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 Dish signed Robert Picault (Vallauris).
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Jens H. Quistgaard Tray Manufactured By Dansk Designs, Denmark, 1960's
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in New York, NY
A lacquered wood tray with a flat rim in the form of an eye.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Lacquer
$945 Sale Price
30% Off
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Don Shoemaker for Señal Geometric Marquetry Tray with Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Serving tray and stand by Don Shoemaker for Senal of Mexico. The tray has a dark rosewood frame with integrated handles at either end, and the tray surface has a repeating geometric ...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Rosewood
Round Black Metal Tray Designed by Mathieu Matégot, France, 1950s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Black metal tray designed by Mathieu Matégot. Manufactured by Ateliers Matégot, France, circa 1950. Lacquered perforated metal.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal
Teak organic hand carved serving tray 1970s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Stunning organic hand carved serving tray. Teak wood . 1970s
nice warm honey color
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Teak
1960s Teakwood Serving Tray Cheese Charcuterie Board Denmark
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modern staved teak wood hostess serving charcuterie tray cheese cutting board with handle from Denmark 1960s
Unmarked. In the style of Dansk and Jens Quistgaard.
Measures: 14.5 L x 6...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Teak
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...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Earthenware
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Divided Bowl / Tray in Teak by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in San Diego, CA
A large divided bowl / tray in teak by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk, circa 1960s. The tray is quite functional with five different walled sections and is in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Teak
$260 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage White and Blue Decorative Murano Glass Mini Vase, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Decorative white and blue 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 uniq...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Glass, Murano Glass
$57 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
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.
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Teak
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
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...
Category
1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Hardwood
Mid-Century Italian Modern Blue Ceramic Cake Plate
Located in Malibu, CA
Italian mid century ceramic cake stand on a pedestal base, atop sits a cake plate in vibrant tropical shades of turquoise & marine blue. Patterned i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Tortoiseshell Plexiglass Italian Serving Tray after Willy Rizzo 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful midcentury piece of serveware, produced in Italy during the 1970s. It is a rectangular design attributed to Willy Rizzo for a Christian Dior production.
It is iconic tor...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal
Pair of Midcentury Laminate and Brass Italian Trays Serving Pieces, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing pair of midcentury trays in plastic laminate with solid brass handles. These fantastic pieces were designed in Italy during the 1970s.
This set is wonderful as the plastic...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Acrylic Lidded Serving Dish
Located in Fairfield, CA
A great mid century acrylic server. Dark green tint to the acrylic with a white interior tray. Ice can be stored in the base for keeping dishes cold. Perfect for serving fruit, pasta...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Acrylic
Kensington Moire Gold Plate Two Tier Center Handled Etched Snack Serving Stand
Located in Miami, FL
Charming Gold Plate 2 tier Center Handled snack, pastry, cake treats stand or serving tray designed by Lurelle Guild.
The textured free-form biomorphic relief design looks very Mid-...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Gold Plate, Aluminum
Vintage Deep Red 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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Giltwood
$76 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
$66 Sale Price
20% Off
Deruta Red Rooster Majolica Set of 4 Cups, Saucers, and Plates for PV, Mid Centu
By Deruta
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage set of cups, saucers, and plates, total of 4 settings, was made in Deruta region of Italy for Peasant Village. It is hand painted with red Rooster pattern on speckled light ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Gense Modern Wedge Stainless Serving Tray Sweden
By Gense
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Midcentury Modernist Wedge Serving Tray from Sweden
Stainless Steel
Stamped Gense
13.75 long x 5.5 w x 1 h
Unrestored vintage condition
See all images provided.
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Large French Majolica Fish Platter Vallauris, Circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica fish Platter signed Vallauris, Circa 1950.
Measures: 18 inches by 10.5 inches.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glass
$47 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid century modern large Italian ceramic Peacock fruit platter
By Capodimonte
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful Mid century modern large Italian ceramic Peacock platter
signed R.B R .Blance Ceramica Casalem R.B Italy .
Very nice Decorative piec...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
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.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Round MCM Cabbageware or Lettuceware Bok Choy Ceramic Serving Platter in Green
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A large round ceramic cabbageware or lettuceware serving platter or tray. This Mid-Century Modern piece is created from ceramic, and glazed in ombre greens and creams. It features si...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$80 Sale Price
54% Off
Round Ceramic Beachside Motif Lobster Crudités Serving Platter
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Round circular Lobster food platter. With three compartments for chips, dips or Crudités, this serving platter will be a welcome accompaniment to any party. The center features a red lobster, and each compartment features a raised shell...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
$60 Sale Price
20% Off
1960s Jens Quistgaard Dansk Charcuterie Rare Woods Tray Denmark
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Jens Quistgaard Dansk Rare Woods Sculpted Modern Tray Denmark
Charcuterie Board Cutting Cheese Platter Serving Piece
Staved Teak
maker stamped
1.5 H 14 D x 19.75 W
Preowned or...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Teak
Carl Auböck Model #4828 Cane and Steel Knife
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4828 cane and steel knife. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural knife is executed in polished steel and handwoven cane.
Price is per item...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Steel
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
$337 Sale Price
55% Off
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
Christian Dior Tortoiseshell Lucite Serving Tray or Large Vide-Poche, Italy 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous midcentury piece of serveware in curved tortoiseshell effect lucite. This stunning and unique piece was produced in Italy during the 1970s. Its design is attributed to Will...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Chrome
Vintage FB Rodgers Mid Century Modern Silver Plated Leaf Form Dish Tray
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage FB Rodgers Mid Century Modern Silver Plated Leaf Form Dish Tray. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 2.5" H x 11.5" W x 8" D.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver Plate
Piero Fornasetti, Oranges Tray, Atelier Fornasetti, ca. 1955
Located in Firenze, IT
Rare oranges aluminum Tray
Prod. Fornasetti, Milan, Italy, ca. 1955
Serigraphed metal.
Label not present
H 4.5 cm x 39 x 51 cm
Bibliography: Mariuccia Casadio, Barnaba Fornasett...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal
Gio Ponti for Cleto Munari Modernist Silver Plated Serving Plate Italy, 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing mid-century silver plate serving plate. Gio Ponti designed and signed this astonishing item for Cleto Munari in Italy during the 1980s.
The flat and efficient design on two round levels, make this piece simply irresistible and iconic for midcentury lovers.
This piece will smarten a midcentury living room or minimal and chromed bar.
This wonderful piece is in very good condition.
Dimensions (cms):
Diameter - 32
Giovanni “Gio” Ponti, (Milan, November 18, 1891 - Milan, September 16, 1979), is one of the Italian masters of architecture. He was also a designer and essayist and one of the most important of the twentieth century.
Other than the great architectural works which carry his unmistakable signature, he created a vast amount of work in the furniture sector. This is demonstrated in his three Milanese houses which were fully furnished in the "Ponti" style. The houses in via Randaccio, 1925, Casa Laporte in via Brin, 1926 and the last in via Dezza, in 1957 is an "expression" of his home design ideas. Gio Ponti was an Italian promoter of industrial design and introduced the idea of interior furnishing ranges produced as being a "sophisticated," economic, "democratic" and modern.
Molteni&C managed a reissuing project of furniture and furnishings designed by Gio Ponti for products for these private homes and limited editions. After a long journey of research, selection and study of prototypes, the collection was exhibited at the Salone del Mobile 2012. This was thanks to the cooperation and the exclusively signed agreement of the Ponti heirs and the artistic director of Cerri & Associati Studio.
Gio Ponti graduated in Architecture at the Polytechnic of Milan at the end of World War I, after he fought on the front line earning military decorations. In 1921 he married Giulia Vimercati, with whom he had four children: Lisa, Giovanna, Letizia and Giulio. In 1927 he opened a studio in Milan with the architect Emilio Lancia. From the beginning of the 1920’s until 1938 he worked with Richard-Ginori Manufactory and renewed its production. In 1928 he founded the Domus magazine with Gianni Mazzocchi. In 1933 he became the artistic director of Fontana Arte which was another success after the one he obtained with Richard-Ginori.
In the 1930’s he participated in the Triennale exhibitions and later he successfully managed a few of them. From 1936 to 1961 he was a professor at the Milan Polytechnic, and in 1933 was associated with Antonio Fornaroli and Eugenio Soncini, until 1945. From this partnership major projects were born, including the Montecatini Palace in Milan from 1936 to 1938, in which Ponti created the "integral design" of the building and the interiors. Other works of the period were civil architecture, including the Littoria Tower in Milan in 1933, school buildings such as the School of Mathematics at the University City Rome in 1934 and the Humanities Faculty and the Rectorate of the University of Padua in 1937. There were also residential projects such as Casa Marmont in 1934 and Milan "Domus" from 1931 to 1936.
The richness of the artistic production of Cleto Munari, arises out of the discovery that every boundary is undefined, and the consequent need to create a “collection about syllables” or rather a “collection of figures” which, because of their incompleteness, luminously suggest the irrepressible quest of man’s intelligence to transfigure the world, according to his own vision. It is this a perfect complicity between the whisper of the “heart...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver Plate
Christian Dior Rectangular Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite Serving Tray, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful Mid-Century rectangular serving tray made entirely of stunning tortoiseshell lucite. This gorgeous tray was made in Italy in the 1970s in the style of Willy Rizzo for a hom...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
1960s Japanese Bent Plywood Sectioned Teak Service Tray
By Dansk
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Bent plywood Service Tray Sectioned Teak compartments
Stamped Amthor Imports Japan
Good condition with signs of vintage wear consistent with age.
18.5 long x 5.75 w x 1.5 h
Rev...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Teak, Plywood
Centerpiece Plate in Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass, 1960
Located in Rome, IT
Centerpiece plate in faux tortoiseshell Lucite and brass interior, Italy, circa 1960.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
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
$76 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$85 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Valenti Mid Century Modern Silver Plate Fish Serving Platter, Spain, c. 1970
By Valenti
Located in London, GB
A charming and super quality coastal serving platter in the shape of a fish, made by Valenti in Spain, c. 1970. The fish is made of silver plated copper, and is well defined with won...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
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
Space-Age Cathrine Holm (Catherineholm) Enameled Fondue Server
Located in Fulton, CA
Striking Space-Age blue and white enameled steel fondue pot by Catherineholm of Norway. Circa. 1960's. Exceptional condition. Complete set including under-plate and sterno cup.
Category
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal, Chrome
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 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Extra Large Leaf Shaped Centerpiece Bowl / Fruit Bowl in White Glazed Ceramic
By Hispania CH
Located in Barcelona, ES
A beautiful extra large leaf shaped white Manises glazed ceramic platter or centerpiece bowl manufactured by CH Hispania. Spain 1950-1960s.
Interesting to be used as centerpiece, fru...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Majolica, Pottery, Ceramic
Mid Century Modern California Pottery Ceramic Lazy Susan Serving Tray
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Beautiful and large lazy Susan serving tray by Santa Anita Ware of California. This serving platter has 6 individual side dishes that surround a cente...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Pottery, Wood
Hand Stained Wood Tray with Metal Oval Insert
Located in Troy, MI
Wood tray found in Italy features rectangular hand stained wood tray in contrasting tones of gold, taupe and black with raised, silver tone metal insert and footed base, circa 1990s....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal
Vintage Beige Square Breakfast Tray Hand-Painted Silver Leaf Bird Tree Branch
Located in Miami, FL
Japanese Style Square Vintage Serving Tray, Barware in Cream Color Finish Wood with hand-painted Silver Leaf Motif.
Depicting a Bird resting on a Flower Bush. Mid-Century Modern Period with Asian Modern Fine Art...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver Leaf
Mid-Century Danish Stainless Steel and Teak Tray from Lundtofte, Denmark, 1960s
By Lundtofte
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Stainless Steel and Teak Tray from Lundtofte Denmark, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Teak
Roger Capron - Ceramic Dish with Banded Design
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage ceramic decorative bowl with abstract motif.
Roger Capron Signed Vallauris, France.
Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tables and his us...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
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...
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of French Red Majolica Shells Dishes Vallauris, Circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of French red Majolica shells dishes Vallauris Circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Nest of Three Staved Teak Serving Trays by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Complete set of three staved teak serving trays by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk. Designed with a slight size disparity (small, medium, and large) to allow the trays to nest together whe...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Teak
Russel Wright "Oceana" Serving Bowl
Located in Hanover, MA
Russel Wright "Oceana" sculptural serving bowl circa 1938 produced by Klise Woodworking Company, Grand Rapids, MI. Hazelwood in the form of deep-sea fauna.
This particular one had a...
Category
1930s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Maple
$850 Sale Price
50% Off
Silver "Baja" Centerpiece Bowl by Lino Sabattini
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This oblong silver plated centerpiece bowl is known as the "Baja" by Lino Sabattini. It is stamped "SABATTINNI" on the edge of the bowl and signed "LINO SABATTINO" with "BAJA B/239 C...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver Plate
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Glass, Murano Glass
$57 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.
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