Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
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
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
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 legendary 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.
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.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
20th century Gustave Tiffoche 1970 unique piece stoneware ceramic pitcher 26cm
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Gustave Tiffoche
Large stoneware ceramic pitcher
signed
20th century ceramic design
Original perfect codnition
Height 26 cm
Large 18 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Rare bottle opener from walter bosse vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Rare bottle opener from walter bosse vienna around 1950s
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Italian Murano Sommerso Glass Dark Purple Round Ashtray
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Ashtrays or Empty pockets Murano smoked glass art, entirely made by hand with the technique of submerged glass.
A Murano sommerso vase is a type...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid Century Fat Lava Glaze Ceramic Vase/Jug - West Germany - Circa 1950's
Located in Chatham, ON
Mid Century extraordinary fat lava glaze ceramic vase/jug - indistinctly signed on the base - model number 805/46 - West Germany - circa 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Gunnar Havstad, Pitcher, Pewter, Norway, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pewter pitcher designed and produced by Gunnar Havstad, Norway, 1950s.
“Havstad 93% T” on bottom
Category
1950s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pewter
Italian Tray with Mirror Lucite and Brass 1970s Made in Italy
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Italian Tray with Mirror Lucite and Brass 1970s Made in Italy
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
French Majolica Wall Fish Vallauris, Circa 1970
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Wall Fish Vallauris, Circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Danish Ceramic Bowl with Brown & Blue Stripes by Dansk
By Dansk
Located in Detroit, MI
This vintage midcentury Danish modern Dansk small decorative ceramic bowl or dish circa 1960 has a lovely shallow profile. The simple modernist design ffeatures organic hand painted ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Ingeborg Lundin Ansikten Abstract FACES vase in vibrant blue signed dated 1973
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Ingeborg Lundin Ansikten Abstract FACES vase in vibrant blue signed dated 1973. Beautiful vase and very fine execution of the technique.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Sterling Silver Mid-Century Salad Set
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver salad fork and spoon with wood handles made in Mexico. At the height of the Mid-Century modern movement (1950’s), Mexican silversmiths experimente...
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tias Eckhoff Rosewood Flatware Cutlery set for 12 persons, Lundtofte 1960s
By Tias Eckhoff
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Iconic Scandinavian flatware dinner set for 12 persons. 12 dinner knives, 12 dinner forks and 12 soup spoons. Designed by Norwegian industrial de...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stainless Steel
Vintage Large Teak Tray Designed By Jens Quistgaard For Dansk
Located in Doraville, GA
Vintage teak tray designed by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk in the 1960's. The tray is signed on the back and measures 24.75 inches long, 12.75 inches wide and 2.75 inches high.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Teak
Set of Three Mid-Century White Faux-Suede Bar Stools
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of three mid-century white faux-suede bar stools
3 large sturdy bar stool on wooden and chrome legs and with upholstery in white spill-proof faux suede.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Chrome
Roger Capron - Vintage Ceramic Pitcher with Girl and 2 Cups with Flowers
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage ceramic decorative pitcher and 2 cups signed by Roger Capron - Vallauris, France
Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tables and his use of...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Venetian Crystal Flacon ColoUr Clear Crystal Art Deco in Style of Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Hamburg, DE
Perfume flacon, Venetian crystal class, modern design in style of chanel, created in 1950, perfect condition, cap with crome detail,
size 23cm hight including top cap, 16cm width x 4...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Colours Of The Mediterranean, Glazed Ceramic Platter By DeSimone, Italy, c1960
By DeSimone
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Colourful and vibrant hand painted ceramic platter by DeSimone, Italy
Handmade in Italy during the 1960's
This is a substantially heavy pi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Glazed Ceramic Lemons Pitcher / Jug, Spain, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching realistic Majolica lemons jug / pitcher in multicolor glazed ceramic, Spain, 1950s-1960s.
Hand-painted Manises ceramic decorative jug in the sh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Jacques & Dani Ruelland Vide-Poche in Black Gunmetal Glaze c. 1970
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Jacques & Dani Ruelland vide-poche in black gunmetal glaze.
France c. 1970.
Signed.
Christie’s label on underside.
Measurements: 3 3⁄8 height x 4 7⁄8 depth x 4 7⁄8 in width
Prov...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Midcentury Brass, Metal and Ceramic Tripod Floor Ashtray
By Ico Parisi
Located in Vienna, AT
This amazing Midcentury tripod standing ashtray has been designed and manufactured in Italy 1950s. It features a tripod stand with brass details and a ceramic ashtray. It will be a p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal, Brass
French Dish Rock-Inspired Illustration Centerpiece Hunter Deer & Lake, c. 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
French dish of the 1960s
The illustration of this dish depicts a hunting scene with the hunter and his prey: a deer. They are separated by a lake. The lake...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Alfredo Barbini for Salviati Sommerso Aventurine Murano Glass Fruit Bookends
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Alfredo Barbini glass fruit paperweights or bookends with layers of golden aventurine within. Made in Murano, Italy circa 1950's. Pear measures 6.5" by 5", apple 5" by 4.5". In ve...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Mid Century Acrylic Lidded Serving Dish
Located in Vallejo, CA
A great mid century acrylic server. Dark green tint to the acrylic with a white interior tray. Ice can be stored in the base for keeping dishes cold. Perfect for serving fruit, pasta...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Acrylic
Archimede Seguso Murano glass "Opalino" circa 1950 bowl.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Archimede Seguso Murano glass blue 'opalino" center piece.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Solid Acrylic Twelve Bottle Wine Rack
Located in Morristown, NJ
20th c., 12 bottle acrylic wine rack, unmarked.
Dimensions:
16"h x 18.25"w x 5.5"d
Condition:
Good, minor surface distress and scratches, shows we...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Fornasetti “Prospettiva” Architectural Plates, Set of 3, 1950’s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Please note: the price is for the set of three plates.
Three plates from Piero Fornasetti’s “Prospettiva” series. Vintage 1950’s material, not reissued.
A beautiful red tint ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Portuguese Oversized Glazed Ceramic Gurgle Fish Jug Pitcher, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oversized Mid-Century Modernist glazed ceramic gurgling fish water jug / pitcher. Portugal, 1940s-1950s
Eye-catching hand painted XXL size fish glug jug ...
Category
20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
Claude Conover "Chub" Vessel
Located in Dallas, TX
A large ceramic vessel by Claude Conover (American 1907-1994) titled "Chub". Signed on underside.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
4 Vintage Culver LTD Old Fashioned Glasses in the 22 Karat Gold Antigua Pattern
By Culver Ltd.
Located in Nantucket, MA
Set of four old fashioned glasses signed Culver, LTD in the "Antigua" pattern with crackled 22k gold over translucent yellow enamel.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Roger Capron - Vintage Ceramic Gin Flask
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage ceramic decorative flask signed by Roger Capron - Vallauris, France
Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tables and his use of recurring mo...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Lovely Brown Vase Ceramics Saxbo - probably Eva Staehr Nielsen
Located in Stockholm, SE
A lovely brown ceramic vase probably designed by Eva Staehr Nielsen at Saxbo. The vase is 9.5 cm (3.8") high and in excellent condition. This vase has a lovely har-fur glaze.
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
Mid-Century Modern Steuben Scroll Footed Art Glass Bowl Model No. 7907
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine midcentury footed art glass bowl.
By Steuben Glassworks.
Designed by John Dreves.
Model No. 7907
Supported by 4 scroll-shaped feet.
Simp...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass, Art Glass
Set of Glazed Ceramic Pineapple Dessert Serving or Appetizer Snack Bowls
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching set of 6 majolica ceramic pineapple small dishes and a large pineapple tray or large bowl. Spain, 1960s.
This hand-painted set can be used to serve desserts, salads or a...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
Vintage Nile Green Ground Glass Ashtray by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
This vide-poche / ashtray is made in 3-cm thick Nile green ground glass.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be co...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Jacques & Dani Ruelland Coupe in Black Gunmetal Glaze c. 1970
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Jacques & Dani Ruelland coupe in black gunmetal glaze.
France c. 1970.
Signed.
Christie’s label on underside.
Measurements: 2 3⁄8 height x 9 width x 8 7⁄8 in depth
Provenance: C...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Ingrid Glas ‘Germany’ Bark Vase in Purple, 1970s
Located in Verviers, BE
Impressions made from tree bark were first used to make moulds in the early 1970s, as factories investigated new ways to bring surface texture to glass objects. Some models are color...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Pink Iridescent Glass Bowl by Elsa Peretti for Tiffany & Co. Signed, Italy 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous Mid-Century decorative crystal glass bowl designed by Elsa Peretti for Tyffany & co. in Italy in the 1980s.
This lovely bowl is made in a stunning iridescent crystal with ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Carl Aubock "Wrist" Hand Cork Stopper #4220
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
Carl Aubock "Wrist" hand Cork stopper #4220. This beautifully crafted cork stopper by Carl Aubock is a wonderful example of the marriage of form and funct...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Bruno Gambone plate, 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Polychrome ceramic dish. Artist signature under the base.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Early Elisa Cermic Doll, Spain 20th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Small polychrome glazed ceramic figure of a small seated figure with curly black hair and chain with peace sign.
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Ricard French Midcentury Ceramic Vase, Le Castellet, Bendor Island, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Rare Midcentury ceramic vase by Ceramiques Ricard (Le Castellet and Bendor Island), France, 1950s. Hand painted by Octave Congui. Measures: Height 35 cm - 13.8 in., diameter 21.5cm -...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Barovier & Toso Italian Red Murano Glass Vase With Gold Decorations
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Sedu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Barovier Toso Murano Green Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Star Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown green, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass star / flower shaped bowl. Documented to the Barovier e Toso company. The piece is pro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold Leaf
Aluminum Nut Cracker by Pierre Mandel, France, 1970s
Located in Washington, DC
Wonderful functional sculptural nut cracker by French designer by Pierre Vandel. Made in solid aluminum.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Aluminum
French Bronze Space Age Ashtray sea rays manner of Roger Tallon Orb
By Roger Tallon
Located in Forest, BE
Unique and rare bronze ashtray in the shape of a sea ray. Massive bronze, with organic shape. Slick as a nice stone. Perfect as decorative object or for cigars and cigarettes.
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Roger Tallon naît à Paris le 6 mars 19291.
Après des études d'ingénieur (1944-1950), il est employé par Caterpillar-France et Du Pont de Nemours. En 1953, il intègre Technès, le bureau d’études techniques et d’esthétique fondé en 1949 par Jacques Viénot, le père de l’esthétique industrielle, et Jean Parthenay. Rapidement promu au poste de directeur technique et artistique de l’agence, il en devient directeur à la mort de Jacques Viénot en 19593.
Enseignant dès 1957 à l’École des arts appliqués de Paris, il met en place le premier cours de design en France. En 1963, il crée le département design de l'École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs à Paris.
Roger Tallon meurt à Paris le 20 octobre 2011.
Roger Tallon et son équipe sont auteurs d'une multitude de projets, dont une moto pour la marque Derny (le Taon est présenté en 1955 en 50, 65 et 70 cm3 puis commercialisé en 1957 en 125 cm3), des robots ménagers pour Peugeot, la caméra Sem Véronic 8 mm sans objectif apparent (1957), l'appareil photo Focamatic (1961), les tours Gallic 16 et 14 pour l’entreprise belge La Mondiale , des tracteurs d’aéroports, des chariots élévateurs pour Fenwick, l’image graphique de Fenwick-Aviation, un projecteur de diapositives pour Kodak6. L'escalier hélicoïdal...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze
Albert Thiry 1923-2009 Vallauris ceramic dish
By Albert Thiry
Located in London, GB
A French glazed ceramic dish by Albert Thiry. Vallauris c.1950’s.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Roger Capron - Vintage Ceramic Vodka Decanter with Long Neck
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage ceramic decorative flask signed by Roger Capron - Vallauris, France
Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tables and his use of recurring mo...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Robert Welch for Old Hall, Stainless Steel Wine Goblets, 1960s, Mid-Century
Located in London, GB
Robert Welch for Old Hall, 1960s
Set of 4 Wine goblets
Stainless steel
Good condition, two have light marks and signs of use, two appear to be unused.
Makers stamp to underside...
Category
1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stainless Steel
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver 65-Piece Old Danish Flatware Set for 8 Mid-Century
Located in New York, NY
Georg Jensen sterling silver flatware set in Old Danish pattern, in an elegant, Mid-Century Modern style, consisting of:
- a two-tine fork measuring 6 3/4'' in length
- a sauce ladle measuring 7 1/2'' in length
- a 2-piece salad server consisting of a fork and a spoon measuring 9'' in length
- 7 dinner forks measuring 7 3/4'' in length
- 7 salad forks measuring 7'' in length
- 8 dinner knives measuring 8 7/8'' in length
- 7 fruit children's knives measuring 6 5/8'' in length
- 8 demitasse spoons measuring 4 1/4'' in length
- 2 grapefruit spoons measuring 5 7/8'' in length
- 8 teaspoons measuring 5 3/4'' in length
- 14 dessert spoons, 6 measuring 6 1/8'' in length and 8 measuring 6 3/4'' in length
Total approximate silver weight including 1 ozt per knife is 90 troy ounces. Each piece bears hallmarks as shown.
Danish silversmith Georg Jensen (1866-1935) set up his own silver business in 1904 in Copenhagen. Jensen's training in metalsmithing -- along with his education in the fine arts -- allowed him to combine the two disciplines and revive the tradition of the artist craftsman. Soon, the beauty and quality of his creations caught the eye of the public and his success was assured. In 1912, expansion of his studio began in earnest. By 1917, he had built a workshop brimming with hundreds of employees. Jensen was awarded the Grand Prix at the world exhibition in Paris in 1925 and again in Barcelona in 1929. The sale of Jensen silver went really well and in the early 1930s there were Jensen shops in Paris, London, Berlin, Brussels, Geneva, Barcelona, Stockholm, St. Thomas, Buenos Aires and New York apart from the ones in Denmark. By his death in 1935, Georg Jensen was an international house of design where inspired artisans carried on a tradition of blending expert craftsmanship with forward-thinking design. In his obituary the New York Herald Tribune called him “the greatest silversmith of the last 300 years.”
Designed in 1947 by Harald Nielsen, the Old Danish pattern is a symbolic representation of Denmark’s occupation during World War II. The accentuated, clean lines of the double fluted pattern and the balanced distribution of weight symbolizes the spirit and proud resistance of the Danish nation. The Old Danish pattern has a long association with Danish royalty; King Christian X...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Roger Capron - Vintage Ceramic Gin Flask
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage ceramic decorative flask signed by Roger Capron - Vallauris, France
Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tables and his use of recurring mo...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Swedish Teak Serving Tray or Cheese Board
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Mid-Century Modern serving tray or cheese board.
In teak wood with a round tray body and a carved handle bolted to the body.
Made in Sweden.
With a maker's stamp or brand t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Teak
Løvemose, Pitcher, Stoneware, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown-glazed incised stoneware pitcher designed and produced by Løvemose, Denmark, c. 1960s.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware, Rattan
Roger Capron - Vintage Ceramic Pastis Decanter with Long Neck
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage Ceramic Pastis Decanter with Long Neck by Roger Capron - Vallauris, France
Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tables and his use of recur...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Large Hand-Painted Earthenware Vide-Poche / Decorative Plate, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1920s.
This catchall / vide-poche / decorative plate is made in hand-painted and glazed earthenware with black and goldenrod floral motifs.
It has a shiny finish.
Thi...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware
Pair of Brass & Tile Trays by Salvador Teran, Mexico 1960's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the exquisite Pair of Brass & Tile Trays by Salvador Teran, hailing from Mexico in the 1960s. This set showcases a stunning pair of brass and glass mosaic trays.
Meticulo...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Vittorio Zecchin Blown Glass Dish, 1920s, red
Located in Milano, IT
Red-colored blown glass dish with a kissed bottom.
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Large Vintage Cenedese for Burberry Art Glass Vase
By Cenedese
Located in London, GB
Vase designed and executed by Cenedese from the year 2002 _ 2005
This large red crystal glass vase with fused wide light red glass bands. This vase was made only for the fashion hou...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
LARGE Ercole Barovier Attr Murano Art Glass Vase Controlled Bubbles handles
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
LARGE Ercole Barovier Attr Murano Art Glass Vase Controlled Bubbles handles
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage MCM Chrome "Penguin" Ice Bucket by West Bend Manufacturing
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage MCM chrome "Penguin" ice bucket by West Bend Manufacturing, circa 1960s. The design features three walnut handles and an embossed penguin design on the perimeter of...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Walnut
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