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
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
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
Large Cheese and Cracker Tray with Cloche
Located in Fairfield, CA
A large mid century cheese and cracker serving tray with a glass cloche. The tray has 4 divided compartments for serving and is made of ceramic with a muted greenish beige colored gl...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
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...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Teak
Large Mid-Century Jerome Massier Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Large Mid-Century Jerome Massier Vallauris platter , circa 1950.
Decorated with green leaves and flowers on a white background.
15 by 10.7 inches.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
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
Kirk Midcentury Modern Sterling Silver 11-Inch Round Tray
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Modern sterling silver tray. Made by S. Kirk & Son in Baltimore. Round with tapering shoulder and flat rectilinear rim. Fully marked including maker’s stamp (1932-61) and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-Century Tortoiseshell Lucite & Brass Serving Tray by Guzzini, Italy, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Rome, IT
Rectangular serving tray in tortoiseshell-effect lucite with brass handles designed by Guzzini.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage French Decorative Large Platter by Albert Thiry 'circa 1970s'
By Albert Thiry
Located in London, GB
Large mid-century decorative platter (circa 1970s) by Albert Thiry. A creamy-white glaze with touches of blue-grey provides the background for a colourful thistle motif in the centre...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
$1,457 Sale Price
20% Off
MCM Silverplate & Rosewood Formica Serving Tray by Sheffield Silver Co
Located in San Diego, CA
MCM silver plate and rosewood formica 14" serving tray with silver plate edge by Sheffield Silver Co., circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and would be an excell...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver Plate
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Roger Capron - Ceramic Urn/Vase with Rooster
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage ceramic vase with rooster by Roger Capron
Vallauris, France.
Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tables and his use of recurring motifs s...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
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
Midcentury Vintage Violet Purple Flower Decorative Glass Plate, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful decorative blue glass plate/bowl from Italy.
Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks.
Original glass. Unique piece ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
$86 Sale Price
40% Off
Decorative Tray in Hardwood by Jean Gillon, 1960s
By Jean Gillon
Located in New York, NY
This Brazilian mid century modern decorative tray was designed by Jean Gillon for WoodArt and made in Brazil in the sixties. Handcrafted from hard rosewood (also known as jacaranda), the tray is in the shape of a leaf and has clean lines with elegant curves. The rosewood has a deep, dark, rich tone with stunning natural wood grain. Also, the wood has been refinished and the manufacturing seal is at the bottom of the tray.
Jean Gillon was a Brazilian furniture designer born in Romania in 1919. He studied at the Architecture and Fine arts Schools at the National University. After immigrating to São Paulo, Brazil in 1956, he founded his first company, Fábrica de Móveis Cidam, in 1961. Gillon's firm designed many luxury hotels, homes, and stores throughout Brazil. He was known for his one of a kind tapestries. His second furniture company, WoodArt, produced full lines of Brazilian rosewood furniture...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Teak
Tasca Nove, Italian Abstract Ceramic Platter, Alessio Tasca Era, Textured Glaze
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Fascinating abstract designed, hand painted ceramic platter from Tasca Nove, Italy from the 1950s.
Quite possibly by Alessio Tasca
Super palette of rich c...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Lagardo Tackett & Kenji Fujita California Ceramic Fish Plate, 1960s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An iconic, beautifully designed, and decorated fish plate/platter by famed Mid Century designers LaGardo Tackett and Kenji Fujita.
LaGardo Tackett was the primary founder of “Archit...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Cheese or Serving Tray in Ceramic France 1970s Green Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Cheese or Serving Tray in Ceramic France 1970s Green Color
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
$432 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Don Drumm Green Marble and Aluminum Serving Tray Platter or Charcuterie Board
By Don Drumm
Located in Troy, MI
A unique serving tray or cheese board by Don Drumm Studios
Green marble surface flanked with modernist sculptural aluminum handles
Perfect for a charcuterie display or trivet
17.5...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
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
Vintage Italian Oval Faux Tortoise Tray with Brass Trim
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Italy, this oval faux tortoise tray dates from the 1970s. Tray material appears to be acrylic and is trimmed in brass along the edges and h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
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
Vintage Regency Blue Glass Deviled Egg Tray
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Serve with style and sparkle using this vintage blue glass deviled egg tray, a statement piece that blends function and elegance. Featuring a radiant scalloped design with twelve egg...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Glass
$76 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
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
Midcentury Light 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
$77 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Acrylic
abstract red black and brown stoneware ceramic plate by Claire Berger 1980
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Claire Berger
Realised in La Borne circa 1980
Large stoneware ceramic plate with colored black and red abstract decoration
Original perfect decoration...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Serving Tray Lucite Tortoiseshell & Chrome Christian Dior Style, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
1970s Rectangular serving tray centerpiece in tortoiseshell-effect lucite and chrome borders in the style of Christian Dior Home, made in Italy 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Enamel Lazy Susan by Marrell
Located in Riverdale, NY
California modern handmade Mid-Century Modern Lazy Susan server of wood with enameled copper bowls in vibrant pink and black by Marrell. Bowls sit on a hand made wood base with ball ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Extra Long French Porcelain Seafood Serving Platter. French Porcelain
Located in New Orleans, LA
An extra long vintage French porcelain seafood platter. fish serving platter, deep sided, so that the fish can be served with sauces and dressings, without risk of spillage.
The moti...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Porcelain
Robert Picault Ceramic Vallauris France Ceramic Platter Mid Century
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Robert Picault (1919 - 2000)
French ceramist in Vallauris
Robert Picault has contributed to the revival of culinary ceramics by updating traditional local forms decorated with lines and geometric designs.
His identity style has been a great success and continues to decorate the table today. His personal pieces are sought after by art collectors.
A former student of the School of Applied Arts in Paris, Robert Picault arrived in Vallauris in 1946. He created with his school friends Roger Capron (1922-2006) and Jean Derval (1925-2010), the Callis workshop.
In this village of a hundred potters, they met the neighboring ceramists André Baud, the 4 potters and among others the Madoura workshop, where he frequented the famous painter Picasso from 1949 to 1955. He also became friends with Jean Cocteau, Fernand Léger, Louis Aragon...
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
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
French Majolica Wall Fish Vallauris, Circa 1970
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Wall Fish Vallauris, Circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Modern Bagel Wood Slicer Custom Made
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration a Mid-Century modern bagel wood slicer. Custom made. USA circa the 1980s
Dimensions:5.38 x 2.88 w x 2.63 h
Please visit take a look at our listings, we have ...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century Black Slate and Teak Trivet by Harpswell House
Located in San Diego, CA
Unique 300 million year old black slate and teak hardwood trivet by Harpswell House of Brunswick, Maine, circa 1980s. The piece is quite stylish and very functional and in very good ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Slate
1970s Bruce Cox Lobster Sculptural Serving Tray Platter
By Arthur Court
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Bruce Cox Lobster Serving Plate
Sculptural Serving Tray
Aluminum metal
Signed underneath with maker's signature
15.88 long x 10.88 w x 1.88 h
Preowned vintag...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Couroc Phenolic Resin Serving Bar Tray with Inlaid Hot Air Ballons
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 hot air ballo...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Shell, Resin
1970s Mid-Century Modern Brass Lucite and Smoked Glass Italian Tray
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This rectangular Italian Tray is a stunning example of the design aesthetic that was prevalent during Seventies. This tray embodies the key ch...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian 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
$77 Sale Price
20% Off
Carl Auböck Horn Salad Servers, Austria 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck salad servers made of Horn, Austria 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Horn
$1,685 / set
Mid-Century Handpainted Porcelain Platter from Palm Beach estate Pauline Trigère
Located in New York, NY
This beautifully made Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Painted Porcelain Serving Platter by Villa Vanilla Palm Beach estate of Pauline Trigère originates from ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Porcelain
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
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
Midcentury Modern Italian Lucite Tortoiseshell Effect Oval Serving Tray, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful Mid-Century lucite tray with a fantastic tortoiseshell effect. This amazing piece was designed in Italy during the 1970s.
This serving tray is fantastic thanks to the eleg...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Roger Capron - Ceramic Urn/Vase with Dove
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage ceramic vase with abstract design by Roger Capron.
Vallauris, France
Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tables and his use of recurring ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
'6' Dudson Virgin Atlantic Airways R Welch Porcelain Snack Appetizer Plates
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Set of (6) Dudson Virgin Atlantic Airways Porcelain Snack Plates by Robert Welch
Very convenient, durable and wonderfully shaped.
9 1/2" x 5 1/4"
...
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1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Porcelain
$96 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Alessi 4 Parts Hors d'oeuvres Service Crystal Glass Designed Ettore Sottsass
Located in Miami, FL
This Listing offers the Alessi 4 compartments Hors d'oeuvres service in crystal glass designed by Ettore Sottsass, made in Italy, circa 1970s.
Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Barware in minimalism design and heavy lead crystal.
All 4 Triangle shaped bowls have the golden Alessi Label.
Practical to serve Your favorite Dish at Your Holiday or Family Dinner...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Crystal
$175 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid Century Green Decorative Glass Flower Plate, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Decorative green flower glass plate from Italy. Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original glass. Beautiful piece for every interior! Only one unique piece.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
$211 Sale Price
20% Off
1960s French Provençal Saint-Pol-de-Léon Floral Seven-Piece Oyster Service
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French Provençal mid-century oyster service, a master server with six plates, marked St.-Pol-De-Leon, circa 1960s.
Saint-Pol-de-Léon is a commune in ...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Earthenware
Italian Florentine Large Gilt Wood Orange Round Tray
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Stunning large Florentine Tray from the 1960’s. These highly collectable pieces are both form and function. These look wonderful sitting alone or in gr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Franco Lapini King Size Lobsters Dish Silver Plate, circa 1970
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Absolutely magnificent huge silver-plated serving platter made and designed by Franco Lapini the 1970s.
This is one of the biggest masterpieces he made.
Two lobsters facing each other on a decorated surface.
Signed on the bottom and there is a number in the rim.
Franco Lapini was an Italian silversmith based in Firenze since 1963. Franco Lapini, the creator, was trained at the Istituto D’Arte Internazionale di Porta Romana before opening his first workshop. Lapini had a deep interest in 15th century...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass, Silver Plate
Robert Picault Ceramic Vallauris France Ceramic Platter Mid Century
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Robert Picault (1919 - 2000)
French ceramist in Vallauris
Robert Picault has contributed to the revival of culinary ceramics by updating traditional local forms decorated with lines and geometric designs.
His identity style has been a great success and continues to decorate the table today. His personal pieces are sought after by art collectors.
A former student of the School of Applied Arts in Paris, Robert Picault arrived in Vallauris in 1946. He created with his school friends Roger Capron (1922-2006) and Jean Derval (1925-2010), the Callis workshop.
In this village of a hundred potters, they met the neighboring ceramists André Baud, the 4 potters and among others the Madoura workshop, where he frequented the famous painter Picasso from 1949 to 1955. He also became friends with Jean Cocteau, Fernand Léger, Louis Aragon...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Danish Modern Divided Tray in Rosewood with Mother of Pearl Inlays, c. 1960's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Scandinavian Modern divided serving tray or catchall. Handcrafted from a single piece of rosewood, the tray features geometric inlays in exotic mother-of-pearl shells. Features three...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
Oversize Majolica Leaf Vallauris Circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Oversize Majolica Leaf Vallauris, heart shape Vallauris 1950.
15" by 15.3".
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
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
$174 Sale Price
30% Off
Pair of Vintage Light Purple Decorative Glass Plates, Bowls, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful decorative light purple glass plates/bowls from Italy. Plates are in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original glass. Uni...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
$57 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mid-Century Oval Serving Tray in Brass and Cream-Colored Plexiglass, Italy 1980s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful cream lucite serving tray with mid-century brass edging. This wonderful piece was made in Italy in the 1980s.
A fantastic piece of service that will complement a moder...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal, Brass
Round Centerpiece Serving Tray Lucite Tortoiseshell & Steel Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Iconic round serving tray / centerpiece in tortoiseshell effect lucite with a steel circle in the style of Christian Dior made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal, Steel
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.