Modern Porcelain
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
Contemporary Set of 2 Dessert Plates Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this white Craquelé edge dessert coupe plate from the Berry collection has an original golden craquelé rim enphasizing the brilliant w...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Set of 2 Dessert Plates Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Hand painted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Michelangelo green dessert coupe plate is material and earthy, like the great Renaissance Master's ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Maharam Pattern Porcelain Plate Small by Scholten & Baijings
Located in New York, NY
Pattern Porcelain Plate Small by Scholten & Baijings
001 Matcha
Porcelain with grid textile graphic. Glossy surface with matte underside. Made in Japan by 1616 / arita japan. Dishwa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
"Summer Stroll" Porcelain Figurine by Lladro, Spain, "Young Girl with Umbrella"
By Juan Huerta, Lladro
Located in Incline Village, NV
This was a limited edition hand painted porcelain made and retired in 1991 by Lladro in Spain. Designed and sculpted by world renowned artist, Juan Huerta, it is entitled "Summer Stroll...
Category
1990s Spanish Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Platter Gold Hand Painted Plate Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Hand painted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Michelangelo Platter is material and earthy, like the great Renaissance Master's work. It conveys classical beauty and elegance....
Category
2010s Italian Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Piero Fornasetti Plates Gilt Porcelain
Located in Epfach, DE
Piero Fornasetti plate, to use as a place plate, dinner plate as well as decoration
the plates are in a nice used condition, small abrasions of the gold are not further disturbing bu...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Modern, Çini Decorated Porcelain Coffee Cup &Saucer 90ml, Set of 2
By DAY Studio
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
Çini porcelain plates derived from an extensive research and deconstruction of traditional Ottoman tile work. While the patterns are repeated regularly in...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Fernand Léger After Black Red White French Limoges Porcelain Plates Set Of Four
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely set of block transfer glazed porcelain Limoges France plates are initialed FL after Fernand Léger. They are hallmarked on the back Lim...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Modern, Çini Decorated Porcelain Coffee Cup &Saucer 90ml, Set of 6
By DAY Studio
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
Çini porcelain plates derived from an extensive research and deconstruction of traditional Ottoman tile work. While the patterns are repeated regularly in...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Maharam Pattern Porcelain Bowl by Scholten & Baijings
Located in New York, NY
Pattern Porcelain Bowl by Scholten & Baijings
001 Matcha
Porcelain with Grid textile graphic. Matte exterior with gloss interior. Made in Japan by 1616 / arita japan.
Dishwasher s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Maharam Pattern Porcelain Plate by Scholten & Baijings
Located in New York, NY
Pattern Porcelain Plate by Scholten & Baijings
003 Zinc
Porcelain with Grid textile graphic. Glossy surface with matte underside. Made in Japan by 1616 / arita japan. Dishwasher saf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Decorative Ceramic Cat Bitossi Fiorato, Gold Flowers on Turquoise
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
A coveted collector’s item as early as the 1950s, Fornasetti cats surprise with the sophisticated decorations that colour their surroundings with sheer ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic
La Menagerie Ottomane Porcelain Dessert Plates - Set of 6
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
One of our best selling collection is now available in a set of 6 for your desserts
Inspired by the wonderful world of the Ottoman Empire and the exotic animals that were living in t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set 12 Porcelain Plates Adamo Black/White
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
This set of twelve hand-decorated porcelain plates, as a whole, forms the figure of Adamo. You can use the ensemble for ornamental purposes ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Handmade Decorative Centrepiece Rosone Black White Gold
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
The art of the table is manifested in this hand-decorated porcelain centrepiece with gold accents: Fornasetti's unmistakable decorative style makes it a true collector's item.
Any...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic
Onega White Porcelain Cup, by Matteo Thun from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The kitchen took a new revolutionary appeal when Matteo Thun designed its series of white decorated porcelains for Memphis Milano. The rite of the quickie espresso changed forever wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 5 Christofle Oceana Rouge Dinner Plates
By Christofle
Located in Mérida, YU
Set of 5 Oceana Rouge Dinner Plates excellent condition.
Category
1990s French Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Timo Sarpaneva for Rosenthal, Rare Suomi Ice Bucket in Porcelain
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Timo Sarpaneva for Rosenthal.
Rare Suomi ice bucket in porcelain decorated with water lilies. 1970s / 80s.
Measures: 20 x 18 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Category
1970s German Vintage Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
"Garden Song" Porcelain Figure by Lladro Spain. Depicts Young Girl with Parasol
By Juan Huerta, Lladro
Located in Incline Village, NV
This was a limited edition hand painted porcelain made in 1992 and retired in 1995; manufactured by Lladro in Spain. Designed and sculpted by world renowned artist, Juan Huerta, it i...
Category
1990s Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Ginori Luke Edward Hall's "Il Viaggio di Nettuno" Set of Two Small Bowls, 2023
Located in Cagliari, IT
The "Il Viaggi di Nettuno" pattern is inspired by Luke Edward Hall’s love of Greco-Roman mythology, and particularly Neptune, the Roman god of the sea, and...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
La Menagerie Ottomane Dinner Plates - Set of 4
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Discover the fascinating world of exotic animals once hidden within the Sultan’s palaces, often gifted by foreign dignitaries and treasured as symbols of wonder and prestige. La Menagerie Ottomane...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal, Christmas plate with a biblical motif. 1973
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal, Christmas plate with a biblical motif.
1973 - "Heilige 3 Könige Melchior". (Holy Three Kings)
Marked.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: Diameter 28.5 cm.
Category
1970s German Vintage Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Ikat Porcelain Dessert Plates - Set of 6, Made in Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Ikat patterns are an integral part of our colorful world, celebrating the beauty of this timeless design. Inspired by its rich heritage, we’ve transformed some of our most iconic Ika...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
La Menagerie Ottoman Porcelain Dessert Plates - Set of 6
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
One of our best selling collections is now available in a set of 6 for your desserts.
Inspired by the wonderful world of the Ottoman Empire and the exotic animals that were living in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal, Christmas plate with a biblical motif. 1972
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal, Christmas plate with a biblical motif.
1972 - "Holy King Caspar".
Marked.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: Diameter 28.5 cm.
Category
1970s German Vintage Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Set of 2 Coffee Cups and Saucer Gold Hand Painted Porcelain
Located in Roma, RM
Hand painted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Michelangelo coffee cup and saucer is material and earthy, like the great Renaissance Master's work. It conveys classical beauty...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Modern Vintage Duo Set of Espresso Cups Piero Fornasetti for Rosenthal 1980s
Located in Vienna, AT
Modern vintage duo set of Espresso cups from porcelain designed by
Piero Fornasetti for Rosenthal 1980s.
Stunning duo set of espresso cups ...
Category
Late 20th Century European Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Silvia Klöde and Alfred Weber for Meissen, Surrealistic Vase
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Silvia Klöde (b. 1956) and Alfred Weber for Meissen.
Surrealistic "Le jeune Harlekin" lidded vase in hand-painted porcelain.
Lid knob in gilded brass....
Category
1970s German Vintage Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Set of 2 Tea Cups and Saucer Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Hand painted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Michelangelo tea cup and saucer is material and earthy, like the great Renaissance Master's work. It conveys classical beauty an...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
La Menagerie Ottomane Dessert Plates - Set of 4
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Discover the fascinating world of exotic animals once hidden within the Sultan’s palaces, often gifted by foreign dignitaries and treasured as symbols of wonder and prestige. La Menagerie Ottomane...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Timo Sarpaneva for Rosenthal, Rare Suomi Porcelain Serving Dish
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Timo Sarpaneva for Rosenthal.
Rare Suomi porcelain serving dish decorated with water lilies. 1970s / 80s.
Measures: 33 x 27 x 3.5 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Category
1970s German Vintage Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Extensive Rosenthal Porzellan Serivce Mythos by Paul Wunderlich
Located in Berlin, DE
Extensive Rosenthal Porzellan Serivce Mythos by Paul Wunderlich
Very extensive porcelain service from Rosenthal, designed by Paul Wunderlich. The porcelain service consists of man...
Category
Late 20th Century German Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Lightscape by Ruth Gurvich and Nymphenburg Porcelain - Hand painted fruit bowl
Located in München, Bavaria
This is a must have centerpiece for your table or side board handcrafted in Nymphenburg porcelain. The design by Ruth Gurvich is based on folded watercolor paper. The green landscape...
Category
2010s German Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Heide Warlamis for Vienna Collection, Porcelain Lidded Jar, Austria, 1980s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Heide Warlamis for Vienna Collection.
Porcelain lidded jar. Austria, 1980s.
Measures: 16.5 x 11.5 cm.
Stamped.
In excellent condition.
Category
1980s Austrian Vintage Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Platter Gold Hand Painted Plate Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Hand painted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Dafne Rim Platter has a narrow pink and blue dotted rim surrounding a broad, delicate golden decor of stylized flowers; subtle l...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain elefant figure with trunk upwards underglaze painted
Located in München, Bavaria
This figure of a baby elefant was designed by Göhring for the Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg and is one of the most loved animal figures. The underglaze t...
Category
20th Century German Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Christmas Songs Plate by Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal from 1988
Located in Milan, Italy
Porcelain Christmas plate from 1988 by Bjorn Wiinblad made by the German manufacturer Rosenthal. The dish is titled “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” and is reason no. 6 of the se...
Category
1980s German Vintage Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Set of 2 Dessert Plates Gold Hand Painted Porcelain
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, these sand drop edge dessert coupe plates from the Chestnut collection have an original golden drop edge decoration emphasizing the br...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Oval Plate Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Blue Marble Oval Plate has an original golden crackled rim emphasizing the blue yellow and green décor...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
German White Porcelain Ceramic Vase, Germany
By Thomas
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful German white porcelain ceramic pottery vase with fluted design, circa mid-20th century, Germany. Vase has an asymmetric design and fluted textured detail around. Vase mea...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain, Ceramic, Pottery
Coffee Dessert Service Bjørn Wiinblad by Rosenthal Hilton , 1980
Located in Bronx, NY
Coffee dessert service by Rosenthal "Hilton" 1980 Germany.
Danissh artist Bjørn Wiinblad.
14 Mocca cups, 14 dessert plates, 1 creamer , 1 sugar bowl and a Coffee pot.
In a shiny rose...
Category
1980s German Vintage Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Collection of 7 Plates Herend Hungary Porcelain Wall Decoration Ready to Hang
By Herend
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Lot of 7 plates hand painted Hungarian porcelain by Herend. Each one ready to hang at a wall. Tallest measures approx. 6 3/4" in diameter, smallest 3 5/8".
All marked with Herend H...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Set of 2 Coffee Cups and Saucer Hand Painted Porcelain
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, these coffee cups and saucers from the Blue Marble Collection have a warm, berry-like enamel decorati...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Set of 2 Dessert Plates Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Apollo Bianco Dessert Plate has a brilliant night sky enamel decor intermingled with star-like gold dots.
Set of 2 dessert coupe...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Set of 2 Fruit Bowls Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, these white seabed fruit bowls have corals lying on a bright bottom surrounded by mysterious multicolored gems floating amid brushes o...
Category
2010s European Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Rosenthal Studioline offering bowl, Versace Porcelain, Le Reve de Noel Decor
Located in Madrid, ES
Rosenthal Studioline offering bowl, Versace Porcelain, Le Reve de Noel decor,
colored and golden,
marked, 22 cm x 22 cm
very good condition
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Set of 2 Teacups and Saucer Hand Painted Porcelain
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, these Berry teacups and saucers are entirely decorated with a dotted pink enamel.
Set of 2 teacups and saucers 10cl
Piazza del Popolo, Berry collection
Hand painted porcelain
Made in Italy
First introduced at Milan Design Week 2018, the Piazza del Popolo collection is named after a Roman landmark, at the heart of Roman everyday life, and inspired by traditional, simple Italian artisanal pottery yet decorated in a personal and elegant key.
Each Coralla Maiuri product is entirely hand decorated. Each is a work of art. While ensuring consistency, they are never identical. Slight variations of decor and color from one to another are not only normal, but to be expected as a sign of their uniqueness.
For large quantities, production lead time to be confirmed.
Dishwasher and microwave oven safe.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Christmas Songs Plate by Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal from 1985
Located in Milan, Italy
Porcelain Christmas plate from 1985 by Bjorn Wiinblad made by the German manufacturer Rosenthal. The dish is titled “We Three Kings of Orient Are” and is reason no. 3 of the series. ...
Category
1980s German Vintage Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Soviet Ukraine Porcelain 3-Piece Tea Service Soviet Russian Modernism
Located in Sharon, CT
All hand painted and signed made in Soviet Ukraine. Cup is 5.8cm high, saucer 12cm diameter and the dessert 17cm. diameter.
Category
Mid-20th Century Russian Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Oval Plate Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Berry Oval Plate has an original golden crackled rim emphasizing the pink décor and yellow center.
O...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Charger Plate Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Hand painted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Scipione charger plate has the rim sprinkled with a light decor of golden dots and thin circles all around, all around the edge, a narrow, African red rim, punctuated with golden dots; at the center very delicate splotches of pink and light blue with sprinkles of golden dots.
Charger rim plate, measures: Ø31cm - 12.2in
Villa Borghese, Scipione collection
Hand painted porcelain
Hand painted 24-karat gold
Made in Italy
First introduced at Milan Design Week 2018, the Scipione line is named after a hall of the Borghese Gallery in Rome and evokes ancient Roman military...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Villeroy & Boch Santa's Apple Baker. Porcelain Winter Bakery Delight Apple Baker
Located in Bastogne, BE
Villeroy & Boch Winter Bakery Delight Apple Baker.
Premium Porcelain.
Rare edition.
This Apple Baker was designed to cook an apple with the heat from an ordinary tea light. The enticing aroma of baking apples will delight your guests.
Bakery Delight is a collection created for winter, Christmas meetings with family and friends, over cookies, mulled wine...
Category
20th Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
David Leach Lowerdown Studio Pottery Celadon Glazed Bowl
By David Leach
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine Lowerdown Pottery celadon glazed porcelain bowl by renowned potter David Leach OBE (British, 1911-2005) and dating from around 1987.
David Leach, the son of the highl...
Category
1980s English Vintage Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Set of 2 Dinner Plates Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Hand painted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Michelangelo Charger is material and earthy, like the great Renaissance Master's work. It conveys classical beauty and elegance....
Category
2010s Italian Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Set of 2 Dessert Plates Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Hand painted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Michelangelo Dessert Coupe Plate is material and earthy, like the great Renaissance Master's work. It conveys classical beauty a...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Set of 2 Fruit Bowls Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, these white seabed fruit bowls have corals lying on a bright bottom surrounded by mysterious multicolored gems floating amid brushes o...
Category
2010s European Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Set of 2 Bread Rim Plates Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Apollo Bianco plate leads us into a magic world. Shades of blue lapis lazuli evoke the magic of oriental novellas. A fairytale is...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Moon Jar by Bicci De' Medici Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Moon jar by Bicci de' Medici Studio
Dimensions: Diameter 30cm x height 30cm
Materials: Ceramic. Porcelain. Pigment.
Technique: Hand-crafted. Freeform. Glazed.
Bicci de’ Medi...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Modern porcelain for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique 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 and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, porcelain and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern porcelain made in a specific country, there are Europe, Asia, and East Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original porcelain, popular names associated with this style include 1616 / Arita Japan, Maharam, Scholten & Baijings, and Fornasetti. 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 $19 and tops out at $4,750 while the average work can sell for $383.