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
Hornsea Tapestry coffee set, Coffee pot, cups and saucers, 2 jugs, 15 pc, 1970s
Located in London, GB
Sarah Vardy (British)
‘Tapestry’ coffee set
Designed 1973, produced by Hornsea, UK
Set comprises coffee pot with lid, six cups and saucers, milk jug, cream jug
Ceramic
Overall, ver...
Category
1970s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic
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
Pair of Herend Porcelain Eagles
By Herend
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Pair of Herend porcelain eagles.
Category
1960s Hungarian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Lagardo Tackett Schmid White Porcelain Demitasse Espresso Cup & Saucer Set of 6
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This rare vintage Set of 6 Espresso Cups and Saucers was designed by LaGardo Tackett in the 1950's for Schmid Porcelain International. On the bottom of each piece is Schmid's porcela...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Scheherazade Porcelain Statue by Volkstedt
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Porcelain statue of Scheherazade the legendary Persian queen and the storyteller of One Thousand and One Nights by Volkstedt porcelain in Thuringia...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
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...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Stoneware
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
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
Modern R Peynet Studio Linie Romeo & Juliet patt. 4 pcs. Rosenthal Porcelain 50s
Located in Miami, FL
A grouping of 4 porcelain pieces from a series created by Raymund Peynet for Rosenthal., Germany in the 1950s. The design is of a couple of lovers in different tender scenes. One is ...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Limoges Transfer-Printed Porcelain Cabinet Plates Designed by Salvador Dali
Located in Downingtown, PA
Set of Six Limoges Transfer-Printed Porcelain Cabinet Plates Designed by Salvador Dali,
''Le Conquete du Cosmos''
Limited Edition Number 1639/4000,
Dated 1974
The six plates, ...
Category
1970s 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
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
Goebel porcelain toothstick holder elephant ca. 1970s
Located in Wien, AT
Goebel porcelain toothstick holder elephant ca. 1970s
Original condition
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Rosenthal Porcelain Surreal Themes And Variations Plate
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Rosenthal Porcelain Surreal Themes And Variations Plate,
Cracked Ice Design,
Motiv Number 23,
With Original Black Box,
1980s
Wonderful rare example of the small range of plates made by Rosenthal in the 1980s from Piero Fornasetti designs. This one depicts the face of Lina Cavalieri as a female Bacchus. These plates are sometimes called Julia plates...
Category
Late 20th Century 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 genius o...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
12 limited Editions Signed & Painte by Artists manufactured by C . F . Haviland
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 12 Hand Painted Porcelain Plates by well knowned Painters .
Limited Edition By Charles Fields Haviland Limoges.
Could be a very i...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Rosenthal Andy Warhol "Golden Angels" Plate, with original box
By Rosenthal, Andy Warhol
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 k...
Category
Early 2000s German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
1956 Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plate - Rosenborg Castle Designed by Kai Lange
Located in London, GB
This glazed porcelain plate is the Royal Copenhagen Christmas 1956 issue depicting the Rosenborg Castle in the centre of Copenhagen. Designed and stamped on the reverse Kai Lange. T...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Small Teapot, Milk Jug and Sugar Bowl
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
This elegant porcelain tea set, comprising a small teapot, milk jug, and sugar bowl, reflects classic European charm and craftsmanship. Each piece features a delicate cream or soft y...
Category
Early 20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
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
1960s German Flower Porcelain 24-Karat Gold Plates Set of 11 by Rosenthal
By Rosenthal
Located in Sofia, BG
LIQUIDATION
"He who believes he is something has ceased to become something.“ Philip Rosenthal.
One large serving plate
One medium serving plate
Six dessert plates
One main course plate
Two salad...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
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
Fine Porcelain Tea and Coffee Set
Located in Antwerp, BE
The beautiful set comprised of a tea or coffee pot, a cream jug and a sugar bowl with lid and twelve cups and saucers, each piece with gilded borders; Portuguese exquisite Porcelain,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese 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
Italian Bowls by Pietro Annigoni for Porcellane Eva Sud
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
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
Two Substantial Vintage White Gourd-Shape Vases
Located in Houston, TX
Two substantial vintage white gourd-shape vases, circa 1960-1980. Nice robust gourd-shape with rich, milky glazed finish and gorgeous subtle patina. Sold individually and priced $2,3...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Stunning Japanese porcelain vase, 20th century
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Stunning Japanese porcelain vase, 20th century.
Beautiful hand-painted Japanese Vase embellished with rich decorations and scenes of life. The decorations are meticulous and finishe...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Antique Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Miniature Plate, in Porcelain from Electro Cerâmica
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Miniature plate, in porcelain from Electro Cerâmica in Vila Nova de Gaia. Polychrome decoration with delicate flowers, characterized by a beautiful central floral arrangement and a r...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic
English Shelley Porcelain Plate Polychrome Decoration
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
English Shelley porcelain plate. Polychrome decoration on a soft white background, enriched by a gold border with ornamental motifs in relief, which give it a refined and classic tou...
Category
Mid-20th Century British 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
Portuguese White Porcelain Teapot
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
White porcelain teapot. Simple and functional in design. Rounded shape, with a wide bowl and a gently undulating opening, reflecting the tradition of Portuguese utilitarian ceramics....
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Aladdin Porcelain Plate by Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
The Genie of the Lamp appears before Aladin's Mother is number 7 in a series of 12 Aladin plates produced by Rosenthal, designed by Bjørn Wiinblad. In his 12 Aladin plates, Bjorn Wiinblad virtuously depicts the tale of Aladin from the well known fairy tale The Thousand and One Nights...
Category
1980s 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
Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal, Coffee Service for Twelve People, 1970s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal.
Coffee service for twelve people. Porcelain with gold decoration. 1970s.
The cup measures: 7 x 6 cm.
The sugar bowl measures: 8.5 x 7.5 cm.
In exce...
Category
1970s 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
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 Fornasetti.
Present the brand of the manufacture.
This plate are very rare and in very good conditions, probably never used as plate but just to decorations for a living wall or in a kitchen furniture...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Modern Rosenthal Raymond Loewy Form 2000 Coffee Set Secunda Grau
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Supremely elegant Form 2000 porcelain coffee set designed in 1954 by Raymond Loewy and Richard Latham and manufactured in Germany by Rosenthal. This beautiful set includes a coffee p...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Italian Midcentury Porcelain Greyhound Dog Sitting on Blue Cushion
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage Italian porcelain greyhound dog from the mid-20th century resting on a comfortable-looking blue cushion. Born in Italy during the midcent...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian 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
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
Pair Porcelain Vases Manfred Frey pour Kaiser, Allemagne 1960s
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
Pairs of vintage porcelain vases signed by the famous German manufacturer Kaiser
Signed by designer Manfred Frey, these two vases dating from the 1960s display Art Deco and Art Nouv...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Le Corbusier Unglazed Porcelain Tray by Cassina
By Le Corbusier, Cassina
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 genius o...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Elegant Vintage Coffee Set – Italian Art Deco, 1960s
By Spa Monopole
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Elevate your coffee moments with this exquisite vintage coffee set, crafted in Italy in the 1960s by the renowned Monopoli company (maker’s mark visible on the bottom of the cups).
...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Brass
36 Pieces Porcelain Rosenthal Tea Coffee Set for 12
By Rosenthal
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Rosenthal porcelain tea or coffee set for 12.
Category
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
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
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
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
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
Jeremy Harvey, Hello There Breakfast Set for Artifort
By Artifort
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach,...
Category
Late 20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese porcelain and silver vase, Fabienne Jouvin France
Located in Valladolid, ES
Exquisite and very refined Chinese porcelain vase decorated with a silver medallion, a work that combines the tradition of oriental porcelain with a contemporary and artisanal reinte...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Silver Plate
1960s Hand-Crafted and Painted Porcelain Figure of a Greyhound by Elsa Lagorio
By Lenci
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This 1960s hand-crafted and painted porcelain figure of a greyhound by Elsa Lagorio is a charming example of mid-century modern design and ceramic artistry. It beautifully captures t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Marked White Royal Dux Porcelain Snow Owl, Animal Sculpture Mid-Century Modern
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Royal Dux Bohemia white royal dux porcelain snow owl, animal Sculpture Mid-Century Modern.
Marked at Base, numbered #813 33-10 & Makers Trademark.
A-...
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Charlotte Prerriand Set of Two Flat Arete Plates For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Prerriand Set of Two Flat Arete Plates For Cassina
The exclusivity of a hand-decorated porcelain dinnerware service, based on ancient influences filtered through the moder...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Rosenthal Porcelain Themes And Variations Plate, Lady Bacchus
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Rosenthal Porcelain Themes And Variations Plate,
Lady Bacchus,
Motiv Number 25,
1980s
Wonderful rare example of the small range of plates made by Rosenthal in the 1980s from Piero Fornasetti designs. This one depicts the face of Lina Cavalieri as a female Bacchus. These plates are sometimes called Julia plates...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Mid-Century Real Cobalt Dish with Lid by Edelstein Bavaria, Germany
By Edelstein
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid-Century Dish with Lid
Real Cobalt Pattern
by Edelstein Bavaria, Germany
"great looking covered dish or catch all"
"great pattern and color"
" small imperfection along t...
Category
Mid-20th Century German 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.