dimensions: Small L 24, W 20, H 1.8 cm, Medium L 30, W 28, H 1.8
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Onyx, Marble
H 1.34 in W 13.78 in D 14.18 in
Plate Platter Serveware Set Amber Onyx White Calacatta Marble Hand-carved Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
, platters and placers.
Dimensions: Small - L 24 W 20 H 1.8 cm, Medium - L 30 W 28 H 1.8 cm, Big - L 36 W
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Onyx, Marble
H 1.34 in W 13.78 in D 14.18 in
Plates Platters Serveware Set Solid Green Onyx Ming Marble Hand-carved Italy
By Pieruga Marble, Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
Hand carved presentation plates in green onyx and Green Ming.
Multiple use as plates, platters and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Onyx, Marble
H 1.34 in W 13.78 in D 14.18 in
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Italian Art Glass Large Platter For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Italian art glass large platter you’re looking for. An Italian art glass large platter — often made from stone, marble and onyx — can elevate any home. There are 21 variations of the antique or vintage Italian art glass large platter you’re looking for, while we also have 172 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without an Italian art glass large platter — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right Italian art glass large platter, those designed in modern, mid-century modern and Art Deco styles are of considerable interest. A well-made Italian art glass large platter has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Barberini & Gunnell, Pieruga Marble and Coralla Maiuri are consistently popular.
How Much is an Italian Art Glass Large Platter?
An Italian art glass large platter can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $849, while the lowest priced sells for $219 and the highest can go for as much as $50,400.
A Close Look at modern Furniture
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 chair — crafted 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.
Finding the Right dining-entertaining for You
Your dining room table is a place where stories are shared and personalities shine — why not treat yourself and your guests to the finest antique and vintage glass, silver, ceramics and serveware for your meals?
Just like the people who sit around your table, your serveware has its own stories and will help you create new memories with your friends and loved ones. From ceramic pottery to glass vases, set your table with serving pieces that add even more personality, color and texture to your dining experience.
Invite serveware from around the world to join your table settings. For special occasions, dress up your plates with a striking Imari charger from 19th-century Japan or incorporate Richard Ginori’s Italian porcelain plates into your dining experience. Celebrate the English ritual of afternoon tea with a Japanese tea set and an antique Victorian kettle. No matter how big or small your dining area is, there is room for the stories of many cultures and varied histories, and there are plenty of ways to add pizzazz to your meals.
Add different textures and colors to your table with dinner plates and pitchers of ceramic and silver or a porcelain lidded tureen, a serving dish with side handles that is often used for soups. Although porcelain and ceramic are both made in a kiln, porcelain is made with more refined clay and is more durable than ceramic because it is denser. The latter is ideal for statement pieces — your tall mid-century modern ceramic vase is a guaranteed conversation starter. And while your earthenware or stoneware is maybe better suited to everyday lunches as opposed to the fine bone china you’ve reserved for a holiday meal, handcrafted studio pottery coffee mugs can still be a rich expression of your personal style.
“My motto is ‘Have fun with it,’” says author and celebrated hostess Stephanie Booth Shafran. “It’s yin and yang, high and low, Crate & Barrel with Christofle silver. I like to mix it up — sometimes in the dining room, sometimes on the kitchen banquette, sometimes in the loggia. It transports your guests and makes them feel more comfortable and relaxed.”
Introduce elegance at supper with silver, such as a platter from celebrated Massachusetts silversmith manufacturer Reed and Barton or a regal copper-finish flatware set designed by International Silver Company, another New England company that was incorporated in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1898. By then, Meriden had already earned the nickname “Silver City” for its position as a major hub of silver manufacturing.
At the bar, try a vintage wine cooler to keep bottles cool before serving or an Art Deco decanter and whiskey set for after-dinner drinks — there are many possibilities and no wrong answers for tableware, barware and serveware. Explore an expansive collection of antique and vintage glass, ceramics, silver and serveware today on 1stDibs.
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