Modern Platters and Serveware
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
Ceramic Tray with 9 Bowls, Handmade in Italy 2021, Choose Your Pattern
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
For more than 30 years this artist has revolutionized the way of thinking about stone. Their artisan techniques are the result of careful research and deep knowledge of the subject: ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Lava
fferrone Contemporary Handcrafted Italian Marble Serving Tray Board Center Piece
Located in Chicago, IL
The handcrafted contemporary double sided Italian Carrara and Nero Marquine Marble Doppio by Felicia Ferrone was conceived of as a center piece or serving board, Doppio is elegant wh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Carrara Marble
Dinner Plates Set Six Charger Platters Serveware Majolica Ceramic Purple Painted
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
This luxurious set of six plates, in majolica painted in polychrome, reinterprets the "VARIO RICCO" decoration of the sixteenth century in Deruta: our plates are handmade and hand-pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Vintage Blown Art glass Bowl Platter with Swirling Colors
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Blown Art glass Bowl Platter with Swirling Colors
Offered for sale is a large hand blown art glass bowl or platter that has gracefully flowing edges and features blown bubb...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Ghidini 1961 Omini Serving Tray in Gold by Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Serving tray in stainless steel
Omini is a family of products that plays on the inclusion and the relationship between the human figure with a series of monolithic objects from geom...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
Six Silver Plate Service Chargers Ribbon and Reed Border England
Located in Montreal, QC
Whether you are setting your table for a formal or informal occasion, service plates offer the hostess an opportunity to set the atmosphere for the decor of the table with timeless e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver Plate
Black Marble Hexagon Platter
Located in Eindhoven, NB
Ink marble serving platter with unique veining makes a sophisticated presentation of cheese, charcuterie, breads and crackers. To avoid discoloration acidic condiments and garnishes ...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble
Charger Plate Set Six Dinner Plates Table Serveware Majolica Aquamarine Painted
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
This colorful and elegant set of 6 majolica charger plates is handmade and hand-painted in Italy following the original Renaissance painting technique, unchanged over time, which we observe to the letter: every artist's brushstroke, which you can see on each plate, contributes to make our plates look bold and unique.
The plates feature fluttering ribbons that frame recently blossomed flowers, representing the triumph of life and youth. A stylish set of charger plates...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Majolica
Fornasetti Round Tray Città di Carte Hand-Colored on Metal
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
Like all Fornasetti accessories, the tray is handcrafted using original artisan techniques. This tray is silk-screened by hand, painted by hand and covered with a smooth lacquer. Mea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal
Dinner Plates Set Four Charger Platters Serveware Majolica Ceramic Purple Italy
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
This luxurious set of four plates, in majolica painted in polychrome, reinterprets the "VARIO RICCO" decoration of the sixteenth century in Deruta: ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Majolica
Established & Sons Wrongwoods Tray by Richard Wood & Sebastian Wrong
Located in London, GB
Relaunch 2009 in black and white and 2010 in pink and blue British artist Richard Woods is renowned for his work with garish and repetitious motifs. He h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Plywood
Dinner Plates Set Four Charger Platters Serveware Majolica Ceramic Aquamarine
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
This luxurious set of four plates, in majolica painted in polychrome, reinterprets the "VARIO RICCO" decoration of the sixteenth century in Deruta: ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Majolica
Wooden Decorative Board
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Hand-made wooden board
This large round board is hand-carved from oak. The boards as an individual or as part of the family will become a key item in every kitchen being decorativ...
Category
2010s European Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Oak
Vola Carlo Moretti Flying Glass Technique Murano Glass Plate with Stand
Located in New York, NY
Carlo Moretti Vola flying glass technique Murano glass plate with stand in clear, orange, white and red
It takes at least 20 years of experience t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Murano Glass
New Modern Sushi Plate in Michelangelo Marble Creator Colominas Stock
Located in Milan, IT
The idealized meeting of east and west has led Colominas to consider a sushi set that embodies Japan’s Minimalist aesthetic with attention to detail for even the most mundane object. Making it extremely contemporary through a touch of design application, it’s still a cypher of oriental design. Size: 30 x 12 x 2.5 cm (Plate), 4.7 x 1.2 x 1.2 (Chopstick Holder...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble
Tiffany Midcentury Modern Sterling Silver 14-Inch Round Tray
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Modern sterling silver tray. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Round and deep well, tapering shoulder, and flat and narrow applied rim. Fully marked including maker’s sta...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Italian Cast Aluminum and Brass Fish Centerpiece, 1970s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Whimsical cast aluminum and brass centerpiece or platter of impressive size and detail; excellent vintage condition.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Agate Cheese Board Knives and Coasters
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A really beautiful cheese board set in natural agate made in India. Consists of one board for cheese, three different knives and two coasters. All edg...
Category
20th Century Indian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Agate
Charger Plate Set Six Dinner Plates Table Serveware Majolica Blue Painted Damask
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
This magnificent set of 6 majolica charger plates is handmade and hand-painted in Italy following the original Renaissance painting technique, unchanged over time, which we observe t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Dinner Plates Set Six Charger Platters Serveware Majolica Ceramic Aquamarine
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
This exclusive set of six plates, in majolica painted in polychrome, reinterprets the "VARIO RICCO" decoration of the sixteenth century in Deruta: our plates are handmade and hand-pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Concerto after Arman, Limited Edition, Plate Number 30 for Rosenthal
Located in North Hollywood, CA
"Concerto d'apres Arman, Edition Limitee, Assiette No 30." signed and numbered in back. Concerto after Arman, Limited Edition, Plate Number 30
Porcelain platter for Haviland Limoges,...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Porcelain
Adelaide X Serving Set by Xie Dong for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
As she experimented with different materials, and due to a special technique, Xie Dong has mandaged to ruffle, and almost pleat, ceramics. She's a true artist, able to translate a de...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Porcelain
"Philippe" Leather Tray Designed by Claude Bouchard for Oscar Maschera
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Philippe" is a leather tray, designed by Claude Bouchard and manufactured by Oscar Maschera. Genuine Italian leather vegetable tanned. This tray has two different colors: one for th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Leather
Yellow Murano Glass Shell Bowl, Luigi Mellara, 1970s
Located in PARIS, FR
Yellow-Tinted Murano Glass Shell Bowl by Luigi Mellara, 1970s. Rounded in shape, with the outer rim curled inward, contrasting with the curved section adorned with spikes, culminatin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Murano Glass
Asprey & Garrard Modern Sterling Silver Tray
Located in New York, NY
English Modern sterling silver tray, 2001. Round with deep well and molded rim. Smart with nice heft. Fully marked including maker’s stamp for the brief turn-of-the-century merger of...
Category
Early 2000s British Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Charger Plate Set Four Dinner Plates Serveware Majolica Aquamarine Hand Painted
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
This colorful and elegant set of 4 majolica charger plates is handmade and hand-painted in Italy following the original Renaissance painting technique, unchanged over time, which we observe to the letter: every artist's brushstroke, which you can see on each plate, contributes to make our plates look bold and unique.
The plates feature fluttering ribbons that frame recently blossomed flowers, representing the triumph of life and youth. A stylish set of charger plates...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Majolica
20th Century Salmon Aluminum and Wood Tray Plate Platter, Vintage, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous serving tray or platter. Made of wood and metal. Beautiful color and patina. Nice for serving your salmon. Fantastic piece for each table. In used but still good condition...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal
Vintage Ceramic Fish Serving Platter, Danish Modern Style
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Ceramic Fish Serving Platter, Danish Modern Style
Offered for sale is a glazed ceramic fish serving platter. The open hole eye of the fish will allow you to hang the platter...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Fornasetti Milano Italy Serratura Black and White Keyhole Round Platter Tray
By Fornasetti
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Fornasetti Milano Italy Serratura Black and White "Keyhole" Round Platter Tray. Item features a metal construction, hand-silkscreened and painted, original label, hand numbered to fr...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal
Cónica Cake Stand in Black Marble
By Casa Mineral
Located in Mexico City, MX
Cake stand in carved Monterrey black marble. Handmade in Mexico. Production time: 6-8 weeks for items without marble / 13-14 weeks for marble pieces. Shipping +10 additional busines...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble
Contemporary Cake Stand
Located in Geneve, CH
Contemporary cake stand
Measures: Diameter 30 x Height 38 cm
Tray in natural colour ash veneer
Base and handle in plated metal coated with glossy Pink C...
Category
2010s French Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal
Forest - Modern Green Alps Marble Tray
Located in Cologna Veneta, IT
Crafted from a single rectangular piece of Verde Alpi marble, Foresta is a modern, elegant and refined tray.
Immerse yourself in the charm of the mountains with this unique Verde Al...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble
Plate Bowl Centerpiece Tableware Platter Decorated Wall Dish Majolica Painted
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
This exclusive ceramic plate is handmade and hand-painted in Italy following the original Renaissance painting technique, unchanged over time, which we observe to the letter: it is decorated in majolica hand-painted in duotone of black and golden yellow, showing an elegant decorative motif of the Deruta tradition which is inspired by a tile found in a local church and suitably reworked in a modern key. The wide brim, with a raised edge and profiled with a finely painted modular ornament, is characterized by an extensive decorative border band where the traditional peacock feather motifs are represented, decorated with delicate shades of golden yellow shaded with cerium white. Naturalistic decorations are depicted inside the large cable, arranged in specular and radial symmetry which branches off from a central hexagonal element and articulates around the circumference, forming elegant golden yellow raceme motifs that stand out against a black background. Our majolica plate can be used as a fancy centerpiece or it can be hung as a decorative wall dish...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Majolica
Les Héritiers Large Gilded Enameled Ceramic Plate Centerpiece, 1990
Located in Paris, IDF
This colourful enameled ceramic round plate was designed and produced by Les Héritiers in France in the early 1990s. This large plate has eye-catching pastel colors, with gilded deta...
Category
1990s French Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Cake Stand
Located in Geneve, CH
Contemporary cake stand
Measure: Diameter 30 x height 38 cm
Tray in natural colour ash veneer
Base and handle in plated metal coated with glossy Pink Co...
Category
2010s French Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal
Minimalist Marble Tray Small
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
With pure and simple shapes, Alban Le Henry created a set of stylish, elegant, and clean trays. Crafted from both natural Portuguese marble or ash solid wood, the ECLIPSE trays featu...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble
20th Century Arthur Court Grape Pyrex Serving Tray & Grape Salad Servers
By Arthur Court
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous Arthur Court's grape pyrex serving tray with grape salad servers. Marked and dated 1999. Interlocking vines form a chain link pattern on the bottom of this dish while leav...
Category
1990s American Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Aluminum
Cónica Cake Stand in White Marble
By Casa Mineral
Located in Mexico City, MX
Cake stand in carved Veneciano white marble. Handmade in Mexico. Production time: 6-8 weeks for items without marble / 13-14 weeks for marble pieces. Shipping +10 additional busines...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble
Contemporary Cake Stand
Located in Geneve, CH
Contemporary cake stand
Measures: Diameter 30, height 38 cm
Plated metal-coated with glossy Champagne finish
From Earth, one can only see the portion of...
Category
2010s French Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal
Unique silver tray Georg Jetel for Alton Sweden Signed and dated
By Alton
Located in Paris, FR
anOne of a kind silver tray designed by Georg Jetel
(1934-2012) for ALTON Falköping in 1980
Signed and dated. Weight ca 1082 grams
Minor wear
Silver tray hand Textured
Category
1980s Swedish Vintage Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver
Minimalist Marble Tray Medium
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
With pure and simple shapes, Alban Le Henry created a set of stylish, elegant, and clean trays. Crafted from both natural Portuguese marble or ash solid wood, the ECLIPSE trays featu...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble
Plate Platter Serveware Solid Rose Quartz Marble Hand-carved Collectible Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
Hand carved presentation plate from precious Rose Quartz.
Multiple use as plates, platters and placers.
Dimensions: Medium L 30, W 28, H 1.8 cm, also available: Big L 36, W 35, H 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Rose Quartz
Duck Tray Big by 101 Copenhagen
Located in Geneve, CH
Duck Tray Big by 101 Copenhagen
Designed by Nicolaj Nøddesbo & Tommy Hyldahl
Dimensions: L60 / W60 / H10 cm
Materials: Fiber Concrete
The Duck series i...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Concrete
Handmade Rock Ceramic Cheese Board - Black & White Splatterware
By OWO Ceramics
Located in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR
One-of-a-kind handmade ceramic cheese board. Inspired by everyday needs, this ceramic charcuterie board is specially designed to increase and enhance the lovely experience of sharing a dinner with friends or your loved one.
Beautiful to look at and highly functional, this cheese board will give your table setting and daily routine a fun and unique artsy touch.
Each piece is entirely made by hand and glazed in a matte glaze with hand-painted black splatters that resemble Pollock’s artistic work. Due to the handcrafted nature, each ceramic cheese platter...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery
Don Wallace for Lauffer Design 2 Stainless Steel Set of 42
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Don Wallance for Lauffer designed 2 stainless flatware sets of 42. One of the most popular mid-century patterns, Lauffer Design 2 retains the crown for beautiful design, functionalit...
Category
1950s German Vintage Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Medium Bowl in Blue Sage Marbled Resin by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Our colorful bowl is handmade in traslucid white resin with marbled texture int three shades of sage blue. Its fun and colorful design makes it a statement piece and can be used as d...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Resin
Jeff Koons "WOW" porcelain plate by Bernadaud
By Jeff Koons
Located in East Quogue, NY
Limited Edition black and white "WOW" (Works on Whatever) Plate by Jeff Kooons, produced by Bernadaud, France in association with Art Production Fund (APF). The place is part of an e...
Category
2010s French Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Ceramic Dinind Set
Located in Geneve, CH
Structure in MDF • Ash veneer with matte paint finish
Base and handle in metal coated with painted ash veneer
Available in 3 colors (Indigo Blue, Black or Red)
Named after the Jap...
Category
2010s French Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Wood
Plates Platters Serveware Set Pink Onyx Marble Collectible Design Hand-carved
Located in Ancona, Marche
Hand carved presentation plates in pink onyx. Multiple use as plates, platters and placers. The polished finishing underlines the transparency of the onyx making this a very precious...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Onyx
Contemporary Ceramic Dinind Set
Located in Geneve, CH
Structure in MDF • Ash veneer with matte paint finish
Base and handle in metal coated with painted ash veneer
Available in 3 colors (Indigo blue, black or red)
Named after the Jap...
Category
2010s French Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Wood
Jun Kaneko Glazed Earthenware Oval Plate
By Jun Kaneko
Located in Stamford, CT
Jun Kaneko (b. 1942) glazed earthenware oval plater wall hanging. Signed, dated 94-8-11. circa 1994. Omaha, NE.
Category
1990s American Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Earthenware
Set of "Monkey" Serving Utensils by Emilia Castillo, Mexico 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elevate your dining experience with this exquisite Set of "Monkey" Serving Utensils by renowned Mexican artist Emilia Castillo.
Designed and manufactured in Taxco, Mexico in the 198...
Category
1980s Mexican Vintage Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver, Brass
Tom Rooth Salmon Spiral Platter – Handmade Ceramic
By Tom Rooth
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This handmade ceramic platter by British artist Tom Rooth features a mesmerizing spiral of hand-illustrated salmon, designed in Rooth’s signature monochrome naturalist style. Crafted...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Minimalist Marble Tray Large
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
With pure and simple shapes, Alban Le Henry created a set of stylish, elegant, and clean trays. Crafted from both natural Portuguese marble or ash solid wood, the ECLIPSE trays featu...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble
Small Candy Bowl in Red Resin by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Our Candy Bowl is handmade in traslucid red resin with marbled texture in a lighter red. It is cute and fun making it a statement piece that can be used to serve your favorite candy ...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Resin
Plate Platters Tableware White Onyx Marble Collectible Design Hand-carved Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
Hand carved presentation plate from White onyx. Multiple use as plates, platters and placers. The polished finishing underlines the transparency of the onyx making this a very precio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Onyx
Sabbia "Sand", 21st Century Botticino Marble Tray
Located in Cologna Veneta, IT
The Sabbia tray, made entirely of marble, can be used as an object holder and empty pockets at home or in the office.
This elegant marble tray is also perfect for an aperitif, placing the snacks...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble
Pietra Tray Irish Green by Greg Natale
By Greg Natale
Located in Sydney,, NSW
Carved from one of four types of authentic marble, the Pietra Tray presents a playful fusion of classic materials and modern design. With a subtle asymmetry and free-form shape, this...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Marble
Modern platters and serveware for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique 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, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with stone, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used 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 Barberini & Gunnell, Pieruga Marble, Mosche Bianche, and Ghidini 1961. 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 $49 and tops out at $69,597 while the average work can sell for $604.