Serving Bowls
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
20th Century German Serving Bowls
Ceramic
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Earthenware
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Earthenware
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
15th Century and Earlier Unknown Antique Serving Bowls
Stoneware
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Serving Bowls
Brass
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Earthenware
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Earthenware
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
20th Century Moroccan Islamic Serving Bowls
Metal, Silver Plate
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic, Glass
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic, Glass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Teak
1930s German Vintage Serving Bowls
Porcelain
20th Century Serving Bowls
Metal
1840s English Rococo Revival Antique Serving Bowls
Porcelain
20th Century American Victorian Serving Bowls
Silver Plate, Copper
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Serving Bowls
Ceramic
1910s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Wood
20th Century Norwegian Serving Bowls
Glass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
Early 20th Century English Serving Bowls
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Stainless Steel
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Teak
1890s English Victorian Antique Serving Bowls
Ceramic
20th Century Swedish Serving Bowls
Glass
1820s English Regency Antique Serving Bowls
Porcelain
1820s English Regency Antique Serving Bowls
Porcelain
1910s British Edwardian Vintage Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
Early 1900s Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Serving Bowls
Majolica
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glass
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
2010s German Country Serving Bowls
Porcelain
Late 20th Century American Modern Serving Bowls
Aluminum
20th Century German Serving Bowls
Ceramic
1980s American American Classical Vintage Serving Bowls
Pottery, Paint
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Stoneware
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.