Serving Bowls
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Serving Bowls
Brass
2010s Serving Bowls
Copper
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glass
Early 19th Century English Antique Serving Bowls
Cut Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic, Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Wood, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Giltwood, Ceramic
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Serving Bowls
Brass
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Serving Bowls
Brass
Late 20th Century German Serving Bowls
Glass, Art Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Metal
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Brass, Copper
Late 20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Mid-20th Century Burmese Serving Bowls
Other
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Bowls
Stainless Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Bowls
Stainless Steel
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Glass
1920s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Brass, Copper
Early 20th Century French Serving Bowls
Blown Glass
2010s Argentine Organic Modern Serving Bowls
Metal
2010s Dutch Modern Serving Bowls
Travertine
2010s Italian Modern Serving Bowls
Walnut
20th Century French Art Deco Serving Bowls
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Enamel
2010s Dutch Modern Serving Bowls
Travertine
2010s Dutch Modern Serving Bowls
Travertine
1970s Vintage Serving Bowls
Crystal
2010s Dutch Modern Serving Bowls
Travertine
2010s Dutch Modern Serving Bowls
Travertine
2010s Dutch Modern Serving Bowls
Marble
1960s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Crystal
1840s English Victorian Antique Serving Bowls
Porcelain
1890s German Rococo Antique Serving Bowls
Porcelain
Late 20th Century French Tribal Serving Bowls
Porcelain
Late 19th Century French Antique Serving Bowls
Pottery
1860s German Rococo Revival Antique Serving Bowls
Porcelain
1960s Belgian French Provincial Vintage Serving Bowls
Metal
1960s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary North American Serving Bowls
Resin
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
21st Century and Contemporary North American Serving Bowls
Resin
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Serving Bowls
Resin
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.