Modern Barware
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
Initialed Bottle Opener by Carl Auböck II
Located in London, GB
A cast brass bottle opener featuring the letter U made by Carl Auböck II, Vienna circa 1955.
The piece is formed of two geometric shapes, a circle -inside which the black patinate...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Modern Barware
Materials
Brass
GRAPEFRUIT KNIFE refined cocktail accessory exclusive modern design
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
A very useful cocktail accessory, this fine knife for citrus is part of the exclusive collection dedicated to festive moments, designed by Nino Basso.
His double derived functiona...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Barware
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Contemporary Prise Blackened Bronze Bottle Opener by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Prise Blackened Bronze Bottle Opener by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 3,6 x D 3,5 x H 12 cm.
Materials: Bronze.
Available in patinated and blackened finishes. Please contact us.
Prise...
Category
2010s Australian Modern Barware
Materials
Bronze
K-OVER wine, KINTSUGI, argento 999/°°, Italia
By Marco Fedi
Located in Firenze, IT
K-Over wine Kintsugi - Japanes Memories
Le nostre K-OVER, sono alternative al secchiello VINO e alla più comune glacette. Il metallo prezioso che cust...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Barware
Materials
Silver
Carl Auböck Black Leather Cork Stopper
Located in London, GB
Great leather bottle stopper with the original leather string.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Modern Barware
Materials
Leather
fferrone Czech Contemporary Minimal Bessho Large Aperitif Glass Bowl Handmade
Located in Chicago, IL
Bessho large bowl
Just as the small town is known for the healing properties of its hot springs, so are the evenings we spend with good friends. The Bessho Collection is elegant i...
Category
2010s Czech Modern Barware
Materials
Glass
fferrone Set of 2 Czech Clear Contemporary Rasori Large Highball Beer Glasses
Located in Chicago, IL
Rasori large highball glasses - set of two.
As the designer's favorite street in Milan, her home away from home, the clear Czech contemporary Rasori Large glasses are a playful an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Barware
Materials
Glass
Brutalist Coaster 2 by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Brutalist coaster 2 by Fakasaka Design.
Dimensions: W 11.5 cm D 11.5 cm H 0.8 cm.
Materials: black/brown bronze
Also available in polished bronze.
...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Barware
Materials
Bronze
Silver Plated Hand-Hammered Champagne Bucket
Located in Torino, IT
Silver plated hand-hammered Champagne bucket, handcrafted in Italy.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Barware
Materials
Silver Plate
Crocodile Coaster 1 by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Crocodile coaster 1 by Fakasaka Design
Dimensions: W 14.5 cm D 14.5 cm H 0.7 cm
Materials: black/brown bronze.
Also available in polished bronze.
CROCODILE COASTER 1 CUP COASTER...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Barware
Materials
Bronze
Carl Auböck Coin Bottle Stopper
Located in London, GB
Vintage coin bottle stopper made by the Auböck Werkstätte in the 1950s.
In cast brass, it bears the Auböck stamp on the coin. In very good condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Modern Barware
Materials
Brass
English Victorian Modern Sterling Silver Decanter in Christopher Dresser Style
Located in New York, NY
Victorian modern sterling silver and glass decanter. Made by Edgar Finley & Hugh Taylor in Birmingham in 1884. Clear glass cylinder on round...
Category
1880s English Antique Modern Barware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Corkscrew with Erica Burl Handle - Design Nino Basso
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
Discover our exclusive corkscrew with a handle made of heather briar, a fine wood used for making high-quality pipes.
This fine accessory, created by designer Nino Basso, is perfect ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Barware
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Brutalist Coaster 2 by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Brutalist coaster 2 by Fakasaka Design
Dimensions: W 11.5 cm D 11.5 cm H 0.8 cm.
Materials: polished bronze
Also available in black/brown bronze....
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Barware
Materials
Bronze
21st Century Blown Glass "Dafne Glass" x6
By Andrea Barra, [1+2=8]
Located in Milano, IT
It's a decorative glass, yes,
but it is also a "technological" glass with internal lines, it increases the contact surface with the wine, increasing its oxygenation,
created in...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Barware
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century Blown Glass "Dafne Glass" x2
By Andrea Barra, [1+2=8]
Located in Milano, IT
It's a decorative glass, yes,
but it is also a "technological" glass with internal lines, it increases the contact surface with the wine, increasing its oxygenation,
created in...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Barware
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century Blown Glass "Dafne Glass"
By [1+2=8], Andrea Barra
Located in Milano, IT
It's a decorative glass, yes,
but it is also a "technological" glass with internal lines, it increases the contact surface with the wine, increasing its oxygenation,
created in...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Barware
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Brutalist Coaster 1 by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Brutalist coaster 1 by Fakasaka design.
Dimensions: W 17 cm D 17 cm H 0.9 cm.
Materials: black/brown bronze.
Also available in polished bronze.
Bru...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Barware
Materials
Bronze
Stringray Coaster 2 by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Stringray coaster 2 by Fakasaka Design
Dimensions: W 10.7 cm D 10.7 cm H 0.5 cm
Materials: polished bronze.
Also available in dark bronze.
Stringray coaster 2
Cup coaster...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Barware
Materials
Bronze
K-OVER Champagne, White Kintsugi, silver 999/°°, Italy
By Marco Fedi
Located in Firenze, IT
Cover Champagne : White Kintsugi
Our K-Overs are a modern bucket for champagne, an alternative to the more common glacette. The work is handcrafted by master goldsmith Fedi fascina...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Barware
Materials
Silver
Crocodile Coaster 2 by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Crocodile coaster 2 by Fakasaka Design
Dimensions: W 11 cm D 11 cm H 0.6 cm.
Materials: dark bronze.
Also available in polished bronze.
CROCODILE COASTER 2 CUP COASTER...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Barware
Materials
Bronze
Crocodile Coaster 2 by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Crocodile coaster 2 by Fakasaka Design
Dimensions: W 11 cm D 11 cm H 0.6 cm.
Materials: polished bronze.
Also available in dark bronze.
CROCODILE COASTER 2 CUP COASTER...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Barware
Materials
Bronze
Stringray Coaster 2 by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Stringray coaster 2 by Fakasaka Design
Dimensions: W 10.7 cm D 10.7 cm H 0.5 cm
Materials: dark bronze.
Also available in polished bronze.
Stringray coaster 2
Cup coaster...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Barware
Materials
Bronze
Crocodile Coaster 1 by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Crocodile Coaster 1 by Fakasaka Design
Dimensions: W 14.5 cm D 14.5 cm H 0.7 cm
Materials: polished bronze.
Also available in black/brown bronze.
Crocodile coaster 1 cup coaster...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Barware
Materials
Bronze
K-OVER wine, SILVER, silver 999/°°, Italy
By Marco Fedi
Located in Firenze, IT
K-Over wine Silver
Our K-OVERs, are alternatives to the VINO bucket and the more common glacette. The precious metal that holds the bottle is coated internally with a thermal fabric...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Barware
Materials
Silver
"Brass" - 21st Century Calacatta Oro Marble Bottle Holder
Located in Cologna Veneta, IT
The Brass bottle holder, entirely made of marble, is an exclusive bottle holder in Calacatta Oro embellished with a gold finish at the base, giving it a further touch of refined styl...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Barware
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Modern Hand Forged, Formed, and Polished Copper Serving Spoons
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Two-piece set of modern high-polished copper serving spoons. Fabricated in rich copper and then finished by hand in his Brooklyn, NY studio, these pieces are the creation of silversmith and jewelry designer Heath Wagoner...
Category
2010s American Modern Barware
Materials
Copper
Modern Copper Straw Bar Set Presented in an Agate Decorated Lucite Box
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
These modern copper straws are presented in a Lucite box decorated with a Rose Quartz Agate cabochon.
This unique and bespoke copper straw set is part of the Egg Designs Dawa luxury bar set collection and will be a great addition to any home cocktail bar...
Category
2010s South African Modern Barware
Materials
Quartz, Copper, Brass
Set of 6 Mid-Century English Sterling Silver & Wood Cup Coasters by Chick & Sons
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine set of 6 Mid-Century silver & wood cup coasters.
In sterling silver.
By A. Chick & Sons Ltd. of London in 1971.
Each with a wooden foot, silver side, and a green felt pad ...
Category
1970s British Vintage Modern Barware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Carl Auböck Brass Key Corkscrew with Elephant
Located in London, GB
A cast brass corkscrew featuring an Elephant designed and made by Carl Auböck II in Vienna, Austria, in the 1950s. This item was made as an exclusive corporate gift and so is a rare ...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Modern Barware
Materials
Brass
K-OVER Wine, Sunlight, silver 999/°°, Italy
By Marco Fedi
Located in Firenze, IT
Cover wine : Sunlight
Our K-OVERs, are alternatives to the champagne bucket and the more common glacette. The precious metal that holds the bottle is coated internally with a therma...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Barware
Materials
Silver
K-OVER Champagne, LET'S ROLL THE DICE, argento 999/°°, Italia
By Marco Fedi
Located in Firenze, IT
LET'S ROLL THE DICE :
Le nostre K-OVER, sono alternative al secchiello champagne e alla più comune glacette. Il metallo prezioso che custodisce la bottiglia è rivestito internament...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Barware
Materials
Silver
LE LUNE - Exclusive Wine and Cocktail Accessories Set
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
Discover LE LUNE, a fine set of drinking accessories that celebrates the connection between the phases of the moon and wine.
Designed by Nino Basso, this exclusive set includes a br...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Barware
Materials
Bronze
K-OVER Wine, Crocodile, silver 999/°°, Italy
By Marco Fedi
Located in Firenze, IT
Cover wine : Crocodile
Our K-OVERs, are alternatives to the champagne bucket and the" glacettes" . The precious metal that holds the bottle is coated internally with a thermal fabri...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Barware
Materials
Silver
Bottle Holder in Metal and Wood, 1960s
Located in PARIS, FR
Curved Bottle Holder in Silvered Metal Ribbons, 1960s. Set on an arched flat base with two curved arms to support the bottle; one arm is recessed to cradle the neck, while the other ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Barware
Materials
Metal
Winebowl Set of Two in Natural Finish by Cory Grosser & Mogg
By Cory Grosser, Mogg
Located in New York, NY
"Winebowl is a bottle holder of Cory Grosser for Mogg, in natural cedar with metal ballast. Winebowl is a bottle holder original and contained in its size. Simply unique design, help...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Barware
Materials
Cedar
Modern barware for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern barware for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage barware created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern barware made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Czech Republic pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original barware, popular names associated with this style include Felicia Ferrone, AIREDELSUR, Simone Crestani, and Marco Fedi. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for barware differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $15 and tops out at $18,666 while the average work can sell for $539.