Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Blenko Glass Punch Bowls and Glasses with Service for Six
By Blenko Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful Blenko Glass punch bowls and drinking glasses with service for six. Hand blown green glass with myriad shades and nuance of hues. In good original condition with all the ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Blown Glass
Large Italian Florentine Gilt Wood Gold Tray
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Stunning large wood Florentine trays from Italy. These highly collectable pieces are both form and function. These look wonderful sitting alone or in groupings on a coffee table. Fun...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
$145 / item
Midcentury Ceramic Fish Plates Wall Composition / Wall Decoration
By Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro, Vallauris, Gil Vargas Segovia, Shorter & Son Ltd 1, Waechtersbach Ceramics
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of Midcentury multi color fish Plates and Platters as Wall Decoration
A funny collection of eleven european glazed ceramic, porcelain and...
Category
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain, Terracotta
$5,078 Sale Price / set
20% Off
1960s Mid-Century Modern Red and Gold Painted Metal Rectangular Italian Tray
By MB Italy
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A rectangular serving tray designed and manufactured in Italy in the Sixties by MB Italy, it's in perfect condition and labeled on the bottom.
The tray is cra...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal
Rattan and Brass Round Centerpiece with Faux Bamboo Rim, Italy, 1970s
Located in Barcelona, ES
MDM Basket Centerpiece Tray in Rattan with Faux Bamboo Rim
Eye-catching Mid-Century Modern decorative rattan faux bamboo brass centerpiece / tray. Handcrafted in Italy, 1970s.
Round ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
$1,405 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite and Brass Serving Tray by Guzzini, Italy 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning large mid-century tray in tortoiseshell effect lucite and brass. This charming rectangular tray, clearly in the style of Christian Dior, was produced in Italy during the 197...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century French Ceramic Plate by Naumovitch Gourju, Grand Chêne, Vallauris
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Mid-century French ceramic pitcher by Naumovitch - Grand Chêne Studio, Vallauris - 1950's
Enamelled dish with a white background, it is decorated with a f...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Enamel
$404 Sale Price
20% Off
Robert Picault Ceramic Vallauris France Ceramic Platter Mid Century
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Robert Picault (1919 - 2000)
French ceramist in Vallauris
Robert Picault has contributed to the revival of culinary ceramics by updating traditional local forms decorated with lines and geometric designs.
His identity style has been a great success and continues to decorate the table today. His personal pieces are sought after by art collectors.
A former student of the School of Applied Arts in Paris, Robert Picault arrived in Vallauris in 1946. He created with his school friends Roger Capron (1922-2006) and Jean Derval (1925-2010), the Callis workshop.
In this village of a hundred potters, they met the neighboring ceramists André Baud, the 4 potters and among others the Madoura workshop, where he frequented the famous painter Picasso from 1949 to 1955. He also became friends with Jean Cocteau, Fernand Léger, Louis Aragon...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Robert Picault Ceramic Vallauris France Plate Mid Century
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Robert Picault (1919 - 2000)
French ceramist in Vallauris
Robert Picault has contributed to the revival of culinary ceramics by updating traditional local forms decorated with lines and geometric designs.
His identity style has been a great success and continues to decorate the table today. His personal pieces are sought after by art collectors.
A former student of the School of Applied Arts in Paris, Robert Picault arrived in Vallauris in 1946. He created with his school friends Roger Capron (1922-2006) and Jean Derval (1925-2010), the Callis workshop.
In this village of a hundred potters, they met the neighboring ceramists André Baud...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Christian Dior Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite and Chrome Serving Tray, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic Mid-Century piece of serveware in tortoiseshell effect lucite and chrome. This stunning piece was produced in Italy during the 1970s. Its design is attributed to Willy Rizz...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Chrome
Robert Picault, Large Oval Ceramic Dish, Plate, Signed, Vallauris, France 1950s
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Robert Picault, large oval ceramic dish, plate, signed, Vallauris, France 1950s
Large dish enamelled in white, green and brown tones. This is a beautiful and very large ceramic centerpiece...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Enamel
$553 Sale Price
74% Off
Robert Picault Ceramic Vallauris France Ceramic Platter Mid Century
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Robert Picault (1919 - 2000)
French ceramist in Vallauris
Robert Picault has contributed to the revival of culinary ceramics by updating traditional local forms decorated with li...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Spaniel Dog and Flowers Decorative Porcelain Plate, Germany, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Decorative Spaniel Dogs plate from Bavaria, Germany. Produced in 1970s.
The plate is hand painted. Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original glass. Bea...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Glass, Porcelain
$84 Sale Price
40% Off
Stainless Steel Ice Bucket by Arne Jacobsen for Stelton, Denmark 1960s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Stainless steel ice bucket by Arne Jacobsen for Stelton, Denmark 1960s.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Stainless Steel
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Spanish Ceramic Decorative Wall Plate with Fishing Scene
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Cubist Wall Plate or Wall Decoration
Colorful Spanish Mid-Century Modern Manises ceramic wall plate by Vicente Martinez, Spain, 1960s.
This wall plate features a cubist design mediterranean fishing...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Christian Dior Square Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite Serving Tray, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous large Mid-Century square serving tray in tortoiseshell lucite. This stunning tray was produced in Italy in the 1970s. Its design is in the style of Willy Rizzo for a Christ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Mid-Century Teak Trivet
Located in San Diego, CA
MCM teak trivet, circa 1970s. The piece is stylish, very functional and in good vintage condition. The piece has been freshly oiled and measures 11.25"W x .7.5"D x 1"H. #4130
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Teak
Space-Age Cathrine Holm (Catherineholm) Enameled Fondue Server
Located in Fulton, CA
Striking Space-Age blue and white enameled steel fondue pot by Catherineholm of Norway. Circa. 1960's. Exceptional condition. Complete set including under-plate and sterno cup.
Category
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Serving Tray in Brass, Lucite and Rattan, Italy 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous Mid-Century large rectangular serving tray in a fantastic combination of brass, clear lucite and pressed rattan canes. This stylish and unique tray was produced in Italy d...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
Christian Dior Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass Square Serving Tray, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous square-shaped Mid-Century serving tray in a stunning tortoiseshell effect lucite and brass. This delightful object was made in Italy during the 1970s and is attributed to a ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
Unmatching Pair of Majolica Ceramic Trompe L'oeil Crab Lobster Large Wall Plates
Located in Barcelona, ES
Extra large spider crab and lobster seafood plates wall decoration, Majolica, glazed ceramic. Portugal, 1950s
Rare find.
A colorful pair of fine Majolica glazed ceramic plates with s...
Category
20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
Vallauris Multicolor Majolica Ceramic Large Leaf Platter / Centerpiece , 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching large leaf shaped glazed ceramic platter, serving tray or centerpiece manufactured by Vallauris. France, 1950-1960s.
Interesting to be used as decorative centerpiece bow...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Majolica, Pottery, Ceramic
Mid-Century Willy Rizzo Serving Tray in Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful mid-century rectangular serving tray fully made in a gorgeous and vibrant tortoiseshell effect lucite. This charming piece was produced in Italy during the 1970s and is att...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal, Brass
Italian brass and glass tray, 1970s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Italian brass and glass tray, 1970s.
This beautiful Rectangular Tray was a gorgeous Modern Design from the 1970s with very clean lines. The structure is made of brass. The frame of ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
French Ceramic Plate by Robert Picault, Signed, Vallauris, France, 1950s
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
French Ceramic Plate By Robert Picault. Signed. Vallauris, France - 1950s.
Large dish enamelled in white and green tones.
Decorated with a big green flower and geometric decorat...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Enamel
French Majolica Wall Fish Vallauris, Circa 1970
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Wall Fish Vallauris, Circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Oyster Plate Bauscher, Germany
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This beautiful oyster plate features 6 wells for oysters and one for the sauce or lemon. It is marked at the back with manufactory sign. Nice addition to your table or just to displa...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Silver Plated and Rosewood Tea Set by Aurea, 1960s.
Located in New York, NY
Silver Plated, Rosewood
Tray: H 4.5 cm x W 36.5 cm x D 30 cm H 1,77 in. x W 14,37 in. x D 11,81 in.
Piece 1: H 15 cm x W 7.5 cm x D 14 cm H 5,90 in. x W 2,95 in. x D 5,51 in.
Piece...
Category
1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver Plate
Mid-Century French Ceramic Bowl Robert Picault Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century French Ceramic Bowl signed Robert Picault Vallauris.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Beautiful Mid-Century Inlaid "Roadrunner" Tray by Couroc California
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful super cool inlaid "Roadrunner" tray handcrafted by Couroc California, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures 13.75"D x .5"H. #3584
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Resin, Wood
1950s Moiré Glaze Kyes Blue Enamel Serving Tray Pasadena Ca
By Kyes Company
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Moiré Glaze Kyes Handmade Serving Tray Pasadena Ca
Blue Enamel Plate hammered metal base with an enamel finish
Greek key brass handle
original label
19w x 10.75 d x .75 h
Preowned vi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal, Brass, Enamel
Dansk Cheese / Charcuterie Board by Jens Quistgaard Denmark
By Dansk
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A very well crafted teakwood cheese and charcuterie board with center platform for the goodies and a lower rim for bread or crackers . Designed by Je...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Teak
Vintage Fish Glass Platter and 4 Plates, Set of 5, Arcoroc, France, 1970s
By Arcoroc
Located in Bochum, NRW
Arcoroc 'Poisson' Vintage Fish Design Plates & Platter. One platter and 4 Individual Plates. Made of tempered pressed glass, each marked Arcoroc Fra...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Glass
'Ettore Sottsass for Lagostina Caffettiera Serie "Accademia," Italy 1980s
Located in Naples, IT
'Accademia' Series coffee maker by Ettore Sottsass for Lagostina, 1980s. Small signs of use, gasket, funnel, microfilter and reducer for 3/1 cup perfect, small scrapings, lime marks ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Aluminum
1970s Marco Zanuso Lavazza Carmencita Moka Espresso Maker
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Lavazza Carmencita Moka stovetop espresso maker Italy
designed by Marco Zanuso 1979
8 h x 4.5 w x 7.13 d
Mod Dep 52962/ B/ 79
Produced by Balzano Inox 18/10 Italy
Preowned vint...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Stainless Steel
1960s Indiana Milk Glass Company Super-Sized Cake Stand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large Mid-Century Milk Glass pedestal cake stand, from the Indiana Glass Company, circa 1960s.
The Indiana Glass Company was an American company that manufactured pressed, blown a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Milk Glass
Roger Capron - Ceramic Sculpture Tetes Bug
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Ceramic sculpture by Roger Capron.
Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tables and his use of recurring motifs such as stylized branches and geomet...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Large Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite and Brass Serving Tray by Guzzini, Italy 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Mid-century tray in a gorgeous tortoiseshell effect lucite and brass. This charming rectangular tray, clearly in the style of Christian Dior, was produced in Italy during the 1970s b...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal, Brass
Set of Six Cobalt Blue Murano Glass Round Dinner Plates, Italy 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic set of six midcentury glass plates in an incredibly vibrant cobalt blue color. These gorgeous plates were hand-made in Italy by Duna in the 1980s.
This incredibly elegant ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Antique Decorated Vietri Ceramic Dish, Napoli, Italy 1900ca
Located in Naples, IT
Large plate, glazed and painted terracotta centrepiece tray decorated in polychrome with landscape.
Vietri sul Mare (Salerno), - early 20th century
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
French Vallauris Majolica Ceramic Cheese Serving Tray, 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cool round shaped woven motif ceramic platter for cheese of desserts, France, 1950s.
This beautiful platter features a circular base with woven pattern. A handle at the central part ...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery, Bamboo
1960s Gorgeous Centerpiece in Murano Glass by Dogi, Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Gorgeous centerpiece by Dogi in Murano glass. Made in italy
The item is signed on the bottom and it's in excellent condition.
Dimensions:
14,96" x 11,41 x 3,54" H inches
cm 38 x cm ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Murano Glass
$336 Sale Price
20% Off
Carl Auböck Model #3431 'Knopferl' Brass Tray
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #3431 'Knopferl' brass tray. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese tray is executed in patinated and p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
Vintage Transparent Decorative Crystal Glass Fruit Plate, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Decorative transparent crystal glass plate from Italy. Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original glass. Beautiful piece for every interior! Only one uniq...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
$112 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Turquoise and Brass Tray by A. Pozzi for Padova Argenti, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful mid-century round tray in turquoise enameled metal with brass handles. This marvelous object was designed by Ambrogio Pozzi and produced by Padova Argenti in Italy during ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass, Metal
Fornasetti Fish Bowls on Tray, Italy, 1950s
By Fornasetti
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of four Fornasetti Fish Bowls on a Tray, Italy 1950s. The measurements given apply to the tray. One bowl measures 11 x 14 x 3 cm.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Porcelain
$4,044 / set
Bruce Fox Design Wilton Aluminum tray with Fish handles
By Bruce Fox
Located in Ferndale, MI
Polished cast Aluminum tray with fish handles . Nicely cast oval tray marked Bruce Fox Design Wilton Columbia Pa.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Aluminum
Mid-Century French Ceramic Bowl Robert Picault Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century French Ceramic Bowl signed Robert Picault Vallauris.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Christian Dior Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite and Chrome Serving Tray, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful midcentury piece of serveware in tortoiseshell effect lucite with a chrome frame. This stunning piece was produced in Italy during the 1970s. Its design is attributed to Wi...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Metal Tray by Mathieu Matégot
Located in Berlin, DE
Tray by Mathieu Matégot in perforated metal sheet.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Ceramic Fish Plates Wall Art Composition, Mid-Century Modern Period
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of midcentury multi color fish Plates and Platters as Wall Decoration
A funny collection of twelve european glazed ceramic, porcelain and...
Category
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain, Terracotta
$4,654 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Roger Capron - Set of 6 Colorful Ceramic Plates with Mask
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
A set of six plates made by Roger Capron in Vallauris, France in 1960s. Same design presented in six different colors. The 6 plates come with their original packaging.
We have 4 set...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Porcelain
$998 Sale Price / set
33% Off
100-years Anniversary Porcelain Platter by Danish Bjørn Wiinbladh for Rosenthal
Located in Örebro, SE
This is the large German porcelain platter from Rosenthal, designed 1979 by Bjørn Wiinbladh, Denmark for the company’s 100-years anniversary.
It comes in the yellow color scale, hand...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Gold Leaf
Dior Home Attr. Brass, Lucite and Vienna Straw Tray, Italy 1970s
By Dior Home
Located in Naples, IT
Beautiful mid-century rectangular serving tray made of acrylic glass,brass and Vienna straw in the style of Christian Dior. Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
Vintage Beige Square Breakfast Tray Hand-Painted Silver Leaf Bird Tree Branch
Located in Miami, FL
Japanese Style Square Vintage Serving Tray, Barware in Cream Color Finish Wood with hand-painted Silver Leaf Motif.
Depicting a Bird resting on a Flower Bush. Mid-Century Modern Period with Asian Modern Fine Art...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver Leaf
$297 Sale Price
52% Off
Set of Two Serving Trays with Stainless Steel Pans and Cutlery by Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
These two dining sets were designed and executed by the Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck. They date back to the 1950s and were crafted using the fin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Rattan and Brass Italian Centerpiece Tray Basket, 1970s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern brass and rattan round tray basket or centerpiece.
It has a brass trim covering the top and brass handles at both sides.
Handcraft...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
Large Majolica Oyster Platter Vallauris circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica Oyster Platter Vallauris circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Stelton Fondue Lazy Susan Set by Peter Holmblad Denmark
By Stelton
Located in Cincinnati, OH
What a better way to bring family or friends together than a good fondue , this well designed 10 piece set has it all . Six bowls , large pot with lid and fork holder , drip tray , s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Kensington Moire Gold Plate Two Tier Center Handled Etched Snack Serving Stand
Located in Miami, FL
Charming Gold Plate 2 tier Center Handled snack, pastry, cake treats stand or serving tray designed by Lurelle Guild.
The textured free-form biomorphic relief design looks very Mid-...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Gold Plate, Aluminum
$472 Sale Price
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Mid-century Modern platters and serveware for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern platters and serveware for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage platters and serveware created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern platters and serveware made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original platters and serveware, popular names associated with this style include Jens Quistgaard, Dansk Designs, Robert Picault, and Tiffany & Co.. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for platters and serveware differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $33 and tops out at $48,500 while the average work can sell for $578.