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
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
Vintage Fratelli Mannelli Travertine Channeled Plate Charger Centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Veined channeled Travertine Fratelli Manelli charger plate centerpiece with appropriate Fratelli Mannellli labels on underside, see pic.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Travertine
Midcentury Round Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite and Brass Serving Tray, Italy 1970s
By Willy Rizzo, Guzzini
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Midcentury Round Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite and Brass Serving Tray, Italy 1970s
This exquisite round serving tray, designed and manufactured by Guzzini in the 1970s, exemplifies th...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
$587 Sale Price
20% Off
Faux Tortoise Lucite Round Bowl with Brass Edge from France (Diameter 11)
Located in Austin, TX
A fine vintage French serving or decorative centerpiece bowl - from the Mid-Century Modern period - of acrylic resin Lucite with a faux tortoiseshell (tortoise) pattern and elegant b...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal, Brass
Serving Tray Cloche Plate Bell for Cheese or Fruit in Rattan and Glass Italy
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Serving Tray Cloche Plate Bell for Cheese or Fruit in Rattan and Glass Italy
Dimensions of the bell with the rattan base
Diameter 36cm High 27 cm
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Rattan, Art Glass
$426 Sale Price
20% Off
French Majolica Wall Fish Cote D’Azur Circa 1970
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Wall Fish signed Côte d’Azur Vallauris , Circa 1970.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Small French Majolica Fish Platter Vallauris, Circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Small French Majolica fish platter Vallauris Circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
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
An Italian porcelain fruit bowl or platter with thistle motif, 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A gorgeous Italian porcelain pottery fruit bowl featuring a hand-painted thistle, made in Italy by Sesto Fiorentino mid twentieth century. Featuring a golden oyster-curl edge and sum...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Italian Vintage Gilded Cheese Jar
Located in Roma, IT
Italian Vintage Gilded Cheese Jar
Beautiful and elegant cheese bowl in pure gold gilded metal.
It is composed of four elements: a container with a prestigious knurled pattern, a ha...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal
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
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Rare Italian Bar Tray in Mid-Century Modern Style
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Co. rare sterling silver bar tray, made in Italy in the 20th century, and in Mid-Century Modern style in an elegant, geometric design, the rim showcasing applied motifs. It...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Robert Picault Longchamp French Ceramic Fish Set, 1970s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French ceramic fish set by Robert PICAULT at Longchamp (Côte d'or), France, 1970s. Set composed of a platter, 12 plates and gravy boat in excellent condition. So this set is complete...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
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
Italian Mid-century Woven Bamboo Tray 1950s Albini Style
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Bamboo woven tray 1950 made in the style of Franco Albini
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Bamboo
$532 Sale Price
40% Off
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
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 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
Midcentury Mint 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 nice as a gift. Only one un...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Vintage Set of Four Turned Mini Wood Bowls
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a vintage set of four (4) turned mini wood bowls. Unmarked, no information present from the maker. USA circa the 1980s.
Dimensions: 3.13" Diameter x 1.5" H
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Wood
Vintage 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 very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks in the frame. Original wood. Beautiful piece for every inter...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal
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
$2,510 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mid-Century Portuguese Rabbit Terrine, Faiencerie Subtil
By Subtil
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From the Faiencerie Subtil, Portugal, a Mid-Century pate terrine, the cover formed as a sitting Rabbit, circa 1960s to early 1970s.
The well molded blue rabbit sits on an oval base,...
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Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
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
Mathieu Mategot Black Perforated Metal Serving Tray with Rolled Edge Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mathieu Mategot black perforated sheet metal serving tray with rounded rolled edged frame. In original condition with a nice patina. The tray has visible wear, including scratching a...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Sheet Metal
Three Layer Cake Stand In Brass And Porcelaine, Czechoslovakia, Circa 1950
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful item with lots of style. Typical cake stand designed with three layers of porcelain plates. Plates are made of white porcelaine with colorful ornaments. The stands is in an...
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1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
$149 Sale Price
70% Off
Rare sterling silver caviar dish made by Garrard & Co. in 1968
Located in London, London
Crafted by Garrard & Co. and hallmarked in London in 1968, this sterling silver caviar dish is a refined example of mid-century British silver. The form draws on the shape of a class...
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1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage White and Beige Decorative Murano Glass Mini Vase, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Decorative white and beige murano glass vase from Italy. Vase is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original glass. Beautiful piece for every interior! Only one uni...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Glass, Murano Glass
Mid Century Salvador Terán Mosaic and Brass Tray
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this modernist brass and mosaic glass tray designed by Salvador Teran . Known for his jewelry and vibrant glass mosaic and metal decorative pieces, Teran was an ...
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1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Stone, Brass
Albert Thiry Animal Stoneware Ceramic Dish Plate with Fish Decoration Design
By Albert Thiry
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Albert Thiry
Large animal stoneware ceramic plate by the French artist, circa 1950
Fish decoration with green and blue ceramic glazes colors
Signed under the base
Perfect...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Michael Lax Copco Blue Lidded Pot Saucepan Denmark
By Michael Lax
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Michael Lax for Copco Blue Lidded Pot Saucepan Denmark
Cast Iron Enamelware
4.5 h x 13 w x 7.25 d
Original vintage unrestored
Refer to images
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Enamel, Iron
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
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'...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Large Decorative Plate by Roger Capron '1950s'
By Roger Capron
Located in London, GB
A large decorative platter by artist Roger Capron (1922 - 2006) who founded the craft-based workshop in Vallauris, France, l'Atelier Callis, w...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
$1,958 Sale Price
20% Off
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
French Majolica Fish Platter Vallauris, Circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica fish platter Vallauris Circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Teak Bread Cutting Board by Selandia
Located in Fairfield, CA
A vintage teak bread cutting board by Selandia. Curved shape for holding a piece of bread in place with an angled groove in the center for guiding a knife. Beautiful natural grain to...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Teak
WMF Pinnacle Italy 18/10 Serving Tray Stainless Steel
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern decorative serving tray or platter made out of stainless steel 18/10 made in Italy by WMF Pinnacle Italy.
Marked at the Base.
A-982-335
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Stainless Steel
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 ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Vintage Aluminum Ice Bucket with and Lucite Handle, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
1950's aluminum ice bucket with lucite handle and finial.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Aluminum
$217 Sale Price
25% Off
Pair of Mid-Century Modern French Ceramic Decorative Trays Albert Thiry, 1960s
By Albert Thiry
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Pair of Mid-Century Modern French Ceramic decorative trays Albert Thiry, 1960s
Very nice set of two decorative ceramic trays decorated with red flowers. The chalk white enamel is of very good quality. It brings out the motifs engraved by the artist.
The price is for the two potteries together. Do not hesitate to contact me if you want only one of the two pieces.
Circa 1960-1970.
In very good condition.
3.5cmx12cmx29xm
3cmx11cmx29xm
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Albert Thiry (1923-2009)
Ceramist from Nice, he studied at the School of Decorative Arts in the city. He settled with his wife Pyot Gavaudan in 1943 in the pottery village of Vallauris. There he continued his training as a ceramist in various workshops, notably that of Charles Voltz (1923-1997). In 1956, he joined Claire and René Batigne as a decorator, who had run the Tapis Vert workshop since 1950. There he rubbed shoulders with Marcel Vertès and Anton Prinner...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Enamel
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...
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Enamel
$407 Sale Price
20% Off
Lucite and Glass Equestrian Barware Tray
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Round Dorothy Draper style Lucite and Equestrian Etched glass top barware and serving tray with two handles.
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Glass, Acrylic, Lucite
Mid-Century Three Tier Enamel and Copper Stand Tray
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A superb, weighted three-tier stand. The greens and oranges floral patterns are beautifully hand painted on molded enamel trays lined in copper with a brass pole in the center. We th...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Los Castillo Mixed Metal and Abalone Fish Platter, Mid-20th Century
By Los Castillo
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a wonderful example of the artistry of the famous mid-20th century Los Castillo work room, Taxco, Mexico. Los Castillo was renown for it's innovative designs and quality of w...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass, Copper
$850 Sale Price
37% Off
Majolica Hand Painted Ceramic Turkey Motif Thanksgiving Serving Tray or Platter
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A large oval Thanksgiving turkey serving platter. Created from ceramic, this large majolica platter will be a fabulous way to add a festive touch ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Piero Fornasetti Tema e Variazioni Porcelain Black and White Large Dish Charger
By Fornasetti
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
The Italian artist and illustrator Piero Fornasetti was one of the wittiest, most imaginative design talents of the 20th Century. He crafted an inimitable decorative style from a personal vocabulary of images that included birds, butterflies, hot-air balloons, architecture and, most frequently, an enigmatic woman’s face. Fornasetti used...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Porcelain
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
American Modern Ceramic Celery Tray by Russel Wright for Steubenville Pottery
Located in San Diego, CA
Stylish and functional American modern celery tray by Russel Wright for Steubenville Pottery of Ohio, circa 1940s. The ultramodern design emphasizes soft c...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Earthenware
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
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
1970s Serving Platter Teak Wood on Black
By Dansk
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Modernist Round Teak Wood Plate
Black backside
Round Tray Platter
.5 h x 14.63 diameter
Preowned unrestored vintage condition, not new.
Refer to all images.
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Teak
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 European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
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
Italian Modern 3 Ernestine Ceramiche Serving Bowls Salerno, Italy, 1950s
By Ernestine
Located in Miami, FL
REDUCED FROM $150....Ernestine ceramics bowls are a must for a garden lunch or brunch. The shape of the bowls is superb, with their double outer edge and wide flat shoulder rim terminating in a sharp edge bowl. The decorations are a work of art with fluidity and lovely color palette. The flowers depicted are Morning Glory pattern # 934, Violets #727 and Pansies on the rim with Wild Roses in the center #871. All three are signed Ernestine ITALY...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery
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
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
$345 Sale Price
27% Off
Mod Pyrex Moon Deco #475 Covered Tureen, 1971, Limited Offering
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mod Pyrex Moon Deco #475 Covered Tureen, 1971, Limited Offering
A Mod Pyrex Moon Deco #475 Covered Tureen, a rare and limited offering from 1971. This piece features the obscure an...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Glass
$380 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Mid Century Vintage Pink Decorative Murano Plate Bowl, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful decorative pink and transparent glass plate/bowl from Italy.
Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks.
Original glass. Unique piece for every table an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
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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