Serving Bowls
19th Century British Victorian Antique Serving Bowls
Silver Plate
Late 19th Century British Antique Serving Bowls
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glass
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
1820s English Regency Antique Serving Bowls
Porcelain
1920s German Neoclassical Vintage Serving Bowls
Porcelain
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic, Glass
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Serving Bowls
Silver Plate
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
1970s Danish Vintage Serving Bowls
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Serving Bowls
Glass, Wood, Lacquer
Early 20th Century French Serving Bowls
Metal
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Wood
19th Century French Mid-Century Modern Antique Serving Bowls
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic, Glass, Murano Glass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Serving Bowls
Crystal, Chrome
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Crystal, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Serving Bowls
Terracotta
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Metal
2010s Argentine Organic Modern Serving Bowls
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic, Glass
18th Century English George III Antique Serving Bowls
Silver
1930s European Art Nouveau Vintage Serving Bowls
Glass
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Porcelain
20th Century Danish Serving Bowls
Porcelain
Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Serving Bowls
Ceramic, Pottery
2010s Colombian Post-Modern Serving Bowls
Stone
2010s Argentine Organic Modern Serving Bowls
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Serving Bowls
Ceramic
1970s Danish Vintage Serving Bowls
Plastic
20th Century Japanese Meiji Serving Bowls
Silver
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Cherry
20th Century German Serving Bowls
Ceramic
2010s Italian Louis XVI Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic, Glass
Late 20th Century Scandinavian Modern Serving Bowls
Stoneware
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Serving Bowls
Silver
1760s English Georgian Antique Serving Bowls
Delft
1950s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Serving Bowls
Ceramic
1880s English Antique Serving Bowls
Majolica
Early 20th Century Belgian French Provincial Serving Bowls
Ceramic
1930s German Vintage Serving Bowls
Porcelain
19th Century French Antique Serving Bowls
Porcelain, Paint
2010s Colombian Post-Modern Serving Bowls
Stone
Late 18th Century Georgian Antique Serving Bowls
Pewter
20th Century German Serving Bowls
Glass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Teak
15th Century and Earlier Unknown Antique Serving Bowls
Stoneware
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Serving Bowls
Ceramic
20th Century American Victorian Serving Bowls
Silver Plate, Copper
1910s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Earthenware
20th Century Danish Serving Bowls
Ceramic
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
20th Century Post-Modern Serving Bowls
Metal
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Glass
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.