Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern American 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.
Postwar American architects and designers were animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist “International Style” architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the ’30s 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, respectively, pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair. George Nelson and his design team created Bubble lamp shades using a new translucent polymer skin. Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were re-purposed: the Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs that used surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests. The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influence 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.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century 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, blonde-wood furniture — and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture 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
Vintage Set 'Passata Di Pesce' by Piero Fornasetti, 1955
Located in JM Haarlem, NL
Complete vintage set of six plates 'Passata di Pesce' (Passage of Fish) by Piero Fornasetti 1955. Screen printed in black lines on German porcelain and painted in color by hand in th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Rosenthal Andy Warhol "Golden Angels" Plate, New
By Andy Warhol, Rosenthal
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Rosenthal Studio-Line Andy Warhol Christmas Golden Angels plate. Andy Warhol, quite possibly the greatest pop artist of our time, loved Christmas and was known for giving his friends...
Category
Early 2000s German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain Figurine of a Boy, Bing & Grondahl, Denmark, 1950s / 1960s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Porcelain figurine of a boy asking for help in putting on his shoe
Made in Denmark by Bing & Grondahl
Produced in 1958-1962
Model number # 2275
Very good condition, no da...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain Green Vase by Wallendorf, Germany
By Wallendorf
Located in Chorzów, PL
Porcelain vase by Wallendorf, Germany.
Very good condition.
dimensions height 17 cm diameter 9 cm.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Fruit Ball in Porcelain by Alicia Penalba, circa 1980
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Limited edition from Artcurial numbered 77/900 by Alicia Penalba Argentina (1913 /1982).
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Metal
Piero Fornasetti Eva or Eve Porcelain Plate # 8, Signed, Unused
Located in Kansas City, MO
Piero Fornasetti Eva or Eve porcelain plate number 8. Signed. Appears to be unused.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Fleming Joffe Porcelain Recipe Plate, Tortoise Risotto, 1960s
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Fleming Joffe porcelain recipe plate,
Tortoise Risotto,
1960s-1974.
This rare Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate is from a series of fourteen made for the Flemi...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Shelley England Fine Bone China Enameled and Gilt Demitasse Cups and Saucers
Located in Miami, FL
Shelley England Fine Bone China Enameled and Gilt Demitasse Cups and Saucers
Offered for sale is a set of five fine china cups and saucers from Shelly. Each cup and saucer is decora...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Enamel
Nineteen Inch Tall Rosenthal Columnar Form Porcelain Vase Germany
By Rosenthal
Located in Chicago, IL
This Rosenthal porcelain vase is classically elegant with a faceted columnar form and a satiny white glaze. The slender form and substantial height will allow for tall and dramatic f...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Capodimonte Ceramic and Gold Decorative Item of a Reading Child, Italy
By Capodimonte
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s.
This reading child is made in Capodimonte ceramic, which has been lacquered and hand-painted with pure gold.
This item might show slight traces of use since i...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Gold
Pair of Italian Porcelain Seated Black Panthers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Italian porcelain seated black panthers, each one realistically modeled, with green eyes. Stamped "Made in Italy" and script signature.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Le Corbusier Unglazed Porcelain Tray by Cassina
By Cassina, Le Corbusier
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
TRay designed by Cassina in collaboration with Ginori 1735 and the Le Corbusier Foundation in 2020.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Cassina takes its inspiration from the geniu...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Rosenthal Andy Warhol "Golden Angels" Plate
By Andy Warhol, Rosenthal
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Rosenthal Studio-Line Andy Warhol Christmas Golden Angels plate. Andy Warhol, quite possibly the greatest pop artist of our time, loved Christmas and was known for giving his friends...
Category
Early 2000s German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Astronomici Plate, #8
By Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate with number 8 in the Astronomici series.
Astronomici means Astronomics. This is a rare pattern in black and white with gold highlights.
Mark: A mo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Fornasetti Rosenthal Plate, Temi E Variazioni-Themes and Variation, Motiv 15
Located in Downingtown, PA
Fornasetti Rosenthal Porcelain Themes & Variations Plate, Motiv 15,
"Hands",
With original box,
The 1980s
The striking Rosenthal Fornasetti gold-rimmed black and white printed ...
Category
1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Eva Zeisel Rare 'First Issue' Castleton "Museum Dinner Service" 2 Cups & Saucers
By Eva Zeisel
Located in Sharon, CT
The original discontinued cups with the downward handles from the famous set commissioned by The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA). Four cups and four saucers, most are signed.
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Midcentury Red Schonwald Germany Porcelain Vase, Style 112
By Schönwald 1
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful cherry red midcentury Schonwald porcelain vase, style 112.
Measures: H 6.3"
D 3.5"
W 3.5".
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Jean-Jacques Prolongeau French Haviland Limoges Porcelain Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Delightful French Limoges porcelain figure of a girl with a basket of fruit resting on her head by Jean-Jaques Prolongeau for Haviland and dating from the 1970's. The hollow figure i...
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Rosenthal Studio Line Porcelain Bisque Vase by Uta Feyl, Curved Geometric Shape
Located in New York, NY
Rosenthal Studio line white porcelain bisque vase by Uta Feyl, circa 1980s. Stunning curved geometric shape.
Measurements:
H 5"
W 4.5"
D 3.5"
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Gilt Pair of Seashell Plates, Conchyliorum Pattern
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti porcelain gilt pair of seashell plates,
Conchyliorum pattern,
Set of six plates,
circa 1950s.
The pair of very rare plates with a gilt ground are each beautifu...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Royal Worcester Porcelain Vases
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice floored pattern with some gold two handled pair of vases.
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Porcelain Figurine of a Girl Lacing Her Shoes, Bing & Grondahl, Denmark, 1950s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Porcelain figurine of a girl lacing up her shoes
Made in Denmark by Bing & Grondahl
Produced in 1950-1965
Model number # 2317
Very good condition, no damage
Measures: ...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Black Gold Measurement Insulator Paperweight Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage Piero Fornasetti porcelain insulator paperweight is gold with a black background. Italian through and through. It is titled cleverly on the top" THERE IS MEASURE IN ALL ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Gold
Porcelain Vase in Cobalt Color by Unter Weiss Bach, Germany
Located in Chorzów, PL
Porcelain vase in cobalt color by Unter Weiss Bach, Germany.
Very good condition.
Dimensions: height 25.5 cm / diameter 6 cm.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Astrolabe Plate, Numbered #7 in Series 1960s-mid 1970s
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Piero Fornasetti astrolabe plate,
Numbered #7 in Series
1960s-mid 1970s.
The Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate depicts an astrolabe in a gilt ground.
Dimensions: 8 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Herons by Jaroslaw Jezek, Royal Dux, 1958
By Royal Dux
Located in Meda, MB
This elegant and fine Royal Dux porcelain figurine sculpture was produced in the Czech Republic in 1958. It features a modern design by Jaroslaw Jezek depicting two stylized herons i...
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Kaiser Vase Model No 248/0
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lovely bisque porcelain vase with a reptilian relief, model no. 248 (tall version).
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
German Shepherd Figurine, Poland, 1960/1970
Located in Chorzów, PL
Porcelain figurine of German Shepherd.
Very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
German Meissen Gilt Porcelain Coffee Set for 2 Persons
Located in Vilnius, LT
German Meissen porcelain coffee set for 2 persons.
Including coffee pot, milk jug, sugar bowl and 2 cups with saucers.
Porcelain is hand painted with rich gold decor.
Dimensions: ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Gold
Porcelain Figurine of a Couple, Bing & Grondahl, Denmark
Located in Chorzów, PL
Porcelain figurine of a couple - pardon me
Made in Denmark by Bing & Grondahl
Manufactured in the 1970s
Model number # 2372
Very good condition, no damage
Measures: he...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Pair of Mugs with Saucers by Haas & Czjzek, circa 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of pink porcelain
Re-polished
Original condition.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Le Corbusier Unglazed Porcelain Tray by Cassina
By Cassina, Le Corbusier
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Tray designed by Cassina in collaboration with Ginori 1735 and the Le Corbusier Foundation in 2020.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Cassina takes its inspiration from the geniu...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic
Piero Fornasetti Fleming Joffe Porcelain Recipe Plate, Snake a la Cleopatra
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Fleming Joffe porcelain recipe plate,
Snake a la Cleopatra,
1960s-1974.
This rare Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate is from a series of fourteen made for the Fle...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Björn Wiinblad for Rosendhal Studio Linie White Porcelain Bowl, 1970s
Located in Modena, IT
Original Rosenthal Germany Studio Linie white porcelain bowl,
designed by Danish artist Björn Wiinblad, circa 1970.
Signature of manufacturer and designer under the base.
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century KPM Berlin Walking White Tiger Statuette, Antoine Louis Barye
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
20th century KPM Berlin / Walking white tiger statuette - Antoine Louis Barye
This listing is for a stunning statuette of a walking white tiger. Designed by Antoine Louis Barye and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
1944 Mid Century Rookwood Pottery Floral Porcelain Bud Vase Jens Jensen
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 1944 Rookwood Pottery porcelain vase with a floral design by Jens Jensen featuring white dogwood or magnolia blossoms on a mottled brown ground.
Category
1940s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Three Le Corbusier Unglazed Porcelain Tray by Cassina
By Cassina, Le Corbusier
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Tray designed by Cassina in collaboration with Ginori 1735 and the Le Corbusier Foundation in 2020.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Cassina takes its inspiration from the geniu...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Cupole d'Italia Plate, Battistero di Parma, 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
An original vintage decorative plate from the Cupole d'Italia series designed and manufactured by the Italian master of playful and surreal self-expression Piero Fornasetti in the 19...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Tori and Torerj Dinner Plates Rare Set of Six Vintage
By Fornasetti
Located in North Miami, FL
These wonderful hard to find and hard to come by complete set of rare wonderful bullfight black and white vintage Mid-Century Modern porcelain dinner plates are the genius work and i...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal, Complete Siena Grill Cutlery / Service
Located in Copenhagen, Denmark
Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal.
Complete Siena grill cutlery / service for six people. 1970's.
The knife measures: 20 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain Figurine of a Girl with a Boy, Bing & Grondahl, Denmark, 1960s / 1970s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Porcelain figurine of a girl with a boy
Made in Denmark by Bing & Grondahl
Produced in 1960-70
Model number # 1781
Very good condition, no damage
Measures: Height 21cm...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Themes & Variations Porcelain Plate, Number 106
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate Themes & Variation
Pattern #106, Cheese Head,
Tema E Variazioni
1970s
The striking and somewhat surreal Piero Fornasetti black and white porce...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Eva / Eve Porcelain Plate # 3, Signed
Located in Kansas City, MO
Piero Fornasetti Eva / Eve porcelain dinner plate number 3. Signed. Never used as a dinner plate.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pr. Signed Sevres Porcelain, Patinated and Gilt Bronze Mounted Egyptian Obelisks
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous and quite unusual pair of original signed and marked Sevres Porcelain patinated and gilt bronze mounted Egyptian Inspired Hyroglifics biscuit Porcelain obelisks. These are...
Category
1920s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Bronze
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Newspaper Plate, Daily Express
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti porcelain newspaper plate,
Daily Express,
Giornali (Newspapers)
Late 1950s.
(NY8534B)
The Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate depicts the front page of the Daily...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 8 Cups or Coasters “Cocktails” by Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti Milano
Located in Brussels, BE
About this set of 8 cups or coasters "Cocktails" by Piero Fornasetti
Porcelain with polychrome decoration.
Each coaster illustrating a cocktail and its recipe.
Each coaster marked...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Lladro Porcelain Floral Vase, 1970s
By Lladro
Located in Barcelona, ES
A beautiful porcelain floral vase designed by Julio Fernández and manufactured by Lladró. Spain, 1970s.
This elegant glazed porcelain vase has a clean design with floral and foliage ...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Rosenthal Studio Line, Christa Hausler-Goltz White Porcelain Bisque Vase
By Christa Hausler-Goltz, Rosenthal
Located in New York, NY
Rosenthal Studio Line white porcelain bisque vase by Christa Hausler-Goltz. Beautiful rounded oblong form, with linear details.
Measurements:
H 5.5"
W 4.5"
D 2.5"
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Six Mid-Century Modern Handpainted Plates by Piero Fornasetti, "Floralia", 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare Six Mid-Century Modern Handpainted Plates by Piero Fornasetti, "Floralia", 1950s.
Plate from the Floralia series by Pierro Fornasetti for his own company. Made in the 1950s. S...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Stoneware
Jeremy Harvey, Hello There Breakfast Set for Artifort
By Artifort
Located in IJMuiden, NL
Please ask Casey Godrie Ibiza/Amsterdam for our competitive shipping quotes.
Beautiful very rare set plus tissue.
Measures: Cup 5,7 cm H x 9 cm D.
Saucer 2 cm H x 14,5 cm D.
Plate ...
Category
Late 20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain Plates from the Musical Instruments Series by Piero Fornasetti, 1950s
Located in MIlano, IT
Porcelain plates from the Musical Instruments series by Piero Fornasetti, 1950s
with screen-printed and hand-painted decoration.
Produced and designed in the 1950s by Piero Fornase...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Set of Six Plates L'UVA the Grapes, 1970
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Set of 6 porcelain plates L'UVA decorated with a bunch of grapes
Piero Fornasetti, Italy, 1970
An similar model was exhibited at the Fornasetti exhibition
At the Musée des Arts Dé...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
10 Royal Copenhagen Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tale Plates, 1975
Located in Rijssen, NL
Dessert plates by Hans Christian Andersen showing some of the best known stories of the famous Danish writer. Made in Denmark by Royal Copenhagen in 1975.
They were made by private c...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal, Corinth Coffee Service for Twelve People
Located in Copenhagen, Denmark
Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal. Corinth coffee service for twelve people in blue-painted porcelain.
Modernist Finnish design. Dated 1979-80.
Consisting of twelve coffee cups with sa...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Cupole D'italia Plate, La Rotonda, 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
An original vintage decorative plate from the Cupole d'Italia series designed and manufactured by the Italian master of playful and surreal self-expression Piero Fornasetti in the 19...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Modern Noritake Japan Coffee / Tea Set for 4 Snowville Porcelain
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and rare set of coffee tea for 4 great condition circa 1963 in white porcelain great condition like new, no chips or cracks, 4 snack plates - 8.5" x 7"
4 tea cups - 4" W x...
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain, Rattan
Large Mid-Century Rosenthal Porcelain Figurine of a Rooster by J. Feldtmann
By Rosenthal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine mid-century Rosenthal porcelain figurine.
In the form of a rooster.
Designed by J. Feldtmann in the 1950s for Rosenthal.
Simply a wonderful rooster figurine!
Date...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Rosenthal Andy Warhol "Golden Angels" Plate, New in Box
By Andy Warhol, Rosenthal
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Rosenthal Studio-Line Andy Warhol Christmas Golden Angels plate. New in box.
Andy Warhol, quite possibly the greatest pop artist of our time, loved Christmas and was known for giv...
Category
Early 2000s German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
