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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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 chaircrafted 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
Wooden Decorative Board
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Hand-made wooden board This largeshaped 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 decorati...
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2010s European Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Walnut

Bubble Bowl in Marbled Navy Blue Resin by Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Our Bubble Bowl is handmade in navy blue & white marbled resin. Its modern, fun and unique design makes it a statement piece and can be used as decor or as a fruit platter. Designed...
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2010s Mexican Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Resin

Cónica Cake Stand in Black Marble
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...
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2010s Mexican Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Marble

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...
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20th Century Indian Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Agate

Handcrafted Ash Yakisugi Platter
Located in London, GB
Fine traditionally hand-crafted and turned Ash platter finished with Japanese scorched yakisugi technique. These are handmade to the very best quali...
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2010s English Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Ash

Dinner Plates Set Six Charger Platters Serveware Majolica Ceramic Aquamarine
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

Wooden Decorative Board
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Hand-made wooden board This medium square shaped 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...
Category

2010s European Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Walnut

Wooden Decorative Board
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Hand-made Wooden board This long shaped 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 decorati...
Category

2010s European Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Oak

Plates Platters Serveware Set Green Ming Marble Collectible Hand-carved Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
Hand carved presentation plates in Green Ming marble. Multiple use as plates, platters and placers. Dimensions: Small L 24, W 20, H 1.8 cm, medium L 30, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Marble

Willy Rizzo Trays, Stainless Steel, Brass, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Willy Rizzo trays, stainless steel, brass, signed. Set of 3 polished stainless steel nesting trays with brass inlay. The graduated measurements are: 5...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

Guy Dugrenne Signed Burled Wood, Gilt, Stainless Tray or Barware French
Located in North Miami, FL
This most unusual square tray, barware or serving piece is signed Guy Degrenne Made in France with some numbers. The combination materials consist of stai...
Category

1990s French Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Kartell Piazza Tray in Black by Fabio Novembre
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Piazza is a tray which reproduces, to scale, the surfaces and geometrical features of the squares of Lecce, the designer’s native town. Available in Crystal, Black and White.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Plastic

Contemporary Modern, Kubbe Round Platter, Varnished Silver-Nickel Plated
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
Kubbe collection was designed with inspiration from the domes of the courtyards, shops and workshops of the Grand Bazaar, which has been the center of silver-smiting in Istanbul for ...
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2010s Turkish Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Contemporary Modern, Kubbe Large Round Cake Stand, Varnished Brass Plated
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
Kubbe collection was designed with inspiration from the domes of the courtyards, shops and workshops of the Grand Bazaar, which has been the center of silver-smiting in Istanbul for ...
Category

2010s Turkish Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Brass

Charger Plate Set Six Dinner Plates Table Serveware Majolica Aquamarine Painted
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

Centerpiece Platters Servewa Blue Azul Macaubas Marble Steel Inlay Italy Design
Located in Ancona, Marche
Important centerpiece/serving plate in semi-precious quartzite Azul Macaubas with stainless steel/marble inlay. Material: Semi-precious quartzite Azul Macaubas, stainless steel or wh...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Marble, Stainless Steel

Black Lucite, Bakelite Platter, with Brass Gilted Borders, France 1970
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This is a 1970s tray made in France. It is made with black lucite with borders in gilded brass. It is in good condition with small traces of wear from use.
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1970s French Vintage Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Bakelite, Lucite

Charger Plate Platters Serveware Imperial Green Marble Handmade Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
Hand carved charger plate from Imperial Green marble. Multiple use as charger plates, plates, platters and placers. Dimensions: D 33 x H 1.9 cm...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Marble

Lobel Originals Rectangular Tray in Burnt Orange Alligator and Gray Python, New
Located in New York, NY
New tray with handles covered in burnt orange alligator with sides covered in gray python and bottom in black moiré silk by Lobel Originals, American. This...
Category

2010s American Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Wood, Animal Skin, Silk

Contemporary White Jesmonite Vase, Stem Vase by Malgorzata Bany
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary white Jesmonite vase - stem vase by Malgorzata Bany Drawing direct inspiration from the Japanese art of flower arrangement, ‘Ikebana’, the Stem Vase places emphasis on shape, line, form and the texture of the piece. By accentuating a single flower stem, this vase both celebrates the uniqueness of form and the relationship between nature and mankind. Due to the hand-cast manufacture of these pieces, there may be slight variation in the tone and finish of the Jesmonite. Design: Malgorzata Bany Material: Jesmonite stone (resin based plaster) Dimensions (in): approx 8.6 x 14.5 x H 6.29" Dimensions (cm): approx 22 x 37 x H 16.7 cm Made by hand, in United Kingdom. Unique piece, single use mould...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Cast Stone

Kartell Piazza Tray in Crystal by Fabio Novembre
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Piazza is a tray which reproduces, to scale, the surfaces and geometrical features of the squares of Lecce, the designer’s native town. Available in Crystal, Black and White.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Plastic

Ceramic Square Placemat, 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

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

Set of 4 Kartell Medium Dune Trays in Crystal by Mario Bellini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The semi-transparent material of these trays with internal sculpting varies in chromatic intensity and luminosity and projects a magical three-dimensional illusion onto the surface holding glasses and cups. Images fluctuate and flow in these trays. Like mountain streams, rivers of lava, fiery flames. Animated images of the caprices of wind and light. Like the waves on the sea, desert dunes or the shimmering reflections of silk. These rainbow-colored trays...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Crystal

Indivia Ceramic Plate, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Indivia ceramic dinner plate was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass, in 1985, as part of a series of decorative plates. The playful names of the design items are a reminder o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Ceramic

Argentinian Silver Plate Tray with Onyx Handles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Silver plate tray with Onyx handles from Argentina. A compliment to any vanity or side table. Great for serving cocktails. Polished and ready to be used. See video for exquisite ...
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20th Century Argentine Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Onyx, Silver Plate

Zhuang, Round Tray in Saddle Extra Leather Camel
Located in New York, NY
In Chinese ‘zhuang’ means to protect something precious. The collection of Zhuang containers designed by Neri & Hu for Poltrona Frau consists of a series of of small treasure chests ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Set of 3 Organic Decorative Plates in Stoneware, TRIPODS by Reda Amalou, 2014
Located in Paris, FR
Tripods are a set of decorative plates in stoneware, with a gouged relief back. Each shape singular, the bowls or plates can be arranged toget...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Stoneware

Contemporary Gold Plated Cup Serpentine - Lapis Lazuli Stone by Natalia Criado
Located in Milan, IT
Handcrafted brass cup with natural stones, lapis lazuli and serpentine.   
Category

2010s Italian Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Serpentine, Gold Plate, Brass

Charger Plate Set Six Dinner Plates Table Serveware Majolica Blue Painted Damask
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 Four Charger Platters Serveware Majolica Ceramic Purple Italy
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

Zhuang, Round Tray in Saddle Extra Leather Carbon
Located in New York, NY
In Chinese ‘zhuang’ means to protect something precious. The collection of Zhuang containers designed by Neri & Hu for Poltrona Frau consists of a series of of small treasure chests ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Lobel Originals Rectangular Tray in Gray, Plum and Sunflower Python, New
Located in New York, NY
New tray with handles in gray, plum and sunflower python with bottom covered in plum moiré silk by Lobel Originals, American. This is beautifully made and part of a small number of u...
Category

2010s American Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Silk, Wood, Python

Medium Rectangular Tray Art Déco Garden André Fu Living Tableware New
Located in CENTRAL, HK
Description: Medium rectangular tray Color: Beige gold Size: 27 x 15 x 1 H cm Material: Porcelain and gold Collection: Art Déco Garden Larger quantities available upon request...
Category

2010s Malaysian Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Gold

Lettuce White Ceramic Dinner Plate, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Lettuce ceramic dinner plate was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass, in 1985, as part of a series of decorative plates. The playful names of th...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Ceramic

Contemporary Modern, Kubbe Round Platter, Varnished Brass
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
Kubbe collection was designed with inspiration from the domes of the courtyards, shops and workshops of the Grand Bazaar, which has been the center of silver-smiting in Istanbul for ...
Category

2010s Turkish Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Lobel Originals Octagonal Tray in Natural Python, New
Located in New York, NY
New octagonal tray with handles covered in natural python with bottom in moiré silk by Lobel Originals, American. This is beautifully made and part of a...
Category

2010s American Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Animal Skin, Silk, Wood

Lobel Originals Octagonal Tray in Plum, Gray and Sunflower Python, New
Located in New York, NY
8 Sided tray covered in plum, gray and sunflower python with radiating design, brass handles and bottom covered in black moiré silk by Lobel Originals, American. This is beautifully ...
Category

2010s American Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Brass

Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal. Lotus porcelain service. Two serving dishes.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal. Lotus porcelain service. Two serving dishes decorated with pink lotus leaves. 1980s. Round dish diameter: 29.5 cm. In ex...
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1980s German Vintage Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Porcelain

Charger Plates Platters Serveware White Statuary Marble Handmade Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
Hand carved charger plate from Statuary marble 'Altissimo'. Multiple use as charger plates, plates, platters and placers. The precious white statuary marble has always been the one p...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Marble

Charger Plates Platters Serveware Set of 6 Imperial Green Marble Handmade Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
Set of 6 hand carved charger plates from Imperial Green marble. Multiple use as charger plates, plates, platters and placers. Dimensions: D 33 x...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Marble

Plates Platters Serveware Set Solid Green Onyx Ming Marble Hand-carved Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
Hand carved presentation plates in green onyx (orange shadows) and Green Ming. Multiple use as plates, platters and placers. Dimensions: Small - L 24 W 20 H 1.8 cm, Medium - L 30 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Onyx, Marble

Lobel Originals Tray in Silver Python, New
Located in New York, NY
New tray in silver python with handles at ends and bottom in black moiré silk by Lobel Originals, American. This is beautifully made and part of a small number of unique accessories ...
Category

2010s American Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Silk, Wood, Python

Charger Plate Platters Serveware Amber Onyx Marble Collectible Handmade Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
Hand carved charger plate from Amber onyx. Multiple use as charger plates, plates, platters and placers. The polished finishing underlines the transparency ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Onyx

Charger Plate Set Four Dinner Plates Serveware Majolica Aquamarine Hand Painted
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

Aina Contemporary Jurassic Fossil Marble Insulam Plate, Living Collection
Located in ES
Insulam plate sculpted from a solid piece of Jurassic Marble, with Nerineas fossils, in raw finish. Designed by AINA and manufactured by NERINEA in our factory located in Valencia (Spain). All Aina’s products are delivered with a certificate of material authenticity. Let us tell you the story of the Jurassic Fossil...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Marble

Plates Platters Serveware Set Blue White Pink Marble Collectible Design Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
Hand carved presentation plates in Azul Macaubas Quartzite, Pink Assisi stone and Statuary Marble. Multiple use as plates, platters and placers. Dimensions: Small - L24 W20 H1.8 cm...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Quartz, Marble

Zhuang, Oval Tray in Saddle Extra Leather Carbon
Located in New York, NY
In Chinese ‘zhuang’ means to protect something precious. The collection of Zhuang containers designed by Neri & Hu for Poltrona Frau consists of a series of of small treasure chests with a minimalist and ultra contemporary design. All containers in the Zhuang collection are made from solid Canaletto walnut, carved from a single piece by numerically controlled machinery and finished with a Cuoio Saddle Extra leather belt. The saddle-leather is embellished with very fine stitching with slightly contrasting yarn and the branded Poltrona Frau logo. The Zhuang oval tray...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Ceramic Dinner Plate Size Ø 21 cm, 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

Kartell Piazza Tray in White by Fabio Novembre
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Piazza is a tray which reproduces, to scale, the surfaces and geometrical features of the squares of Lecce, the designer’s native town. Available in Crystal, Black and White.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Crystal

"Aldo" Riveted Square Leather Tray Designed by C. Bouchard for Oscar Maschera
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Aldo" is a square leather tray, designed by Claude Bouchard and manufactured by Oscar Maschera. Genuine Italian leather vegetable tanned. Colors c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Metal

Manitoba White Porcelain Tray, by Matteo Thun from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Tray in white porcelain. The Manitoba tray was originally designed in 1982 by Matteo Thun, and belongs to the Memphis Milano Collection 1981-1988. The white porcelain tray...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Porcelain

Dinner Plates Set Four Charger Platters Serveware Majolica Ceramic Aquamarine
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

Charger Plate Platters Serveware Green Ming Marble Collectible Design Handmade
Located in Ancona, Marche
Hand carved charger plate from Green Ming marble. Multiple use as charger plates, plates, platters and placers. Dimensions: D 33, H 1.8 cm. Available in ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Marble

Dinner Plates Set Six Charger Platters Serveware Majolica Ceramic Purple Painted
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

Amélie Handcrafted Spoon Rest, Handmade in Italy 2021, Choose Size and Colours
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
This wonderful collection encourages to participate in the process of combining small pleasures into a significant whole by regarding details as both minute and essential. Our artist...
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2010s Italian Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Ceramic

Contemporary Jesmonite Platter, Curved Platter by Malgorzata Bany
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary Jesmonite platter - Curved platter by Malgorzata Bany Design: Malgorzata Bany Material: Jesmonite stone (resin based plaster) Dimensions (in): 12.5 x 6.29" Dimensions (cm): Diameter 32 x height 16.5 cm Made by hand, in United Kingdom. Unique piece, single use mould...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Cast Stone

Ceramic Dinner Plate, 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

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.

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