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
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
Portuguese Earthenware Plate, Blue and white Decoration
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Earthenware plate. Blue and white decoration, with river landscape, bridges, house and plant motifs.
In the center of the plate, a scene with pagodas and houses stands out, surrounde...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Earthenware
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
Tapio Wirkkala for ROSENTHAL POLYGON PATRAS huge bowl fruit plate Ø 29cm 1970s
Located in Landshut, BY
Tapio Wirkkala
for ROSENTHAL STUDIO LINE
POLYGON PATRAS
huge bowl fruit plate Ø 29cm mid 1970s
(Wirkkala designed the Polygon shape - Alain le Foll designed the flower ornaments)
...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Pottery
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
$197 Sale Price
50% Off
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
$618 Sale Price / set
34% Off
Set of Karlskrona, Upsala Ekeby Serving Platters, Sylvia Pattern
Located in Riverdale, NY
Set of 8 Upsala Ekeby Serving Platters, Karlskrona Sylvia Pattern from the 1960's with autumnal leaf edge pattern which is a beautiful Karlskrona classic. Can be used as a dinner pla...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
1960s Dansk Porcelain Demitasse Cups and Saucers - Set of 8
Located in Austin, TX
This vintage set of eight porcelain Dansk demitasse cups and saucers is in perfect condition! The color is 'Winter White.' The cup, made of a smooth porcelain and designed with simpl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Aladdin Porcelain Plate by Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Aladin and the magical lamp is the first Aladin plate in a series of 12 plates produced by Rosenthal and designed by Bjorn Wiinblad. In his 12 Aladin plates, Bjørn 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
Hermès 'Circus' Breakfast Set in French Porcelain 1980s
By Hermès
Located in Milano, MI
French porcelain breakfast set with cup, bowl and saucer, "Circus" collection, made by Hermès in the 1980s. The box is present, in fair condition with a few marks.
Ø cm 13 h cm 7
...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
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.
Arzb...
Category
Late 20th Century German 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
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 Fleming Joffe Porcelain Dinner Plate- Elephant Ear Soup
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Fleming Joffe Porcelain Recipe Plate,
Elephant Ear Soup,
1960s.
This rare Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate is from a series of fourteen made for the Fleming Joffe c...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Mariana van Allesch 1940s American Studio Pottery Leaf Bowl
By Mariana Van Alesh
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful 1940s asymmetrical leaf platter made by American studio potter, Mariana van Allesch. Signed.
Biography:
Marianna von Allesch was born Maria Anna Steudel in Germany.
...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Pottery
Round Majolica Tray in Glazed Ceramic
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
This elegant round Majolica tray, crafted in Europe during the 20th century, features a beautifully glazed ceramic surface with vibrant polychrome floral motifs. The delicate floral ...
Category
1930s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic
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
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
Vintage porcelain vase/Amphora, Royal Dux, 1960s.
Located in Praha, CZ
Double decorated handle vase, hand painted with floral pattern
Marked with a pink triangle with the inscription Royal Dux
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of Glazed Porcelain
Beautiful de...
Category
1960s Czech 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
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
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
LaGardo Tackett "Forma" Series Coffee/Tea Service with Sugar Bowl and Creamer
Located in Chicago, IL
Rare complete 15-piece coffee or tea service designed by La Gardo Tackett for Schmid International, Japan, 1960s. The porcelain ceramic "Forma" series was marketed in the late 1950s ...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$2,800 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Royal Copenhagen Faience Bodil Buch Design Year Mug 1972
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish Danish Royal Copenhagen contemporary design year mug designed by Bodil Buch and dated 1972. The large, handled porcelain mug is of cylindrical shape standing on a round ung...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Silver
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
$374 Sale Price / item
20% Off
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
Vintage Gilbert Portanier Rosenthal Liguria Candlestick
By Rosenthal
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning post modern Rosenthal Studio-Linie porcelain candlestick designed and signed by acclaimed French artist Gilbert Portanier (b. 1926) decorated in abstract designs in the Liguria pattern and dating from around 1980. The conical shaped candlestick is of simple hollowed out form and of funnel shape with the raised narrow top forming the candle holder. The candlestick is decorated with abstract designs in lustre colors with gilding on a matt dark lilac blue ground and is signed within the design. With printed makers...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Year Plate by Eduardo Paolozzi for Rosenthal, 1978
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing bisque porcelain year plate, designed by Eduardo Paolozzi for Rosenthal, 1978, number 1620 from a limited series of 3000, complete with certificate and original box.
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Rosenthal Germany White Vase design Kuno Fischer Studio Line Argent
By Rosenthal
Located in Valladolid, ES
Amazing vase designed by Cuno Fischer (1914-1973) for Rosenthal Studio Linie. It has a simple structure with an elegant silhouette that widens slightly towards the top; this shape is...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Silver Leaf
$559 Sale Price
39% Off
Yellow Majolica Oyster Plates Sarreguemines, Circa 1930
Located in Vienna, AT
Majolica oyster plates signed Sarreguemines, circa 1930.
Yellow mustard color.
great condition with no chips or nicks or colour loss.
Will sell as a set.
Category
1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic
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
White Porcelain Trinket Bowl with Gold Details by Rosenthal
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Germany, 1960s.
Thomas Porcelain, a part of the Rosenthal Porcelain Group of Germany, manufactured this white porcelain bowl with gold details.
It is marked.
This is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in perfect original condition and ready to become a great decor item...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Tea and Coffee Set "Elka" by Jezek for Brezova-Pirkenhammer, 1960s
By Pirkenhammer
Located in Praha, CZ
Elka coffee and tea set designed by Jaroslav Jezek in 1957
Awarded by Grand Prix at the Expo 1958
Manufactured and marked by Brezova - Pirkenhammer
6 tea cups with plates
6 coffee cu...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Four Porcelain Vases by KPM 'Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur', circa 1960
Located in McKinney, TX
Set of four Mid-Century Modern Porcelain vases by KPM Royal Porcelain Factory in Germany, circa 1960s.
This set includes four white matte bisque unglazed textured porcelain vases with orange and maroon glazed accents and silver plated accents. All interiors are glazed. All marked KPM on base.
Dimensions:
Large pitcher vase with handle 13" height / 3" diameter
Tall Vase with silver and orange accents 11.5" height / 2.5" diameter
Medium vase with maroon and orange accents 7" height / 3" diameter
Small vase with silver accents 6" height / 2.5" diameter
About Königliche Porzellan...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$1,280 Sale Price / set
39% Off
Royal Copenhagen Faience Inge-Lise Koefoed Design Year Mug 1977
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish Danish Royal Copenhagen contemporary design year mug designed by Inge-Lise Koeford and dated 1977. The large, handled porcelain mug is of cylindrical shape standing on a ro...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Silver
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Coasters Il Mondo Alla Rovescia Midcentury Set /Eight
Located in North Miami, FL
These theatrical vintage Piero Fornasetti complete set of 8 hand painted very colorful porcelain coasters and or small plates are Mid-Century Modern. They are for an opera and in translation of English for the opera mean Topsy Turvy. Great barware. These are not common. They come in their original round gold box...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
$1,012 Sale Price
25% Off
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
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
$445 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Sculpture 'Sleeping Boxer' Designed by Thure Öberg for Arabia, Finland, 1910
By Thure Öberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sculpture 'Sleeping Boxer' designed by Thure Öberg for Arabia,
Finland, 1910.
Porcelain.
Dimensions:
H: 10 cm
W: 14 cm
L: 36.5 cm.
Category
Early 20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Epiag Orion Decorative Plate (Prague) motif
By Royal Epiag
Located in Praha, CZ
A beatiful vintage porcelain plate by Epiag Orion, featuring a detailed depiction od Prague. The central image shows CHarles Bridge and Prague Castle in a charming burgundy sepia ton...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Barnaba Fornasetti Calendar Plate for 2013 with Piero Fornasetti Self Portrait
By Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Barnaba Fornasetti Calendar Plate for 2013,
with Piero Fornasetti Self Portrait,
#518 of 700
The plate depicts an image of Piero Fornase...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
1970s Set of Four Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Mural Plates by Piero Fornasetti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Four 70s porcelain plates designed by Piero Fornasetti especially for Fiat, depicting Torino monuments and cooking recipes. The black, white and gold colors are a mark of Fornasetti ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Newspaper Plate, Daily Express
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti porcelain newspaper plate,
Daily Express,
Giornali (Newspapers)
Late 1950s.
(NY8534B)
The Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate depicts the front page of the Daily Express from Saturday, February 11, 1956, with the main headline reading "Now, Shiver and Shake", regarding cold temperatures in Europe. Another amusing headline is "Marilyn charming says Vivien", referring to Vivien Leigh, Sir Laurence Oliver's wife on meeting Marilyn Monroe.
Dimensions: 10 1/4 inches diameter x 1/2 inch height. (26.04 cm)
Mark: Marked with a black rectangle, the classic Fornasetti hand...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Midcentury Porcelain Vase by Michael Boehm & Rosemonde Nairac for Rosenthal
Located in New York, NY
This porcelain vase was designed by Michael Boehm and Rosemonde Nairac for Rosenthal's Studio Linie in the 1970s. The vase's bold elliptical shape is int...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain Salt Shaker by Kenji Fujita for Freeman Lederman
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
A rare salt shaker designed by Kenji Fujita for Freeman Lederman.
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Arrigo Finzi Italian Mid Century Oro Zecchino Leaf Design Porcelain Bowl
By Arrigo Finzi
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning mid-century Italian Oro Zecchino porcelain bowl finely decorated with leaf designs by Arrigo Finzi. This elegantly shaped open rounded bowl sta...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Fornasetti Surrealist Porcelain Themes & Variation Plate, #319
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Fornasetti Surrealist Porcelain Themes & Variation Plate #319,
Gorgonzola Cheese,
Atelier Fornasetti
20th Century
The Surreal Fornasetti porcelain plate in the Themes & Vari...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain Salt and Pepper shakers with Hand-Painted Errants by Bing & Grondahl
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A organically shaped set of porcelain shakers called Erantis or Errant by Bing & Grondahl, Denmark. They feature Hand-painted errant flowers and gold glaze. Fully marked, original an...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$189 Sale Price / set
20% Off
FORNASETTI Tema E Variazioni Porcelain Plate #14
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 through a keyhole, no.14 / made in Milano Italy circa 1960
O...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Jean-Jacques Prolongeau French Haviland Limoges Porcelain Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Delightful French Limoges porcelain figure of a girl with a basket of fruit resting on her head by Jean-Jaques Prolongeau for Haviland and dating from the 1970's. The hollow figure is Scandinavian in style and is decorated in natural glazed white porcelain with molded decoration and facial and and hair detail. The figure carries a wide rounded bowl on her head laden with apples and pears. With printed Haviland Limoges marks...
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Murano Art Glass Vases, Mid Century Multi-colored Decorative Vases
Located in Miami, FL
A wonderful pair of Murano art glass vases screaming to be displayed.
Round in form with a tapered base, and balloons out at the middle and cinches in at the top.
Tall strokes of d...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Art Glass
Pure White And Gold, Crown Bowl Set By Gunnar Nylund For Rörstrand, Sweden
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Fabulous set of three Crown bowls, designed by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Sweden
Beautifully crafted fine porcelain of the purest white, each decorated with bright gilded bands
Bel...
Category
Mid-20th Century British 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
Royal Copenhagen Faience Gert Hiort Petersen Design Year Mug 1973
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish Danish Royal Copenhagen contemporary design year mug designed by Gert Hiort Petersen and dated 1973. The large, handled porcelain mug is of cylindrical shape standing on a ...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Silver
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
Royal Copenhagen Faience Ellen Malmer Design Year Mug 1974
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish Danish Royal Copenhagen contemporary design year mug designed by Ellen Malmer and dated 1974. The large, handled porcelain mug is of cylindrical shape standing on a round u...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Silver
Rosenthal Cruet and Vase Set by Björn Wiinblad
By Rosenthal
Located in Stockholm, SE
Romance pattern set of cruet and vase by Björn Wiinblad for Rosenthal. Porcelain with 24-karat gold decorations. Very good condition.
Cruet measures: 16 x 10 cm, vase 18 x 8 cm.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Gold
$150 Sale Price / set
40% Off
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
Porcelain Coffee Service Bavaria Midcentury Modern German Design 1970s
Located in Palermo, IT
Nice/simpatic coffee service made of Bavarian porcelain with decoration in shades of green, purple and wisteria. The service composed of a milk jug, a sugar bowl, a coffee maker and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Large Plate Gilded Acorn Ptn from Pigne Series, Circa 1950s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a Rare Piero Fornasetti porcelain large plate, dating to the mid century 1950's
It is from the Pigne series in the rare Gilded acorn pattern with detailed hand gilding as per...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian 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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