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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Period: 20th Century
Style: Mid-Century Modern
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
Mathieu Matégot Perforated Tray
Located in Stockton, NJ
A Mathieu Matégot metal perforated tray. This rare example includes thick brass banding.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal, Brass
Don Shoemaker Geometric Marquetry Decorative Tray for Señal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rosewood serving tray by Don Shoemaker for his company Señal in the 1960s. The surface of the tray has a repeating geometric marquetry pattern in a gradient of local Mexican hardwo...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Rosewood
Large Italian Florentine Gilt Wood Gold Tray
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Stunning large wood Florentine trays from Italy. These highly collectable pieces are both form and function. These look wonderful sitting alone or in groupings on a coffee table. Fun...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Midcentury Period Sterling Silver and Glass Hors d'oeuvres/Caviar Platter
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern period, sterling silver and glass hors d'oeuvres/caviar platter, the Watson Company, Attleboro, Mass., circa 1950s. Glass dip/caviar holder...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Sterling Silver
1970s Sensational Rosewood Service Tray
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Exotic Rosewood Sleek Service Tray
Clean modern lines
17.88 long x 7.75 w x .63 h
Preowned vintage
Refer to images
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Rosewood
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
Don Shoemaker Exotic Wood Tray
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
Eye-catching 1960s geometric design of tropical hardwoods designed by Don S. Shoemaker and made in Mexico by his company Senal, S.A. Practical and beautiful, this mid-century modern ...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Hardwood
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
1970s Mid-Century Modern Fake Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass Appetizer Tray
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A vintage appetizer tray designed and manufactured by the Italian design company Alberto Sordi during the 1970s in lovely conditions. The tray featu...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
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.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal
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
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
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 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
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...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glass
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
Cheese Tray Board Platter Silver Plate and Glass by Produx, Paris
Located in Atlanta, GA
Stunning 1970s modernist cheese display board, serving tray, or platter was crafted by French Silversmith Maison Produx, Paris. The thick smoked glass base has a large silver plate h...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
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
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
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...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass, Silver Plate
Longwy Mid-Century Enameled Ceramic Wall Platter, Limited Edition, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
This exceptional mid-century French glazed ceramic wall dish is a captivating piece from the Manufacture de Longwy, made in the 1950s. It is part of a limited edition, with only 18 o...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
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
Barware Set Tray, Tongs and Corkscrew in Goatskin & Steel by Aldo Tura, Italy
By Aldo Tura
Located in Rome, IT
Barware set composed of a serving tray, tongs and corkscrew in white goatskin and steel details by the Italian designer Aldo Tura. Made in Italy in the 1950s.
The original label i...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Steel
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 ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Earthenware
Set of Six Vintage French Pheasant Plates, Longchamp Factory, France
By Longchamp
Located in New Orleans, LA
A set of six vintage 1960's French square pheasant plates, each having a transferware study of a wild pheasant and with gold filigree trim. The colors ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Faience
Arthur Court Polished Aluminum Fish Shaped Serving Platter, 1975
By Arthur Court
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Gorgeous polished silver aluminium fish tray or platter by San Fransisco designer Arthur Court. Beautifully designed with detailed scales and fins and a ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Aluminum
Centerpiece in Lucite, Rattan & Brass Christian Dior Style, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Squared serving tray or centerpiece in lucite, brass and rattan in the style of Christian Dior Home.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
The brass st...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal, Brass
Midcentury Vintage Small Red Decorative Wood Plate, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Decorative wood red 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 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
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
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
Vintage Mid Century Polished Chrome and Lucite Bar Tray
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and incredibly chic vintage tray. An original piece that highlights and punctuates your décor. Featuring a square frame, polished chrome accents and lucite details. The ...
Category
1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Chrome
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
Vintage Deep Orange Decorative Ceramic Plate, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Decorative ceramic plate from Italy. The plate is hand painted. Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks in the frame. Beautiful piece for every interior! Only on...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Giltwood, Ceramic
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
1950s Sculptura Kromex Hostess Serving Tray Platter
By Dansk
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Vintage Kromex Serving Tray Platter
1 h x 19.25 w x 13.5 d
stamped Kromex USA
Preowned unrestored vintage
See images provided.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal
Royal Copenhagen Aluminia Faience Black Bowl, 1950s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bowl designed by Ingvar Olsen for Royal Copenhagen Aluminia Faience in 1959.
Exterior is finished in black, and the interior in glossy milky white.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
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
Robert Picault Ceramic Vallauris France Ceramic Platter Mid Century
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Robert Picault (1919 - 2000)
French ceramist in Vallauris
Robert Picault has contributed to the revival of culinary ceramics by updating traditional local forms decorated with lines and geometric designs.
His identity style has been a great success and continues to decorate the table today. His personal pieces are sought after by art collectors.
A former student of the School of Applied Arts in Paris, Robert Picault arrived in Vallauris in 1946. He created with his school friends Roger Capron (1922-2006) and Jean Derval (1925-2010), the Callis workshop.
In this village of a hundred potters, they met the neighboring ceramists André Baud, the 4 potters and among others the Madoura workshop, where he frequented the famous painter Picasso from 1949 to 1955. He also became friends with Jean Cocteau, Fernand Léger, Louis Aragon...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
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
Culver Glass Serving Tray or Culver 22-Karat Gold Leaf Serving Platter
By Culver Ltd.
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality Culver glass serving tray or platter.
Beautiful Moroccan themed design with 22-karat gold all perfect to use while serving Hors D'Oeuvres.
Made in the U.S.A.
This hi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Glass
Longwy Mid-Century Enameled Ceramic Wall Platter, Rare Limited Edition, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Rare French Mid-Century enameled ceramic wall platter by Manufacture de Longwy, 1950s, "Les Vignerons" decor. A stunning mid-century enameled ceramic wall platter by Manufacture de L...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Mathieu Matégot Enameled Metal Tray, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Enameled metal tray designed by Mathieu Matégot.
Manufactured by Ateliers Matégot (France), circa 1950.
Dark Blue - Black Lacquered perforated metal with original paint and rattan de...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal
Vintage Circular Studio Pottery Tray with Purple Wheat
Located in Fairfield, CA
A vintage circular studio pottery tray. Nice large size, perfect for using as a serving dish or centerpiece. Features an offset handpainted wheat design i...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Pottery
Mid-Century Wooden Bottle Stopper/Cork by Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
The item on sale is an original Carl Auböck bottle stopper. It was hand crafted and is made from the finest wood and cork. It has a robust leathe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Leather, Wood
Midcentury Ceramic Fitz and Floyd Clam Shell Platter in Yellow and Black
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Ceramic clam shell serving platter in yellow, cream, and black. A beautiful addition to a table, this piece features two tiers. One clamshell at the top for dips or condiments, and a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Jacaranda Wood Tray by Lunning Collection, Brazil, circa 1960
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Jacaranda Wood Tray
Lunning Collection
Brazil, circa 1960
In the style of Jean Gillon, Brazil
In the style of Jens Quistgaard, Denmark
"in good vintage condition"
"oiled with food...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Hardwood
Mid-Century 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
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
Midcentury Vintage Light Blue Decorative Glass Plate, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful decorative crystal blue glass plate/bowl from Italy.
Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks.
Original glass. Uniqu...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Italian MidCentury Serving Tray Basket in Lucite, Rattan and Brass, 1970
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Italian MidCentury Serving Tray Basket in Lucite, Rattan and Brass, 1970
Gorgeous serving tray or basket, in the shape of a shell, made of Lucite, rattan and brass.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Braided rattan is cast within the Lucite acrylic material. Beautiful workmanship.
The brass part is kept in original vintage version, with the patina from that time.
Since the shape is as a shell, the tray inside...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
20th Century Oil Vinegar and Mustard Serving Set Mounted Porcelain
Located in Miami, FL
Stylish 20th century oil, vinegar cruets or serving bottles with a mustard dish in good quality porcelain.
Features a plate support, the design is sure ...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Higgins Fused Glass Turquoise Gold, White, Green Platter or Charger
Located in North Miami, FL
The gorgeous colors of this signed vintage Higgins monumental fused glass plate, large charger and or serving piece has the amoeba pattern. It is sig...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Glass
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
Japanese Teak Wood Tray Modern Minimalist
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Japanese teak serving tray, Midcentury Modern design period, circa mid-20th century, 1960s, Japan. Tray is a warm brown teak, strategically arched design around, sleek 'h...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Teak, Wood
Vintage Transparent Decorative Glass Flower Bowls, Drost, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Pair of decorative transparent basket bowls designed by Jan Sylwester Drost in 1960s from Poland. Bowls are in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks. Original glass. Beautiful piece for every interior! Only one unique set.
About the designer:
From 1952 Jan Sylwester Drost studied at the Faculty of Glass of the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Wroclaw, in the studio of Stanislaw Dawski (diploma in 1958), from 1959 he worked as a designer at Zaklady Mechaniczno-Optyczne "Opta" in Katowice.
In 1960 Drost started working for forty years at the Design Center of Huta Szkla Gospodarczego "Zabkowice" in Zabkowice Bedzinskie, where he was the organizer, designer and design manager. In 1972 he studied in Sweden, he had the opportunity to learn about the work of glassworks in Orrefors, Johansfors, Lindshammar, Sandvisk, Hofmantorp and in Reijmyre glasbruk. He also practiced in the ceramics factories in Rörstrand and Gustavsberg. Also in 1972, he received a scholarship from the Swedish government, he gained knowledge at the Faculty of Industrial Design of the Academy of Fine Arts in Konstfackskolan, at the Centers of Industrial Design in Stockholm and Milan, as well as at the Glass Institute in Växjö. After returning to Poland, he received a two-year creative scholarship from the Council of the Fund for the Development of Artistic Creativity.
Drost skillfully combined his technological knowledge of glass pressing with artistic sensitivity, and in the seventies he was granted a patent for a device for forming glass products by extrusion. As a result, vessels with a freely shaped upper rim were created. Drost was constantly involved in coming up with new technological solutions that improved the embossing of patterns. He also experimented in the field of machine processing of the outer surface of the extruder and the inside of the cast iron mold...
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Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
French Lucite and Chrome Vintage Tray
Located in Austin, TX
Tray from mid-century France. This piece is made of Lucite in a brown tortoiseshell pattern. It is trimmed with chromed aluminum. The tray is in very nice vintage condition with only...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Chrome
Midcentury Marble Effect Lucite and Steel Octagonal Serving Tray, Italy, 1980s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful midcentury octagonal serving tray in a stunning marble effect green lucite and chrome. This beautiful centerpiece was made in Italy in ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome
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.