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 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 legendary 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.
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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Item type: Antique and Vintage
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Vintage Arje Griegst Royal Copenhagen Konkylie Triton Dinner plate
By Arje Griegst
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Original Vintage Royal Copenhagen Conch large dinner plate in the beautiful white glaze. The frame was designed by the renowned Danish jeweler and goldsmith Arje Griegst in 1978 and ...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Arthur Percy, Gefle, Teaset
Located in Hammarö, SE
Arthur Percy
(Sweden, 1886-1976)
ARTHUR PERCY, tea set, 27 pieces, porcelain, "Grand", Gefle, 1920s/30s.
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Tema E Variazioni Porcelain Plate #78
By Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Piero Fornasetti "Tema e Variazioni" porcelain plate depicting the face of the famous opera singer Lina Cavalieri, no.78 / made in Milano Italy circa 1960.
Original mark on t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Castro Sargadelos Dolmen coffee set Design 1950s
By Sargadelos
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Precious coffee set consisting of a coffee pot, milk jug, 4 cups and 4 saucers from the 1950s, being an iconic porcelain piece that represents an essential part of the rich history o...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen German Weiss Porcelain Garden Bird Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
From a collection of white and blanc de chine figures we are pleased to offer this fine German porcelain figure of a garden bird by renowned maker Meissen ...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen German Weiss Porcelain Garden Bird Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
From a collection of white and blanc de chine figures we are pleased to offer this fine German porcelain figure of a garden bird by renowned maker Meissen ...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Signed Austrian Porcelain Hand Painted Porcelain Serving Plate With Gold
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely large round vintage hand painted porcelain plate, serving piece or barware is hallmarked and signed on the bottom Haa...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Pair of Porcelain Dual Figurative Candlesticks for Nymolle
By Nymolle
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool and hard to find pair of porcelain figurative dual candlesticks by Nymolle of Denamark, circa 1960s. #3186
The pair are in very good vintage condition with no chips, cr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Midcentury Finissime Porcellane Swans Sculpture, Firenze , 1950s
By Finissime Porcellane
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Impressive porcelain by "finissime porcellane" 1950s from Firenze in Tuscany.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
1968. Georges Candilis Bauhaus set
Located in Perpignan, FR
Rare ensemble vaisselle 24 pièces
design par Georges Candilis pour le village vacances les carrats .
6 petites assiettes
6 grandes assiettes
6 tasses
6 gr...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Midcentury the Magic Flute Pin Dish
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A finely made and stylish midcentury Rosenthal porcelain pin dish decorated with a scene from Mozart’s opera Die Zauberflöte (the magic flute) designed by renowned Danish born artist...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Fornasetti Milano Set of 4 Porcelain Plates Archimboldesca Series Vegetable Head
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A vintage set of four plates by Piero Fornasetti from the "Arcimboldesca" series is a remarkable and artistic collection that embodies the whimsical and imaginative design sensibilit...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Studio-Linie White Porcelain Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A finely made and stylish mid-century Rosenthal porcelain vase decorated with a figure holding a tall floral stem designed by renowned Danish born artist Bjorn Wiinblad (1918-2006). ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Conchiglie Seashell Set of Plates with Mollusks
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti porcelain Conchiglie seashell plates with snails and mollusks,
Set of Six,
circa 1960s-1970s
The Fornasetti plate is decorated in the Conchiglie pattern which d...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain Cobalt Vase, Hutschenreuther Hohenberg, Germany, 1960s
Located in Chorzów, PL
A large porcelain vase decorated with the Echt Cobalt technique
Produced by Hutschenreuther in Germany in the 1960s / 1970s.
Very good condition, no dama...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Piero Fornasetti Bowl With Letter S
Located in Epfach, DE
Piero Fornasetti bowl with letter S
The beautiful decorative bowl with gilding is also a wonderful gift. The condition is very good, the gilding is not scuffed. You can put it and ha...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Hallmarked Porcelain Rectangle Serving Bowls Pair Of
Located in North Miami, FL
This pair of fabulous and hard to find vintage 1960's hallmarked Piero Fornasetti porcelain rectangular serving bowls, appetizer dishes have hand painted vegetables or fruits surroun...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
KPM Royal Berlin Design by Griemert Porcelain Coffee Set, Decor by von Unruh
Located in Epfach, DE
20th Century KPM Royal Berlin coffee or mocca set porcelain 41 pieces
form Krokus design by Griemert , decor by Siegrid von Unruh
made 1953 mid century
KPM ROYAL Berlin Crocus patte...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Vintage Gilded Key and Malachite Swirl Porcelain Small Tray
Located in North Miami, FL
This unusual vintage Piero Fornasetti small porcelain tray or dish has the motif and subject matter of a gilded key amongst swirls of faux teal gr...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Gold
Awesome Electrical Porcelain Room Fountain, 1960s Italy
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Electric ceramic indoor fountain. Full function, great sound of water splashing down each floor. Perfect for a Zen garden.
Probably made in italy.
For usage in US you would onl...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic
Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Midcentury the Magic Flute Sugar Pot
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A finely made and stylish midcentury Rosenthal porcelain lidded sugar bowl decorated with a scene from Mozart’s opera Die Zauberflöte (the magic flute) designed by renowned Danish bo...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Spanish Lladro Porcelain Floral Large Centerpiece Vase
By Lladro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Lladró Porcelain Floral Centerpiece vase
A beautiful porcelain floral centerpiece designed by Julio Fernández and manufactured by L...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Jacques Buchholtz Large White Porcelain Ceramic Cup or Decorative Dish, 1980
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Jacques Buchholtz
Large porcelain ceramic cup or decorative bowl
White ceramic glaze color
Signed under the base
Original perfect condition
Height 5 cm
Large 18 cm
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Set of Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Rosoni Pattern Plates-Rosettes
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Set of Six Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Rosoni pattern plates depicting Rosettes
1980s,
The dramatic plates depict six different large black and white flower-shaped rosettes on a gilt ground.
Dimensions: 10 inches diameter x 1 1/4 inches high.
The plates are numbered 1-6, each a different design.
Mark: a printed black and white flower with the name ROSONI above the Fornasetti hand...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
1970s Iittala Set of 3 Senator Goblet Glasses Finland
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Iittala Set of 3 Stem Wine Beer Goblet Glasses Finland
3 diameter x 4.88 h
IIttala Senaattori Senator by Timo Sarpaneva Wine/beer glass water goblet....
Category
1970s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Art Glass
Piero Fornasetti Rosenthal Porcelain Themes and Variations Plate, Motiv 28
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Rosenthal Porcelain Themes And Variations Plate,
Motiv Number 28,
1980s
The striking Rosenthal Fornasetti gold-rimmed black and white printed plate with the fa...
Category
1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Mangani Italian Porcelain Hand Decorated Twin Handled Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large and stylish Italian porcelain twin handled pedestal vase hand painted with landscape scenes by Mangani and dating from the 20th century. This tall and elegant vase stands rai...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Michaela Frey for AK Kaiser Midcentury Op Art Lidded Bisque Porcelain Jar, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Modern Op Art matte bone white lidded jar of high quality matte bisque porcelain. The exterior is decorated with a beautiful organic dotted circle relief pattern on both lid and body. The interior has been given a white smooth highly glossy glaze. Designed by Michaela Frey...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Ray Loewy White Grey Gold Porcelain Espresso Coffee Cup & Saucer, Set of 2
Located in New York, NY
A set of two (2) white, grey, and gold porcelain espresso coffee or tea demitasse cup and saucer by designer Raymond Loewy. Cup and saucer are white porcelain with grey and gold deta...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Eight Serving Plates, Collection V. Guillen, Edition Charles Jourdan
By Gien, Charles Jourdan
Located in Stockholm, SE
8 serving plates from Gien 1966 edition Ch. Jourdan antique pumps. Fun and Eclectic pieces by Charles Jourdan 1966. Hard to find and seems to be a perfec...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Faience
Raymond Loewy After Dinner Coffee Set for "Rosenthal 2000", 1954
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Grey and white porcelain 20 piece after dinner coffee set Rosenthal 2000 Secunda, coffee server, sugar bowl and creamer and complete set of service with...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Bohemian Tea Set in Porcelain & Gold, Czechoslovakia 1950s
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful tea and coffee set in white porcelain with gold marks as a decoration. Produced in Czechoslovakia in Nova role, original mark still visible. Original catalogue mark aproved...
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Gold
Thorkild Olsen for Royal Copenhagen Craquele Glazed Bowl with Fruiting Nuts
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish and impressive Danish porcelain bowl hand decorated with fruiting nuts by renowned painter Thorkild Olsen (Danish, 1890-1973) and dated 1950. The heavily made bowl stands on a narrow round unglazed foot and is of wide shallow form with a raised rim and a fold back upper rim. The body of the bowl is decorated in grey Fine craquele glazes...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Two Lobster Plates in Clear Glass, Sweden, Mid-20th Century
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Two beautiful Lobster plates made of Glass. A nice addition to your Table. Found at an estate sale in Stockholm, Sweden.
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Meissen Boy & Girl Porcelain Figures with Flowers
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine matched pair vintage German porcelain figures holding flowers made by world renowned makers Meissen and believed to date from the early 20th century. This finely made pair of ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Hutschenreuther Cup, Germany, Mid 20th Century
Located in Chorzów, PL
Coffee cup and saucer in ecru bone color with gilding on the edges.
Signed Hutschenreuther Selb. Mark used in 1939-1965.
Very good condition with no damage.
cup: height 5 cm...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Sevres-Vincennes Vintage French Porcelain Coffee Set
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Elegant and particular coffee service in fine French porcelain...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Blanc de Chine Porcelain Jester and Monkey Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine vintage Meissen porcelain blanc de chine figure of a Jester with a monkey and owl dating from the 20th century. The figure stands on a narr...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Alexander Girard La Fonda Del Sol for Mayer China Bowls, Set of Four
Located in Garnerville, NY
A set of four Alexander Girard designed white glazed porcelain bowls for Mayer China. A La Fonda Del Sol design. Fully signed on the bottom, A La Fonda Del Sol Design, Mayer China-Mi...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Six Cups by Ditmar Urbach, circa 1950s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of Ceramic
Re-polished, Cleaned
Good Original condition.
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic
1980s Tall White Porcelain Soft Floral Collar Vase, Arzberg
By Arzberg
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Tall and slender bone white sculptural porcelain vase. Smooth clean cylinder shape with soft asymmetrical organic floral collar. Stamped under base.
Beautiful vintage condition.
...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Large Lomonosov 22K Gold, Cobalt Decor Porcelain Vase, USSR - 2 available
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Russian white porcelain vase manufactured in the 1950s by the Lomonosov Porcelain Factory (founded in 1744). Soft shaped organic Mid-Century Modern vase decorated by hand with large mineral...
Category
Mid-20th Century Russian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Gold
Vintage Spanish Porcelain Vase and Matching Bowl with Hand-Painted Cubist Faces
Located in Torquay, GB
Vintage Spanish studio pottery vase and matching lidded bowl.
Decorated with hand-painted brutalist Picasso-esque cubist faces.
Both the vase and the l...
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Berlin Porcelain Mid-Century Tortoise Pin Dish
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful German mid-century porcelain pin dish modelled as a tortoise by renowned makers Berlin and believed to date between 1945 and 1962. The dish is mo...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set for Six People for Tea and Espresso by Ceramica Franco Pozzi Milano
By Franco Pozzi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
this is a espresso set for six some of pieces have some dents and shown on the photos but is still usable no cracks
Franco Pozzi work and exhibit with Gio Ponti in Milano.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Alfoldi Porcelain Hungary Hand Painted Pitcher Vase
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Alfoldi porcelain Hungary hand-painted tankard pitcher vase.
Vintage retro Alfoldi porcelain large mug cup vase, with hand painted stylized traditional Hungarian motifs, tulip flowers, 1960s, Hungary.
Vintage retro Alfoldi porcelain decorative tankard made in Hungary...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Four Porcelain Bridge Ashtrays / Plates by Bjorn Wiinblad for Nymolle
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool and rare set of four Bridge (cards) porcelain ashtrays/ small plates by Danish designer Bjorn Wiinblad for Nymolle, circa 1960s. #2787
The set is quite rare and very ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Fritz Heidenreich Rosenthal Mid-Century Large Pair Porcelain Doves
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning and quality pair German Rosenthal mid-century large porcelain doves designed by renowned sculptor Fritz Heidenreich (German, 1895-1966). The ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti "Mitologia" Cocktail or Glass Coasters, Set of Eight
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Piero Fornasetti "Mitologia" set of 8 bar or drink coasters, circa 1970's. This stylish set of cocktail coasters were produced exclusively for the New York City department store Bonw...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Midcentury Stoneware Vase from 1950s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Mid-Century Modern stoneware vase
Made in Poland in 50/60 years. of the twentieth century.
Very good condition
Measures : Height: 32cm, diameter 11cm.
Category
1950s Polish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Stoneware
Set of 6 Vintage Mugs with Colourful Circle Pattern, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
Set of six colourful mugs with circle pattern. Glazed ceramic mugs made in Poland by Lubiana in the 1970s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pfeffer Gotha German Porcelain Two German Shepherd Dogs
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine German porcelain group of two German Shepherd dogs by Pfeffer Gotha and dating from the early to mid 20th Century. The dogs are presented raised o...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Arje Griegst Royal Copenhagen Konkylie Triton Lunch Dinner
By Arje Griegst
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Original Vintage Royal Copenhagen Conch large dinner plate in the beautiful white glaze. The frame was designed by the renowned Danish jeweler and goldsmith Arje Griegst in 1978 and ...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Arrigo Finzi Lidded Pot in Porcelain and Oro Zecchino
By Arrigo Finzi
Located in Hanover, MA
A stunning 1940 Italian white porcelain lidded pot finely decorated with Zodiac figures from classical antiquity in 24k "Oro Zecchino" by Arrigo Finzi.
Gilt ceramic lid.
Signed Finzi Oro Zecchino Made in Italy on underside of potiche and Hutschenreuther on underside of cover.
Finzi often hand painted his designs on Hutschenreuther and Heinrich blanks.
Arrigo Finzi was the only Italian silversmith to be selected to participate in the exhibition "Italy at work, her renaissance in design today", promoted by the CNA (Compagnia Nazionale Artigiana) and hosted by 12 important American museums from 1950-1952 to present the best of the decorative arts produced in Italy since the end of the war. For years now, his production has also extended to porcelain decorated in pure gold. In 1952 he opens a store of two floors in Via Manzoni 17 in Milan and in 1954 he creates Finzi Arte, with the collaboration of his daughter Olga Finzi...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Gold Leaf
Tea Service, Richard Ginori- San Cristoforo, Milan, 1930s
Located in Milano, IT
Decorated white porcelain tea service. Paintings are attributed to Giò Ponti, director and designer of Richard Ginori at the time. Manufacturing brand under the base. Teas service made of teapot, sugar bowl, milk jug, 12 small plates...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Raymond Loewy for Rosenthal ‘Form 2000' Coffee Pot, Designed 1954, White Ceramic
Located in London, GB
Raymond Loewy and Richard Latham for Rosenthal, 1954
‘Form 2000’ Coffee Pot
A lovely example of this design classic
White ceramic with gold edging
Exce...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic
Serving Oval Dish With Golden Border Gilding from Meissen
Located in Bastogne, BE
Antique Oval Deep Dish from Meissen
Meissen creates simple but impeccably elegant collections that fit perfectly into absolutely any interior, whether it is a strict classic or eleg...
Category
1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Bowls by Pietro Annigoni for Porcellane Eva Sud
By Pietro Annigoni 1
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Pietro Annigoni cup in porcelain Made by Arte Eva Sud Italy Original 1960s.?The cup is high approx cm 8.5, at the opening wide approx cm 9.5, at the bo...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-century Modern porcelain for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern porcelain 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 porcelain 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, porcelain and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern porcelain made in a specific country, there are Europe, Germany, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original porcelain, popular names associated with this style include Piero Fornasetti, Rosenthal, Royal Copenhagen, and Bing & Grøndahl. 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 porcelain differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $41 and tops out at $26,875 while the average work can sell for $582.
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