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
Jens Harald Quistgaard Wenge Board
Located in London, GB
A very rare platter - presentation/cutting or cheese board by Jens Harald Quistgaard. Beautifully turned Wenge timber with circular raised centre in squared end grain and concave bas...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Wenge
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...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal, Chrome
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...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal, Brass
Set of Eight Fornasetti Coasters with 'Coins' Decoration form 1960s
By Fornasetti
Located in Milano, MI
Set of 8 coasters by Fornasetti in silk-screened porcelain, with "Monete" decoration made for Banca Unione Milano in the 1960s. The series was given as a gift by the bank to its cust...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
$654 Sale Price
20% Off
15 Pieces Ceramic Fish Service by Sarreguemines France 1950 Signed
Located in Paris, FR
Rare 15 pieces ceramic fish service made by Sarreguemines faicerie in Sarreguemines France 1950 Signed
14 ceramic green dishes plus on long servic...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Early Mid Century Modern Table Crumber
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
An early Mid-Century Modern period silent butler or table crumber by Kay Bojesen (Denmark, 1886-1958). Teak. Danish copyright. Marked fully on tray base....
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Teak
$96 Sale Price
57% Off
Vintage Couroc Phenolic Resin Serving Tray with Inlaid Wood Fish Wharf Docks
Located in San Diego, CA
Whimsical mid century serving tray by Couroc of Monterey, made from phenolic resin and inlaid with wood and brass depicting fish wharf ba...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Shell, Resin
Ceramic Fish Shaped Snack Cocktail Serving Tray / Wall Decoration, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large glazed ceramic amber and black fish platter / wall plate, Spain, 1950s.
The perfect serving piece for entertainment or party with four compartments.
It can be hung on the wall ...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
$1,241 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century French Ceramic Bowl Robert Picault Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century French Ceramic Bowl signed Robert Picault Vallauris.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
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 ...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery, Bamboo
French Decorative Ceramic Tray by Albert Thiry 'circa 1960s'
By Albert Thiry
Located in London, GB
Mid-century decorative tray (circa 1960s) by Albert Thiry. A chalk-white glaze provides the background for a colourful thistle motif in the centre. The rim has touches of earthy gree...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
$784 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid Century Red Decorative Murano Round Glass Bowl Plate, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful decorative red glass plate/bowl from Italy. Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original glass. Unique piece for e...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
$180 Sale Price
40% Off
Rare Set Six Oyster / Seafood Dishes by Lino Sabattini c.1970
Located in Bath, GB
A very rare opportunity to purchase a set six boxed seafood / oyster / scallop dishes, each contained in their original packaging and boxes; they look to have been unused.
Dating to c.1970, they are made of silver plate and each marked on the underside "Sabattini Italy" and each retains their original frosted glass liner.
A magnificent set, each measuring 6 1/4" x 5 1/4 x 1 1/4".
Lino Sabattini was the preeminent figure in modern Italian silver and metalware design. His expansive and diverse body of work is marked by its strength and boldness, whether in dynamic forms that suggest the thrust and power of Italian Futurist art...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver Plate
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.
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Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Glazed Ceramic Fish Wall Plates or Wall Decoration
By Caldas Da Rainha, Kerangol
Located in Barcelona, ES
Unmatching Pair of Glazed Ceramic Fish Plates Wall Decorations or Platters
Pair of Portuguese red and yellow ceramic plates from the Mid-Century ...
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20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Majolica, Pottery, Ceramic
Majolica Ceramic Blue Fish Plates and Platter Serving Set, 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching set of 6 small fish plates and a large fish tray in blue and grey glazed ceramic, Spain, 1960s.
This Midcentury ceramics serving set can be used to serve desserts, salad...
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20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Majolica Glazed Ceramic Cabbage Tableware Serving Set for Six, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Salad or Fruit serving set cabbage design. Portugal, 1960s.
One of a kind set of 6 Majolica ceramic cabbage leaf dishes and a large cabbage centerpiece bowl.
Very realistic design in...
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Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Majolica, Pottery, Ceramic
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. Beautifu...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glass
$48 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Space Age Orange Plastic Tray, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Space Age Orange Plastic Tray, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
Additional information:
Materials: Plastic
Color: Orange
Styles: Mid-Century Modern...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Plastic
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 ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass, Metal
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.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Aluminum
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...
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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...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Mid-Century French Ceramic Dish Robert Picault Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century French Ceramic flowers dish signed Robert Picault Vallauris.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Barware Serving Tray Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass, Italy 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning Mid-Century modernist barware serving tray or platter was crafted in Italy, circa 1970. The large rectangular shape boasts a raised Lucite insert with a faux tortoisesh...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal, Brass
large rotating TRAY with fine crochet doily under glass wood and chrome 1930s
Located in Mannheim, DE
Large rotating tray from the 1930s. Made of wood, chrome-plated metal edge with 4 black plastic buttons. The surface consists of glass and wood, with a finely crafted crochet lace do...
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1930s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Chrome
Mexican Mixed Metal Tray by Los Castillo
By Los Castillo
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970. We offer this Mexican Mixed Metal Tray by Los Castillo. The mix of metals is silver, copper, bronze, aluminum.
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1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver, Brass, Copper
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, Faience
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
Large Italian Florentine Gilt Wood Blue Gold Tray w Handles
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Stunning large wood Florentine tray from the 1960’s. These highly collectable pieces are both form and function. These look wonderful sitting alone or in groupings on a coffee table....
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Rattan and Brass Italian Centerpiece Basket with Handles, 1970s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern brass and bamboo / rattan large round basket centerpiece with handles.
It has a brass trim covering the top and brass handles at both sides.
Handcrafted in Italy, ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
Monoxyle Oak Tray, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional single-piece carved tray, the level of craftsmanship is unparalleled in this piece, from the chain motif to the deep gouges
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Japanese Teak Tray
By Dansk
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage Japanese teak tray with stunning wood grain. Minimalist design full of style. Teak grain envelops the surface of the tray and the base is matte black.
Excellent ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Teak
Solid Teak Jewelry or Trinket Box by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in San Diego, CA
A very rare and hard to find solid teak jewelry or trinket box by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk, circa 1950s. The box has a removable lid and measures: 14.5" W x 2.75" D x 1.5" H. The pi...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Teak
$420 Sale Price
20% Off
14 Piece Sarreguemines Majolica Fish Plates, Bowls, Soup Tureen and Sauce Boat
Located in Miami, FL
Set of Mid-Century majolica or faïence fish service.
Marked Sarreguemines France, circa 1950s.
Heavily potted, deep yellow ochre glazed earthenware bodies with deep brown rims, an ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Large Mid-Century Tulip Platter Robert Picault Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Large Mid-Century Tulip Platter signed Robert Picault Vallauris.
Diameter / 11.4 inches.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
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
Jacaranda Wood Tray by Lunning Collection, Brazil, circa 1960
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Jacaranda Wood Tray
Lunning Collection
Brazil, circa 1960
In the style of Jean Gillon, Brazil
In the style of Jens Quistgaard, Denmark
"in good vintage condition"
"oiled with food...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Hardwood
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, Faience
Mid Century Vintage Decorative Porcelain Plate, Rosenthal, Germany, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Decorative Flowers plate from Rosenthal, Germany. Produced in 1970s.
The plate is hand painted. Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original glass. Beautif...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glass
$86 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Period Sterling Silver and Glass Hors d'oeuvres/Caviar Platter
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern period, sterling silver and glass hors d'oeuvres/caviar platter, the Watson Company, Attleboro, Mass., circa 1950s. Glass dip/caviar holder...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of Five French Majolica Ceramic Snail Plates and Serving Platter
Located in Barcelona, ES
Serving set Snails design, Majolica, Glazed Ceramic, France, 1960s.
One of a kind escargot cocktail appetizer serving set: comprised of 5 Majolica ceramic snail...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Majolica, Pottery, Ceramic
Venetian Blue Murano Glass Etched Mirror Tray
Located in Barcelona, ES
Venetian mirrored tray with twisted blue and clear glass rope and etched details. Italy, 1940s.
This eye-catching mirrored tray is surrounnded by...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
French Crystal Cheese Dome with Cut Glass Decor – 1970s
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
French Crystal Cheese Dome with Cut Glass Decor – 1970s
Description:
This is a high-quality crystal cheese dome made in France in the 1970s. The piece is a refined combination of fu...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Crystal
French Faience Peonies Fish Platter Gien Circa 1950
By Gien
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience Peonies Fish Platter Gien Circa 1950.
26.2 inches by 10.3 inches.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Large De poli 1950s Italian Enamel Tray in Blue with Decorations
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Large De poli 1950s Italian Enamel Tray in Blue with Decorations
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Vintage Couroc Seahorse Tray
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful Couroc Shell Seahorse Tray. It was crafted in California and is in very good condition. This piece has beautiful features that make it ideal for d...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Shell, Resin
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Finnish art glass design “Kastelhemi" plate by Oiva Toikka for Iittala.
By Iittala, Oiva Toikka
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
An amazing, rare and large vintage glass plate or tray made by the talented Oiva Toikka, known as “Kastehelmi” Iittala, Finland. This is a gorgeous glass plate, the color is vibrant ...
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1970s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Glass
Decorative Ceramic Tray by Charles René Neveux for Cerenne Workshop, c. 1950s
Located in London, GB
Mid-century ceramic hors d'oeuvres tray by Charles René Neveux for Cerenne Workshop (circa 1950s). This rare ceramic with abstract motif is signed by Neveux himself. A tomato-red base is complemented by a yellow repeating pattern at the edges and a dash of turquoise from the abstract in the recess of the tray. An eye-catching piece from the South of France. When it was created, the 1955 film, Et Dieu Créa la Femme...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
$343 Sale Price
30% Off
Midcentury Rectangular Dish Robert Picault Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century rectangular dish with handle by Robert Picault Vallauris.
Robert Picault (1919 - 2000) was born in Vincennes, Paris and studied a...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
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
1970s Mid-Century Modern Brass and Smoked Glass Italian Serving Tray
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A brass and smoked glass rectangular tray designed and manufactured in the Seventies in the style of Tommaso Barbi, it's in good conditions overall with normal signs of use and age. ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
Whimsical Couroc Phenolic Resin Serving Bar Tray with Inlaid Butterflies
Located in San Diego, CA
Whimsical mid century serving tray by Couroc of Monterey, made from phenolic resin and inlaid with wood and brass depicting colorful butterflies rare and beautiful tray . Phenolic re...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Shell, Resin
Serving Bar Tray Lucite and Wicker, circa 1970
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning modernist barware serving tray or platter was crafted in Italy circa 1970. The exquisite rectangular shape features raised edges constructed from two layers of clear Lu...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Lucite, Plexiglass, Acrylic
1970s Mid-Century Modern Fake Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass Appetizer Tray
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A vintage appetizer tray designed and manufactured by the Italian design company Alberto Sordi during the 1970s in lovely conditions. The tray featu...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
5 Brass Plates Table Hollywood Regency Vintage 1960s Desert Gold Art Nouveau
Located in London, GB
A lovely set of five small, round hammered brass dessert-sized plates.
Each plate features a slightly concave centre with a raised rim, and the hand-hammered texture gives them a ru...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
Barware Set Tray, Tongs and Corkscrew in Goatskin & Steel by Aldo Tura, Italy
By Aldo Tura
Located in Rome, IT
Barware set composed of a serving tray, tongs and corkscrew in white goatskin and steel details by the Italian designer Aldo Tura. Made in Italy in the 1950s.
The original label i...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass Serving Tray by Guzzini, Italy 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful Mid-Century round tray in tortoiseshell effect lucite and brass. This fantastic serving piece was produced in Italy during the 1970s by Guzzini with the clear influence of ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal, Brass
Centerpiece in Lucite, Rattan & Brass Christian Dior Style, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Squared serving tray or centerpiece in lucite, brass and rattan in the style of Christian Dior Home.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
The brass st...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal, Brass
Midcentury Vintage Red Cats Decorative Metal Plate, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Decorative metal plate from Italy. The plate is hand painted. Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original metal. Beautiful piece for every interior! Only o...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal
$86 Sale Price
20% Off
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.