Serving Bowls
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Serving Bowls
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Travertine
1910s American Edwardian Vintage Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
Early 1900s European Art Nouveau Antique Serving Bowls
Silver Plate
1910s British Art Nouveau Vintage Serving Bowls
Porcelain
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Serving Bowls
Porcelain
1980s American Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Crystal, Silver Plate, Metal
Late 20th Century Unknown Victorian Serving Bowls
Silver Plate
Late 20th Century Italian Serving Bowls
Ceramic
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Silver Plate
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Glass
2010s Italian Modern Serving Bowls
Porcelain
18th Century French Antique Serving Bowls
Marble, Carrara Marble
Late 20th Century Italian Minimalist Serving Bowls
Silver Plate
Early 20th Century Japanese Edwardian Serving Bowls
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Metal
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Serving Bowls
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Wood, Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Bowls
Onyx
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Iron
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Serving Bowls
Porcelain
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Murano Glass
1950s American Renaissance Revival Vintage Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
1930s German Vintage Serving Bowls
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Indian Serving Bowls
Brass
1970s German Vintage Serving Bowls
Porcelain
1670s English Charles II Antique Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Serving Bowls
Porcelain
1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Serving Bowls
Metal, Silver, Silver Plate
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Metal, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Teak
20th Century German Modern Serving Bowls
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Russian Serving Bowls
Malachite, Bronze
Early 20th Century Regency Serving Bowls
Silver Plate
1890s British Victorian Antique Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Porcelain
2010s Serving Bowls
Travertine
1970s German Romantic Vintage Serving Bowls
Porcelain
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Milk Glass
1920s Danish Arts and Crafts Vintage Serving Bowls
Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic, Glass
20th Century French Neoclassical Serving Bowls
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century Antique Serving Bowls
Crystal
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Serving Bowls
Glass
1940s American Colonial Revival Vintage Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Stone, Silver Plate, Copper
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Brass
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Silver Plate
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Regency Serving Bowls
Ceramic
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Serving Bowls
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Serving Bowls
Ironstone
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Serving Bowls
Porcelain
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 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.