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 Ships From: USA
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Trompe l'Oeil Italian Majolica Mid 20th Century Porcelain Canister with Walnuts
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Trompe l'Oeil Porcelain Canister depicting a stack of 29 plates with walnuts on top plate, circa 1960s. This vintage item is signed on the bottom: Mancioli - Italy. It is alm...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
7 Royal Copenhagen Figurines by Carl Martin-Hansen Amager Children
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Included in this fine group:
Amager Boy in typical costume designed by Carl Martin-Hansen circa 1906 - 1925. From the Danish National Costume series by Carl Martin-Hansen. Figurine ...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Lagardo Tackett Schmid White Porcelain Demitasse Cup & Saucer Set, 12 Pieces
Located in Ferndale, MI
A set of 6 demitasse/espresso cups with saucers in porcelain. Designed by Lagardo Tackett for Schmid in the 1960s. An elegant design with the original box.
Cups 4"tall x 1.25" diamet...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Murano Art Glass Paperweight Yellow Modern Desk Accessory
Located in Miami, FL
A Touch of Venetian Sunshine: Mid-Century Modern Murano Art Glass Paperweight
This captivating Murano art glass paperweight brings a touch of Venetian sunshine to your desk. Hand-b...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Rosenthal Continental Crown Jewel China Dining Set, 34 Pieces
Located in Plainview, NY
A classy Rosenthal white continental crown jewel china dining set of 24 pieces. The set includes the following:
7 dinner plates
10.5" diameter x 1.25"...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen figure, Cow with Calf
Located in New York, NY
Rare and charming Royal Copenhagen figure, Cow with Calf, Circa 1960. Designed by Knud Kyhn.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Kenji Fujita for Freeman Lederman, Modernist Coffee Carafe Pitcher - Green
Located in Decatur, GA
Exquisite modernist coffee carafe designed by Kenji Fujita for Freeman Lederman. Beverage pitcher in rare green glaze with glossy white interior. Marked with the FL logo.
Excellent ...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Rattan
Bing & Grondahl Seagull Set of 9 Dinner Plates pre Royal Copenhagen, 1952-1957
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Bing & Grondahl Seagull Set consists of 9 dinner plates 9.65" in diameter with 6" rims, 1.25" high. Relief of scales on the rim is shaded in pale blue with ombre effect; plates are ...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Italian Racehorse Champions Plates
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Italian Racehorse Champions Plates,
Great Italian Equestrian Champions,
"Grandi Campioni Italian Del Galoppo,
Circa 1950's.
The plates, numbered consecutively from ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Rorstrand Carl-Harry Stålhane , Sweden 1960
Located in Bronx, NY
Carl-Harry Stålhane Rörstrand tea pot Sweden, 1960.
Simple beauty that shows its colors in the glaze depending on the light almost matte dusty ash black with rust red pattern.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic
Old Salty And Captain Pepper Shakers Vintage Japan
Located in New Orleans, LA
A vintage 1970’s pair of cold painted salt and pepper shakers, “old salty and captain pepper”, made in Japan.
A lovely addition to your collection and to your beach house with a nau...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Elephant and Mouse by Arzberg Bavaria, 1960
By Arzberg
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Precious white porcelain elephant and mouse figurines with secret compartments by Arzberg, Germany, signed, elephant: 3.25 in H x 2.5 in W, mouse: 1.5 in H x 3.0 in W.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Raymond Loewy for Rosenthal Porcelain China Service for 12
Located in Palm Springs, CA
German porcelain china dinnerware service for 12 by renowned American designer Raymond Loewy.
The set consists of 12 dinner plate, 12 Salad pla...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Mid-Century Modern Petite Clock Plates
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of five, Italian, mid-century modern, petite, decorative, porcelain plates with clock motif. This playful set can be used to serve small bites or for display. They are signed Myr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Furstenberg White Textured Porcelain Flower Vase Amber Stone Germany 90
Located in Miami, FL
Decorative white textured porcelain vase with amber golden sandstone inlay.
Handmade Porcelain Vase with Character an elegant decorative Gem by itself.
Trademark at the Base, FÜRST...
Category
1990s German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Sandstone
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Sezioni Di Frutta Dessert Plate, No 4 for Tiffany
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Sezioni Di Frutta Dessert Plate,
No 4 in Series,
Made for Tiffany,
1960s
The tromp l"oeil porcelain plate depicts a section o...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Kaiser Vase Model No 246, 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful bisque Op-Art porcelain vase by Kaiser Keramik Germany, 1960, with a reptilian relief, model no. 246 (spherical version).
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 5 Piero Fornasetti Mitologia Gilt Porcelain Plates, Italy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of 5, Italian, mid century, small plates or coasters by Piero Fornasetti, made exclusively for retailer Bonwitt Teller. The plates feature the "Mitologia" (Mythological) pattern,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
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
Bowl by Kay Frank, White Porcelain, Scandinavian, Contemporary, Finland, Arabia
Located in New York, NY
Bowl designed by Kay Frank, designer of Arabia, circa 1957, porcelain. This is a new item, circa 2000. Made in Finland. midcentury design.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Heinrich Fuchs "Archais" Series for Lorenz Hutschenreuther, 1970
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderfully sculptural bisque porcelain vase "Artichoke" by Heinrich Fuchs for Hutschenreuther, released between 1968 and 1970 with matte exterior and gloss interior, marked
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage 1970s Neiman Marcus Malachite Porcelain Plates 'Set of 10'
Located in San Diego, CA
Iconic set of porcelain china in malachite. This set of 10 includes 2 dinner plates, 4 salad plates and 4 dessert plates. 1970s glamour at your table. This china set is not only beautiful but chic and fashionable. The design in opulent green swirls maintains restraint in style with the 24-karat band around the perimeter of each plate. Each piece is signed under. Glamorous and unique and so Neiman Marcus.
2 Dinner Plates 12...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Jeff Koons Illy Collection Pop Art Espresso Set of 5 Porcelain by Rosenthal 2001
By Jeff Koons, Rosenthal
Located in Miami, FL
Modern Pop Art Illy Collection Espresso Service for five place setting designed by Jeff Koons made in Germany 2001 by Rosenthal.
5 signed, numbered cappuccino cups...
Category
Early 2000s German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Paint, Porcelain
Rosenthal Studio Line by Uta Feyl, White Curved Geometric Porcelain Bisque Vase
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
Raymond Loewy for Rosenthal Germany Modern Grasses Pattern Coffee Service 3 Pcs
Located in Miami, FL
A Mid-Century Modern porcelain coffee service set consisting of coffee pot, creamer and lidded sugar by Rosenthal in the GRASSES pattern with the iconic ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
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
Fornasetti Themes & Variations Plate #334, Atelier Fornasetti, The Quiet
Located in Downingtown, PA
Fornasetti Porcelain Themes & Variation plate, #334,
The Quiet,
Atelier Fornasetti
With Original Box.
The Fornasetti porcelain plate in the Themes & Variation pattern depicts t...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Fornasetti Porcelain Themes & Variation Plate, #74
By Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Fornasetti Porcelain Themes & Variation Plate #74
The Clock,
Atelier Fornasetti
The Surreal Fornasetti porcelain plate in the Themes & Variation pattern depicts the face...
Category
1990s Italian 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
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
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
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
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
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
Die Zauberflötte the Magic Flute Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Espresso Set
Located in Miami, FL
Reduced From $2,500...Rosenthal Studio Linie by Bjørn Wiinblad Die Zauberflöte Expresso Coffee Set. With the design for the Rosenthal Studio Linie The Magic Flute, the Danish artist...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Royal Copenhagen Denmark Porcelain Coffee / Tea Service Set
Located in Chicago, IL
A fine vintage Danish porcelain set. Pieces Signed on underside. Service of eight with small cake plates. All with artistic decoration to the porcelain. Porcelain is a ivory color (h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
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
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
H. Bequet Quaregnon Porcelain Vase, Celadon
Located in Miami, FL
A celadon colored porcelain floral motif vase, by H. Bequet Quaregnon, Belgium, c. 1940. This decorative vase would look great displayed in an array of interior styes.
The celadon and gold trimmed...
Category
20th Century Belgian 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
Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Vase w/ 24k Yellow Gold Gilt Detail by Alka Kunst
Located in New York, NY
This refined Mid Century Modern porcelain vase was realized by the esteemed maker Alka Kunst in Germany circa 1960. It features a cylindrical body in white ...
Category
1960s German Vintage 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
Rosenthal Studio Line by Christa Hausler-Goltz, White Porcelain Bisque Vase
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
New Large Rina Menardi Shaded Water Conchglia Bowl
By Rina Menardi
Located in Troy, MI
New and imported from Italy, this art pottery bowl by Rina Menardi is a thin-walled bowl with an irregular rim and ombre-style pale blue gray glaze. Underside of base has maker’s mar...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
New Rina Menardi Medium Conchglia Bowl in Poppy
By Rina Menardi
Located in Troy, MI
New and imported from Italy, this art pottery bowl by Rina Menardi is a thin-walled bowl with an irregular rim and subtle ombre-style poppy red glaze. Underside of base has maker’s m...
Category
2010s Italian 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
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
Porcelain Change Tray with a Horse in the Style of Hermès
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Acquired in Paris, France, a wonderful porcelain Change tray. A compliment to any cocktail table, side table or entry table... perfectly lovely a...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
1960 Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Astronomici Plate, #7 in Series
By Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
1960 Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate with number 7 in the Astronomici series.
Astronomici means "Astronomics". This is a rare pattern in black and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian 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
Kaiser Vase Model No 248/0, 1960
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
MCM Piero Fornasetti Astrolabe Porcelain Plate, #1, Astrolabio Pattern
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Piero Fornasetti astrolabe porcelain plate,
#1 in Astrolabio pattern,
1960s-mid 1970s.
The Piero Fornasetti plate depicts an astrol...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Fish Plates, Pesci pattern or Passage of Fish
Located in Downingtown, PA
Pair of rare Piero Fornasetti Fish Plates,
Pesci pattern or Passage of Fish,
Numbered # 2 & 3,
circa 1960s
The porcelain plates depict two diff...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain and Gilded Appetizer Bowls Midcentury Barware Set / 6
Located in North Miami, FL
These fabulous small Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti vintage appetizer small serving bowls are porcelain with gilded gold edges, bottom and ins...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Gold
Mid-Century Romanze Porcelain Dinner Service by Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, near complete Mid-Century modern porcelain dinner service.
By Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal.
In the Romanze form and Medley pattern.
Consisting of:
10 Large Dinner Plates
...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Six Espresso Cups and Saucers Designed by Lagardo Tackett for Schmid
Located in Ferndale, MI
Set of six demitasse espresso cups and saucers in white porcelain made in Japan circa 1960s. Designed by Lagardo Tackett and produced by Schmid...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Recipe Plate, Beautiful Soup, Made for Fleming Joffe
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Fleming Joffe Porcelain recipe plate,
Beautiful Soup,
1960s.
This rare Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate is from a series of fourteen made for the Fleming Joffe company in New York City. It depicts an improbable and amusing recipe with an image of a toad.
Diameter: 10 1/4 inches x 1 inch high.
The Fleming Joffe company was a small leather goods...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Rosenthal Themes & Variations Porcelain Plate, # 27
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Rosenthal Porcelain Themes & Variations Plate, Motiv 27,
With Original Box,
1980s
The Piero Fornasetti Themes & Variation design is made on Rosenthal porcelain....
Category
1980s 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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