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Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass For Sale
Creator: Piero Fornasetti
Creator: Lunt Silver
4 Antique Sterling Souvenir Spoons Gorham Lunt Mechanics Missouri Columbia
Located in Dayton, OH
"Lot of four antique 19th century sterling silver souvenir spoons of Columbia, Missouri representing the University of Missouri, Read Hall (of the) Uni...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Starfire by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 44 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Starfire by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware set, 44 pieces. This set includes: 8 Knives, 9 1/8" 8 Forks, 7 3/8" 8 Salad Forks, 6 1/2" 8 Teaspoons, 6" 8 Hollow Handle Butter Spre...
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Mid-20th Century Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Nellie Custis by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 89 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Nellie Custis by Lunt sterling silver Flatware set, 89 pieces. This set includes: 12 Regular Knives, 9" 12 Dinner Size Forks, 7 5/8" 12 Regular Forks, 7 1/4" 12 Salad Forks, 6"...
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Early 20th Century Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Contrast by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service Mid-Century Modern 40 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mid-Century Modern CONTRAST BY LUNT sterling silver with nylon handle Flatware set, designed by Nord Bowlen of Greenfeld, MA in 1956 - 40 pieces. This set includes: 8 Knives, 9 ...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Piero Fornasetti "Mitologia" Cocktail or Glass Coasters, Set of Eight
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Piero Fornasetti "Mitologia" set of 8 bar or drink coasters, circa 1970's. This stylish set of cocktail coasters were produced exclusively for the New York City department store Bonw...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Sterling Silver Bookmark
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver bookmark by Lunt Silversmith from the 1960s. It has a raindrop shape, rounded on one end and pointed on the...
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1960s American Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Piero Fornasetti Ashtray Ceramic 1956 Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Piero Fornasetti.
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

William & Mary by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Place Size Service 48 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Located in beautiful Western Massachusetts next to the Berkshire Mountains, Lunt Silversmiths began its existence in 1882 when Anthony Towle and ...
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20th Century Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

1950s Fornasetti Vide Poche / Catchall by Piero Fornasetti, Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1950s Fornasetti original astonishing porcelain vide poche/catchall "Sonate- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart" by Piero Fornasetti . Heavy porcelain construction for use as beautiful desk acc...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti, Mod. Re Sole Tray, Atelier Fornasetti, circa 1955
Located in Firenze, IT
Piero Fornasetti, 'Re Sole' tray Prod. Fornasetti, Milan, Italy, circa 1955 Serigraphed metal. H 3.5 cm x Diameter 41 cm Bibliography: Mariuccia Ca...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Aluminum

Rapallo by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 77 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Rapallo by Lunt sterling silver Flatware set - 77 pieces. This set includes: 12 Knives, 9" 12 Forks, 7 3/8" 12 Salad Forks, 6 5/8" 12 Teaspoons, 6" 12 Place Soup Spoons, 6 3/4" ...
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1960s Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Piero Fornasetti Astrolabio Plate 1955 Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Piero Fornasetti plate.
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Zodiac Ceramic "Libra" Pebble Paperweight
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Ceramic Zodiac "Libra" Pebble Paperweight, Original Gold Box, 1960s This rare Piero Fornasetti Ceramic pebble paperweight in its original gold presentation box....
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Conchiglie Seashell Plate with Mollusks, #9
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Conchiglie Seashell Plate With Snails and Mollusks, #9, Circa 1960s-70s The Fornasetti plate is decorated in the Conchigl...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Fornasetti Porcelain Themes & Variation Plate, #286
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Fornasetti Porcelain Themes & Variation Plate #286, The Binoculars, Atelier Fornasetti The Surreal Fornasetti porcelain plate in the Themes & Variation pattern depicts the f...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Charles II by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 174 Pieces Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monumental Charles II by Lunt sterling silver flatware set dinner and luncheon size - 174 pieces. This set includes: 12 Dinner Knives, 9 3/4" 12 Dinner Forks, 7 1/2" 12 Luncheon...
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1930s Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Recipe Plate, Beautiful Soup, Made for Fleming Joffe
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Fleming Joffe Porcelain recipe plate, Beautiful Soup, 1960s. This rare Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate is from a series of fourteen made for the Fleming Joffe company in New York City. It depicts an improbable and amusing recipe with an image of a toad. Diameter: 10 1/4 inches x 1 inch high. The Fleming Joffe company was a small leather goods...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Fornasetti Surrealist Porcelain Themes & Variation Plate, #319
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Fornasetti Surrealist Porcelain Themes & Variation Plate #319, Gorgonzola Cheese, Atelier Fornasetti 20th Century The Surreal Fornasetti porcelain plate in the Themes & Vari...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Piero Fornasetti "Caduceus" Lithograph Gilt Porcelain Green Ashtray
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage celadon/mint green ceramic ashtray/trinket dish with cigarette slots by Piero Fornasetti, (circa 1950s, Italy). Features lithographic tra...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

1960s, Catchall / Vide-Poche in Porcelain "Arturo Toscanini" by Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Original astonishing porcelain catchall / vide-poche "Arturo Toscanini" by Piero Fornasetti. Heavy porcelain construction for use as beautiful desk accessories. Marked on the b...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Fornasetti Greco Roman Black and Gold Catchall Vide-Poche Jewelry Dish Tray
Located in New York, NY
An Italian porcelain jewelry tray or dish with Greco-Roman design by designer by Piero Fornasetti, circa mid-20th century, 1960s, Italy. Tray is black and gold with a Greco-Roman sce...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Greco Roman Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

1960s Catchall / Vide-Poche in Porcelain "La Gioconda" by Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Original astonishing porcelain catchall / vide-poche "La Gioconda" by Piero Fornasetti. Heavy porcelain construction for use as beautiful desk accessories. Marked on the bottom...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Regency Shell by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 60 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Regency shell by Lunt sterling silver flatware set, 60 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9". 12 forks, 7 1/2". 12 salad forks, 6 1/2". 12 teaspoons, 6 1/8". 12 place soup ...
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1980s Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Eight Vintage Fornasetti Ceramic Coasters in the "Vini E Liquori" Pattern
Located in Nantucket, MA
Eight drinks coasters designed by Piero Fornasetti in the 'Vini E Liquori' pattern, each depicting a different liquor bottle label in 22 karat gold.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Sezioni Di Frutta Desert Plate, No 12 for Tiffany
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Sezioni Di Frutta Dessert Plate, No 12 for Tiffany, Circa 1970 The tromp l"oeil porcelain plate depicts a section of fruit, a pear, on a white backgr...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Fornasetti Ceramic Bar Coasters 'Vini e Liquori'
Located in New York, NY
Cocktail Fornasetti Time! Fabulous complete set of 8 spirits and wine coasters including Whisky, Rum, Port, Brandy, Sherry, Rhenish, Gin and Madeira called 'Vini e Liquori'. A vintage classic and perfect for entertaining. Note with lighting some of the golds vary however they are all consistent color of a nice gilt but lighting creates...
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1950s Italian Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Sterling Picture Frame
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A sterling silver picture frame that will stay looking as shiny and beautiful as the day you bought it. How? Because these frames are tarnish free; the...
Category

2010s American Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Asparagus Server
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are happy to offer you this sterling silver asparagus server in the Charles II pattern by Lunt Silversmiths. First introduced in 19...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Sezioni Di Frutta Dessert Plates, Nos 4 and 12
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Sezioni Di Frutta Dessert Plates, Nos 4 and 12 Made Exclusively for Tiffany, Circa 1970 The tromp l"oeil porcelain plates each depicts a section of ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Fornasetti Porcelain Themes & Variation Plate, #14
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Fornasetti Porcelain Themes & Variation Plate #14, The Keyhole, Atelier Fornasetti The Surreal Fornasetti porcelain plate in the Themes & Variation pattern depicts a keyhole...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Fish Plates, Pesci pattern or Passage of Fish
Located in Downingtown, PA
Pair of rare Piero Fornasetti Fish Plates, Pesci pattern or Passage of Fish, Numbered # 2 & 3, circa 1960s The porcelain plates depict two diff...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Mid Century Modern dish by Fornasetti (1913-1988)
Located in London, GB
Unusual early plate by Pierro Fornasetti. This design is no longer in production and relates to his early work but is not a theme he later continued into production. In 1945 he advertised Camus' tragedy Caligula and this is th closest reference to this motif in which he advertises Le Scala...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

MCM Ceramic Coasters by Fornasetti, Painted with Hot Air Balloons, "Palloni"
Located in Nantucket, MA
Set of eight ceramic coasters by Fornasetti, in the "Pallino" pattern. Each painted with an historic hot air balloon on the front with English translat...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

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

Materials

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

Materials

Porcelain

American Victorian by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 115 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monumental American Victorian by Lunt sterling silver Flatware set for 12 - 115 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 8 3/4" 12 forks, 7 1/8" 12 salad forks, 6 3/8" 12 teaspo...
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Mid-20th Century Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

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

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

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

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 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

Pendant of Fruit by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 89 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Rare Pendant of Fruit by Lunt, c1939, sterling silver Flatware set with gorgeous high-relief hanging fruit design, 89 pieces. This set includes: 8 Knives, 9" 8 Forks, 7 1/4" 8 S...
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1930s Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

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

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

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Eva / Eve Porcelain Plate #5, Signed, Unused
Located in Kansas City, MO
Piero Fornasetti Eva / Eve porcelain plate number 5. Signed.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

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 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

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

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

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

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Gold

MCM Piero Fornasetti Astrolabe Porcelain Plate, #1, Astrolabio Pattern
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Piero Fornasetti astrolabe porcelain plate, #1 in Astrolabio pattern, 1960s-mid 1970s.   The Piero Fornasetti plate depicts an astrol...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

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

Piero Fornasetti Porcelain and Gilded Appetizer Bowls Midcentury Barware Set / 6
Located in North Miami, FL
These fabulous small Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti vintage appetizer small serving bowls are porcelain with gilded gold edges, bottom and ins...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Gold

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

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

Sterling Christmas Ornament
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are happy to offer you this sterling silver Christmas ornament from 1978 by Lunt Silversmiths. The shape is oval with a cutout in the middle. On ...
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1970s American Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Embassy Scroll by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 63 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Superb Embassy Scroll by Lunt sterling silver Flatware set, 63 pieces. This set includes: 12 Knives, 8 3/4" 12 Forks, 7 3/8" 12 Salad Forks, 6 1/4" 12 ...
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20th Century Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

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...
Category

1960s Mid-Century Modern 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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