Serving Bowls
20th Century Italian Art Deco Serving Bowls
Crystal, Silver
Mid-20th Century Victorian Serving Bowls
Silver Plate
2010s Danish Modern Serving Bowls
Marble
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Serving Bowls
Silver
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Teak
Mid-20th Century American American Colonial Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
20th Century French Serving Bowls
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Serving Bowls
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary European Serving Bowls
Clay
20th Century German Minimalist Serving Bowls
Ceramic
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
2010s German Black Forest Serving Bowls
Porcelain
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Silver Plate
Late 19th Century British Antique Serving Bowls
Porcelain
20th Century Italian Other Serving Bowls
Gold Plate, Bronze
1920s American American Classical Vintage Serving Bowls
Crystal
2010s German Country Serving Bowls
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic, Glass
1940s American Vintage Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glass
20th Century Serving Bowls
Murano Glass
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Malachite
Early 20th Century English Serving Bowls
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic, Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic, Glass
Early 20th Century French Serving Bowls
Silver
20th Century English Modern Serving Bowls
Glass, Cut Glass
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Serving Bowls
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
2010s Portuguese Serving Bowls
Ceramic
1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Glass
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Teak
1980s Hungarian Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Crystal
Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Serving Bowls
Ceramic, Pottery
20th Century Post-Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
2010s Spanish Serving Bowls
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Serving Bowls
Terracotta
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Brass
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glass
Late 19th Century English Art Nouveau Antique Serving Bowls
Pottery
1920s German Neoclassical Vintage Serving Bowls
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Faience
1820s French Restauration Antique Serving Bowls
Crystal, Vermeil, Silver
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Tin
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Ceramic
2010s Italian Louis XVI Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
19th Century British Antique Serving Bowls
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic, Glass
Early 20th Century French Serving Bowls
Silver
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Serving Bowls
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Serving Bowls
Early 20th Century French Country Serving Bowls
Porcelain
19th Century British Victorian Antique Serving Bowls
Silver Plate
1970s Spanish Brutalist Vintage Serving Bowls
Aluminum, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic, Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Metal
2010s Argentine Organic Modern Serving Bowls
Metal
Vintage, New and Antique Serving Bowls
Vintage, new and antique serving bowls are popular with collectors as well as cooks. While some serving bowls are merely decorative items, others are both eye-catching and functional.
The design and material of a bowl will vary depending on the period and location where it was made. Antique Chinese serving bowls are often exquisitely painted and made from fine porcelain. Colonial American wooden bowls are practical and elegant, able to hold brightly colored fruit or act as a serving dish at a family meal.
Along with wood, stone, metal and porcelain, there are also glass serving bowls. The most notable are made from Murano glass, named for the Murano Island in Venice where many of the world’s most famous glass objects have been produced. Glass serving bowls from the 19th through the mid-20th century are especially popular with collectors. Pieces from this era range from simple to ornate, frequently featuring gold or painted embellishments.
The styles of these bowls include art glass, which dates to the mid-19th century, and colorful carnival glass, which was introduced in the early 20th century. Carnival glass serving bowls were more affordable so they were used widely in homes. Depression glass, an iteration of glassware that was inexpensively mass-produced when people didn’t have much money to spend on decor during the 1920s and ’30s, featured bright colors. Milk glass, which had its heyday in the late 19th century, adds a touch of elegance to any table or display.
Antique and vintage serving bowls are desirable for their style, patterns and range of textures they can help introduce to a space. They are also prized for their rich history. Browse antique and vintage serving bowls on 1stDibs today.