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 celebrated 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.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. 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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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Porcelain Bowl Darina By Ditmar Urbach, Czechoslovakia 1960s
Located in Zohor, SK
Large vintage ceramic bowl by Ditmar Urbach. Original stamp, and label visible on the bottom. The bowl is marked Darina, a name of a woman. As it was usual for the ceramic creators t...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$130 Sale Price
50% Off
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
$398 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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...
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Mid-20th Century German 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...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Gold Leaf
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...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$1,124 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century German Cobalt and Gilt Decorated Porcelain Compote
Located in Germantown, MD
Mid-century German cobalt and gilt decorated porcelain compote.
Measures 13" in diameter and 4.5" tall. Great condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
Set of Six Charlotte Perriand Porcelain Dinnerware Plates by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Hand-decorated porcelain dinnerware service, based on ancient influences filtered through the modern sensibilities of an extraordinary pioneer of modernity.
Designed by Cassina in collaboration with Ginori 1735...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$3,699 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Saltcellar, Pepperpot, Mustard Pot by Sandoz, Haviland Porcelain, 20th Century.
By Adolf Karol Sandoz
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Saltcellar, pepperpot, mustard pot by Sandoz, Haviland porcelain, 20th century.
Haviland porcelain saltcellar, pepperpot and mustard pot by Sandoz, 20th century.
Large: H: 6cm, D: 8...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Marius Giuge Fine Gilded Ceramic Tea and Coffee Set, Vallauris, circa 1960s
By Marius Giuge
Located in Antwerp, BE
The beautiful set comprised of a tea or coffee pot, a cream jug and a sugar bowl with lid and thirteen cups and saucers, each piece with gilded borders.
Exquisite ceramic, a make pr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic
$1,897 Sale Price / set
57% Off
Vintage Bronze Decorative Figure of a Woman attributed to Karl Hagenauer
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
1940s.
This item is made in bronze and might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be considered as in excellent original condition and ready to become a piece in ...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Bronze
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Plates, A Pair Decorated with Sea Shells and Anemones
Located in Downingtown, PA
Pair of Vintage Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Plates,
decorated with sea anemones, urchins and shells,
#7 & #12 from Conchiglie Pattern,
Circa 1960-1970s.
The Fornasetti plates are dec...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Japanese Porcelain Appetizer Plates 'Set of 4' Mid Century
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful set of 4 porcelain japanese appetizer plates. Each piece is beautifully rendered in the shape of a shell and together add a chic element to y...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$100 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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
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
$2,025 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Centerpiece No. 1/1020 Made In Mussel Painted Helblonde By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Lejre, DK
Centerpiece in Musselmalet Helblonde from Royal Copenhagen, model no. 1/1020. This set is part of Royal Copenhagen's exclusive collection, characterized by the detailed Helblonde pat...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
LIMOGES porcelain - container with 2 handles, lid and plate , gold glaze
By Limoges
Located in Milano, IT
A LIMOGES porcelain glazed in pure gold and with agate-etched decorations,
Quality and refinement that always characterizes the LIMOGES brand.
It consists of 3 pieces, plate, bi-vane...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
3 Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Table Lamps with Blue Conifer Cone by Fog & Mørup
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Three large table lamps with Blue Conifer Cone by Fog & Mørup For Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Company
The lamps are sold and priced individually. Discount available if sold as a grou...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Midcentury Speckled Bronze & White Porcelain Decorative Dish by Rosenthal
By Rosenthal
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated Mid-Century Modern decorative dish was realized by the esteemed maker Rosenthal in Germany, circa 1980. It features a square body with rounded sides offering a hig...
Category
1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Capodimonte Ceramic Decorative Item by Mollica, Rococo Style, Italy
By Capodimonte
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s.
This group of 7 cherubs are made in Capodimonte lacquered ceramic by Mollica.
This item might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be consid...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic
Miniature Porcelain Plate by Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Studio Line
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice miniature 3.75"D plate by Danish designer Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Studio Line, circa 1970s. The piece is sign...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$100 Sale Price
20% Off
Georges Briard Royal Tapestry Mugs and Saucers - Set of 5
Located in Fairfield, CA
A set of 5 vintage porcelain mugs and saucers by Georges Briard in the "Royal Tapestry" pattern. Beautifully intricate black and metallic gold floral design to each piece. Marked on...
Category
Mid-20th Century American 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
Porcelain, Paint
Vintage Lagardo Tackett Porcelain Espresso Plates ... Set of 8 MCM Snack Plates
Located in Chicago, IL
A set of 8 vintage Lagardo Tackett porcelain espresso plates in a beautiful shade of grass green. Each has a recessed circle for a coordinating cup, which I do not have. Great on the...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$360 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Pierre Cardin Modern Red Porcelain Vase Franco Pozzi Ceramica, 1970s, Italy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pierre Cardin modern red porcelain vase Franco Pozzi Ceramica, 1970s, Italy. Gorgeous modern piece. A red rainbow or rising sun, signed. Franco Po...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
$1,520 Sale Price
60% Off
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
$108 Sale Price
25% Off
Large Porcelain Charger / Plate by Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Studio Line
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice 13" porcelain charger / plate by Danish designer Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Studio Line, circa 1970s. The piece is signed and in excellent condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Gilded Key and Malachite Swirl Porcelain Small Tray
Located in North Miami, FL
This unusual vintage Italian Piero Fornasetti small porcelain tray or dish has the motif and subject matter of a gilded key amongst swirls of faux...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Gold
Midcentury Modern German Blue & White Porcelain Coffee or Tea Set by Rosenthal
By Rosenthal
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful German porcelain coffee or tea cup set, with creamer and sugar, in white with touches of gold and blue. Set includes six cups, one creamer and one sugar bowl with lid, al...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$780 Sale Price / set
20% Off
20 Piece Porcelain Fish Set
Located in Vista, CA
20 Piece French Porcelain fish set. 20th century, consisting of a fourteen piece set by Porcelaines de Sologne, comprised of 12 plates, and Oval pla...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$1,500 / set
Set of Eight Vintage French Porcelain Enamel 'Floral' Cake Plates
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique set of eight porcelain enamel cake plates includes one large serving plate and seven small plates. Each plate is marked ‘France’ on the...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Enamel
Set of 2 Porcelain Op Art "STONE" Vase by Heinrich Selb, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Op Art porcelain vase set of 2
Producer:
Heinrich Selb Bavaria, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vin...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Ginori Porcelain Cup and Saucer Set, Maiolica Pattern, Italy 1950s-1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare Richard Ginori cup and saucer set was made of fine porcelain in Italy. It is decorated with Maiolica pattern, sometimes referred to as Birds o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Gold Leaf
Midcentury French White Porcelain Coffee Cups by Jean Luce Thomas Manufacture
By Jean Luce
Located in Crespières, FR
Jean Luce Paris white porcelain 8 coffee cups and saucers Circa 1950
JEAN LUCE (1895-1964), a member of the UAM movement, worked on the balance between form and function in the glas...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$142 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Raymond Lowery Rosenthal White & Gold Porcelain Coffee Servewear - set of 3
Located in East Quogue, NY
Elegant and streamlined “Golden Radiance” pattern coffee pot with creamer and sugar bowl was designed by renowned American industrial designer Raymond Loewy for Rosenthal Continental...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Raymond Loewy, ‘Charcoal’ coffee pot, Rosenthal - Continental China, 1960s
Located in London, GB
Raymond Loewy (USA, 1893-1986)
‘Charcoal’ coffee pot
Designed 1960, produced by Continental China, a division of Rosenthal, Germany
Ceramic.
Good condition with only minor rubbings ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic
Rosenthal Andy Warhol Flower Glass Plate
By Rosenthal, Andy Warhol
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Rosenthal Studio-Line Daisy Glass Plate.
Andy Warhol, quite possibly the greatest pop art artist of our time.
The Flowers print portfolio was created by Warhol following his wildly s...
Category
1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Glass
Hans Theo Bauman, Arzberg ‘Brasilia’ coffee pot with ‘Viola’ decoration, 1970s
Located in London, GB
Hans Theo Bauman (Swiss/German, 1924-2016)
‘Brasilia’ coffee pot with ‘Viola’ flower pattern, Model no. ‘Arzberg 5500’
Designed 1975, produced by Arzberg,...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Pirken Hammer 1803 Bowl, Pink Porcelain Czechoslovakia, circa 1980's.
By Pirkenhammer
Located in Praha, CZ
Made Březová near Karlovy Vary
Re-polished
Original Condition
Category
1980s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Oval Majolica Tray in Glazed Ceramic
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Oval majolica tray in glazed ceramic. Polychrome decoration with flowers in soft and detailed tones, majolica is known for its bright and shiny enamel, but in this piece the techniqu...
Category
1930s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Metal
Sculpture Italy Glazed porcelain majolica Domenico Poloniato Geisha
Located in Valladolid, ES
Amazing porcelain sculpture of a geisha, made by Italian ceramist Domenico Poloniato in the 1960s. Japanese geisha were women who entertained at ban...
Category
1960s Italian 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
Midwinter Madeira coffee pot and sugar bowl, British 1960s mid-century tableware
Located in London, GB
Nicholas Jenkins (British) – Print pattern
David Queensberry (British) – shape/objects
Madeira Coffee Pot and Sugar bowl
Designed 1960, produced by Midwinter c. 1965
Ceramic.
Overal...
Category
1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic
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
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
Three Magical Fairy Tales Old Russia Plates by Gere Fauth
Located in Rijssen, NL
Stunning a rare Villeroy & Boch limited edition collector’s plates from Heinrich Porsellan illustrated by Gere Frauth.
The size of each plates is 8-1/2" in diameter. It comes with...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Porcelain Doll Heads, 1960.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of porcelain doll heads, 1960.
Pair of porcelain doll heads from 1950-1960.
H: 15cm, W: 8cm, D: 7cm
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$640 / set
Vintage Blue Italian Handcrafted Chalice, 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian handcrafted Chalice in blown Murano Glass made In Italy, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Rosenthal by Raymond Loewy Form 2000 Partial Dinner Set: 26 Pcs
By Rosenthal
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This partial dinner ware set was made by the well known Rosenthal factory of Germany in approximately 1970 in the period Mid-Century Modern style. The ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German 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
Heart Shaped Porcelain Cup and Saucer
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
This elegant heart-shaped porcelain cup and saucer set is a delightful fusion of artistry and romantic charm. The unique form of the cup, with its soft curves and delicate shape, is ...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Italian White Lacquered Ceramic Decorative Figure of a Woman, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s.
This item is made in white lacquered ceramic and might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be considered as in excellent original condition...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic
Tapio Wirkkala, Rosenthal Studio-Line ‘Modulation’ sauce cream jug, 1960s
Located in London, GB
Tapio Wirkkala (Finnish, 1915-1985)
‘Modulation’ sauce jug
Designed c. 1960, produced by Rosenthal, Germany, as part of the Studio-Line series
Ceramic
Excellent condition
L 17 cm, D...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic
Portuguese Earthenware Plate, Polychrome Decoration in Blue
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Portuguese earthenware plate. Polychrome decoration in blue, green, yellow and wine, with floral and geometric motifs, a style often associated with the Moorish influence on Iberian ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Earthenware
Portuguese Earthenware Deep Plate in Pottery
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Portuguese earthenware, deep plate. Simple yet charming decoration, characteristic of popular productions from the mid-20th century. The beige background enhances the floral decorati...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Pottery
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
S.C. Richard S. Cristoforo Porcelain Tea Service, Italy 1930s
Located in Naples, IT
Antique white and pink porcelain tea set, six cups, six saucers, sugar bowl, coffee pot and milk jug, very good condition, 1930s, saucer diamete...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain Cups and Saucers from Bavaria
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Three porcelain cups and saucers from Bavaria. Polychrome decoration with sprigs of flowers and rich gold, on white, inside sprigs of flowers.
Set of three elegant porcelain cups and...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$332 / set
Loewy Modern Form 2000 Grasses Pattern Coffee Service 3 Pcs Rosenthal Germany
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
Thomas Rosenthal, Germany, Medallion Onyx Grey large serving bowl with lid 1970s
Located in London, GB
Medallion ‘Onyx Grey’ large serving bowl with lid
Produced c 1970s by Thomas, a subsidiary/division of Rosenthal, Germany
Ceramic
Excellent condition
L 25 cm, Diam 21 cm, H 13 cm, W...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic
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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