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 legendary 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.
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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Item type: Antique and Vintage
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Mid Century Vintage Flowers Decorative Porcelain Plate, Germany, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Decorative Flowers 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. Beautiful...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glass
1960s MCM Green Drip Glaze Ceramic Serving Dish
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Mid-Century Modern ceramic serving dish circa 1960, drip glazed in vibrant green hues and shaped like two adjacent leaves. Signed underneath “Santa Anita...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Purple Decorative Murano Glass Plate, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Decorative purple murano glass plate from Italy. Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original glass. Beautiful piece for e...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Danish Slatted Teak Trivet, 1960's
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Danish slatted teak trivet, 1960's.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Aluminum
Majolica Style Set of Fish and Oyster Plates, by Vallauris with Drip Glazes
By Vallauris
Located in Verviers, BE
Majolica-style oyster plate or seafood platter by Vallauris Faience with a traditional-style impressed design but a distinctly midcentury decor of 'fat...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Vintage Yellow Decorative Glass Plate, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful decorative crystal yellow glass plate/bowl from Italy.
Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks.
Original glass. Unique piece for every table and in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
1950s Wood Cup Holder Drink Caddy Style Nakashima
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Modern Wood Beverage Holder Valet
Amazing craftsmanship constructed with dove tail joints solid walnut wood frame.
George Nakashima style
The hol...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Wood
Monumental Studio Art Pottery Charger
Located in Dallas, TX
This monumental studio art pottery charger is artfully lustre- galzed and features beautiful oxidized blues. The hand thrown ceramic piece i...
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Pottery
Vide-Poche Centerpiece Tray in Cork & Brass by Jet Set Milano, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing Mid-century octagonal serving tray or centerpiece in brass chrome, cork and glass top by Jet Set Milano.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
The original label is still attached a...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal, Brass
Fruit Bowl in Blue Glass by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte "Model 1419", c 1960
Located in London, GB
Blue Fruit Bowl "Model 1419" by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, circa 1960
Fontana Arte original label present
In excellent vintage condition. Glass is near perfect. The brass ba...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
Piero Fornasetti Astrolabe Porcelain Plate, 1967
By Fornasetti
Located in Atlanta, GA
A porcelain plate designed by Piero Fornasetti as no,3 of the twelves-piece set of the Astrolabe series between 1965-1976. The series each depicts an Astrolabio, an elaborate inclino...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Porcelain
1960s MoMA Heller Design Summer 11 Blue Plastic Plates Massimo & Lella Vignelli
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1964 MoMA Massimo & Lella Vignelli
11 Stackable Blue Plates Heller Design
Large 9.75 x 1 tall (6 plates)
Small 7.5 diameter x .75 tall (5 plates)
Stamped by maker.
Preowned vint...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Light Blue Decorative Glass Plate, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful decorative light blue glass plate/bowl from Italy. Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original glass. Unique pie...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Brazilian Midcentury Jacarandá Rosewood and Brass Serving Tray, 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Brazilian Jacaranda Rosewood serving tray with brass handles and brass side stoppers from the 1960s. Although the designer is unknown, it resembles designs from the likes of Sergio R...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Rosewood
Large 1975 Arthur Court Aluminum Fish Platter, Jadeite Stone Eye
By Arthur Court
Located in Miami, FL
Large 1975 Arthur Court Forged Aluminum Fish Platter, Jadeite Stone Eye
Offered for sale is a large fish platter from Arthur Court Designs, 1975. Whil...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Aluminum
Midcentury Ceramic Fish Plates Wall Composition / Wall Decoration
By Shorter & Son Ltd 1, Waechtersbach Ceramics, Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro, Vallauris, Gil Vargas Segovia
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...
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20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain, Terracotta
Set of 2 Italian Roma Inc. Ceramic Serveware Bowl Platter Mid-Century Modern 80s
Located in Miami, FL
Charming Set of 2 Serveware from Italy made in Ceramic and hand-painted in bright yellow, red, blue and green colors.
The Set consisting out of a round 12.38 inches diameter Serving...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Cheese or Serving Tray in Ceramic and Wood France 1970s Brown Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This cheese tray or platter is from France. It has been made in the 1970s.
Brown and Green Color.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Tray Midcentury Brass and Lucite 'Acrylic' Mascagni tray, Italy
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
* request a shipping quote
Vintage Italian Mascagni Lcucite tray
Lucite tray (acrylic or plexiglas) with tortoise shell design and gold metal edge. It is oval in shape and ha...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Christian Dior Style Lucite Brass and Vienna Straw Serving Tray 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful midcentury rectangular serving tray in lucite Vienna straw and brass. This amazing piece was designed in France during the 1970s, following the style of Christian Dior.
This large and elegant midcentury serving tray consists of a large brass frame that holds a clear lucite tray...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Vintage Red Black and Gold Decorative Metal Plate, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Decorative metal plate from Poland. The plate is hand painted. Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original metal. Beautiful piec...
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Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Deep Blue Decorative Glass Leaf Plate, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful decorative light blue glass plate/bowl from Italy. Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original glass. Unique pie...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Pair Royal Copenhagen Plates by Marianne Johnson, Denmark, circa 1950s
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Pair Royal Copenhagen plates designed by Marianne Johnson, Denmark, circa 1950. An abstract floral design in richly glazed shades of blue. Signed 'MJ'...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
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
Midcentury Vintage Black Swan Bowl Decorative Glass Plate, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful decorative blue glass plate/bowl from Italy.
Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks.
Original glass. Unique piece ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Brazilian Modern Miniature Serving Platter in Hardwood & Ceramic by Casa Finland
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this miniature serving platter, designed by Casa Finland, can be an amazing addition to any home! This tiny serving platter is made of two parts. The top piece is a white ceramic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Hardwood
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
1960s Brazilian Modern Cleaning Set in Rosewood and Iron, by Hercules Inox
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this Brazilian mid-century modern cleaning set by Hercules Inox is absolutely stunning! Made in the 1960’s, this cleaning set comes with...
Category
1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Iron
Murano, Italy, Large Art Glass Dish in a Modern Style with a Fish Motif
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Murano, Italy. Large art glass dish in a modern style with a fish motif.
Approx. 1960s.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: L 51.5 x W 24.5 x H 3.0 cm.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century French Ceramic Dish Robert Picault Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century French Ceramic dish signed Robert Picault Vallauris.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Wilhelm Kage ceramic 'argenta' for Gustavsberg Sweden 1950
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Paris, FR
Wilhelm Kage ceramic 'argenta' for Gustavsberg Sweden 1950, firgurin a stylized beetle .
Good condition
Wilhelm Kåge (1889-1960) is one of the most well-known representatives of the illustrious Swedish ceramic design of the 20th century. He was the artistic leader for Gustavsberg in the 1930s and 1940s and is often called the father of Swedish modernism...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver
Midcentury Brazilian Modern Plate in Hardwood by Tropic Art, 1960s, Brazil
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this midcentury Brazilian Modern Rosewood decorative plate was designed by Tropic Art and made in Brazil circa 1960. Handcrafted from hard ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Hardwood
Midcentury Green Decorative Wood Plate, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Decorative wood plate from Italy. The plate is hand painted. Plate is in good vintage condition. Original wood. Beautiful piece for every interior!
Very n...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Roger Capron - Ceramic Dish with Cobblestones
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage ceramic decorative bowl with cobblestone motif.
Roger Capron Signed Vallauris, France.
Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tables and his...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Vintage Decorative Glass Plate, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful decorative crystal glass plate/bowl from Italy.
Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks.
Original glass. Unique piece for every table and interior!...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Christimas Decorative Painted Ceramic Plate, Villeroy Boch, France, 2000s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
The Toy's Delight round plate from Villeroy&Boch with a diameter of 44 cm is perfect for serving snacks, cakes, fish or cold cuts. A large platter with decorative edges is decorated with Christmas...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Danish Teak Tray with Handle by Bonniers
By Bonniers
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Are vintage Danish serving tray with a beautifully sculpted form and single handle made from solid teak for Bonniers NYC.
Year: 1960s
Origin: Denmark
Dimensions: 19.5" long ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Teak
Gio Ponti Cutlery Set for Six in Nickel Silver by Krupp Italy 1950s
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Tan France Pick
Cutlery silver service for six in nickel silver or German silver, this set includes a total of 18 pieces; 6 spoons, 6 forks, and 6 knives with a steel blade.
Set d...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Nickel, Stainless Steel
Set of 7 Plates by Miguel Pineda
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Set of 7 different plates from the Mexican Miguel Pineda known for his artist pieces in high quality enamel; each plate has a special design reflecting Pineda's style and they are definitely the perfect pieces to have at home.
Red Plate
D: 8cm (3.14in)
H: 0.3cm (0.11in)
2 Fish Plate
H: 1.7cm (.66in)
W: 12cm (4.7in)
D: 8cm (3.14in)
Rooster plate...
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1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Stainless Steel Ice Bucket by Arne Jacobsen for Stelton, Denmark 1960s
Located in Costa Mesa, 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
Vintage Light Blue Decorative Ice Glass Plate, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful decorative light blue ice glass plate/bowl from Italy. Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original glass. Unique p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Roger Capron - Set of 4 Ceramic Mugs with Cobblestones
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Set of 4 cups with cobblestones Signed by Roger Capron.
Vallauris, France.
Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tables and his use of recurring mo...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Monkeypod Wood Handcrafted Clam Shell Bowl Organic Modern Moore International 70
Located in Miami, FL
Nautical organic modern handmade clam shell serving platter, tray or decorative bowl made out of monkeypod wood.
Sculptural crafted by the Moore International, Honolulu, Haiti.
Bra...
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Mid-20th Century Haitian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Wood
Pair of Astrolite Lucite Serving Bowls by Ritts Co. of Los Angeles
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An excellent pair of Mid-Century Modern ”Astrolite" lucite serving bowls by the Ritts Company of Los Angeles in a dynamic and beautiful curving form. The Ritts Company was owned by H...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Lucite
Midcentury Large French Oyster Platter Robert Picault Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Midcentury large French oyster platter signed Robert Picault.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
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...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Willy Rizzo Nesting Trays Serving Pieces in Steel and Brass 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful Willy Rizzo set of three nesting trays in polished stainless steel and brass, signed, from the 1970s. The graduated measurements are 5.15 inches then 7.9 inches and 10.65 i...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass, Steel
Set of Four Mid-Century Stackable Storage Containers with Burnt Orange Lids
Located in New York, NY
Fun playful storage solution for food and/or dry goods.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Glass, Plastic
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...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century French Ceramic Decorative Plate by Albert Thiry, 1960s
By Albert Thiry
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Mid-century French Ceramic decorative plate by Albert Thiry - 1960s
Very nice green and brown decorative plate. In the center is a setting of a seated woman surrounded by abstrac...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Enamel
Delvè MidCentury Italian Brass and Glass Set of Glasses and Tray for Delfi 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Excellent set of Italian crystal glasses with brass base ad tray. Claude Delvè designed this set in Italy during the 1970s for Delfi.
This piece is uni...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
Roger Capron - Ceramic Dish with Stripes
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage ceramic decorative bowl with pyjama motif.
Roger Capron signed Vallauris, France.
Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tables and his use ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Sterling Silver Pair of Tiffany Candy Dishes
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Midcentury design is all the rage and here’s why; it has a clean and timeless look to it that transcends periods. This pair of Tiffany candy dishes are e...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-Century Golden and Pink Decorative Glass Flower Plate, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Decorative golden and pink flower glass plate from Italy. Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original glass. Beautiful piece for every interior! Only one u...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
'6' Dudson Virgin Atlantic Airways R Welch Porcelain Snack Appetizer Plates
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Set of (6) Dudson Virgin Atlantic Airways Porcelain Snack Plates by Robert Welch
Very convenient, durable and wonderfully shaped.
9 1/2" x 5 1/4"
...
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1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Porcelain
Pour Le Bain-American Gorham Silver Dish
By Gorham
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American Gorham silver plated serving dish with scrolled detail around the edge of the piece. It would be great to serve food but you can also use it for hand towels in you powder ro...
Category
Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver Plate
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
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.
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Chinese Ceramic Platter
French Silver Round Tray
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