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Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass For Sale
Creator: Piero Fornasetti
Creator: Amboss Austria
János Megyik for Amboss Avant-Garde Flatware Service for 12
Located in Westfield, NJ
Rare János Megyik for Amboss avant-garde flatware service for 12. Each service includes 5 utensils: dinner fork, salad / dessert fork, dinner / soup spoon, tea spoon and dinner knife. Each utensil is stamped and marked. Great vintage condition with minimal wear and tear consistent with age and history. Complete set has been cleaned and disinfected. A total of 63 pieces are included in this set. Dinner knife measurements: 8.5” long x 1” wide. Dinner fork measurements: 7.5” long x 1.5. Salad/dessert fork measurements: 5.75” long x 1” wide. Dinner spoon measurements: 7.5” long x 1.5” wide Tea spoon measurements: 5.75” long x 1” wide Meat fork measurements: 7.5” long x 1.25” wide Paring knife...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Bauhaus Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Stainless Steel

Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Plate, Giastra Di Frutta # 6
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate, Giastra di Frutta # 6, 1955-1965 The pattern "Giostra di Frutta" translates as a Merry-Go-Round...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Fornasetti Porcelain Surrealist Themes & Variation Plate, #83
Located in Downingtown, PA
Fornasetti Porcelain Surrealist Themes & Variation Plate #83, The Light Bulb, Atelier Fornasetti The Surreal Fornasetti porcelain plate in the Themes & Variation pattern depicts the...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Rosenthal Porcelain Themes & Variations Plate, Motiv 27
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Rosenthal porcelain themes & variations plate, Motiv 27, 1980s The Piero Fornasetti Themes & Variation design is made on Rosenthal porcelain. The pattern, Motiv ...
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1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Boxed Amboss Mid-Century 6 Knives And 6 Forks, Flatware Cutlery, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A set of six small modernist forks and knives in their original boxes. Executed in the 1950s by Amboss Austria. Made of stainless steel with beautiful teak wooden handles. Originally produced as fruit knives and forks...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Stainless Steel

Set of Piero Fornasetti Medaglioni Crescent Catchall Trays, 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
A set of six (6) vintage catch all crescent shaped decorative dishes designed and manufactured by the Italian master of playful and surreal self-expr...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

1970s Rare Porcelain Ashtray or Vide Poche by Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Rare Porcelain Ashtray/Vide Poche by Piero Fornasetti for Winston accessories. Signed at the bottom. The item is in very good condition. Dimensions: W 7,28 in. x D 7,28 in. x...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Astronomici Plate, #4 in Series
Located in Downingtown, PA
Astronomici means Astronomics. This is a rare pattern in black and white with gold highlights. Mark: A moon and sun within a circle with smiling faces with scattered stars and th...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Amboss Austria 2050 Modernist Flatware Cutlery for Six by Helmut Alder, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful modernist flatware from Austria, model 2050, designed by Helmut Alder, executed by Amboss Austria in the 1950s. High-quality flatware, made of brushed and polished stainless steel. For six persons, consists of 6 big spoons...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Stainless Steel

MCM Ceramic Coasters by Fornasetti in the "Mitologia" (Myth) Pattern in 22k Gold
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage ceramic coasters by Fornasetti made exclusively for Bonwitt Teller stores. Decorated with gold in white ceramic in the "Mitologia" (Myth) pattern, each depicts a different scene from classical...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

MCM Piero Fornasetti Rosenthal Themes & Variations Porcelain Plate
Located in Downingtown, PA
Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Rosenthal Themes & Variations Plate, Motiv 22, With original box, The 1980s From a select group of porcelain plates made by Rosenthal from ...
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1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Set of 8 Cups or Coasters “Cocktails” by Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti Milano
Located in Brussels, BE
About this set of 8 cups or coasters "Cocktails" by Piero Fornasetti Porcelain with polychrome decoration. Each coaster illustrating a cocktail and its recipe. Each coaster marked...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

1970s Rare Porcelain Ashtray or Vide Poche by Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Rare Porcelain Ashtray/Vide Poche by Piero Fornasetti for Winston accessories. Signed at the bottom. The item is in very good condition. Dimensions: W 7,28 in. x D 7,28 in. x...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Modern Vintage Duo Set of Espresso Cups Piero Fornasetti for Rosenthal 1980s
Located in Vienna, AT
Modern vintage duo set of Espresso cups from porcelain designed by Piero Fornasetti for Rosenthal 1980s. Stunning duo set of espresso cups ...
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Late 20th Century European Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Piero Fornasetti Display Plate, Barney's New York Collection
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Classic midcentury Italian Designed plate featuring an iconic image from Piero Fornasetti’s work, his muse the opera singer, Lina Cavalieri. Crisp black and white timeless design i...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Fornasetti Coffee Cup Porcelain Gold “I Ponti Di Milano “Ponte San Cristoforo”
Located in Milano, IT
Fornasetti coffee cup porcelain gold “Ponte San Cristoforo”, 1950.
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1950s Other Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Amboss Austria 2050 Flatware Cutlery for Six by Helmut Alder, 34 pcs., 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful modernist flatware from Austria, model 2050, designed by Helmut Alder, executed by Amboss Austria in the 1950s. High-quality flatware, made of brushed and polished stainless steel. For six persons, consists of six big spoons...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Stainless Steel

Six Mid-Century Modern Handpainted Plates by Piero Fornasetti, "Floralia", 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare Six Mid-Century Modern Handpainted Plates by Piero Fornasetti, "Floralia", 1950s. Plate from the Floralia series by Pierro Fornasetti for his...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Stoneware

Piero Fornasetti Wicker Cornucopia with Flowers, Roses and Pomegranates Tray
Located in Milan, IT
Piero Fornasetti Cornucopia with Flowers early serving tray. Original Label. Featuring a Wicker Cornucopia holding Flowers, Roses, Pomegranates and...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Metal

Porcelain Plates from the Musical Instruments Series by Piero Fornasetti, 1950s
Located in MIlano, IT
Porcelain plates from the Musical Instruments series by Piero Fornasetti, 1950s with screen-printed and hand-painted decoration. Produced and designed in the 1950s by Piero Fornasetti. Present the brand of the manufacture. This plate are very rare and in very good conditions, probably never used as plate but just to decorations for a living wall or in a kitchen furniture...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Piero Fornasetti Astrolabe Porcelain Plate, #11 in Astrolabio Pattern
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Porcelain astrolabe plate, #11 in Astrolabio Pattern. 1960's-mid 1970's. The plate depicts an astrolabe, it is number 11 ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Tema E Variazioni Lina Cavalieri Torso Porcelain Plate
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Vintage Italian porcelain plate by Piero Fornasetti (Italian 1913-1988) decorated with the face of his muse, Lina Cavalieri, printed on a nake...
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1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Fornasetti Porcelain Themes & Variation Plate, #15
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Fornasetti porcelain themes & variation plate #15, The Hand, Barnaba Fornasetti, Fornasetti Studio. The Surreal Fornasetti porcelain plate in the Themes & Variation patt...
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Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Coasters Il Mondo Alla Rovescia Midcentury Set of 8
Located in North Miami, FL
These theatrical vintage Piero Fornasetti complete set of 8 hand painted very colorful porcelain coasters and or small plates are Mid-Century Modern. They are for an opera and in translation of English for the opera mean Topsy Turvy. Great barware. These are not common. They come in their original round gold box...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Fornasetti Rosenthal Plate, Temi E Variazioni-Themes and Variation, Motiv 15
Located in Downingtown, PA
Fornasetti Rosenthal Porcelain Themes & Variations Plate, Motiv 15, "Hands", The 1980s The striking Rosenthal Fornasetti gold-rimmed black and white printed plate with the face of ...
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1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Rosenthal Porcelain Plate, Themes & Variations, Motiv 19
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Rosenthal Fornasetti Temi E Variazioni porcelain plate, Themes & Variations, Motiv 19, 1980s. The striking gold-rimmed black and white printed plate depicts a nude fema...
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1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Adamo or Adam Porcelain Plate # 7, Signed, Excellent Condition
Located in Kansas City, MO
Piero Fornasetti Adamo or Adam porcelain plate number 7. Signed. Excellent condition.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Newspaper Plate, Daily Express
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti porcelain newspaper plate, Daily Express, Giornali (Newspapers) Late 1950s. (NY8534B) The Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate depicts the front page of the Daily Express from Saturday, February 11, 1956, with the main headline reading "Now, Shiver and Shake", regarding cold temperatures in Europe. Another amusing headline is "Marilyn charming says Vivien", referring to Vivien Leigh, Sir Laurence Oliver's wife on meeting Marilyn Monroe. Dimensions: 10 1/4 inches diameter x 1/2 inch height. (26.04 cm) Mark: Marked with a black rectangle, the classic Fornasetti hand...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornassetti Hand Painted Ceramic Zodiac Plates, Astral Pisces Fish, 1971
Located in Paris, France
This rare and the most sought after collectibles vintage Piero Fornasetti porcelain lithographically-decorated and hand painted ceramic zodiac plate have a white background with word...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Gold

Piero Fornasetti Eva / Eve Porcelain Plate # 3, Signed
Located in Kansas City, MO
Piero Fornasetti Eva / Eve porcelain dinner plate number 3. Signed. Never used as a dinner plate.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Rosenthal Porcelain Themes & Variations Plate, Motiv 34
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Rosenthal Porcelain Themes & Variations Plate, Motiv 34, Soap Bubbles, The 1980s The Rosenthal porcelain plate with the design by Piero Fornasetti is based...
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1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Fornasetti Plate Capricorn Zodiac Sign Porcelain, 1963, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Fornasetti plate Capricorn zodiac sign porcelain, 1963, Italy.
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1960s Italian Other Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Pottery Plate, Sezioni Di Frutta, #6, 1960s
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Pottery Plate, Sezioni Di Frutta, #6 1960s. The stunning Piero Fornasetti Pottery Plate depicts a cut red pepper from the Sezioni Di Frutta series. Mark: Hand and ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Pottery

1960s Piero Fornasetti Roman Foot Italian Design Blue Pottery
Located in Brescia, IT
Blue pottery by Piero Fornasetti Italy, 1960 Perfect condiction.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Pottery

Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Coaster Reclining "Adam” 7 of 8, 1965, Mid-century
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Plate number 7 from the quite rare and sought after of Fornasetti 1960’s design series, Adamo & Eva (1965). Compared to his much more severe standing “Adam" of a decade earlier, this...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Cutlery Set by Helmut Alder for Amboss Model 2070, 32 Pieces, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
This cutlery (model 2070) consist of 32 pieces. Designed by Helmut Alder, produced by "Amboss Neuzeughammer Steyr" Austria in the 1960s. High quality stainless steel cutlery. He...
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Stainless Steel

Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Calandar Plate for 1969
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Calendar Plate for the Year 1969, The design of the 1969 Fornasetti porcelain calendar plate depicts a bunch of gr...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Eva or Eve Porcelain Plate # 8, Signed, Unused
Located in Kansas City, MO
Piero Fornasetti Eva or Eve porcelain plate number 8. Signed. Appears to be unused.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Fleming Joffe Plate-Vero Pig Piccadilly
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Fleming Joffe Porcelain Recipe Plate, Vero-Pig Piccadilly, With Original "Hide" Box, 1960s. This rare Piero Fornasetti porcelain p...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Spice Company Dish of a Bill of Sale from the Weikel & Smith
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti ceramic bill of sale tray, Weikel & Smith Spice Company, Philadelphia The 1950s-1960s The large ceramic tray or ashtray depicts a bill of sale from the Weikel &...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Carl Aubock for Amboss 30 Piece Flatware Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
Moderniststainless steel flatware set, designed by Carl Aubock for Amboss, Austria, circa 1960s. This is a 5 piece set for 6 guests, 30 pieces total. It is constructed of dishwasher ...
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Stainless Steel

“Vienna Modern” Flatware Design by Helmut Adler for Amboss Austria 59pc Set
Located in San Francisco, CA
Offered here is a 59 piece set of “Vienna Modern” flatware Design by Helmut Adler for Amboss Austria 8 place settings, plus serving spoon, serving fork, ...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Stainless Steel

Piero Fornasetti Calendar Porcelain Plate for the Year 1978
Located in Brussels, BE
Piero Fornasetti calendar porcelain plate for the Year 1978.
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1970s Italian Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Recipe Cook Plate, Coquille Crocodile, Fleming Joffe
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain recipe Cook plate, Coquille Crocodile, Made for Fleming Joffe- Limited Private Edition, 1970's Piero Fornasetti was commissio...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Large Plate Gilded Acorn Ptn from Pigne Series, Circa 1950s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a Rare Piero Fornasetti porcelain large plate, dating to the mid century 1950's It is from the Pigne series in the rare Gilded acorn pattern with detailed hand gilding as per...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornesetti Coasters, Emblems of the States
Located in Riverdale, NY
Piero Fornesetti's 8 piece coaster set with the emblems of various states in the US. Gilt decorated with lithographs of states emblems. Midcentury, Si...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Amboss Austria Mid-Century Flatware for Six by Helmut Alder, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful modernist flatware cutlery originating from Austria, Model 2200. Design by Helmut Alder and manufactured by Amboss Austria during the 1960s. This high-quality flatware set ...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Stainless Steel

Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Black Gold Measurement Insulator Paperweight Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage Piero Fornasetti porcelain insulator paperweight is gold with a black background. Italian through and through. It is titled cleverly ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Gold

Piero Fornasetti Plate Aries Zodiac Sign Porcelain 1966, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Piero Fornasetti plate Aries zodiac sign porcelain 1966, Italy.
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1960s Italian Other Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Set of Eight Quand on Arrive Clock Coasters, When One Arrives
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Set of Eight "Quand on Arrive" Clock Coasters, "When one arrives" Early 1960s. These charming early Piero Fornasetti large coasters, each with a clock face and ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Amboss Austria Kitchen Utensil Set, Designed by Janos Meglk
Located in Vienna, Austria
A nice set of kitchen utensils designed by Janos Meglk for Amboss Austria. These instruments have been used but are in very good condition. There are f...
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Metal

Fornasetti Plate Virgo Zodiac Sign Porcelain 1971 Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Fornasetti Plate Virgo Zodiac sign porcelain 1971 Italy.
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1970s Italian Other Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornassetti Hand Painted Ceramic Zodiac Plates, Taurus, 1968
Located in Paris, France
This rare and the most sought after collectibles vintage Piero Fornasetti porcelain lithographically-decorated and hand painted ceramic zodiac plate have a white background with word...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Gold

Earth Signs, Set of 3 Plates from Zodiac Plate Series by P. Fornasetti, 1965
Located in Roma, IT
Earth signs- Zodiac Plate Series is a set of elegant porcelain plate, designed by Piero Fornasetti for Perugia in 1965. Good conditions except for the plate depicting Taurus that ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Plate Zodiac Sign Cancer Porcelain 1969, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Piero Fornasetti plate zodiac sign Cancer porcelain 1969, Italy.
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1960s Italian Other Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Fornasetti Pen Holder Ceramic Brass Gold, 1950, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Pen Holder Ceramic Fornasetti.
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Porron Plate for Martini & Rossi, by P. Fornasetti, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Porron is a silk-screened porcelain plate, designed by Piero Fornasetti for Martini & Rossi in 1960s. Excellent conditions: as good as new. This is a b/w ceramic Fornasetti wall plate, representing the Spanish amphora called "porron", realized to drink wine gracefully. With a very detailed golden caption and title on the front of the plate. Marked on the back with the description of the series, the title of the plate, and the Fornasetti logo: "Serie di piatti creata da Piero Fornasetti per la Martini and Rossi...
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1960s Italian Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Calendar Porcelain Plate for the Year 1986
Located in Brussels, BE
Piero Fornasetti Calendar porcelain plate for the Year 1986.
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1980s Italian Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Antique and Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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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