Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
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 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.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Stitched Leather, Brass and Steel Vide Poche for Hermes, France, c. 1945
Located in New York City, NY
Paul Dupré-Lafon ashtray for Hermès, Paris, c. 1945. Leather, brass and stainless steel.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Vide Poche in Terracotta and Straw 1960s
Located in Meer, VAN
Mid Century Vide Poche in Terracotta and Straw 1960s.
This is a wonderful and distinct mid century bowl or vide poche in terracotta with nice straw additions on the edges. A very el...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Pottery, Straw
Italian Mid-Century Brass and Marbleized Resin Vide-Poche or Catch All, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning Italian mid-century Vide Poche or catchall or ashtray dish rendered in marbleized resin with an inset polished brass dish and green felt backing. Made in Italy, circa 1970s.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Brass
Pink Murano Glass Bowl, Square Sommerso Bubbled Bullicante c.1960s Italy
Located in Glasgow, GB
A small square pink Murano glass dish, handcrafted in the 1960s and attributed to Galliano Ferro.
This striking piece showcases the sommerso t...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Murano Glass
Flavio Poli Seguso Murano Lime Green Purple White Sommerso Geode Art Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Green, White and Purple 5 layered Murano Glass Sommerso Geode Bowl, Italy, 1960s.
Hand blown Murano Sommerso square shaped geode bowl in green color with interior in purple and layer...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass
Flavio Poli Seguso Murano Green White Taupe Sommerso Geode Art Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Emerald Green, White and Taupe 5 layered Murano Glass Sommerso Geode Bowl, Italy, 1960s.
Hand blown Murano Sommerso tear drop shaped geode bowl in dark green color with interior in t...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass
Natural Malachite Stone Round Bowl / Vide-Poche with Metal Rim, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Round 1950s natural semi precious malachite stone bowl or Vide Poche with silvered metal rim.
It can be used as vide-poche, candy bowl or jewelry bowl.
Beautiful emerald green and cl...
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20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Malachite, Metal
Decorative Large Shell-Shaped Wooden Dish, circa 1970, France.
By Catherine Noll
Located in Brussels, BE
Very decorative large shell-shaped wooden dish or vide poche, circa 1970, France.
Hand-carved walnut.
Dimensions: 45 cm W, 27 cm D, 18 cm H.
Item in good condition.
All purchases are...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Walnut
Alfredo Barbini Signed Murano Art Glass Bowl or Ashtray, Italy, 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
A colorful and decorative Murano art glass bowl from the 1970s by Alfredo Barbini, Venice, Italy. Originally designed as an ashtray for cigarettes or cigars, this beautiful piece als...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Glass Vide-Poche, Saint-Gobain "Nevada" Glass Brick, France 1928
By Saint Gobain
Located in ROUEN, FR
Glass Vide-Poche, Saint-Gobain "Nevada" Glass Brick, France 1928
20x20 cm glass brick, originally designed as "Nevada" glass brick by Saint-Gobain in 1928 for partition walls.
This...
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Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Glass, Stained Glass, Reeded Glass
Mixed Metal Footed Tray in Style of Los Castillo, Mexico 1960s
By Los Castillo
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Mixed metal tray by Mexican silversmiths of Taxco, Mexico features an asymmetrical biomorphic shape and Modernist abstract pattern in brass, copper, silver, and bronze. The metals a...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Bronze, Copper
André Rosay Ceramic Bowl with Bull, La Borne, France, 1960, signed
By André Rozay
Located in Brooklyn, NY
André Rosay Ceramic Bowl with Bull, La Borne, France, 1960, signed
Beautifully rendered, etched and glazed La Borne Ceramic with a "Toro" a classic motif used from Picasso throughou...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Ceramic
Biomorphic Enameled Silverplate Bowls on Tripod Legs (Denmark), a Pair
Located in Round Top, TX
A wonderful pair of (2) Danish Midcentury Modern silver plated trinket/nut dishes, designed by Carl F. Christiansen. Christiansen was a Danish silversmith active in Copenhagen betwee...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Silver Plate, Enamel
Arthur Umanoff Tray
Located in Miami, FL
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1960s Haitian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Wood
Equestrian Vide Poche in Patinated Sand Cast Brass 1960s
Located in Meer, VAN
Equestrian Vide Poche in Patinated Sand Cast Brass 1960s.
This is a wonderful decorative 'horse head' bowl or vide poche in patinated sand cast brass. Mid 20th century.
Great expr...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Brass
Tapio Wirkkala Polipo Venini Plate Murano Sculpture, 1990
By Venini, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Paris, IDF
Rare beautiful Tapio Wirkkala “Polipo” plate for Venini, from the serie “Piatti di Tapio” signed and dated Venini TW 90 on the back, made of Murano glass using Incalmo technique. The...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Murano Glass
Max Ingrand per Fontana Arte Dubé Sole & Luna ''Duilio Barnabé'' Dubé 1955
Located in Palermo, IT
Cristalli a lastra Fontana Arte Dube 'Duilio Barnabe', 1955 Max Ingrand.
Coppia centrotavola Fontana Arte realizzato dall'artista italiano Dube' negli anni '50 che rappresenta la c...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Crystal
Royal Copenhagen Hand-Decorated Vide Poche, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rose, lilac and blue porcelain vide poche bowl designed and handpainted by Ingelise Koefoed for Royal Copenhagen in the late 1950s-early 1960s. Organic modern decor, dark blue linin...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Porcelain
Robert Picault, Set of Two Ceramic Dishes, Signed, Vallauris, France, 1950s
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Robert Picault, set of two ceramic dishes, signed, Vallauris, France 1950s
Two large dishes enamelled in white, green and brown tones.
Geometric decorations.
In very good cond...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Enamel
Pastoral Basque Scene Ashtray By Monique Ordoqui, For RF Ciboure, France 1970's
By Ciboure
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Peaceful pastoral Basque scene illustrated by Monique Ordoqui for Ciboure, France
Stoneware ashtray hand decorated by the creative Basque artist
Circa 1969-1974
Signed M Ordoqui. R F Ciboure...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Murano Glass Ashtray or Bowl by Flavio Poli, Faceted Murano Glass
By Flavio Poli
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Mid-Century Murano Glass ashtray or bowl by Flavio Poli - Faceted Murano Glass
This is a beautiful Murano glass ashtray or decorative bowl. It is made according to the technique of ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Marius Giuge, Vallauris Lava Ceramic Cigar Ashtray Desk Tidy Catchall Vide Poche
Located in Atlanta, GA
This lovely Mid-Century ceramic cigar ashtray, desk tidy, vide poche, or catchall, was crafted by Marius Giuge Atelier in Vallauris, France, in the 1960s. The puffy donut-shaped desi...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Carl Auböck Model #4483 Patinated Brass Triangle Dish
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4483 patinated brass triangle dish. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polishe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Brass
Cobalt Blue Sommerso Style Scalloped Edge Glass Dish, Sweden c1970s
By Paul Kedelv
Located in Glasgow, GB
A vintage cobalt blue glass dish crafted in Sweden in the 1970s.
This small glass dish showcases the "sommerso" technique, made famous by Venetian glassmakers and adopted by artisa...
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1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Murano Decorative Bowl Vide-Poche in Acquamarine Frosted Sommerso Glass, '60s
By Mandruzzato
Located in Roma, IT
Splendid Murano decorative bowl or vide-poche in a stunning combination of "sommerso" frosted acuamrine and light green blown glass. This stunning piece was produced in Italy during ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1950s Lumax Recuit ‘Vide Poche’ Catch-All by Charlotte Perriand & Le Corbusier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a rare, 1950's French Mid-Century accessory designed by the iconic Charlotte Perriand and equally legendary Le Corbusier and manufactured by Lumax in France. It is a thick, m...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Glass
Carl Auböck Model #4482 Patinated Brass Square Dish
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4482 patinated brass square dish.
Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polished and darkly patinated brass....
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Brass
Pink and Green Murano Centerpiece Bowl by Archimede Seguso, 1950s
By Seguso
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Large, monumental and heavy art glass bowl. Made from cased green main glass with a center in sculpted pink and clear glass. It shape, colors and delicacy mimics an exotic water lily...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century French Ceramic Dish Robert Picault Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century French Ceramic Dish signed Robert Picault (Vallauris).
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Vallauris, Leaf Dish, Green Glazed Ceramic c.1960s France
By Vallauris
Located in Glasgow, GB
A unique glazed ceramic dish, handcrafted in Vallauris, France, circa 1960s.
An highly artistic piece of mid-century ceramic work, the serving dish is shaped in the form of a vine ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Ceramic
Biomorphic Enameled Silverplate Bowls on Tripod Legs (Denmark), a Pair
Located in Round Top, TX
A wonderful pair of (2) Danish Midcentury Modern silver plated trinket/nut dishes, designed by Carl F. Christiansen. Christiansen was a Danish silversmith active in Copenhagen betwee...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Silver Plate, Enamel
Arte Morbelli Five Porcelain Plates with 24k Golden Inserts
Located in Milano, IT
Fantastic set of five decorative porcelain plates produced by Arte Morbelli, of fine Italian manufacture.
Each plate can be hung as a decorative object, or you can use them as real plates.
The plates are made entirely of ceramic, with designs and edges in 24 karat gold, very precious and elegant.
The plates contain designs of animals symbolic of every historical era and every area of the world. They are represented: a quadruped with a back decorated with red and gold squiggles, representing Southern Russia; a donkey also decorated in gold and purple and represents the period of greatest flowering of the Persian period (500-400 BC); the Egyptian jewel...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Gold
Art Vetrairia Muranese AVEM Murano Tutti Frutti Art Glass Dish, circa 1950
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning vintage Italian Murano Arte Vetrairia Muranese (AVEM) tutti frutti green glass dish of clam shell shape the inner bowl decorated with zanfi...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Glass
Danish Palshus Olive and Blue Vide-Poche Dish, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Vintage decorative chamotte clay vide-poche dish by Per Linnemann-Schmidt for Palshus Stentøj. Handmade in the 1960s. Dusty olive and clear dark and light blue colored shiny glaze. S...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery, Clay
Piero Fornasetti Rectangular Porcelain Tray
By Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate change tray or ashtray depicting the nose and mouth of the famous opera singer Lina Cavalieri / made in Milano Italy circa 1990s
Original mark on the...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Porcelain
Leucos Murano Glass Empty Pockets Decorative Object Mid-Century Modern Italy 70s
By Leucos
Located in Palermo, IT
Leucos Murano Empty Pockets made in Italy in the 70s. Thanks to its solid roots and high craftsmanship, the company operates in the high-end market, combining tradition, design and t...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Murano Glass
Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte Prod. Italy 1950 alzata in cristallo colorato.
Located in Palermo, IT
Max Ingrand, alzata in cristallo colorato, curvato e molato con base in metallo. prod. Fontana Arte, Italia, 1950 ca.
cm 50x22 .
Centrotavola mid-centurymodern.
Maggiori informazioni...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Crystal
Murano Opalescent Pink Spots White Italian Art Glass Scroll Design Seashell Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent white and pink spots Italian art glass decorative seashell shape bowl / vide-poche. It has been attributed to the Fratelli Toso company...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass, Sommerso
Midcentury Willy Rizzo Chrome and Brass Vide-Poche, Italy, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous Vide-Poche fully made in chrome and brass. This fantastic piece was designed in Italy during the 1970s and is attributed to a Willy Rizzo production.
This lovely decorati...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Metal, Chrome, Brass
Mid Century Sculptural Brass Catch All Tray by Ben Seibel for Jenfred-Ware
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful metal catch-all by Jenfred-Ware, designed by Ben Seibel. 1960s. A very hard to find design. Retains a partial label. USA, 1950s
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Metal
Blue Murano Art Glass Decorative Bowl Dish
Located in Toronto, ON
Amazing murano decorative Center piece bowl in blue and green art glass. This decorative piece was made in the 1960s by Murano. This decorativ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Art Glass
FORNASETTI Tema E Variazioni Porcelain Plate Motiv 24
By Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Rosenthal Fornasetti "Temi e Variazioni" porcelain plate motiv 24, with gold rim and black and white printed center depicting the face of the famous opera singer Lina Cavalie...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Porcelain
Lívia Gorka Hungarian Ceramist Mid-Century Modern Hand Thrown Wall Plate, 1960s
By Livia Gorka
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern Decorative Plate by Hungarian artist Gorka Livia (1925-2011). This plate like all of her ceramics is hand thrown and has a freeform feel due the uneven shape of the vessel which is almost oblong. The color is mustard yellow decorated with two large stylized fish in black. Pisces? In the image of the back, it looks like dirty spots but is actually where the glaze was thinly applied and the clay color shows through. It was made to hang and a wire loop was incorporated unto the back. The plate dates from the 1960s.
Incised on back - GL HUNGARY Underglaze a1/F or Gl/F on back
Livia trained in her father's atelier, Gèza Gorka...
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1960s Hungarian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Decorative Hand Painted Italian Ceramic Fish Plate by DeSimone
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful decorative hand painted Italian ceramic fish plate by DeSimone, circa 1960s The plate is in great condition with no chips or cracks and very light wear. It is signed and nu...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Ceramic
Monique Gerber Stamped Gilt Bronze Free Form Vide-Poche, circa 1970, France
Located in Brussels, BE
Nice Monique Gerber free-form vide-poche, circa 1970, France.
Stamped M.G France.
Polished gilt bronze. Vintage collector item.
Dimensions: 16 cm W, 9 cm D, 4 cm H.
All purchases are...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Bronze
Seguso Murano Blue Pulveri Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Shell Trinket Bowl Dish
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown cobalt blue pigments and gold flecks Italian art glass seashell dish, bowl or sculpture. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso. Created in the "...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pink Murano Glass Bowl, Square Sommerso Bubbled Bullicante c.1960s Italy
Located in Glasgow, GB
A small square pink Murano glass dish, handcrafted in the 1960s and attributed to Galliano Ferro.
This striking piece showcases the sommerso t...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Murano Glass
Lino Sabattini, leaf shaped dish
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Leaf shaped dish in silver plated silver by Lino Sabattini for Christofle, Gallia production, Italy circa 1970
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte Prod. Italy 1950 alzata in cristallo colorato.
Located in Palermo, IT
Max Ingrand, alzata in cristallo colorato, curvato e molato con base in metallo. prod. Fontana Arte, Italia, 1950 ca.
cm 50x22 .
Centrotavola mid-centurymodern.
Maggiori informazioni...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Crystal
Pablo Picasso Ceramic Pitcher Tetes Visages Editions Picasso Madoura
Located in Chicago, IL
Madoura turned pitcher of white earthenware clay with decoration by Pablo Picasso black and white drawings. This work is stamped with the 'MADOURA PLEIN FEU' and 'EDITION PICASSO' po...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Round Purple Amethyst "Sommerso" Murano Art Glass Italian Bowl, 1960s
By Flavio Poli, Seguso
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Round glass bowl, crafted using the Sommerso technique from amethyst and dark green glass, designed by Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte. The bowl's versatility makes it perfect fo...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Sommerso
Max Ingrand per Fontana Arte Dubé Sole & Luna ''Duilio Barnabé'' Dubé 1955
Located in Palermo, IT
Cristalli a lastra Fontana Arte Dube 'Duilio Barnabe', 1955 Max Ingrand.
Coppia centrotavola Fontana Arte realizzato dall'artista italiano Dube' negli anni '50 che rappresenta la c...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Crystal
Italian Designer, Dish, Glass, Italy, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A grey and yellow blown glass dish or glass sample designed and produced in Italy, c. 1970s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 0.5"H x 4.5"W x 6.5"D
All items ship from High Point, Nort...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Glass
Modern Scandinavian vintage Iittala Vase, Known as “Aava” by Markku Salo Finland
By Markku Salo, Iittala
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
It is 16.5cm (6.49") high and 22.5cm (8.85") wide and 7cm (2.75") deep. An extraordinary vintage glass vase made and signed by talented Markku Salo known a...
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1970s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Glass
Val Saint Lambert Heavy Crystal Bowl with Controlled Spikes 1960s
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert Heavy Crystal Bowl with Controlled Spikes 1960s
Handcrafted with Green highlights fading through bringing warmth into your color scheme.
Still in lovely condition ...
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1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Crystal
Max Ingrand Nile Green Crystal Bowl or Vanity Tray by Fontana Arte, Italy 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Fabulous bowl or vanity tray in a wonderful Nile green beveled crystal, designed by Max Ingrand and produced by Fontana Arte in Italy during the 1950s.
This fantastic piece is fabul...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Crystal
Italian Marble Soap Tray 1970s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
A sculptural Italian marble soap tray from the 1970s, elegantly carved with a minimalist sensibility. The rectangular form is softened by gently rounded corners and a shallow concave...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
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Carrara Marble
Vide-Poche Decorative Object Blue Murano Glass Midcentury Italian Design 1970s
Located in Palermo, IT
Murano glass vase/decorative object in a wonderful deep blue color with an irregular shaped edge. Made in Italy in the 70s.Please watch the video and photos carefully, thank you.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
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Murano Glass
1960s Vintage Mexico Three Gold Globes Gazing Ball Spheres Blown Mercury Glass
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage 1960s Mexico Mercury Glass Three Gold Globes Gazing Ball Spheres
10 tall x Biggest 10 diameter Smaller 9.5 diameter
Set of 3 mercury gl...
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1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Mercury Glass
Alfredo Barbini Turquoise Lettuce Edge Vide Poche
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite letuuce edge vide poche in turquoise Murano glass caased in a white glass outer layer. Copper and gold fleck inclusions throughout the interior.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Murano Glass
Jane and Gordon Martz Pottery Ceramic Dish Catch All
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Dish, tray, or catch-all by Jane and Gordon Martz for their company, Marshall Studios. Natural clay, brushed multicolor glaze in a geometric pattern. Hand-signed underneath Marshall ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Ceramic
Knabstrup Hand-Painted Ceramic Decorative Plate, 1950s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Danish modern 1950s ceramic decorative plate / dish / wall plaque by Knabstrup Keramik. Hand-painted decoration of two people in blue dancing on cream colored base. Great vintage con...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Crystal centerpiece of excellence Art Vannes France 1950.
Located in Palermo, IT
This stunning centerpiece embodies the refined elegance and craftsmanship typical of French production of high-quality crystal glass. Made by Art Vannes France, a name synonymous wit...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Murano Glass
Val Saint Lambeth Glass Crystal Oval blue Centrepiece Dish Signed
Located in Torquay, GB
Val Saint Lambert Crystal glass centrepiece dish, Belgium, circa 1960s.
Oval shaped blue to clear glass dish.
Signed on the base.
In excellent condition.
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Crystal
Mid-Century sommerso Murano Glass Ashtray or Bowl, italian design, 1970
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Mid-Century sommerso Murano Glass Ashtray or Bowl, italian design, 1970
This is a beautiful triangular shaped Murano art glass ashtray or decorative bowl. . It is made according to ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Carl Auböck Model #3600 'Crown' Brass Bowl
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #3600 'Crown' brass bowl. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polished brass. Originally conceived as an asht...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Brass
Piero Fornasetti Tema E Variazioni Porcelain Plate #78
By Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Piero Fornasetti "Tema e Variazioni" porcelain plate depicting the face of the famous opera singer Lina Cavalieri, no.78 / made in Milano Italy circa 1960.
Original mark on t...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
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Porcelain
Whitefriars Geoffrey Baxter Large Blue Glass Dish, Controlled Bubbles, 1960s
Located in Glasgow, GB
A large blue glass dish by the esteemed English glassmakers Whitefriars, designed by the renowned glass artist Geoffrey Baxter in the 1950s.
The dish features luminous cyan blue gla...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Ceramic CinZano Vermouth Triangular Ashtray in Red Blue & White, Italy
By Cinzano
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A vintage CinZano vermouth ashtray or catchall. This dish is triangular in shape and created from crisp white ceramic. There are three sides, and each side is labeled with CinZano Ve...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
A Frank Keramik of Denmark Red Glazed Ceramic Dish, Denmark 1960's
Located in New York, NY
AFrank Keramik Denmark Red Glazed Ceramic Dish with an incised lip and a deep red glazed interior.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Ceramic
Humlebæk Large 1940s Danish Hand-Painted Decorative Centerpiece Bowl
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Large Danish early midcentury decorative centerpiece dish handmade in the 1940s at Humlebæk Keramik in the small town of Espergærde in northern Zealand. Cream yellow base with hand-p...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Le Corbusier for Lumax Mid-Century Modern Glass Catchall Bowl, Desk Tidy
By Le Corbusier, Lumax
Located in Atlanta, GA
1950s Industrial thick molded glass desktop accessory, desk tidy, vide poche, or cigar ashtray manufactured by Lumax, France. The original design by Le Corbusier, under the name "Nev...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Glass
Naturalistic Modern Silver Plate Leaf Dish from Berg Denmark, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A delicate and naturalistically perceived bowl/dish in sliver plated brass. Entirely micmicing leaves in shape and texture. Small stylized swirling handle. Designed and made at Berg Denmark...
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1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Silver Plate
Mid-century Modern decorative dishes and vide-poche for sale on 1stDibs.
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