Serving Bowls
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Serving Bowls
Ceramic, Porcelain
1920s Belgian Vintage Serving Bowls
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Porcelain
2010s Argentine Organic Modern Serving Bowls
Metal
Late 19th Century German Antique Serving Bowls
Brass
2010s Italian Louis XVI Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Modern Serving Bowls
Lava
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Serving Bowls
Pottery
Late 19th Century English Antique Serving Bowls
Creamware
19th Century Antique Serving Bowls
Art Glass, Cut Glass
20th Century Italian Serving Bowls
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Serving Bowls
Faience
20th Century French Neoclassical Serving Bowls
Silver Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Bowls
Glass
Early 20th Century British Serving Bowls
Silver Plate
19th Century English Country Antique Serving Bowls
Terracotta
2010s Argentine Organic Modern Serving Bowls
Metal
2010s Argentine Organic Modern Serving Bowls
Marble, Metal
1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Teak
Late 19th Century American Other Antique Serving Bowls
Pottery
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Serving Bowls
Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Teak
Late 19th Century American Country Antique Serving Bowls
Pottery
21st Century and Contemporary British Serving Bowls
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Serving Bowls
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glass
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glass
20th Century Japanese Serving Bowls
Porcelain
1940s German Vintage Serving Bowls
Porcelain
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Brass, Copper
1940s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Brass
1950s Scandinavian Vintage Serving Bowls
Glass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century European Serving Bowls
Crystal, Silver
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Mahogany
1940s American Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
1930s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Metal
Early 20th Century Edwardian Serving Bowls
Silver Plate
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Wood
Mid-20th Century English Regency Revival Serving Bowls
Ironstone
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Art Glass
19th Century Antique Serving Bowls
Crystal, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Marble
Early 20th Century Victorian Serving Bowls
Silver Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Bowls
Porcelain
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Serving Bowls
Pewter
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Serving Bowls
Silver, Sterling Silver
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Teak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Teak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Silver
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Serving Bowls
Teak
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Serving Bowls
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Teak
1950s Art Deco Vintage Serving Bowls
Brass
Early 20th Century American Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century English Serving Bowls
Earthenware
Late 20th Century Chinese Serving Bowls
Ceramic
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.