Serving Bowls
19th Century Swiss Biedermeier Antique Serving Bowls
Silver
20th Century Italian Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
1890s Antique Serving Bowls
Silver Plate
1940s British Art Deco Vintage Serving Bowls
Silver, Sterling Silver
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Serving Bowls
Silver Plate, Brass
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century American Other Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century British Antique Serving Bowls
Silver Plate
Early 20th Century Japanese Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century American Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
20th Century French Art Deco Serving Bowls
Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Serving Bowls
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
1890s American Art Nouveau Antique Serving Bowls
Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Silver
1940s American Vintage Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century American Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century American Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Swedish Serving Bowls
Silver
19th Century European Victorian Antique Serving Bowls
Silver Plate
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Other Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
19th Century German Antique Serving Bowls
Silver
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Serving Bowls
Silver, Sterling Silver
1870s English Victorian Antique Serving Bowls
Silver Plate
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Silver, Sterling Silver
1990s French Empire Serving Bowls
Silver Plate
Early 20th Century American Serving Bowls
Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Modern Serving Bowls
Metal, Silver Plate
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Silver Plate
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Silver, Sterling Silver
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 19th Century British Antique Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver, Copper
Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Serving Bowls
Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century American Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Serving Bowls
Silver Plate
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Serving Bowls
Metal, Silver Plate
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Serving Bowls
Silver Plate
1880s English Victorian Antique Serving Bowls
Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century British Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
19th Century American Neoclassical Antique Serving Bowls
Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 19th Century Indian Antique Serving Bowls
Silver
Early 20th Century American Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
2010s Turkish Modern Serving Bowls
Brass, Nickel
Mid-20th Century American Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Mexican Modern Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century American Minimalist Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver, Brass
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Serving Bowls
Silver Plate
Mid-20th Century American Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Regency Serving Bowls
Silver Plate
20th Century Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century American Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
1930s American Vintage Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century American Serving Bowls
Sterling Silver
1840s English Victorian Antique Serving Bowls
Silver, Sterling Silver
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.